Synthesis of Deuterocycloheptatrienyl-cyclopentadienyl-titanium Tristan Day Kukolich Group – University of Arizona
Pulsed-Beam Fourier Transform Microwave Spectrometer Sample Microwave Cavity Neon Diffusion Pump 10-6 Torr Fore pump Special thanks to Adam Daly for this slide
Bis(cyclopentadienyl) tungstendihydride We find enough rotational constants to perform a least squares fit to several important parameters Bis(cyclopentadienyl) tungstendihydride
Deuterocycloheptatrienyl-cyclopentadienyl-titanium
Overall Reaction
Hydride/Deuteride Transfer by Triphenylsilyl Complexes from Carey, et al.
Possible Synthetic Routes to Triphenylsilyldeuteride
Sublimation coolant in coolant out to vacuum pure product heat mixture
Direct Deuteration of Cycloheptatriene from Parnes, et al.
IR Spectroscopy Numbers From Gaussian, in cm-1, H stretching: 3043.59 D stretching: 2287.66, for an H/D ratio of 1.33 H bending: 1518.86 D bending: 1165.47, for an H/D ratio of 1.30
IR Spectrum of Dideuterocycloheptatriene
IR Spectrum of Cycloheptatriene
Acknowledgments Dr. Stephen Kukolich Dr. Richard Glass Adam Daly Arpad Somogyi
Kraitchman’s Equations