1. Synthesis of Deuterocycloheptatrienyl-cyclopentadienyl-titanium
Tristan Day
Kukolich Group – University of Arizona

2. 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

3. Bis(cyclopentadienyl) tungstendihydride
We find enough rotational constants to perform a least squares fit to several important parameters
Bis(cyclopentadienyl) tungstendihydride

4. Deuterocycloheptatrienyl-cyclopentadienyl-titanium

5. Overall Reaction

6. Hydride/Deuteride Transfer by Triphenylsilyl Complexes from Carey, et al.

7. Possible Synthetic Routes to Triphenylsilyldeuteride

8. Sublimation
coolant in
coolant out
to vacuum
pure product
heat
mixture

9. Direct Deuteration of Cycloheptatriene from Parnes, et al.

10. IR Spectroscopy Numbers
From Gaussian, in cm-1,
H stretching:
D stretching: , for an H/D ratio of 1.33
H bending:
D bending: , for an H/D ratio of 1.30

11. IR Spectrum of Dideuterocycloheptatriene

12. IR Spectrum of Cycloheptatriene

13. Acknowledgments Dr. Stephen Kukolich Dr. Richard Glass Adam Daly
Arpad Somogyi

14. Kraitchman’s Equations