Date of Award

2013

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Natural Sciences

First Advisor

Scudder, Paul

Keywords

TAML, Green Oxidation Catalyst, Green Chemistry

Area of Concentration

Natural Sciences

Abstract

In recent years, advancements in environmentalism, such as the development of electric-powered cars and the increased practices of recycling, have been made in an effort to reduce the negative side-effects of technology uses. Research in alternative sources of energy, as well as cleaner methods of production for every day goods, has significantly advanced over the past fifty years. One of the scientific areas that has contributed greatly to this advancement is green chemistry, which focuses on developing chemicals and syntheses of chemicals that are more environmentally benign. Within this area of chemistry, an area of interest is the development of green oxidation catalysts, which can be utilized for a wide variety of functions. One of the current projects in synthesizing green oxidation catalysts is the tetra-amido macrocyclic ligands (TAML) project being conducted by Prof. Terrence J. Collins' research group at Carnegie Mellon University. The ligands that are being developed have the potential for many applications in water purification, such as the removal of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and de-coloration of effluent streams. This thesis discusses in detail the need for environmental chemistry and the partial synthesis of one of the TAML project's catalyst designs. Various attempts were made to synthesize a full macrocycle, but complications during the synthesis process prevented completion of this molecule.

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