Research
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Latest funding
- $55,000
Transition metal complexes toward small molecule activation and catalysis
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $25,000
Collaborative investigation into the mechanism of iron-catalyzed hydrosilylation of ketones
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $25,000
Iron Catalyst Development and Mechanistic Study
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
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Transition metal complexes toward small molecule activation and catalysis
Principal investigators: Song, Datong
Keywords: transition metal chemistry; small molecule activation; coordination chemistry; catalysis; ligand design; reaction mechanism; synthetic chemistry
Collaborative investigation into the mechanism of iron-catalyzed hydrosilylation of ketones
Principal investigators: Song, Datong
Keywords: Advancement of knowledge; Agricultural chemicals (fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides)
Iron Catalyst Development and Mechanistic Study
Principal investigators: Song, Datong D
Keywords: catalysis; coordination chemistry; inorganic chemistry; ligand design; organometallic chemistry; reaction mechanism; synthesis
Highly active iron precatalyst for hydrosilylation of ketones and aldehydes using industrially viable silanes - Phase I
Principal investigators: Song, Datong D
Keywords: coordination chemistry; homogeneous catalysis; hydrosilyation; iron chemistry; ligand design; organometallic chemistry; process development; synthesis
Organometallic chemistry and catalysis using 3d metals
Principal investigators: Song, Datong
Keywords: base metal chemistry; coordination chemistry; homogeneous catalysis; inorganic chemistry; ligand design; mechanism; metal-ligand cooperation; organometallic chemistry; small molecule activation; synthesis
New carbene complexes for catalytic reduction chemistry
Principal investigators: Song, Datong
Synthesis of New Precursors for Cobalt and Group 13/15 Thin Films
Principal investigators: Song, Datong
Small molecule activation and sensing
Principal investigators: Song, Datong
Low Temperature EPR Spectrometer
Principal investigators: Stephan, Douglas
Novel main group and transition metal precursors for atomic layer and chemical vapor deposition
Principal investigators: Song, Datong
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