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A Pyrophoric Affair. Phosphorus Chemistry for the New Millenium. Hennig Brand Discovers Phosphorus painting by Joseph Wright, 1771. Our Current Research Areas. Phosphorus Chemistry. Osmium, Rhenium, and Ruthenium Chemistry.
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A Pyrophoric Affair Phosphorus Chemistry forthe New Millenium
Hennig Brand Discovers Phosphoruspainting by Joseph Wright, 1771
Our Current Research Areas Phosphorus Chemistry Osmium, Rhenium, and Ruthenium Chemistry Current Students:Ryan Nelson, Jeff Johnson,Chris Krug, Yong Soo Hoo Current Student:Travis McKenzie Other Research Areas Buckminsterfullerene (C60) ChemistrySynthesis of AminophenytoinDevelopment of New Organic & InorganicLaboratory Experiments
Current Senior Gustavus Phosphorus Chemists Ryan Nelson Jeff Johnson
Phthaloylphosphide Projects - Overview 1. Synthesis of the Organic Backbones 2. Preparation and Characterization (NMR, IR, elemental analysis) of the Phosphorus(III) Anions 3. Exploration of the Chemistry of the Phosphorus(III) Anions and their Derivatives
Bidentate Phthaloylphosphine Ligands Prepared from Phthaloylphosphide
13C NMR spectrum
Jeff Operating the300 MHz MultinuclearNMR Spectrometer NMR Spectrometer Fundedby NSF, Dreyfus, & GAC
Future Research Directions 1. Quantification of the physical and chemical properties of the phthaloylphosphides and their derivatives 2. Exploration of the ligand behavior of the phthaloylphosphides and their derivatives3. Use of phthaloylphosphides in preparation of R-PH2 (R = organic group) 4. New preparation of P2H4 via phthaloylphosphide 5. Preparation of new organic conductors via polyfunctional phthaloylphosphides . . .
Charge-Transfer to form Organic Conductors?
Jeff Johnson, Brian O’Brien,and Ryan Nelson, Summer 1998 Student Stipends provided by theACS Division of Fluorine Chemistry (Jeff)and Gustavus Adolphus College (Ryan,Presidential Student/Faculty Research Grant)