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Roland Pomeroy
Areas of interest
Inorganic Chemistry
Education
- B.Sc. (ARCS) - Imperial College, London
- Ph.D. - University of Alberta
Awards
- 1990 Simon Fraser University Excellence in Teaching Award
Research
Complexes with Dative Transition Metal-Transition Metal Bonds
In these complexes an 18-electron organometallic compound acts as a two-electron donor ligand toward a 16-electron organometallic fragment via an unbridged, donor-acceptor (dative) metal-metal bond
(e.g., (Me3P)(OC)4Os→W(CO)5). These complexes were first discovered in my laboratory. My group was concerned with the synthesis of new complexes of this type and the fundamental chemistry they exhibit.
Osmium Cluster Chemistry
Except for ruthenium, osmium forms more carbonyl cluster compounds than other transition metal. My group's efforts were concerned with the systematic synthesis of Os carbonyl clusters (e.g., Os4(CO)16, Os5(CO)18), their characterization and the study of their properties, especially the remakable nonrigidity many exhibit.
Publications
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