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Some studies in the chemistry of mercury and lithium
thesis
posted on 2018-08-16, 09:07 authored by Denys A. WickensThe enhanced stability of perfluoroaromatic lithium species (compared
with their hydrogen analogues) has been used to study their thermal degradation
reactions and the reactions of the unstable intermediates thus produced, as
effectively only one thermal reaction path exists. Attempts have been made
to test existing hypotheses, and also to rationalise results by theoretical
MO calculations. Especial emphasis has been put on 80mBr radio-labelling
studies.
A similar enhancement of stability for the perfluoro organo-mercurials
makes some of them ideal substrates for solid state kinetic studies and a
wide range of organo-mercury complexes has been studies by thermal and other
techniques. Partly by way of comparison and partly as an extension of the
work X-ray structure determinations have been carried out on the hydrogen
analogue compounds as well as the fluoro-compounds.
Funding
Science Research Council.
History
School
- Science
Department
- Chemistry
Publisher
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1979Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.Language
- en