Simple Synthesis and Use of a Nickel Alkene Isomerization Catalyst. An Advanced Lab in Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry

Kurt R. Birdwhistell and Joann Lanza
Department of Chemistry, Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118
J. Chem. Educ., 1997, 74 (5), p 579
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p579
Publication Date (Web): May 1, 1997
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Abstract

In this laboratory experiment students synthesize a precatalyst, [Ni(P(OEt)3)4]. The precatalyst is protonated insitu to make [HNi(P(OEt)3)4]+, a nickel hydride, which is an active catalyst for alkene isomerization. Students produce the nickel hydride in the presence of 1-heptene at 0 ° C and monitor the extent of heptene isomerization by gas chromatography as a function of time. Students use this data to assess the effectiveness of their catalyst. The catalytic mechanism involves common reactions in organometallic chemistry such as: ß-hydride elimination and alkene insertion. This experiment combines synthetic and physical techniques to introduce students to synthetic and mechanistic organometallic chemistry.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Inorganic Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Catalysis
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