Bailey Kwong | Office of Undergraduate Research

Difunctionalization of Arenes from Aryne Intermediates Generated by Diradicals

This research experiment will consist of utilizing the characteristics of 1-electron processes to develop aryne intermediates, which will lead to the difunctionalization of arenes and heteroarenes. 1-electron processes will aid in the site-selectivity of 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4- arenes. After that, first row transitional metal catalysts will be screened because of their unique characteristics like diradical trapping to assist in the regioselectivity of arenes. Such research provides applications to the pharmaceutical industry.

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