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The Functionalization and Reactivity of Germanium Clusters
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posted on 2009-07-23, 00:00 authored by Paul Michael Schneeberger Jr.Over the past century, Zintl ions have been studied in an effort to improve their synthesis and understand the differences in geometry and electronic structure. In the past ten years, research has begun to explore the functionalization and reactivity of the Ge9 cluster. The work herein furthers the understanding of Ge9 clusters, as well as provides new insights into the functionalization that the cluster undergoes. This work contains three sections: (i) functionalization of the Ge9 monomer cluster by various organic functional groups, (ii) potential synthesis of a tri-substituted cluster, and (iii) synthesis of cluster oligomers and studies of their functionalization and reactivity by mass spectrometry.
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Date Modified
2017-06-05Research Director(s)
Dr. Slavi C. SevovCommittee Members
W. Robert Scheidt Dr. Seth N. Brown Dr. Kenneth HendersonDegree
- Master of Science
Degree Level
- Master's Thesis
Language
- English
Alternate Identifier
etd-07232009-124142Publisher
University of Notre DameProgram Name
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
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