Title: Late First-row Transition Metals in Weak Ligand Fields - Correlating High-Spin Electronic Structure and Reactivity
Description: High spin has been shown to be necessary for optimal reactivity of transition metal complexes toward the activation and functionalization of C-H bonds. This thesis presents our examination of the weak-field, tripodal, trianionic tris(pyrrolyl)ethane (tpe) ligand and its complexes.