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TRANSITION AND MAIN GROUP METALS APPLIED TO OXIDATIVE
FUNCTIONALIZATION OF METHANE AND USE AS HIGH OXYGEN
CARRIERS FOR ROCKET PROPELLANTS
by
CJ Bigler Jones
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(CHEMISTRY)
August 2007
Copyright 2007 CJ Bigler Jones
Object Description
| Title | Transition and main group metals applied to oxidative functionalization of methane and use as high oxygen carriers for rocket propellants |
| Author | Jones, C.J. Bigler |
| Author email | cjjones@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Chemistry |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-05-03 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-07-06 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Bau, Robert |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Christe, Karl O. Mansfeld, Florian B. |
| Abstract | This dissertation describes the use of strongly acidic solvents, such as concentrated sulfuric acid, with homogeneous catalysts, such as palladium and gold salts, for the activation and functionalization of methane; and the design, synthesis, and study of ruthenium and osmium complexes in a nitrogen and oxygen ligand environment intended for the low temperature, selective, activation and conversion of methane into oxidatively functionalized products, such as methanol. Also, the principle of using polynitratoaluminate anions, specifically tetranitratoaluminate, as a high oxygen carrier for oxidizer balanced energetic ionic liquids is demonstrated. The structure and properties of other salts of the polynitratoaluminate anions are given. Chapter 2 highlights the use of homogeneous Pd(II) sulfate in concentrated sulfuric acid solution for the direct, selective, oxidative condensation of two methane molecules to acetic acid at 180°C. Chapter 3 focuses on the uses of gold salts for the low temperature conversion of methane to oxidized methyl products, such as methyl bisulfate. Chapter 4 describes the synthesis and characterization of ruthenium and osmium in a nitrogen and oxygen ligand environment. Chapter 5 describes the use of the tetranitratoaluminate anion for oxidizer balanced energetic ionic liquids. Chapter 6 describes the synthesis and characterization of tetramethylammonium and cesium salts of tetranitratoaluminate, pentanitratoaluminate, and hexanitratoaluminate anions. |
| Keyword | catalysis; high energy density materials; ionic liquids; methane conversion; methanol |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m590 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Jones, C.J. Bigler |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Jones-20070706 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume62/etd-Jones-20070706.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | TRANSITION AND MAIN GROUP METALS APPLIED TO OXIDATIVE FUNCTIONALIZATION OF METHANE AND USE AS HIGH OXYGEN CARRIERS FOR ROCKET PROPELLANTS by CJ Bigler Jones A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (CHEMISTRY) August 2007 Copyright 2007 CJ Bigler Jones |
