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CAREER: Elucidating Electronic Structure-Reactivity Principles in Base-Metal Catalysis — NSF Award to Colorado State University (C

In this CAREER project, Professor Yuyang Dong of the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University is developing a series of square-planar base-metal complexes to understand how their electronic structures control catalytic performance. The goal of this research is to use these structure-reactivity relationships

Award titleCAREER: Elucidating Electronic Structure-Reactivity Principles in Base-Metal Catalysis
Award ID2541001
AwardeeColorado State University
CityFORT COLLINS
StateCO
Amount obligated$737,138
Principal investigatorYuyang Dong
ProgramCMFP-Chem Mech Funct, and Prop
Start date07/01/2026
AbstractIn this CAREER project, Professor Yuyang Dong of the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University is developing a series of square-planar base-metal complexes to understand how their electronic structures control catalytic performance. The goal of this research is to use these structure-reactivity relationships to guide the development of base-metal catalytic processes to reduce the reliance on rare and costly precious metals. By establishing these design principles, the project could le
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