Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/howtoutilizecostOOciri HOW TOUTILIZE C0 ? 2 STUDIES OF NOVEL C0 REDUCTION CATALYSTS 2 A Senior Honors Thesis Research in the Department ofChemistry Submitted to the Honors Committee of Sweet Briar College ByAnaCiric DefendedandApproved28April2005 AwardedHighHonors >t^ -*<~LjU\ .RobertM.Graannggeerr,,TThhee.s'isProjectFacultyAdvisor,SweetBriarCollege Date Dr.JohnJ:Bepk,Sweet6narCollege Date Dr.DanielR,Derringer,HollinssLUnmiwveerrssiity Date Toall second-floorGuionites ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I would like to thank the entire Chemistry Department for their continuous support and encouragement during the past four years. Sweet Briar College has mademeawell-roundedperson,butmoreovertheDepartmenthasmademethepersonIwantto be-ambitious,diligent,persistent,patient,hard-working, and life-long"chemnerd." Thankyou for teaching me many little pieces ofa big puzzle that are finally coming together. Thank you forallowingmeto reachmypotential and forpreparingme foranew startingraduate school. I would especially like to thank my advisor Dr. Rob Granger for drawing me into the field of chemistryandhavingconfidenceinme; allowingmetoworkin yourlab aftermyfreshmanyear wasslightlyfrighteningbutawarding! I would also like to acknowledgethe Honors SummerResearch Program for fundingmy research experience for the summers 2003 and 2004, as well as the Jeffress Memorial Trust for fundingtheresearch. And last, but not least, I would like to thank my friends and family for their endless support and encouragement inthemostdifficult days, and formakingmerealizethat everylittle bumpontheroadcanbeovercome.