Balzarek, Christoph, 1972-2008-02-102008-02-1020000-599-84097-8https://hdl.handle.net/1794/142Adviser: Kenneth M. Doxsee. xvii, 167 p.A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries under the call number: SCIENCE QD412.M7 B35 2000The chemistry of three organometallic systems in water was studied with the goal of understanding more fully the reactivity of organometallic complexes in aqueous environments. Molybdocene complexes were found to catalyze C-H bond activation reactions in water. The catalytically active solutions were prepared from the molybdocene dimer [Cp6656293 bytes1483 bytes220693 bytesapplication/pdftext/plaintext/plainen-USMolybdoceneOrganomolybdenum compoundsWater-soluble organometallic compoundsCatalysisThesis