Hosnay Mobarok

Mobarok Completed both of his BSc and MSc from Shah Jalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. He conducted his M.Sc. research on synthesis and characterization of new heterobimetallic alkynal complexes of Pt and Group 11 metals, under the supervision of Professor Mohammad Younus. The ability of dppe stabilized cis–metal alkynal complexes to act as tweezers which can host Group 11 metal salts in a η2–fashion was the basis of his research. Before coming at University of Alberta, he worked in Bangladesh Council of Scientific & Industrial research as Scientific Officer for one year. He joined the Cowie Group in August 2007 to pursue a PhD by examining the ability of silylene moities to bridge bimetallic complexes, much like the familiar methylene–bridges very familiar to the “A–Frame” complexes observed in the group.

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Name:

Hosnay Mobarok

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mobarok@ualberta.ca

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Provisional PhD Candidate

Bachelor’s Degree:

BSc Chemistry

Shah Jalal University of Sci. & Tech.

Master’s Degree:

MSc Chemistry

Shah Jalal University of Sci. & Tech.

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Sylhet, Bangladesh

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Figure 1 – Silylene–Bridged Rh/Ir Complexes

Primary and secondary silanes generally react at a bimetallic core (1) via double oxidative addition of two geminal Si–H bonds to give silylene-bridged bimetallic complexes 2–8 . We aim to explore the potential for such complexes in promoting Si–Si or Si–C coupling.

Scheme 1 – Incorporation of Silylene Bridges

Scheme 2 – Incorporation of Silylene Bridges Into Methylate System