| INSTRUCTIONS - PROFESSORS: Fill out Sections A & B then submit this form online. (You will receive an email copy of the form. The Office for Undergraduate Research in Science will also post the project online, indicating whether the project is open for students to apply or taken.) DONE |
| INSTRUCTIONS - STUDENTS: You may receive this form by email, or you may download it after it has been posted. Either way, print this form. Complete and sign Section C on the hardcopy. Ask your supervisor to sign Section D. Take it to the department corresponding to the course number in Section A (this may or may not be your own department). Do not register for a '396' course on Minerva until you receive departmental permission. |
| INSTRUCTIONS - DEPARTMENTS: After the unit chair/director/designate approves (or not) this project, notify student. If approved, please give student permission to register on Minerva, and fax this form (with signatures) to the Office for Undergraduate Research in Science at 514-398-8102. |
| QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? Contact Victor Chisholm by email, or phone 514-398-5964. |
| SECTION A: SUPERVISOR INFORMATION |
| Name: |
Bruce Arndtsen |
| Email: |
bruce [dot] arndtsen [at] mcgill [dot] ca |
| Phone: |
x6903 |
| Website: |
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| Supervisor's department: |
Chemistry |
| Supervisor's department (if none of the above) |
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| Course number: |
CHEM396 (Chemistry) |
| SECTION B: PROJECT INFORMATION |
| Term: |
Winter 2010 |
| Project start date: |
January 4, 2010 |
| Project end date: |
April 14, 2010 |
| Project title: |
Generation of Anionic Palladium Catalysts |
| Project description: |
Palladium catalysts have become critical in mediating a range of important carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond forming reactions. This project will involve the design of a more active catalyst for these transformations. This will be probed by creating bulky, anionic phenoxy-based ligands, which can bind to palladium to form a more electron rich metal center for catalysis. Specifically, this project will involve the synthesis of new phenoxy-anions and their analogues, and testing these as ligands in catalysis. |
| Prerequisite: |
1 term completed at McGill + CGPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of instructor. |
| Other prerequisite, if applicable: |
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| Grading scheme (The final report must be worth at least 50% of final grade): |
Final grade shall be based on laboratory performance as evaluated by the research supervisor (50%) and the final written research report (minimum 10 pages) graded by the supervisor and the course coordinator or the coordinator's delegate (50%). |
| Other project information: |
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| Project status - This project is: |
Taken. The professor has no more '396' projects this term. |
| How students can apply: |
Bring a printed copy of this application form and your advising transcript to me during office hours. |
| If other, please specify: |
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| Ethics, safety, and training |
| Which of the following, if any, is involved? |
One or more of the following |
| Animal subjects |
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| Human subjects |
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| Biohazardous substances |
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| Radioactive materials |
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| Handling chemicals |
[x] |
| Using lasers |
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| Supervisors are responsible for the ethics and safety compliance of undergraduate students. |
| SECTION C: STUDENT INFORMATION |
| Do not complete this section unless/until the student is identified. |
| Name: |
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| McGill ID: |
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| Email (first [dot] last [at] mail [dot] mcgill [dot] ca): |
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| Phone: |
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| Program (E.g., B.Sc. Maj. Chem. Min. Biol.): |
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| Level (U0 / U1 / U2 / U3): |
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| Student signature - I have not applied for another '396' course in this term: |
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| SECTION D: APPROVALS. |
| Do not complete this section unless/until the student is identified. |
| Supervisor: I give my permission for the student identified in section C to register for this project under my supervision. |
| Supervisor's signature: |
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| Date: |
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| Unit chair/director/designate: I certify that this project conforms to departmental requirements for 396 courses. |
| Unit chair/director/designate's name: |
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| Unit chair/director/designate's signature: |
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| Date: |
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