Trevor Hayton

Assistant Professor

Contacts

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 - 9510

tel: (805) 893-3392
fax: (805) 893-4120
hayton@chem.ucsb.edu

Personal web site

Research Description

Our research involves the synthesis and characterization of new inorganic complexes and materials. The overall goal of this work is to improve our understanding of the structure and bonding in both transition metal and actinide systems. Yet we are also trying to discover new transformations mediated by metal centers.

Uranium Alkoxides. One part of our research program focuses on the fundamental coordination chemistry of uranium, specifically the chemistry of the uranium(VI) alkoxides and their derivatives. We are interested in these compounds because they offer an opportunity to study the extent of f-orbital participation in the bonding of the actinides, which is still an open question. Furthermore, any knowledge gained may help improve the nuclear fuel cycle and the treatment of nuclear waste, both areas of national concern.

Transition Metal Nitrosyls. Our other area of interest is the synthesis and characterization of transition metal nitrosyl cations, a relatively rare class of compounds. By studying these complexes we hope to enhance our understanding of the interaction between metal ions and pi- acidic ligands. In addition, we will investigate the ability of these molecules to catalyze the nitrosation of alkanes.

Research Groups

• Hayton Group

Biography

Dr. Hayton started his graduate studies in 1998 under the direction of Peter Legzdins at the University of British Columbia. After completing his Ph. D. in 2003 he began a postdoctoral position at Los Alamos National Laboratory with James Boncella. Dr. Hayton joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCSB in 2006.

Selected Publications

• An entry route into non-aqueous plutonyl coordination chemistry, Chem. Commun., 2007, 1659-1661, Gaunt, A. J.; Reilly, S. D.; Hayton, T. W.; Scott, B. L.; Neu, M. P.
• Exchange of an Imido Ligand in Bis(imido) Complexes of Uranium, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128, 2006, 12622-12623, Hayton, T. W.; Boncella, J. M.; Scott, B. L.; Batista, E. R.
• Coupling of an Aldehyde or Ketone to Pyridine Mediated by a Tungsten Imido Complex., Inorganic Chemistry, 44, 2005, 9506-9517, Hayton, T. W.; Boncella, J. M.; Scott, B. L.; Abboud, K. A.; Mills, R. C.
• Synthesis of the First Imido Analogues of the Uranyl Ion, Science, 310, 2005, 1941-1943, Hayton, T. W.; Boncella, J. M.; Scott, B. L.; Palmer, P. D.; Batista, E. R.; Hay, P. J.
• New Details Concerning the Reactions of Nitric Oxide with Vanadium Tetrachloride, Inorganic Chemistry, 43, 2004, 7227-7233, Hayton, T. W.; Patrick, B. O.; Legzdins, P.
• Reactvity of (trimpsi)V(NO)X2 Complexes (X = Cl, Br, I; trimpsi = tBuSi(CH2PMe2)3). Synthesis of the First Group 5 Alkyl Nitrosyls, Organometallics, 23, 2004, 657-664, Hayton, T. W.; Patrick, B. O.; Legzdins, P.
• Toward Binary Nitrosyls. Distinctly Bent Fe-N-O Linkages in Base-Stabilized Fe(NO)3+ Complexes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 2003, 12935-12944, Hayton, T. W.; McNeil, W. S.; Patrick, B. O.; Legzdins, P.