Theoretical Investigation of Compounds with Triple Bonds [Elektronische Ressource] / Deepa Devarajan. Betreuer: Gernot Frenking

Theoretical Investigation of Compounds with Triple Bonds Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) dem Fachbereich Chemie der Philipps-Universität Marburg vorgelegt von Deepa Devarajan aus Puthupatti/Indien Marburg/Lahn 2011 Vom Fachbereich Chemie der Philipps-Universität Marburg als Dissertation angenommen am 05.07.2011 Erstgutachter Professor Dr. Gernot Frenking Zweitgutachter Dr. Ralf Tonner Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 07.07.2011 To My Parents Preface This thesis presents my work at the Department of Chemistry, the Philipps University of Marburg, Germany. This study has been carried out from August 2008 until May 2011, under the supervision of Professor Dr. Gernot Frenking. I would like to thank Prof. Frenking for his continuous support, guidance, encouragement, and discussions on my research projects. My special thanks go to Thomas Reuter, Gerda Jansonius, Susanne Klein, Nozomi Takagi, Moritz von Hopffgarten, Nicole Holzmann, Shimizu Takayasu, and all the members of the group, “AK Frenking”, for their kind help and support. Thanks to Dr. Rosalyne Cowie for her invaluable effort in correcting this thesis. I thank my teachers Prof. D. Vimala Devi and Prof. P.