University of Southern California
USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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William WeberProfessor Emeritus of ChemistryContact Information Phone: (213) 740-5961 Office: LHI 105 LINKS Faculty Profile on Departmental Website |
Education |
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 Ph.D. , Harvard University, 1/1968
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B.S. , University of Chicago, 1/1963
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M.A. , Harvard University
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Professor Weber's research focuses on two areas of novel polymer synthesis. The first is the ruthenium "(Ph3P)2RuCO" (Ru) catalyzed step-growth copolymerization of aromatic ketones with divinylsilanes and a,w-divinyldisiloxanes. This reaction involves C-H activation and results in anti-Markovnikov addition of the C-H bonds of the aromatic ketones across the C-C double bonds of the vinyl silane. Related to this effort, new catalysts have been prepared and their X-ray structure determined. A novel route to prepare poly(silyl ethers) by Ru catalyzed hydrosilylation reaction between diketones and a,w-bis(Si-H)oligosiloxanes has been discovered. His second area of research focuses on the preparation of polysiloxanes with narrow molecular weight distributions and controlled microstructure by ring opening polymerization of substituted cyclotrisiloxanes. | |
Honors and Awards |
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USC Raubenheimer Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, 2001
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