Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 1964 Some polynuclear tantalum halides and their oxidized derivatives Benjamin Glenn Hughes Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd Part of the Inorganic Chemistry Commons Recommended Citation Hughes, Benjamin Glenn, "Some polynuclear tantalum halides and their oxidized derivatives " (1964). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 3853. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/3853 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. This dissertation has been 65-4609 microfilmed exactly as received HUGHES, Benjamin Glenn, 1937- SOME POLYNUCLEAR TANTALUM HALIDES AND THEIR OXIDIZED DERIVATIVES. Iowa State University of Science and Technology Ph.D., 1964 Chemistry, inorganic University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan SOME POLYNUCLEAR TANTALUM HALIDES AND THEIR OXIDIZED DERIVATIVES by Benjamin Glenn Hughes A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Major Subject: Inorganic Chemistry Approved: Signature was redacted for privacy. Signature was redacted for privacy. Signature was redacted for privacy. Iowa State University Of Science and Technology Ames, Iowa 1964 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 1 EXPERIMENTAL 19 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 33 SUMMARY 75 SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE WORK 77 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 79 BIBLIOGRAPHY 80 1 INTRODUCTION The preparation and identification of lower halides of the Group V and VI heavy transition metals which form stable aqueous solutions have been reported in the litera ture for many years.