Silylamido Complexes of Early Transition Metals

by

Tomislav Ilkov Gountchev

B.A. (Cambridge University, England) 1994

A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the

requirements for the degree of

Doctor of Philosophy

in

Chemistry

in the

GRADUATE DIVISION

of the

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

Committee in charge:

Professor T. Don Tilley, chair

Professor Robert G. Bergman

Professor Enrique Iglesia

Fall 1999