Charbonneau, Valerie2013-11-072013-11-0720062006Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-05, page: 2494.http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27338http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-18656In the first section are described our attempts at synthesizing a novel two centre phase-transfer catalyst. The various synthetic routes we undertook are illustrated as well as the problems that arose in each.* The second section summarizes our efforts towards demonstrating the existence of C-H hydrogen bonds in phase-transfer catalysts dissolved in organic solvents. These bonds had been shown to exist in the solid phase but no data regarding their presence under conditions resembling those encountered in phase-transfer catalyzed reactions had yet been gathered. In the third section, we attempted to study the potential effects of C-H hydrogen bonding in the phase-transfer catalyzed allylbenzene isomerization reaction. We compared the rate of reaction using both hydrogenated and deuterated phase-transfer catalysts.* *Please refer to dissertation for diagrams.130 p.enChemistry, Organic.Thesis