The main body of this thesis concerns determining the donor ability of ligands bound to a d0 chromium center. Synthetic protocols and characterization data for a variety of chromium(VI) nitrido compounds of the general formula NCr(NPri2)2X are reported, where X is a variety of mono-anionic ligands. Using spin saturation transfer or line shape analysis, the free energy barriers for diisopropylamido rotation were studied. It is proposed that the estimated enthalpic barriers, Ligand Donor Parameters (LDPs), for amido rotation can be used to parameterize the donor abilities of this diverse set of anionic ligands toward transition metal centers in low d-electron counts. The last chapter of the thesis is devoted to placing the 5,5-dimethyldipyrrolylmethane (dmpm) ligand on a surface. The dmpm ligand was protected and coupled to a borylated polystyrene resin. The straight-forward route to placing a ligand on a surface has been developed. A detail on the synthesis and characterization is also discussed.
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