ESR 3 - University of Stockholm

Congratulations to Alba Carretero Cerdán!

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Project: Transition-metal-functionalised metal organic frameworks for tandem catalysis

SU is seeking to appoint an ESR / PhD for 48 months to i) synthesise a family of MOFs with different pore sizes that are functionalised with one or two transition metal complexes, ii) characterise the new materials by using different advanced characterization techniques, iii) evaluate the catalytic activity of the new materials in reactions involving the activation or functionalization of C-H bonds leading to C-C and C-X (X = heteroatom) bond-forming reactions and in tandem catalytic reactions, iv) study the mechanisms of the reactions including the study of the role of the MOF.

Degree Secondment at UPV/EHU (9 months): ESR will demonstrate the suitability of recently developed periodic DFT+D molecular modelling methods for the description of the experimental MOF catalysts synthesized at SU, employing different computational functionals as a way to test and confront the developing DFT+D methods. ESR will also gather important information about the effect of pore sizes and transition metals in the efficiency of the projected MOFs, and will apply these theoretical data for the synthesis of improved systems on return to SU.

A further 3-month Industrial Secondment at AZ will allow the ESR to evaluate the efficiency of these novel MOFs for conducting catalytic reactions of importance to the fine chemicals industry.

Informal Enquiries may be sent to Prof Belen Martin Matute

Further Information and application details can be found here