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Light-driven small-molecule activation catalysis
Light-driven small-molecule activation catalysis
Current efforts within the research group targets the design and investigation of molecular systems that promote efficient and selective catalysis of small-molecule activation using light. In this respect, catalysts based on polypyridine complexes of first-row transition metals have a special place. Main subtopics in this line are:
Selective CO2 reduction to CO
Ammonia photosynthesis from nitrite/nitrate reduction
Efficient H2 generation exploiting proton transfer (PT) relays
Collaborations:
Dr. Albert Ruggi - University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
Prof. Lubomir Rulisek - IOCP Prague (Czech Republic)
Prof. Cristiano Zonta - University of Padova (Italy)
Light-driven synthesis of value-added organics
Light-driven synthesis of value-added organics
Current efforts by the research group in this field lies in the design and investigation of novel strategies for the sustainable synthesis of value-added organic compounds. Main subtopics within this research line are:
Photoelectrochemical oxidation of organic substrates
Tandem photocatalysis
Collaborations:
Prof. Andrea Sartorel - University of Padova (Italy)
Prof. Paola Manini - University Federico II Naples (Italy)
Prof. Stefano Caramori - University of Ferrara (Italy)
Mechanistic investigation of light-driven processes
Mechanistic investigation of light-driven processes
Current efforts in this research line take advantage of optical spectroscopic methods to elucidate excited-state processes and reaction pathways. This work provides fundamental insight into how photoexcitation triggers processes relevant to photocatalysis, artificial photosynthesis, and photochemical synthesis. Main subtopics in this line are:
ET and PCET in supramolecular porphyrin-based systems
Novel photochemical reactivity
Photophysics of transition metal complexes
Collaborations:
Prof. Andrea Sartorel - University of Padova (Italy)
Prof. Luca Dell'Amico - University of Padova (Italy)
Prof. Elisabetta Iengo - University of Trieste (Italy)
Prof. Graziano Di Carmine - University of Ferrara (Italy)
Prof. Xavier Sala - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Prof. Alan R. Cabrera - Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (Chile)
Prof. Ivan A. Gonzalez - Universidad Tecnologica Metropolitana (Chile)
Prof. Paulina Dreyse - Universidad de Chile (Chile)
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