Student – scholarship position available in the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS within NCN OPUS 27, no. UMO-2024/53/B/ST4/02393, "Towards new chemistry of metal-TEMPO complexes as activators of CO2 and H2 molecules" (project leader: dr inż.
Arkadiusz Kornowicz) The proposed project is aimed at advancing the fundamental knowledge of the synthesis and structure of homoleptic and heteroleptic metal-TEMPO complexes and their utilization to develop new reaction systems.
Specific objectives include: i) development of a general non-redox synthesis of homo- and heteroleptic metal-TEMPO complexes, ii) analysis of the critical factors controlling the stability and structure of homoleptic and heteroleptic metal-TEMPO systems in photo-, thermo- and mechanochemically triggered conditions, iii) investigation on the reactivity of well-defined metalTEMPO complexes toward model small molecules: CO2 and H2. The proposed investigations should provide a more in-depth mechanical understanding of the formation and reactivity of metal-TEMPO complexes in their initial and subsequent steps.
Further studies involving CO2 and H2 should shed a light on the mechanism of their activation by metal-TEMPO systems, which may pave the way for developing novel well-defined stoichiometric and catalytic processes.
Responsibilities:Student will be involved in the realization of the following research tasks: • Synthesis and characterization of commercially unavailable proligands • Synthesis and characterization of homo- and heteroleptic complexes with selected redox active metal centers supported by
TEMPO ligand