Objetivo Metal-metal bonds are fundamental to generating step-changes in our knowledge because the periodic table is composed mainly of metals. The PI has recently made a breakthrough by making the first covalent uranium-gallium bond which exhibits sigma- and pi-donation from gallium to uranium. It is a direct model for the unknown isolobal uranium(IV)-CO " unit, and is very significant to explaining why the widely used N-heterocyclic carbenes are so good at supporting transition metal catalysts and extracting uranium from solutions containing lanthanides such as found in nuclear waste clean up. This result opens the way to non-conventional ligand complexes of uranium and the previous limitation of conventional halide or C-, N-, or O-donor ligands for uranium will be overcome using non-conventional transition metal ligands to establish a new field of uranium-metal bonds. This work will deliver new compounds which will take our understanding of actinide structure, bonding, magnetism and reactivity to a higher platform of understanding, thus bringing an area of the periodic table, which lags behind all others, up to speed and beyond. This project will deliver a whole new field of actinide chemistry, provide unique and hitherto unknown atom efficient reactivity patterns, generate models for the too-hot-to-handle neptunium and plutonium which are present in nuclear waste, and precipitate new ways of thinking about how to solve nuclear waste clean up. This will induce a paradigm shift in uranium chemistry and will be directly included in textbooks of the future. This project will deliver mobile, high calibre, inter-/multi-disciplinary researchers, reversing a strategic skills shortage and retaining them for future employment and benefit to science, industry, and society in Europe. Ámbito científico engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesnuclear engineeringnuclear waste managementnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metalsnatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysissocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment Programa(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Tema(s) ERC-SG-PE5 - ERC Starting Grant - Materials and Synthesis Convocatoria de propuestas ERC-2009-StG Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Institución de acogida THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM Aportación de la UE € 999 996,00 Dirección University Park NG7 2RD Nottingham Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Región East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Investigador principal Stephen Taylor Liddle (Dr.) Contacto administrativo Paul Cartledge (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Beneficiarios (1) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM Reino Unido Aportación de la UE € 999 996,00 Dirección University Park NG7 2RD Nottingham Ver en el mapa Región East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Investigador principal Stephen Taylor Liddle (Dr.) Contacto administrativo Paul Cartledge (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos
