Hybrid Electrochemically-paired Light Irradiated Organic Synthesis

Project Information

HELIOS

Grant agreement ID: 101077238

DOI

10.3030/101077238

Project terminated on 15 December 2023

EC signature date 10 July 2023

Start date 1 November 2023

End date 31 October 2028

Funded under

• European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 499 828,00

EU contribution

€ 1 499 828,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITAET REGENSBURG
Germany

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - HELIOS (Hybrid Electrochemically-paired Light Irradiated Organic Synthesis)

Reporting period: 2023-11-01 to 2026-04-30

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

The overall objectives of project Hybrid Electrochemically-paired Light Irradiated Organic Synthesis (HELIOS) were to:
i) harness electrical and light energy to rapidly convert cheap, abundant chemical feedstocks to value-added complex molecules and ii) improve the sustainability and selectivity of synthetic PEC and EC processes.
Project HELIOS would open an entirely new dimension of chemical reactivity that will revolutionize the way chemists use redox to synthesize molecules.

However, project HELIOS was terminated early due to the P.I. accepting an offer of an appointment at a University in the U.K. and the requirement to terminate the ERC StG to apply for the UKRI guarantee funding. Therefore, the P.I.'s activities were limited to literature research and interviewing researchers. No direct costs were incurred and no experimental results were generated to report.

The P.I. will deliver project HELIOS at the new host institution in the U.K.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

Project HELIOS was terminated early due to the P.I. accepting an offer of an appointment at a University in the U.K. and the requirement to terminate the ERC StG to apply for the UKRI guarantee funding. Therefore, the P.I.'s activities were limited to literature research for the individual work programmes and interviewing researchers. No direct costs were incurred and no experimental results were generated to report.

The P.I. will deliver project HELIOS at the new host institution in the U.K.

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

Project HELIOS was terminated early due to the P.I. accepting an offer of an appointment at a University in the U.K. and the requirement to terminate the ERC StG to apply for the UKRI guarantee funding. Therefore, the P.I.'s activities were limited to literature research and interviewing researchers. No direct costs were incurred and no experimental results were generated to report. Since no experimental results were generated, it is not possible to comment on potential impacts and key needs.

The P.I. will deliver project HELIOS at the new host institution in the U.K.