Descripción del proyecto
Apertura de una nueva frontera científica en la química del flúor
La química subestima a menudo el flúor, un compuesto que está eclipsado por su pariente mejor conocido, el cloro. El objetivo del proyecto financiado con fondos europeos HiPeR-F es estudiar las reacciones químicas del flúor en condiciones de presión extremadamente alta. En el proyecto se combinarán dos campos de investigación experimental especializados, a saber: el estudio de la materia en condiciones de presión extremadamente alta y el estudio de la reactividad química extrema. El flúor a alta presión constituye un entorno de prueba revolucionario que cuestiona las limitaciones del estado de oxidación de los elementos de la tabla periódica. Los compuestos recién descubiertos sintetizados a altas presiones podrían exhibir estructuras electrónicas inusuales y propiedades físicas exóticas.
Objetivo
The HiPeR-F project aims to establish a new frontier research direction – high-pressure fluorine chemistry, by method development and a merger of two highly specialised and experimentally demanding fields, namely high-pressure experiments in diamond anvil cell and inorganic fluorine chemistry. Fluorine under high pressure represents a breakthrough testing environment for challenging the oxidation-state limitations of the elements in the periodic table. Tantalizing theoretical indications have been provided recently for the existence of compounds with elements displaying unusual and exotic formal oxidation states, and even the possibility of the inner electronic shell involvement in chemical bonding. However, extreme conditions of very high pressure (in GPa range) and extreme chemical reactivity (fluorine) are required and this is currently limited to in silico investigations. Experiment lags substantially behind the theory. The experimental verification of exciting computational predictions is of paramount importance and will be pursued in HiPeR-F. Targeted compounds with elements in exotic oxidation states are at the edge of existence and are eminently difficult to synthesise, but are also of significant interest to the scientific community at large. Novel compounds obtained in high-pressure experiments could exhibit unusual electronic structures and thus exotic physical properties. High-pressure fluorochemistry thus represents a genuine new direction in modern chemistry with exciting possibilities and would enable a frontier research that would significantly advance our understanding of many facets of chemistry.
Ámbito científico
Programa(s)
Régimen de financiación
ERC-STG - Starting GrantInstitución de acogida
1000 Ljubljana
Eslovenia