Bond Activation and Catalysis by Transition Metal Frustrated Lewis Pairs

Información del proyecto

TM-FLPS

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 706008

DOI

10.3030/706008

Proyecto finalizado el 31 Enero 2018

Fecha de la firma de la CE 9 Febrero 2016

Fecha de inicio 1 Octubre 2016

Fecha de finalización 30 Septiembre 2018

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 170 121,60

Aportación de la UE

€ 170 121,60

Coordinado por

UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA
Spain

Objetivo

Catalysis is critical to the delivery of future growth in the manufacturing sector: ca. 75% of all chemicals currently require catalysts at some stage in their manufacture, with catalytic processes generating €1,000 Bn in products world-wide. This proposal targets a step-change in homogenous catalysis by approaching it from a new perspective. Frustrated Lewis Pairs (FLPs) are among the most promising new avenues for the development of future catalysts and offer important advantages in the context of sustainability. Thus the young field of FLP chemistry has experienced an enormous expansion since its founding discoveries one decade ago. However, this rapid development contrasts with the very limited number of examples in the literature in which one of the Lewis acid/base (LA/B) components is based on a transition metal. The current proposal aims to combine the rich chemistry of transition metals (ultimately Earth-abundant elements) with the powerful reactivity offered by FLP systems by substituting one of its LA/B components by a transition metal. The extraordinary structural diversity of transition metals, along with the rich variety of elementary reactions that take place over those centres, are attributes that will extend the usefulness of FLPs far beyond the present (mainly) hydrogenation reactions and should allow developing new catalytic processes unreachable for current homogeneous catalysts. The possibilities are as unexplored as unlimited. We aim to exploit Pt and Au systems, for which preliminary results are available in the host group and will give high confidence of short-term success. Subsequently we will build on the key principles so established to expand our approach to ecologically more benign first-row transition metals. The potential in bond activation and catalysis of the resulting transition metal FLP systems will be explored with the ultimate goal of developing novel catalytic cycles of industrial relevance.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias naturales › ciencias biológicas › biología sintética
• ciencias naturales › ciencias químicas › química inorgánica › metales de transición
• ciencias naturales › ciencias químicas › catálisis
• ciencias naturales › ciencias químicas › química orgánica › compuestos alifáticos
• ciencias naturales › ciencias químicas › química inorgánica › metaloides

Palabras clave

• Frustrated Lewis Pair
• first-row transition metals
• bond activation
• terphenyl phosphine
• boryl ligands
• gold
• platinum

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2015-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2015

Coordinador

UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 170 121,60
• Dirección: CALLE S. FERNANDO 4 ; 41004 Sevilla ; España
• Región: Sur › Andalucía › Sevilla
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 170 121,60