Multinuclear d-block metal complexes for catalysis of multi-electron redox reactions (B08*)

• Subject Area: Inorganic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
• Term: from 2019 to 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 142808194

This 3MET project synthesizes, characterizes, and spectroscopically investigates multinuclear d-block metal complexes with macrocyclic complexes as well as catalytic multielectron transfer reactions. It seeks to achieve functional cooperativity by µ4-oxido copper clusters ([Cu4OCl6L4], L = ligand) which couple to Fe(III) porphyrin complexes. It focusses on their catalytic oxidation and selective hydroxylation reactions. The project sees a necessity to correlate the structural features and ligand effects with electronic properties in order to gain a deeper understanding of the cooperative effects which arise from the coupling of the metal centers.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 88: Cooperative Effects in Homo- and Heterometallic Complexes (3MET)
• Applicant Institution: Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Sabine Becker