The scale of time is important in chemistry. A typical catalytic reaction has turnover frequencies ranging from 0.01 to 10 or even 103 s-1. A complete turnover usually contains adsorption ofā¦
Recent developments in synchrotron radiation facilities and X-ray optics have further expanded the X-ray analytical toolbox for operando studies. These X-ray tools allow to follow the structure of the catalyticā¦
Liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy offers a unique combination of nanometer spatial resolution and millisecond temporal resolution. It has provided many useful insights into nanoscale reaction dynamics but achieving sub-nanometer resolutionā¦
Organic Structure Directing Agents (OSDAs) play a central role in synthesis of zeolites. Typically, OSDAs consist in tetraalkylammonium cations that are trapped inside of the voids of zeolites. The positiveā¦
Directing groups have become pivotal in controlling the stereo- and regiochemistry of transition metal catalysed CāH activation and olefin difunctionalisation reactions. Regiocontrol in these reactions is generally achieved through formationā¦
With the goal of identifying homogeneous catalysts with improved activity or selectivity, we exploit physical organic concepts, statistical learning techniques and optimization algorithms. We demonstrate how these approaches could beā¦
Mechanochemical synthesis allows in various cases the synthesis of materials which are otherwise difficult to access or complex to synthesize, such as rare earth metal hydrides, corundum with high surfaceā¦
Chemical transformations of alternative carbon-based materials, such as non-volatile biomass and waste plastic, are strongly influenced by the partitioning of reactants, intermediates, products, and spectator molecules (including the solvent) betweenā¦
We develop new porous materials based upon metal-organic frameworks and zeolites for applications in clean-air technology, catalysis, biomass conversion, separation and conductivity. Our key research interest is to investigate theā¦
