Unconventional Approaches for Mediating Redox Reactions

Abstract: Reactions involving electron transfers are known as oxidation-reduction, or redox, processes, common and vital to our daily lives. Redox reactions lie at the heart of chemical, biological, environmental, and energy sciences and technologies. Here, we show how employing unconventional approaches and blueprints to a broad range of redox reactions taking place within homogeneous photocatalysts, protein scaffolds, and electrochemical systems provides an avenue for novel chemistries.

Magnetic anisotropy of Lanthanide Complexes: study and control.

Abstract: Magnetic anisotropy (MA), i.e., the direction-dependent magnetic response of a material, is a key property in, e.g., the fields of quantum information, cryogenics and structural determination. Achieving a deep understanding and, ultimately, a full control over MA is therefore highly desirable. In this talk we will present how MA of molecules can be studied and exploited. We will explore how the study of MA has revealed periodic trends in the lanthanide series, of fundamental relevance in inorganic chemistry.

Simplifying Synthesis at the Interface of Organic and Materials Chemistry

Abstract: Porous framework materials, including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), are highly tunable materials with myriad potential applications ranging from chemical separations to gas storage to catalysis. This is due to the unusual local environment offered by their pores. Herein we will discuss how this tunability can be used to unlock new reactive species relevant to organic synthesis and catalysis, focusing on fluorination chemistry, which is critical to the pharmaceutical, polymer, and agrochemical industries.