Objective
The goal of the proposed research plan is the preparation of nickel complexes as catalysts for the oxidation of hydrocarbons using environmentally friendly oxidants like molecular oxygen (O2) or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The complexes will be prepared using highly robust nitrogen-based ligand scaffolds and carbene N-heterocyclic systems. Different ligands with different architectures (from bidentate to pentadentate) will be used in order to evaluate the most suitable scaffold for nickel and several substrates will be used in order to test the activity of the prepared catalysts in oxidation reactions of inactivated organic compounds. Moreover, their ability to perform stereospecific reactions using more complicated targets (natural products) bearing several non-equivalent C-H bonds will also be tested. This subject is specially relevant and interesting due to the importance of selectively incorporate oxidized functionality into organic frameworkds. The performance of asymmetric oxdiation processes may be achieved by the use of chiral ligands. Moreover, the active species implicated in the oxidation processes will be studied. In this sense, the preparation of nickel complexes based on carbene N-heterocyclic ligands may allow the access to low-valent complexes (Ni0 or NiI) which may be capable of direct activation of molecular O2 leading to the formation and detection of Ni-O2 species which may be responsible for the oxidation reactions. Relevant aspects to be considered are their electronic structure, the reversibility of the interaction, the basicity and electrophilicity of these species and their ability to oxidize organic substrates. These Ni-O2 species may possess different oxidation profiles towards exogenous substrates depending on the ligand architecture.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/euroscivoc.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/euroscivoc.
- natural sciences chemical sciences electrochemistry electrolysis
- natural sciences chemical sciences inorganic chemistry transition metals
- natural sciences chemical sciences organic chemistry hydrocarbons
- natural sciences chemical sciences catalysis
You need to log in or register to use this function
We are sorry... an unexpected error occurred during execution.
You need to be authenticated. Your session might have expired.
Thank you for your feedback. You will soon receive an email to confirm the submission. If you have selected to be notified about the reporting status, you will also be contacted when the reporting status will change.
Keywords
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
FP7-PEOPLE-IEF-2008
See other projects for this call
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
10623 Berlin
Germany
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.