Solid-state NMR methods for the study of the properties and spatial distribution of anchored metal complexes in porous solids (C01+)

• Subject Area: Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis ; Physical Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces, Material Characterisation
• Term: from 2018 to 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 358283783

This project focuses on the development and application of novel solid-state NMR probe molecules for the determination of the spatial distribution of molecular catalysts, anchored inside the pores of three-dimensional support materials, the determination of intermediates, reaction mechanisms, and reaction kinetics at immobilized molecular catalysts by in situ NMR methods, and the study of transport properties of model reactants inside porous supports by pulsed-field gradient NMR (PFG NMR). The results of these investigations will significantly support the development of highly active and selective catalysts and the modelling of the reaction systems under study.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1333: Molecular Heterogeneous Catalysis in Confined Geometries
• Applicant Institution: Universität Stuttgart
• Project Heads: Dr. Michael Dyballa, since 2/2021; Professor Dr. Michael Hunger, until 1/2021