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Binuclear Iron Complexes for challenging CATalytic reactions – BICCCAT
This project is devoted to design robust and efficient catalysts for performing challenging reactions under clean and mild conditions yet unavailable in chemical industry. We will develop an approach inspired by Nature which performs under physiological conditions difficult processes (e.g. methane oxidation, sMMO) or highly selective ones (e.g. hydroxylations by P450 cytochromes and halogenations by non-heme iron enzymes.
Spectroscopy of isolated and microsolvated ion pairs – IONPAIRS
Using a soft vaporization technique of saline samples by laser, the structure of the isolated ion pairs can be studied precisely by IR and UV laser spectroscopy. This project consists in taking advantage of this precision to characterize ion pairs in solution, using in particular the tools of theoretical chemistry.
Switchable RAFT Transfer Agents for Controlled Radical Polymerization. – RAFTSWITCH
One of the most important scientific and industrial challenges in polymer chemistry is the synthesis of materials with well-defined composition and macromolecular architectures, which are in principle
: Cavities for Optical Clocks – CaOC
Optical lattice clocks (OLCs) have progressed rapidly since the initial proposal in 2002, they now outperform even the best microwave clocks realizing the current definition of the SI second, as well
Alkali-earth matter wave interferometry – ALCALINF
This project will achieve a major leap in matter-wave interferometry by devising very long baseline atom interferometers operating with alkali-earth atomic species. This new generation of atom interfe
ATTOSECOND ELECTRON DYNAMICS IN ISOLATED ORGANIC MOLECULES USING CORE-HOLE CLOCK SPECTROSCOPY – ATTOMEMUCHO
The radiation induced damage of a single deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule in a living cell can occur either through the direct absorption of X-ray radiation in the DNA molecule itself, leading to
Magnetic Properties of Graphene Functionalized with 2D Molecular Assemblies – MAGMA
Over the last decade, carbon nanotubes and graphene have been widely used to fabricate standard field-effect transistors (FET) and sensors. More recently, these materials have been considered for spin
The use of cyclodipeptide synthase-dependent biosynthetic pathways for novel bioactive 2,5-diketopiperazines – DKP-COMBIBIO
2,5-diketopiperazines (2,5-DKPs) are secondary metabolites found in many natural products (NPs). They have attracted much attention because of the diversity of their pharmacological properties, rangin
Probing the diversity of Astrophysically relevant Carbon and HYdrogen NanOparticles – PACHYNO
In order to explain specific infrared (IR) emission bands observed in the interstellar medium (ISM), and often referred to as the aromatic infrared bands (AIBs), the presence of polycyclic aromatic hy
Zinc homeostasis during brain cortico-genesis – ImaZinc
Zinc (Zn) is a vital element controlling a wide diversity of biological processes. It is, after iron, the most abundant trace metal of the human body. For instance, the brain is a zinc-rich organ. Thi