Towards novel catalytic systems based on group 14 elements for biomass valorization.


PN-IV-P2-2.1-TE-2023-0612


Financed by the Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI)


SUMMARY


The design of new catalytic systems is a constant interest both in research and industry. Among the various types of compounds used as catalysts, chelating- and pincer-ligand stabilized compounds are of particular significance, thanks to the fact that through the modifications of the ligand structure the reactivity of the catalyst can be modulated.
The present project plans to explore the topic of non-symmetric aryl pincer type ligand stabilized group 14 element (Si, Ge, Sn) containing compounds. Chiral compounds are planned to be obtained and evaluated for their role as catalyst for the transformation of biomass derived chemicals.


Results obtained in 2025:


Scientific articles:

Henrietta Albert-Nagy, Ioana Suciu, Szidonia Lazsadi-Racz, Meryem Idboumlik, Mohammed Lachkar, Gabriela Nemeș, Noemi Deak, Catalytic sulfoxidation reactions of 1,3-(para-tolyl sulfide)-5-tertbutyl-benzene using decavanadate derivatives, Studia UBB Chemia, submitted for publication.


Conference participations:

1.Noémi Deak,* Gabriela Nemeș, Evaluation of sulfoxidation reactions in the process of obtaining sulfonyl- and sulfinyl-based pincer type ligands, International Conference on Green & Sustainable Chemistry, ICGSC 2025, 7th EuChemS Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference, June 1-5 2025, Budapest, Hungary (poster presentation)
2. Noemi Deak,* David Madec, Gabriela Nemes, Synthesis and applications of sulfonyl and sulfinyl containing compounds, 14th International Symposium of The Romanian Catalysis Society RomCat 2025, July 09-11, 2025, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (poster presentation)
3.Henrietta Albert-Nagy, Noémi Deák, Gabriela Nemeș, Synthetic pathways for obtaining non-symmetric pincer ligands, 31st International Conference on Chemistry, XXXI. Nemzetközi Vegyészkonferencia, October 23–25, 2025, Sibiu, Romania (poster presentation)
4.Noémi Deak, Gabriela Nemeș, Development of catalytic sulfoxidation reactions for obtaining sulfonyl- and sulfinyl-based pincer type ligands, 31st International Conference on Chemistry (XXXI. Nemzetközi Vegyészkonferencia), October 23–25, 2025, Sibiu, Romania (poster presentation)
5.Noémi Deak, Gabriela Nemeș, Pincer tipusú ligandumokkal előállított p/d-mezőbeli elemeket tartalmazó vegyületek - úton a zöld kémia felé (Pincer-type Ligands for p/d-block Element Containing Compounds - on the Path towards Green Chemistry), 24. Erdélyi Természettudományi Konferencia, 22 noiembrie 2025, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (oral presentation)
6.Henrietta Albert-Nagy, Noémi Deák, Gabriela Nemeș, Új megközelítések a nem-szimmetrikus pincer típusú ligandumok szintézisében (New Approaches in the Synthesis of Asymmetric Pincer Ligands), 24. Erdélyi Természettudományi Konferencia, 22 noiembrie 2025, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (oral presentation)