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Themed Issue in Honor of Prof. Dr. Laurent Maron

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 504

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Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Lab of Physics and Chemistry of Nano-Objects, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, 118 Rte de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
Interests: theoretical chemistry; nanoclusters; inorganic chemistry; density functional theory

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Interests: DFT calculations; heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis; catalyst characterization

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Laurent Maron completed a PhD in theoretical chemistry at Toulouse University, France, and a PhD in theoretical physics at Stockholm University, in 1999. After a post-doctoral stay in the group of O. Eisenstein in Montpellier sponsored by Michelin, he was appointed as Assistant Professor in Toulouse in 2001 and was promoted to Full Professor in 2008. In 2006, he was appointed Junior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France, then Senior Member in 2019. He was also awarded an experienced researcher fellowship from the Humboldt Foundation (Germany) and from the Chinese Academy of Science (Shanghai). His research is carried out in synergy with experimental groups worldwide. This research is based on the rationalization of the electronic structure and reactivity of s-, p-, d- and f-block metal complexes. In particular, he played a pioneering role with O. Eisenstein in the development of theoretical studies of the chemistry of f-block elements. In particular, thanks to his contributions and collaborations with various experimental groups around the world, leaders in this field, he has been able to demonstrate that f elements can modify synthetic approaches long considered the prerogative of rich metals. His work has also enabled the understanding of the mechanisms governing the stoichiometric and catalytic activation of small inert molecules such as CO or CO2 using s, p, d or f metal complexes.

This Special Issue welcomes the submission of original research papers or comprehensive reviews that demonstrate or summarize significant advances in Computational Chemistry, Density functional theory, Molecular Dynamics, and Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis.

Dr. Romuald Poteau
Dr. Iker Del Rosal
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Keywords

  • reactivity
  • theoretical characterization
  • s-block
  • p-block
  • d-block
  • f-block

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Synthesis and Photocatalytic sp3 C-H Bond Functionalization of Salen-Ligand-Supported Uranyl(VI) Complexes
by Jialu He, Xingxing Gong, Yafei Li, Qianyi Zhao and Congqing Zhu
Molecules 2024, 29(17), 4077; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174077 - 28 Aug 2024
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Recent years have seen increasing interest in uranyl(VI) photocatalysis. In this study, uranyl complexes were successfully synthesized from ligands L1L6 and UO2(NO3)2·6H2O under reflux conditions, yielding products 16 with yields ranging [...] Read more.
Recent years have seen increasing interest in uranyl(VI) photocatalysis. In this study, uranyl complexes were successfully synthesized from ligands L1L6 and UO2(NO3)2·6H2O under reflux conditions, yielding products 16 with yields ranging from 30% to 50%. The complexes were thoroughly characterized using NMR spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and elemental analysis. The results indicate that complexes 15 possess a pentagonal bipyramidal geometry, whereas complex 6 exhibits an octahedral structure. The photocatalytic properties of these novel complexes for sp3 C-H bond functionalization were explored. The results demonstrate that complex 4 functions as an efficient photocatalyst for converting C-H bonds to C-C bonds via hydrogen atom transfer under blue light irradiation. Full article
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