Research Work and Collaboration Symposium

Tuesday 19th March 2019 at Villa Lanna,
V Sadech 1, 160 00 Praha 6-Dejvice

Theme Interaction of Inorganic Clusters, Cages, and Containers with Light

Underpinning all life on Earth is the capture and absorption of light by molecules that store this energy via chemical or physical transformation. Nature uses organic and organometallic chemistry to achieve this feat, the results of which are the incredible biodiversity and resources of our planet. This Reseach Theme from „Molecules and Materials of Life“ harnesses expertise in the synthesis and study of novel photoactive inorganic cluster, cage and container molecules and assemblies with the aim to fabricate new molecular devices that enhance our lifes. The boron hydride cages and clusters, octahedral molybdenum clusters, and phosphinic acid-based MOF containers under study have molecular geometries that represent an architectural “bridge” in the structural continuum that stretches from the highly condensed atomic assemblies adopted by the late transitional metals to the open chains and ring formations found in the hydrocarbons. As chemical and physical behaviour is often a function of structure, then these inorganic species have, with their unique molecular geometries, large potential for novel properties. We aim for innovation in the fields of lasers and optics, radioluminescence, and singlet oxygen photo/radiosensitization