2023 Dalton open Prize: Mond-Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry winner
Professor Eduardo Peris, Universitat Jaume I
Awarded for the application of creative thinking in approaching fundamental challenges in organometallic chemistry and catalysis.
Professor Peris and his team design custom-made molecules that possess one or more intentionally-programmed properties. For example, they design large molecules with cavities that can host smaller molecules (guests) to better understand the processes leading to guest uptake and release. Host-guest chemistry is an important field of research because many biological processes, such as enzymatic catalysis, require host-guest interaction. The preparation of artificial host-guest systems is a way of mimicking chemical and biological processes that are produced in nature.
The team also focus on the preparation of catalysts with improved properties. A catalyst is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, and therefore leads to more energy-efficient chemical reactions. The design and application of new catalysts and catalytic systems are achieving the dual goals of environmental protection and economic benefit: they help to reduce the energy cost required for producing valuable products and reduce the amount of chemical waste.
Year | Name | Institution | Citation |
2022 | Professor Jonathan Sessler FRSC | The University of Texas at Austin | Awarded for pioneering work on f-element complexes of expanded porphyrins. |
2021 | Professor Holger Braunschweig | Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg | Awarded for contributions to the chemistry of reactive low-oxidation-state main-group molecules, including their applications in catalysis. |
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