Project 5

Computational analysis of CO2–based carboxylation of hydrocarbons

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Host institution: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Application Deadline: 1st April 2020
3 PhD year position. Expected start date: as soon as possible.
Remember to read the eligibility criteria here.

Objectives of project p5 (part of WP1):

  1. High-level ab initio modelling of non-precious metal-catalyzed C-C bonding of CO2 with hydrocarbons
  2. Mechanistic analysis of the use of inert ether-materials (related to lignin biomass) as reagents in carboxylations
  3. Design of more efficient carboxylation catalysts on basis of computational insights

Expected results:

  1. Reliable computational protocols for computing activity and selectivity of CO2-based reactions
  2. Mechanistic pathways of C–C bond formation involving CO2
  3. Mechanistic understanding of the activation of ether-like materials
  4. Novel catalytic systems designed on basis of computational insights

Planned secondments:

  • ICIQ (Spain) to Prof. Martin (3 months): Analysis of experimental factors contributing to the activation of hydrocarbons and catalytic C–C bond-formation with CO2 (with ESR1).
  • Industrial secondment to AZ (Sweden), Dr. Per-Ola Norrby (3 months): Evaluation of rapid force-field methods for carboxylation chemistry and insights into computational chemistry in an industrial setting.

Enrolment in Doctoral degree(s): UiT The Arctic University of Tromsø, Norway

Principal Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Kathrin Hopmann (UiT)