Title: SISTEMAS COMMUTABLES PARA CATÁLISIS Y MÁQUINAS MOLECULARES
Acronym of the project:  SWITCHCATMIM
Funding entity: MCTI - MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA
Modality: AJUDES A «PROJECTES DE GENERACIÓ DE CONEIXEMENT»
Entity code: PID2024-158991NB-I00
UJI accounting code: 25I409
Principal researchers: 
  1. Eduardo Peris
  2. Macarena Poyatos
Dates: 2025-09-01 to 2028-08-31
Total amount: 275.000,00€
Involved researchers: 
  1. Jairo Martinez
  2. Joel Martínez Visiedo
  3. Marvin Linus Richter
  4. Susana Ibáñez Maella
  5. Víctor Martínez-Agramunt
Summary/Abstract: 
In recent years, the field of homogeneous catalysis has witnessed the emergence of exciting new research directions. However, due to the limited range of transition metals available, progress in developing new metal-based catalysts has largely focused on designing novel ligands. To advance the field of organometallic catalysis and chemistry, fresh conceptual ideas are essentialideas that move beyond current state-of-the-art approaches and push the boundaries of applied organometallic chemistry. Key questions that arise in this context include: Can ligand properties be modulated through the introduction of an external supramolecular additive? Can catalyst activity be controlled by adding halides? Can the movement of two interlocked molecules be dynamically adjusted in response to environmental changes? Is it feasible to design a metal complex that integrates both photocatalytic and metal-centered catalytic functions, enabling dual metallophotoredox processes in a simpler, more efficient manner? Addressing these questions requires designing ligands that respond to stimuli rarely utilized in homogeneous catalysis. SwitchCATMIM proposes the use of multi-stimuli-responsive chemistry to create innovative homogeneous catalysts and molecular machines. The goal is to bridge the gap between homogeneous catalysis and supramolecular chemistry, enabling catalytic transformations that are currently beyond the reach of traditional homogeneous catalysts. Additionally, SwitchCATMIM seeks to push the boundaries of molecular design by developing mechanically interlocked molecules that can function as molecular machines. The specific objectives of this proposal are: i) to design unconventional multi-stimuli- responsive compounds as core components for switchable catalysis and mechanically interlocked molecules, ii) to investigate the catalytic performance of these new multi-stimuli-responsive homogeneous catalysts in unconventional transformations, and iii) to develop metallosupramolecular assemblies with controllable motion.