Development of catalytic processes by chiral perovskites

Position: Research appointment (pre-doc) Institute: Uni. Pavia
Posted on: 30/01/2026 Deadline: 11/03/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

03/CHEM-05 - Organic Chemistry

Description

The project involves the use of chiral perovskites as photocatalysts in asymmetric organic synthesis.Perovskites have been extensively studied for their ability to reduce CO , whereas their application as catalysts in organic synthesis remains limited.The research activity aims to explore photochemical methodologies catalyzed by chiral metal halides for the enantioselective synthesis of organic molecules.One possible strategy consists of the photochemical reduction of CO followed by its addition to an olefinic substrate, in order to obtain the corresponding chiral acid.The perovskites will be synthesized from elements obtained from electrical and electronic waste

Funding body

Università di Pavia

Selection process

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The application for admission to the selection procedure (dated and signed),the documents and publications considered useful for the evaluation must be submitted, under penalty of exclusion, electronically, by visiting the following web page: https://pica.cineca.it/unipv/tipologia/idr selecting the Competition Notice you have chosen. In order to register with the system, you must have an email address. Following the guidelines published in the procedure, the applicant must enter all the information required for the application, enclosing all documents in electronic .PDF format. The selection of candidates is carried out on the basis of qualifications and possible interview (with test of knowledge of the foreign language) (see Art. 1 par. 1 Call for applications) The public call with detailed attendance and selection rules (Art 4 and 6) can be found at: https://pica.cineca.it/unipv/tipologia/idrThe selections are open to candidates, Italian or foreigner, in possession, on the date of the deadline for submitting applications for the admission to the selection, of a master's degree or single-cycle degree obtained no more than six years previously are eligible to participate in the selection process. These degrees must be relevant to the subject of the research activity. Further specific assessable qualifications (see Art. 1 par. 1 Call for applications):Experience in asymmetric synthesis and development of synthetic methods, organometallic chemistry, purification and characterization of organic compounds (knowledge of GC and HPLC techniques; UV-VIS spectroscopies, NMRand circular dichroism)