Organotin based hybrid materials as selective catalysts. Hybrid organic-inorganic materials offer potential applications in a variety of fields ranging from photonics to selective catalysts. This pilot project brings together the expertise in four international research laboratories to focus on elaboration of new nanocomposites as highly selective Lewis acid catalysts for fine chemicals synthesis.
Organotin Oxo-clusters Based Hybrid Materials. Hybrid materials are composites which contain both organic and inorganic components, intimately mixed at the microscopic (nanometer) scale. They have applications in areas ranging from recoverable chemical catalysts to micro-chip technology. We will provide new oganometallic components of suitable architecture for assessment as new materials.