Prof. Dr. Antonio Frontera

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietTheoretische Anorganische Chemie
KeywordsDFT calculations, noncovalent interactions, crystal engineering, supramolecular chemistry, molecular recognition

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandSpanien
OrtPalma de Mallorca
Universität/InstitutionUniversitat de Les Illes Balears
Institut/AbteilungDepartament de Quimica

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Rainer StreubelInstitut für Anorganische Chemie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.06.2023

Programm(e)

2022Forschungspreis-Programm auf Gegenseitigkeit für Wissenschaftler*innen aus dem Ausland

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Frontera, an international leading authority in applied theoretical chemistry, is developing new bonding concepts at the borderline of molecular and supramolecular main group and transition metal chemistry. He has made inspiring contributions in various fields such as reactive intermediates, catalysis, carbohydrates, anion recognition in enzyme chemistry, crystal engineering, battery research and weak interactions between metals. He has developed the concepts of “tetrel-bonding”, “σ-hole-π interactions“ as well as „spodium bonds“ which have enabled to gain further insight into new modes of weak interactions. In Germany, he will continue his work on catalysis and supramolecular chemistry with special emphasis on weak interactions

Publikationen (Auswahl)

2023Andrey S. Smirnov, Mikhail A. Kinzhalov, Rosa M. Gomila, Antonio Frontera, Nadezhda A. Bokach and Vadim Yu. Kukushkin: Isocyanide π-Hole Interactions Supported by Aurophilic Forces. In: Crystals, 13, 2023, 1177
2023Guillermo Romo-Islas, Rosa Gomila, Antonio Frontera and Laura Rodríguez: Supramolecular luminescent Pt(II) tweezers. Aggregation studies and 1O2 production. In: Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023,
2023David Biskup, Tom Bergmann, Gregor Schnakenburg, Rosa M. Gomila, Antonio Frontera and Rainer Streubel: Synthesis of a 1-aza-2-phospha-acenaphthene complex profiting from coordination enabled chloromethane elimination. In: RSC Advances 13, 2023, 21313