The Greb Research Group explores the influence of strong ligand effects on the reactivity and physicochemical properties of p-block elements to expand the usual reactivity and property profiles of the Earth's most common elements. By dramatically altering the electronic structure through structural constraint or enabling element-ligand cooperativity, new reaction pathways for activating small molecules are discovered. Subtle changes in the oxidation states of p-block elements are achieved by interplay with redox-active ligands (Electromerism). Further, the group pursues a systematic study of the concept of Lewis acidity using data-driven methods. State-of-the-art computational approaches parallel all synthetic projects conducted in our group.
Internship, Bachelor, Master, PhD, and PostDoc applicants are welcome to contact Lutz Greb.
