Research in the Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry: Functional Nanostructures, Sensors, and Catalysts

Kay Severin

doi:10.2533/chimia.2011.680

Research in the Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry: Functional Nanostructures, Sensors, and Catalysts

Authors

Kay Severin Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, BCH-LCS, 1015 Lausanne

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2011.680

Keywords:

Catalysis, Organometallic complexes, Pattern recognition, Nanostructures, Self-assembly, Sensors

Abstract

This article summarizes research activities in the Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry (LCS) at the EPFL. Three topics will be discussed: a) the construction of functional nanostructures by multicomponent self-assembly processes, b) the development of chemosensors using specific receptors or ensembles of cross-reactive sensors, and c) the investigation of novel synthetic procedures with organometallic catalysts.