Development of novel catalytic transformations
"Directed evolution" of Fe-NO complexes for use in catalysis
The high specificity of biocatalysts is the result of directed evolution. The process of phylogenesis in the field of biocatalysis has led to a large number of highly specific biocatalysts arising from a manageable number of basic catalyst structures in the course of evolution. The Plietker-group would like to mimic this concept of phylogeny as part of a "directed evolution in the field of organometallic catalysis" in order to work on an archaea-type of catalyst, e.g. an Fe-NO complex, through systematic variation of catalytic conditions/ligands/additives in- build up highly specific reactivities in situ.
Research on Plietker Group