Yann Garcia, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Molecular Chemistry, Materials and
Catalysis (IMCN/MOST), Université catholique de Louvain, Place Loui s Pasteur 1, 1348
Louvain la Neuve, Belgium, yann.garcia@uclouvain.be
In recent years, more attention has been focused on the efficient detection of chemical pollutants, especially small volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous gases (HGs), as well a s bacterial agents.1 This area is very challenging because such molecules are relatively volatile at room temperature, even at low concentration levels. Such species can enter the body through normal breathing, and cause serious health issues.2 Our investigations led us to focus on a series of azole based coordination polymers, 3 for which intriguing iron(II) spin crossover properties were disclosed.4 In this talk, we will review latest advances in this area, highlighting the impact of 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy for quantitative analysis of spin states of selected iron complexes, used as sensors for various toxic industrial chemicals (TICs).2,5
References
1) K. Chkirate, K. Karrouchi, N. Dege, N. K. Sebbar, A. Ejjoummany, S. Radi, N. N. Adarsh, A. Talbaoui, M. Ferbinteanu, E. M. Essassi, Y. Garcia , New. J. Chem . 2020 , 44 , 2210 . Front cover
2) L. Sun, A. Rotaru, K. Robeyns, Y. Garcia , Ind. Eng. Chem. Res . 2021 , 60 , 8799
3) Y. Garcia, Adv. Inorg. Chem . 2020 , 76 , 121
4) S. Xue, Y. Guo, Y. Garcia CrystEngComm 2021 , 23, 7899 7915. Highlight
5) S. Xue, L. Wang, A. D. Naik, J. Oláh, K. Robeyns, A. Rotaru, Y. Guo, Y. Garcia Inorg. Chem. Front. 2021, 8 , 3532