Chemical sciences

Synthesis, characterisation and chemical reactivity of transition metal complexes for the activation of small molecules and C-C and C-H bonds, with application in organic synthesis: isomerization, cyclization, polymerisation, hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions, hydrodesulfuration, etc.

Taxonomy, phylogeny and genomics of venomous marine gastropods of the superfamily Conoidea. Evolutionary Venomics.

Synthesis of natural products with biological activity.

Isolation of natural products.

- Nanofluidic systems: Development and characterization for uses as fluids in heat transference applications for concentration solar energy. Theoretical calculations and analyses based on molecular dynamics.



-Synthetic diamond: Focused on industrial applications as power electronics. Studies of surface finishing for general applications.



-Photovoltaic and Photocatalytic nanomaterials: Development of them and physical-chemical characterization based on spectroscopies. Modelization based on the functional density theory.

The main topic of research of our group is the chemical composition and biological potential of

Dalmatian aromatic and medicinal plants. The chemical composition of volatile extracts is

performing by using GC-MS-MS system, while the composition of nonvolatile extracts is performing

by using HPLC-DAD and LC-MS-MS. Among the biological potential of plant extracts and pure natural

compounds our research group is testing the antioxidant potential, the enzyme inhibition potential

The aim of the scientific group is the development of multifunctional potentiometric sensors in solid state with membranes with the addition of nano particles. A secondary objective is to develop simple potentiometric sensors for the determination of chemical species of interest that would have improved properties. Improved sensor performance will be based on simpler preparation of samples for analysis (does not matter discoloration and turbidity of the sample), improved chemical, physical and electrical properties.

Central focus of the research of this group includes graph theory (with emphasis on extremal graph theory), complex networks (with emphasis on multiplexes, curriculum networks and network descriptors), mathematical chemistry (with emphasis on molecular descriptors, nanotechnology, peptide antibiotics), and discrete mathematics in general. Our goal is to obtain purely mathematical results and multidisciplinary applications.

The major focus is on homogeneous, transparent and thermodynamically stable liquids, such as solutions of hydrotropes, electrolytes, surfactants, as well as microemulsions. The self-organisation of molecular liquid systems and specific ion effects are in the center of interest. To characterize structure, dynamics and thermodynamic properties of such systems, a multitude of experimental methods is employed (DLS, surface tension, electrical conductivity, FTIR

One of the biggest challenges of today mankind is the incidence of a bacterial antibiotic resistance, which is continually growing. The antibiotic resistance is posing a global threat not only for the health system, but also in the process of food production and safety. Therefore, in our laboratory we aim to design and synthesize the heterocyclic compounds, with a special interest in quaternary ammonium salts which display a wide biological potential and biomedical application (antidotes, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, surfactants, therapeutics etc.).

The ‘Laboratoire de Chimie, Electrochimie Moléculaires et Chimie Analytique, UMR CNRS 6521 – UBO, CEMCA’ (‘Molecular Chemistry, Electrochemistry and Analytical Chemistry’ Laboratory) is a joint, CNRS and University of Brest, research laboratory. It is located in Brest at the Faculty of Science and Technology. This laboratory was created in the early eighties (1981) by the fusion into a single research unit of four teams having expertises in organic, inorganic, physical and analytical chemistry. That is the sole research laboratory in chemistry of the University of Brest.