On the way to sustainable chemistry? Iron makes it possible

Hydroformylation of olefins using iron catalysis and light

22-Jul-2024 - The hydroformylation of olefins, also known as oxosynthesis, is one of the most important industrial processes in chemistry. Developed in 1938 by Otto Roehlen (Ruhrchemie), more than 10 million tons per year of so-called oxo products are now produced using this process. The main catalysts used ...

Chemical Reactins on the Water Surface

Researchers develop a new synthesis method: Manufacturing chemical products more efficiently and environmentally friendly

20-Feb-2024 - Researchers at the University of Regensburg, led by Professor Dr. Burkhard König, Institute of Organic Chemistry, have developed a new synthesis method: Light reaction on a water surface allows chemical syntheses without the use of organic solvents or other reaction additives. This makes the ...

When electrons dress up in light

Light - the fifth element of materials science?

17-Apr-2023 - New material properties, at lightning speed and on demand – this vision moves a step closer thanks to recent findings from a pan-European physics research group. The team uses ultrashort and strong light fields to directly observe how exotic energetic states, known as Floquet bands, emerge in a ...

Mapping quantum structures with light to unlock their capabilities

07-Dec-2020 - A new tool that uses light to map out the electronic structures of crystals could reveal the capabilities of emerging quantum materials and pave the way for advanced energy technologies and quantum computers, according to researchers at the University of Michigan, the University of Regensburg and ...

Behind the veil of nothingness

International team of scientists controls custom quantum vacua much faster than light

13-Aug-2020 - An international research team from Germany and France has created structures in which light fields interact with electrons so strongly that the quantum vacuum itself is significantly altered. Using extremely short bursts of light, they interrupted this coupling much faster than the timescale of ...