Electrodeless discharge lamps in the preparation of polyaromatics

Proposal is based on the connection of two scientific disciplines: traditional photochemistry and recently developed microwave chemistry, when the effect of UV/Vis and microwave radiation on the chemical and physical properties of molecules is studied. The required radiation is generated completely atypically directly by the microwave field using so-called electrodeless discharge lamps (EDLs). The aim of the project is basic research in the preparation of EDLs (mercury, sulfur, other metal) and optimization of the effect of microwave and UV/vis radiation on the photocyclization of stilbene derivatives, which can lead to polyaromatics.

Required education and skills:

• master degree in organic technology or organic chemistry,
• experimental skill and practical knowledge of reaction optimization,
• team work ability,
• employment contract at ICPF.

Lit.: Církva V.: Microwaves in Photochemistry and Photocatalysis. In book: Microwaves in Organic Synthesis, 3^rd Edition, Chap. 14., pp 563-605, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2012.