Inorganic Chemistry Ā· University of Texas at El Paso
Inorganic Chemistry Ā· University of Texas at El Paso
The Fortier Laboratory investigates fundamental inorganic chemistry with a focus on metals in unusual oxidation states and atypical coordination environments. Our work has broad relevance for challenging chemical transformations and energy applications.
We are especially adept in the synthesis, purification, crystallization, handling, and characterization of air- and water-sensitive molecules and paramagnetic complexes.
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Our group pursues fundamental questions in inorganic and organometallic chemistry, with applications ranging from catalysis to energy science.
The Fortier Group has never encountered a metal it did not want to reduce. We investigate metals in unusually reduced oxidation states to access highly reactive species with unusual bonding and reactivity.
We investigate the structure, bonding, and reactivity of uranium and other f-element complexes to better understand the unique chemistry of the actinide series.
We design and synthesize sterically demanding and electronically tunable ligands to stabilize highly reactive metal centers and unusual bonding motifs.