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Researcher

Mercedes Alonso Giner

  • Research Expertise:
    • Modelling the structure, properties, reactivity and reaction mechanisms of organic and organometallic compounds of biological and technological interest via the application of quantum chemistry methods.

    • Development, implementation and application of aromaticity indices for quantifying Hückel and Möbius aromaticity.

    • Design of molecular switches based on topology and/or aromaticity changes in expanded porphyrins for nanoelectronic applications.

    • Understanding the nature and origin of noncovalent interactions involving aromatic and aliphatic groups and their application in organic chemistry, materials science, and molecular biology.

    • Structure, chemical bonding and reactivity of main-group metal complexes.

    • Application of neural networks in Chemistry for establishing structure-activity relationships.

  • Keywords:Chemistry (incl. biochemistry)
  • Disciplines:Quantum chemistry, Theory and design of materials, Physical organic chemistry, Optical properties of materials, Transport properties and non-equilibrium processes
  • Users of research expertise:
    • Modelling the structure, properties, reactivity and reaction mechanisms of organic and organometallic compounds of biological and technological interest via the application of quantum chemistry methods.

    • Development, implementation and application of aromaticity indices for quantifying Hückel and Möbius aromaticity.

    • Design of molecular switches based on topology and/or aromaticity changes in expanded porphyrins for nanoelectronic applications.

    • Understanding the nature and origin of noncovalent interactions involving aromatic and aliphatic groups and their application in organic chemistry, materials science, and molecular biology.

    • Structure, chemical bonding and reactivity of main-group metal complexes.

    • Application of neural networks in Chemistry for establishing structure-activity relationships.