Research – T-MOTORS – Tautomerism as a driving force

Traditionally our research is focused to organic and hybrid systems used as dyes, indicators, sensing and NLO materials. Molecular spectroscopy (UV-Vis-NIR, IR/Raman, fluorescence, NMR and mass spectrometry) and quantum chemistry are used as tools. In other words we are on the border between physical organic and organic analytical chemistry, depending on the viewpoint.

The main fields are:

Tautomerism and proton transfer related phenomena

Tautomeric machinery, switching and sensing systems

Food and drug analysis

Dye chemistry

Tautomerism, bio-activity and drug design

Applied molecular spectroscopy

Chemometrics

News

Solvent-Triggered Long-Range Proton Transport in 7-Hydroxyquinoline Using a Sulfonamide Transporter Group

May 10, 2022

The ability of long-range proton transport by substitution of 7-hydroxyquinoline at the eighth position with [...]

Benzothiazol picolin/isonicotinamides molecular switches: Expectations and reality

April 4, 2022

The ground state tautomerism and excited state intramolecular proton transfer in two new molecular switches, [...]

Acid Dissociation Constants of the Benzimidazole Unit in the Polybenzimidazole Chain: Configuration Effects

February 7, 2022

The acid dissociation constant of three benzimidazoles, namely 2,2′-bibenzo[d]imidazole, 2,5′-bibenzo[d]imidazole, and 5,5′-bibenzo[d]imidazole, have been investigated [...]