AQUACHEM

1. AQUACHEM Transition Metal Chemistry and Catalysis in Aqueous Media Project MRTN-CT-2003-503864 3rd Year Meeting UD – Debrecen, Hungary 12 - 13 January 2007

2. York Nuernberg Erlangen Firenze Toulouse Lisbon Debrecen Almeria Jerusalem Moscow Barcelona “Transition Metal Chemistry and Catalysis in Aqueous Media”

3. AQUACHEM Young Researchers 2004 - 2005 * 6 ER months have been transformed in 5 ESR months by LCC/a; ** The residual month for LCC will be transferred from LCC/a to LCC/b

4. AQUACHEM Young Researchers 2004 - 2006

5. AQUACHEM Young Researchers 2006 new Paolo Sgarbossa ESR 1/3/06 31/7/06 Andrey Chernadyev ER 26/6/06 25/6/07 Guoying Zhao ER 1/7/06 30/06/07 M. Mar Tristany ER 1/1/06 30/11/06 Katrin Gruenwald ESR 1/12/06 31/5/07 Ines Mallqui ESR 1/5/06 30/10/07 Ambroz Almassy ER 1/10/06 30/09/07 Gabor Kovacs ER 1/6/06 31/5/07 Malgorzata Brindell ER 15/7/06 14/11/07 Emma Petersen ESR 1/2/06 31/1/07

6. AQUACHEM Young Researchers 2006 continuing Paul Servin ESR 1/11/04 31/8/07 Ines Mallqui ESR 1/7/04 30/4/06 Petr Prikhodcenko ER 22/6/05 21/6/06 Wojciech Woitkow ER 1/7/05 30/6/06 Chiara Dinoi ESR 1/9/04 14/1/07 Nicole Reddig ER 1/9/04 28/02/06

7. AQUACHEM Young Researchers 2007 planned Chiara Dinoi ESR 16/2/07 15/8/07 Riccardo Wanke ESR 1/1/07 30/6/07 Rugiada Girotti ER 1/2/07 30/11/07 Laurent Benisvy ER 1/1/07 30/9/07 Last but not least… These complete the YS quotas for all partners!

8. Contract Boundaries • Aim to select at least 40% women (Annex III.2.1b). 12 F, 9 M: ok. • Maximum 30% of total person-months provided by researchers from Third Countries, higher in exceptional cases only (Annex III.2.1a). • Visits/secondments to other contractors of appointed researchers to within 30% of their total appointment time, otherwise new appointment (Annex III.3.2i).

9. Contract Boundaries • Maximum 30% of total person-months provided by researchers from Third Countries • So far 88 man-months, less than 30% OK! • Ines Mallqui (Peru) will complete her joint PhD between UAL and CNR • HUJI has recruited a second Russian ER (Dr A. Chernadyev) • UD has recruited a Chinese ER (Dr G. Zhao) • Previous: Landaeta (CNR, 12m); Karabach (IST, 6m), Prikodchenko (HUJI, 12m)

10. Person-months and budget redistribution was needed!

11. AQUACHEM Young Researchers Secondment Activity 2006

12. AQUACHEMScientific Objectives The design, synthesis and characterization of new hydrosoluble ligands Objective 1: The study of their co-ordination chemistry with metals of catalytic relevance The design, synthesis and characterization of organometallic compounds with aqua, hydroxo, and oxo ligands Objective 2: Substrate activation and stoichiometric reactivity. Activation of inorganic substrates such as water, dioxygen, dihydrogen, carbon and sulphur oxides, bicarbonate and carbonate, phosphorus, organic substrates (alkynes, alkenes, alcohols, thiols, nitriles,) etc. Activation of C-F, C-C and C-Heteroelement bonds Objective 3: Objective 4: Physico-chemical studies of complex-solvent interactions Objective 5: The development or improvement of analytical instrumentation Objective 6: Theoretical studies, by ab initio and/or density functional methods, in parallel with the experimental studies Objective 7: Catalytic studies in aqueous or biphasic media at different pH Objective 8: Electrocatalytic studies in aqueous/biphasic media Objective 9: Photochemistry and photocatalysis in aqueous/biphasic media including solar-induced reactions.?

13. Hydrosoluble ligands and their complexes High oxidation state organometallic aqua ions Solvent-complex interactions Speciation studies Substrate activation and mechanistic studies Catalysis, photocatalysis and electrocatalysis in water and biphasic media AQUACHEMTASKS Task 1: Task 2: Task 3: Task 4: Task 5: Task 6:

14. Major milestones left over (for 2004-2005) 17

15. Major milestones for years 2004-2006 (as from Annex I)

16. AQUACHEM Collaboration network Joint Publications Annex I: At least 12 submitted joint papers [A1] (CNR-UAL)Organometallics2004, 23, 2020 (Article) [A2] (CNR-UAL)J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 2004, 224, 61 (Article) [A3] (CNRSLCC/b-IST)Organometallics 2005, 24, 2582-2589. (Article) [A4] (UAL-CNR) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 2568 (Communication) [A5] (UD-UAB) Organometallics2006, 25, 862-872 (Article) [A6] (UAL-CNR) Inorg. Chem. 2006,45, 1289 - 1298 (Article) [A7] (INEOS-UAB) Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 3086-3096 (Article) [A8] (UAB-UD) Organometallics2006, 25, 5010 - 5023. (Article) [A9] (INEOS-UAB)J. Am. Chem. Soc.2006, 128, 3486-3487 (Communication)   [A10] (HUJI-CNR-UAL) J. Electrochem Soc. 2007, 154,F7-F15 (Article) [A11] (CNRSLCC/a-CNR) Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 579-583 (Article)

17. AQUACHEM Collaboration Network 2005 Joo Lev/Gun van Eldik Lledos Caminade Shubina Perutz Romerosa Pombeiro Peruzzini Poli

18. Administrative and financial details Cost declarations – old Form C

19. Administrative and financial details 2007 “The procedure for submission requires that each scientist in charge fills in form C directly into SESAM. This SESAM form C report completely replaces the Excel based Form C – Model of Financial Statement per Activity for Marie Curie Actions (multi-contractor version) which should no longer be sent by mail to the EC. Once the report has been submitted in SESAM by the scientist in charge, the coordinator of the Network will be able to access it via SESAM. However, please note that there is no automatic notification about submission of the reports. Therefore each scientist in charge should alert the coordinator when this is done”

20. FP6 IT System ‘QUEST’ module: main Menu Start Screen

21. Definition The external user (Coordinator or Participant) can register himself as a new user for the QUEST reporting module Actions Register as a new user Change password after confirmation e-mail Reset the password if password has been forgotten Update personal information Register participation as a new project Participant FP6 IT System Training FP6 IT System Access Management module

22. FP6 IT System Click on ACCESS MANAGEMENT menu:Register as a new user (1) Coordinator or Participant registers himself as a new user

23. Administrative and financial details Cost structure • Costs related to the recruited researcher • Living Allowance: Application of reference rates • Travel allowance: Based upon the distance between the location of origin and the contractor’s premises • Mobility allowance: 500 or 800€ (depending on family situation at the time of appointment). • Career exploratory allowance: 2000€ (only for appointments >1year) • Participation expenses of the researcher: Upon actual costs (up to 400€/person-month) for participation in conferences, meetings, secondments, etc. At least 65% of the Community contribution must be spent on cost categories A, B, C, D and E

24. Administrative and financial details Cost structure • Costs related to the host organisation • Costs related to project: Participation expenses for members of contractors’ team to training and networking activities, consumables, maintenance of website, material exchange, subcontracts..… EC prior agreement required for any travel to/from a third country G Management costs: up to 7% of total costs • Overheads: 10% of (direct costs – subcontracting) • Other costs: if justified, durable equipment (EC’s prior agreement: NOT APPLICABLE to our contract)

25. Administrative and financial details Financial reporting and payments Payments (to the co-ordinator) • Periodic Payments • within 45 days after approval of the respective reports • Final payment • within 45 days after approval of the respective reports • Note: Only payments accompanied by an audit certificate are considered as final

26. Administrative and financial details BUDGET DIVISION (%) CNR213884 CNRS419180 UD198904 HUJI175001 UAB179267 YoK156780 UEN184072 IST184789 UAL187116 INEOS0

27. Administrative and financial details BUDGET

29. BUDGET

30. BUDGET This is what you just received This you should spend in 2007 This you will receive at the end of 2007 This you will receive after report approval

31. YS Questionnaire To be filled in online by each YS upon ending the appointment

32. Conclusions • Excellent training for young scientists SPEAK UP YOU LADS • Improved collaborations between partners BUT TO IMPROVE WITH COORDINATORs can do better for 2007? • Good publication record (11 published joint papers), • The secondment program has started and is running BUT NEEDS TO BE ON SCHEDULE! needs more joint presentations! • Good participation of ER/ESR at international meetings, • Active collaboration with other networks (COST, MC-RTN) • All positions filled in and schedule will be respected before end of contract • Significant scientific results in most research objectives EXCEPT SOLAR • No contract revision was necessary until the 3rd year meeting • redistribution of person months between partners was needed. • a small budget distribution revision is necessary

33. 12/2005 01/2004 02/2005 AQUACHEM MidTerm Review + AQUACHEM WORKSHOP + COST D29 Meeting AQUACHEM Starting date AQUACHEM 1° year meeting 02/2004 AQUACHEM Kick-off meeting + COST D29 meeting 2007 2008 2006 AQUACHEM Final meeting AQUACHEM 3° year meeting Network Meetings 2004 2005 2006 12/2007 AQUACHEM The end