Group of Main-Group Element Chemistry and Catalysis (Dr. Martin Hulla)












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            Dr. Martin Hulla’s group at Charles University focuses on the use of frustrated Lewis pair

            low-valent compounds in catalytic reactions. The main goals are CO? capture and reduction 
            reduction of unsaturated functional groups for applications in organic synthesis.


            The team develops water-stable FLPs, enabling greener synthesis of organic compounds witho
            precious metals. These catalysts can use CO? as a C1 building block in the production of p
            agrochemicals, and surfactants, with water as the main byproduct.


            Martin Hulla earned his Ph.D. at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and h

            degree at Imperial College London. Since 2019, he has been an Assistant Professor at the D
            Inorganic Chemistry, Charles University, and he is the principal investigator of the GAČR 
            project.


            The group is a motivated and dynamic team combining Lewis acid synthesis, FLP preparation,
            CO? catalysis to develop innovative and environmentally friendly chemical processes.

            Learn more: Hulla group [ URL "https://natur.cuni.cz/chemie/katedry-a-pracoviste/katedra-a
            chemie/veda-a-vyzkum/hulla"]