Chemistry and the Great Energy Transition

The investigation of fundamental phenomena in photochemistry and photophysics is a privileged path to explore molecules, supermolecules and materials of wide and sometimes unexpected interest in the area of sustainable chemistry and energy conversion [1-4]. This fundamental research will be framed in the context of the ongoing energy transition from conventional to renewable energy sources [5]. Some key challenges and bottlenecks of this complex process will be discussed, highlighting the leading role that chemistry can play in this context, also in the frame of large interdisciplinary projects [6]. [1] M. Mohankumar, M. Holler, E. Meichsner, J.-F. Nierengarten, F. Niess, J.-P. Sauvage, B. Delavaux-Nicot, E. Leoni, F. Monti, J. M. Malicka, M. Cocchi, E. Bandini, N. Armaroli, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 2336-2347. [2] Y. Troiez, A. D. Finke, F. Silvestri, F. Monti, B. Ventura, C. Boudon, J.-P. Gisselbrecht, W. B. Schweizer, J.-P. Sauvage, N. Armaroli, F. Diederich, Chem.-Eur. J. 2018, 24, 10422-10433. [3] A. Gualandi, E. Matteucci, F. Monti, A. Baschieri, N. Armaroli, L. Sambri, P. G. Cozzi, Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 1613-1620. [4] T. Mileti?, E. Pavoni, V. Trifiletti, A. Rizzo, A. Listorti, S. Colella, N. Armaroli, D. Bonifazi, ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 2016, 8, 27966-27973. [5] N. Armaroli, V. Balzani, Chem.-Eur. J. 2016, 22, 32-57. [6] www.sunriseflagship.eu