Research interests of the Vargas Lab

Based on boron compounds and on [MB] (M = Fe(II), Fe (III), Co(II)) systems, our research is mainly focused on:

- the design of mononuclear first-row transition metal complexes with switchable spin-states
- the investigation of the trapping of metastable electronic states through electronic effects and structural constraints
- the investigation of metal-free catalysis/bond activation and on small molecule capture
- the development and application of DFT approach for systems presenting strong static correlation