Cristian Pezzato
EPFL SB ISIC LCS
BCH 3407 (Batochime UNIL)
Av. F.-A. Forel 2
CH-1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://lcs.epfl.ch
Fields of expertise
Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry, Molecular Switches and Machines, Electrochemistry, Photoacids
Current work
Currently, we deal with the design, synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of protonated merocyanine photoacids, a class of reversible photoswitches capable of releasing a proton following visible light absorption.Professional course
Ambizione Group Leader
SNSF
EPFL (CH)
2019-present
Postdoctoral Fellow
J. F. Stoddart Group
Northwestern University (US)
2015-2018
PhD
L. J. Prins Group
University of Padova (IT)
2012-2015
Publications
Selected publications
| C. Berton, D. M. Busiello, S. Zamuner, R. Scopelliti, F. Fadaei-Tirani, K. Severin and C. Pezzato* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, Accepted |
Light-switchable buffers |
| C. Berton, D. M. Busiello, S. Zamuner, E. Solari, R. Scopelliti, F. Fadaei-Tirani, K. Severin and C. Pezzato* Chem. Sci. 2020,11, 8457-8468 |
Thermodynamics and kinetics of protonated merocyanine photoacids in water |
| Y. Qiu, B. Song, C. Pezzato, […], R. D. Astumian, X. Li and J. Fraser Stoddart Science 2020, 368, 1247-1253 |
A precise polyrotaxanes synthesizer |
| C. Pezzato, M. T. Nguyen, D. J. Kim, O. Anamimoghadam, L. Mosca and J. Fraser Stoddart Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 9325-9329 |
Controlling dual molecular pumps electrochemically |
| C. Pezzato and L. J. Prins Nature Commun. 2015, 6, 7790 |
Transient signal generation in a self-assembled nanosystem fueled by ATP |
Teaching & PhD
PhD Programs
Doctoral Program in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering