HIPOCAT

High Performance Lewis Acid Organocatalysis

Coordinatore	MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FUER KOHLENFORSCHUNG    more Spiacenti, non ci sono informazioni su questo coordinatore. Contattare Fabio per maggiori infomrazioni, grazie.
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Germany [DE]
Totale costo	2˙490˙000 €
EC contributo	2˙490˙000 €
Programma	FP7-IDEAS-ERC Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	ERC-2010-AdG_20100224
Funding Scheme	ERC-AG
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-02-01   -   2016-01-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FUER KOHLENFORSCHUNG  Organization address address: KAISER WILHELM PLATZ 1 city: MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR postcode: 45470 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Salome Cognome: Marenya Email: send email Telefono: 492083000000 Fax: 492083000000	DE (MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR)	hostInstitution	2˙490˙000.00
2	MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FUER KOHLENFORSCHUNG  Organization address address: KAISER WILHELM PLATZ 1 city: MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR postcode: 45470 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Benjamin Cognome: List Email: send email Telefono: 492083000000 Fax: 492083000000	DE (MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR)	hostInstitution	2˙490˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Although the demand for chiral enantiomerically pure molecules as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and liquid crystals is growing strongly, the use of asymmetric catalysis for their production is rare. The most common industrial method to produce enantiopure compounds is still chiral resolution, which wastes half of the material. This surprises considering that catalytic methods are potentially cost-, energy, and resource-saving, have a lesser impact on the environment, and are in line with the general concepts of green chemistry and sustainability. Recently organocatalysis has grown into one of three fundamental classes of asymmetric catalysts complementing metal- and biocatalysis. In principle, organocatalysts have many beneficial features such as air and moisture stability, non-toxicity, and easy accessibility, making them attractive for industrial applications. However, most organocatalysts are insufficiently active and require high catalysts loadings, counterbalancing these positive features. Remarkably, of the four types of organocatalysts, Brønsted bases and acids, and Lewis bases, and acids, organic Lewis acid catalysts have been almost entirely ignored. Very recently though, within the group of the applicant, the finding was made that such catalysts can be extremely active and enantioselective, suggesting the possibility for truly high performance organocatalysis. This proposal therefore aims at the design of novel organic Lewis acid catalysts, their exploration in asymmetric catalysis, and their mechanistic understanding. The program is expected to lead the way towards the next generation organocatalysts, which will rival the efficiency of the most active metal- and biocatalysts, and have the potential to profoundly change the way chiral molecules are made.'