ERC Advanced Grant · 2021
Organocatalysis has drastically advanced stereoselective chemical synthesis. From an underdeveloped niche area, it has become the most frequently applied approach to asymmetric synthesis. Organocatalysis is also developing into a technology, which can be used to make pharmaceuticals, scents, and other fine chemicals. However, the early stages of industrial chemistry, the upgrading of hydrocarbon-based alkenes, arenes, and alkanes, are still largely dominated by heterogeneous and transition metal catalysts. Here we will address the question if a selective, Early-Stage Organocatalysis (ESO) can be developed that directly delivers high-value substances from abundantly available hydrocarbon…
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