Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0558754

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0558754

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The Baylis-Hillman Reaction: Asymmetric Organocatalysis and Applications. Many drugs come in two chiral mirror images (enantiomers) where the therapeutic effect is usually associated with only one while the other has no effect or can be harmful as was the case with thalidomide. Chemical reactions that yield just the desired mirror image, or enantiomer, and not the other are therefore in great demand and heavily pursued by the pharmaceutical, fine chemical and materials industries as a frontier technology. This project will result in the development of novel catalytic reactions that allow the synthesis of chiral chemicals in a cost-efficient and green manner needed by many industries, and also training of students with highly desirable synthetic skills to lead the next wave in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $220,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Organic Chemistry | Physical Organic Chemistry | Organic Chemical Synthesis |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Higher education | Chemical sciences

Other Keywords

Chemical sciences | Higher education | Organic Chemical Synthesis | Organic Chemistry | Physical Organic Chemistry

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