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EPSRC Reference: EP/E06356X/1
Title: Privileged Metallocene Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis
Principal Investigator: Richards, Dr C
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Department: Chemistry
Organisation: University of East Anglia
Scheme: Standard Research
Starts: 10 January 2008 Ends: 09 March 2010 Value (£): 183,239
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Catalysis & Applied Catalysis Chemical Synthetic Methodology
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
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Bulky cobalt metallocenes have recently found application in a number of asymmetric transformations characterised by high enantioselectivity. The further development of this area is hampered by the absence of a general methodology for the synthesis of planar chiral derivatives. A general solution to this problem is proposed involving asymmetric desymmetrisation by either metal catalysed cross-coupling and/or enantioselective halogen-metal exchange. The resulting non-racemic products will be used for the synthesis of representative P, PN and PP ligands, and also for the generation of palladium based and 'organocatalytic' rearrangement catalysts for application in asymmetric synthesis.
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