Fine and pharma

Within the Fine Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Cluster the following highly innovative research projects have been allocated:

First phase:

Selective catalytic substitution of hydroxyl groups by C- or N-nucleophiles
Group: F.P.J.T. Rutjes, F.L. van Delft (Radboud University Nijmegen)
PhD: H.A. van Kalkeren

New reactions to chiral amines from alcohols and ketones
Group: J.N.H. Reek, B. de Bruin (Van ‘t Hoff Institute, University of Amsterdam)
PhD: Y. Gümrükçü

Catalytic SN2-substitution of alcohols
Group: I.W.C.E. Arends, U. Hanefeld, K. Djanashvili (Delft University of Technology)
PhD: T. Müller

Amines from alcohols: hydrogen shuttling by transition metal catalysts
Group: D. Vogt, C. Müller (Eindhoven University of Technology)
PhD: D.L.L. Pingen

Catalytic C-C bond formation
Group: B.L. Feringa, J.G. de Vries (University of Groningen)
PhD: C.M. Nicklaus

C-H activation in asymmetric addition reactions
Group: A. J. Minnaard (University of Groningen)
PhD: A.L.N.R. Gottumukkala

Hydrogenolysis of esters and amides
Group: C.J. Elsevier (University of Amsterdam)
PhD: E. Jansen

Second phase:

Stereoselective iron-catalyzed CO- and CC-bond formation
Group: F.P.J.T. Rutjes, F.L. van Delft (Radboud University Nijmegen)
PhD: F. van der Pijl

Fine chemicals from cashew nut shell oil. 3-Hydroxystyrene and 3,5-dihydroxystyrene as building blocks
Group: J.G. de Vries, H.J. Heeres (University of Groningen)
PhD: vacancy

Terpenes as starting material for nitrogen heterocycles using aza-Wacker, aza-Heck, and amino Heck reactions
Group: A.J. Minnaard, J.G. de Vries (University of Groningen)
PhD: M. Jäger

Synthesis of (chiral) amines derived from biorenewable substrates
Group: J.N.H Reek, J.I. van der Vlugt (University of Amsterdam)
PD: M. Ferreira

Selective catalytic oxidation
Group: B.L. Feringa (University of Groningen)
PhD: vacancy

Renewable catalysts for renewable resources. Chiral 2-hydroxyacids via the oxa-Michael reaction on platform chemicals and terpenes
Group: J.G. Roelfes, J.G. de Vries, B.L. Feringa (University of Groningen)
PhD: vacancy