Objective Fluorinated oxygen- or nitrogen-containing heterocycles (lactones, lactams, pyrrolidines and tetrahydrofurans) are important compounds with application in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industry or as performance compounds in material science. Enantioenriched F-heterocycles with the fluorine substituent on a stereogenic centre are of particular interest but are not easy to access using known protocols. The aim of this proposal is to develop an asymmetric route (including a catalytic variant) to fluorinated heterocycles from prochiral starting materials relying on a fluorocyclisation as the key step. The project builds on literature and data from our laboratory showing that activated and allylsilanes are amenable to fluorocyclisation. Two approaches will be considered to access enantioenriched fluorocyclised heterocycles, based on the use of both novel chiral N-F reagents and well-documented fluorinated cinchona alkaloid derivatives. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryhalogens Keywords Organic chemistry Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-IEF-2008 - Marie Curie Action: "Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-IEF-2008 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Coordinator THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD EU contribution € 171 867,63 Address WELLINGTON SQUARE UNIVERSITY OFFICES OX1 2JD Oxford United Kingdom See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Linda Pialek (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
