Supported organocatalysts and their applications in the upgrade of bioderived polyols: desymmetrisation of glycerol to obtain building blocks for fine and pharmaceutical chemicals prod

Información del proyecto

SOCUPols

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 658227

DOI

10.3030/658227

Proyecto finalizado el 16 Septiembre 2016

Fecha de la firma de la CE 23 Marzo 2015

Fecha de inicio 1 Febrero 2016

Fecha de finalización 31 Enero 2018

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 170 121,60

Aportación de la UE

€ 170 121,60

Coordinado por

FUNDACIO PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALA D'INVESTIGACIO QUIMICA
Spain

Objetivo

Cooperative nucleophilic-electrophilic catalysis by ionic liquids (IL) has been recognised as a powerful tool for sustainable chemical transformations. Some of these transformations proved to be suitable for biomass derived chemicals upgrade. The SOCUPols project aims at preparing novel organo-catalysts based on supported IL-like fragments for the upgrading of biomass derived polyols such as diols and glycerol. Unlike ionic liquids and other organic salts, these heterogeneous catalytic systems will be fully recyclable and suitable for continuous flow operation. Project development will focus on the overall process sustainability: (a) by developing new polymer supported catalysts for environmentally friendly transformations; (b) by using these catalysts for the selective chemical upgrading of diols and glycerol (transesterification/acetalisation reactions) using green solvents and reactants; (c) by using carbonate formation as a CO2 fixation strategy; (d) by modifying the catalytically active sites to carry out asymmetric transformations, thus achieving the desymmetrisation of glycerol towards chiral synthons for fine and pharmaceutical chemistry; (e) implementing the most promising transformations in continuous flow (CF).
This approach will be used for the design of simple and feasible strategies for the exploitation of renewable biogenic resources by retaining molecular complexity of biomass-derived material to prepare added value molecules and materials. This will represent a better alternative to low oxygen containing petroleum-derived feedstocks.
Through SOCUPols, Dr. Marco Noè, Experienced Researcher (ER) interested in sustainable chemistry and fine and pharmaceutical chemical synthesis, will pursue academic career development through a specific technical training and project managing expertise, integrated with complementary added-value non-scientific skills.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería ambiental › gestión de residuos › procesos de tratamiento de residuos › reciclaje
• ciencias naturales › ciencias químicas › química inorgánica › compuestos inorgánicos
• ciencias naturales › ciencias biológicas › bioquímica › biomoléculas › lípidos
• ciencias naturales › ciencias químicas › catálisis
• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería ambiental › energía y combustibles

Palabras clave

• sustainable chemistry
• organocatalysis
• ionic liquids
• continuous flow
• asymmetric transformations
• polymer supported
• glycerol
• onium salt
• process intensification

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2014-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2014

Coordinador

FUNDACIO PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALA D'INVESTIGACIO QUIMICA

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 170 121,60
• Dirección: AVENIDA PAISSOS CATALANS 16 ; 43007 Tarragona ; España
• Región: Este › Cataluña › Tarragona
• Tipo de actividad: Research Organisations
• Coste total: € 170 121,60