Project description
Cross-fertilisation is sowing the seeds for a new era of catalysts
Synthetic chemistry is critical to fields from biomedicine to industrial chemistry. In multiple reaction steps, new compounds can be formed through functionalisation of existing ones. Catalytic functionalisation of carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds is an intense area of research. The range of substrates is virtually limitless, including hydrocarbons, complex organic compounds, and synthetic and biological polymers. C-H functionalisation based on this unlimited repertoire of starting points is believed to have the potential to revolutionise the synthesis of complex molecules. The persistent challenge is the amazing stability of the C-H bond. The EU-funded CUBE project is pulling together insights from numerous fields regarding pioneering copper-containing biological and synthetic catalysts. This cross-fertilisation is expected to lead to exotic fruit with unprecedented catalytic benefits.
Field of science
- /natural sciences/biological sciences/biochemistry/biomolecules/proteins/enzymes
Topic(s)
Call for proposal
ERC-2019-SyG
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Funding Scheme
ERC-SyG - Synergy grantHost institution
0313 Oslo
Norway
Beneficiaries (4)
0313 Oslo
1433 As
10124 Torino
80539 Muenchen
