The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $725,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Pittsburgh to develop a predictive model for the catalyst-controlled asymmetric Rh(I)-catalyzed Pauson-Khand reaction. Led by Professor Kay M. Brummond, this 3-year project will leverage expertise and resources from the University of Pittsburgh and Merck, Inc. to uncover key mechanistic insights and create a quantitative model for...
Under a $529,170 award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program (CFDA 47.049), Professor Robert Paton and his research team at Colorado State University (CSU) will develop new computational workflows to accelerate the discovery and optimization of highly selective catalysts. The project aims to advance mechanistic understanding and establish new quantitative descriptors for three key catalyst and ligand classes - hydrogen-bond donors,...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $499,999 Project Grant to the University of Notre Dame under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research on organometallic functionalization of colloidal nanocrystal surfaces for catalysis from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025. Under this award, Professor Emily Tsui and her research team will study the use of organometallic metal carbonyl fragments coordinated to the surfaces of semiconductor...
Under a $293,308 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), Purdue University is conducting research to develop new chiral catalysts for enantioselective photoredox-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions. The project aims to design efficient photochemical reactions to synthesize specific enantiomers of chiral organic molecules, which have important applications in...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $798,269 Project Grant to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (doing business as the University of Nebraska) through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The funding supports the development of new chemical reactions and catalysts to help chemists in industry, pharmaceuticals, and academia. The research team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is advancing an "in situ enzymatic screening" approach...
This $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research at Northwestern University to develop new atom-efficient catalytic transformations using earth-abundant metals. Professor Tobin Marks and his research group will discover, understand, and optimize f-element and d(0)-transition metal catalysts for three types of critical organic reactions, with the goal of making catalytic...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA #47.049) program, awarded a $649,863 Project Grant to The Ohio State University to study the fundamental design of new, more sustainable catalysts for carbon-element bond-forming reactions. The project, led by Professor Christine Thomas, aims to explore ligand design principles to promote the use of earth-abundant metals like iron and cobalt in catalytic transformations. Key activities include...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) award, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, provides $575,000 to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to study the development of new silicon-based molecules and their use as catalysts for efficient organic synthesis and renewable polymer production. The 3-year project, led by Professor Annaliese Franz, aims to design innovative multi-functional silanol ligands with unique properties that can enable the creation of...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $221,000 to Professor Karl Scheidt of Northwestern University to develop new catalytic transformations for accessing saturated heterocycles through August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. The funding supports research aiming to facilitate access to chiral heterocyclic compounds through new bond-forming reactions, enabling the efficient and...
This $650,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) funds an industrial-academic collaboration between Princeton University and the Merck Catalysis Laboratory. The goal is to develop new sustainable catalytic methods for the large-scale synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs using earth-abundant metals like iron, cobalt, and nickel instead of rare precious metals. The research aims to identify viable catalytic...