Project Grant 2453672
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Vanderbilt University $524,592 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to support research exploring mechanochemical control of synthesis and applications to catalysis from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. Professor Timothy Hanusa of Vanderbilt University will investigate chemical reactions that can occur through grinding or ball milling with little to no solvent, aiming to develop more...
- This $575,000 National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry Project Grant supports the development of new methods for the chemical synthesis of cyclic organic molecules at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026. Professor Rick L. Danheiser will study new cycloaddition and annulation strategies to provide researchers in academia and industry with more efficient tools for synthesizing medically, agriculturally and industrially important compounds...
- This $450,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences supports research by Professor Gregory Friestad at the University of Iowa. The goal is to develop new methods to efficiently synthesize structurally complex small molecules from simple hydrocarbon precursors, with applications in medicinal and natural products chemistry. The project will leverage transition metal-catalyzed addition and epoxidation reactions to access...
- This Project Grant award, funded by the Division of Chemistry within the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $500,000 to Professors Angus Lamar and Gordon Purser at the University of Tulsa. The award supports their research into new methods for the modification of arenols and heteroarenols, which are compounds used in medicines, agricultural products, and advanced materials. The goal is to develop operationally simple organic...
- This $312,307 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research project between the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and the University of California-Davis. The researchers will study and develop new methodology to improve the efficiency and functionality of rhodium-based catalysts for organic transformations. The project aims to uncover new concepts in catalyst control by investigating remote...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $450,001 to support a collaborative research project led by Professor Stanislav Groysman of Wayne State University and Professor Richard L. Lord of Grand Valley State University. The project aims to develop new synthetic routes towards valuable organic compounds like cyclopropanes, azetidinimines, and ketenimines that have important pharmaceutical...
- This federal Project Grant award of $600,000.00 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049). The award will support a project led by Professor Diao of New York University (NYU) to study the design of new bidentate chiral nitrogen-based ligands for use in asymmetric catalysis. This research aims to develop more efficient and environmentally-friendly methods for synthesizing small molecule...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, is supporting Professor Rashad Karimov of Auburn University in developing new catalytic methods to synthesize complex, non-aromatic heterocyclic molecules commonly found in medicines and natural products. The $590,557 award, with a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, aims to improve the synthesis of these important molecular structures by...
- This $640,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Federal Grant Program, supports a collaborative research effort between Professors Wooley and Darensbourg of Texas A&M University. The objective is to develop sustainable synthetic methodologies that harness the chemical diversity of natural products to produce next-generation macromolecular materials. The proposed work aims to...
- Professor Kutateladze of the University of Denver will use a $575,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant from the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to further develop photoassisted approaches for the synthesis of complex heterocyclic molecules with potentially useful therapeutic properties. Over a three-year period from September 2023 through August 2026, his research aims to expand the synthetic photochemistry toolbox, specifically excited state intramolecular...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $380,000 to Vanderbilt University to develop new synthetic methods for the creation of organic molecules containing bicyclic groups. The award, effective from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2027, will enable Professor Schley and the research team to craft increasingly complex 3D molecular structures, contributing techniques to enhance innovation in the U.S. fine chemical and specialty chemical industries. The project will also provide training in advanced chemistry techniques to students, including those from local Tennessee community colleges, to build a skilled and competitive scientific workforce. The grant supports the development of methods for synthesizing organometallic compounds of strained bicyclic groups, which will be applied in palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling and 1,2-hydrometalation chemistry processes useful for the chemical industry.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $380.0k | 8/27/25 |