The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) was awarded a $798,376 project grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to develop switchable organometallic catalysts for the selective and iterative formation of carbon-carbon bonds. The research aims to create a catalyst system that can be toggled between activating different types of carbon-halogen bonds (sp2 or sp3) using light, enabling sequential, one-pot reactions to rapidly build complex organic molecules relevant to drug discovery. The project will train a diverse group of graduate students, undergraduates, and postdoctoral researchers in organic, organometallic, and physical organic chemistry. The 5-year project period commenced on July 1, 2024.
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