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EPSRC Reference:	EP/F029772/1
Title:	Metathesis Reactions as the Basis for Construction of Aromatic Compounds: Application to Both Methodology and Synthesis
Principal Investigator:	Donohoe, Professor T
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Department:	Oxford Chemistry
Organisation:	University of Oxford
Scheme:	Standard Research
Starts:	01 September 2008	Ends:	31 August 2010	Value (£):	191,290
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Chemical Synthetic Methodology
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Chemicals
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Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 10 Oct 2007 Chemistry Prioritisation Panel (Science) Announced
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Chemistry is a dynamic subject that is at the centre of many different scientific advances. Organic chemistry is concerned with the reactivity of carbon in all its different forms and can be viewed as the chemistry taking place within living things. Chemists are constantly looking for new ways of designing and building molecules (synthetic chemistry is molecular architecture) and this proposal describes a short and powerful new way of making valuable molecules using a new type of catalyst. The molecules at the heart of the proposal are aromatic compounds which have special properties and are the building blocks of most known pharmaceutical agents. Therefore, it is imperative that we have novel, efficient and powerful methods for making new aromatic compounds so that we can study and use them. In addition, the development of new catalysts is also important because it makes chemical reactions run faster, cleaner and with less waste: this is clearly a good thing for industry and also for the environment.
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