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EPSRC Reference: GR/M23021/01
Title: RESOLUTION METHODS FOR ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS
Principal Investigator: Caddick, Professor S
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Department: Chemistry
Organisation: University of Sussex
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 01 February 1999 Ends: 31 July 2001 Value (£): 96,937
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Asymmetric Chemistry Biological & Medicinal Chem.
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The project will examine new resolution methods for asymmetric synthesis and will largely focus on Dynamic Kinetic Resolution (DKR) which can produce desired products in yields greater than 50%. We will examine the scope of our recently developed DKR methodology and examine applications to a diverse range of alpha-amino acid derivatives. These will include carbo- and hetero-cyclic aromatic derivatives and labelled (D/F) amino acids. We will extend the approach by using a range of nucleophiles in the DKR process. We will then delineate the scope and limitations of our new auxiliary cleavage protocol and evaluate a new peptide coupling procedure. We will also evaluate a range of new kinetic resolutions (KR) and some sequences involving both DKR and KR. We will also investigate the opportunities for catalysis by examining substitution reactions of salts derived from alfa-halo-carbonyl compounds, this work is essential for the development of catalytic DKR methodologies.
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