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EPSRC Reference: GR/R62366/01
Title: Mass Activated Fraction Collection for Organic Chemistry.
Principal Investigator: Ley, Professor S
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Novartis
Department: Chemistry
Organisation: University of Cambridge
Scheme: JREI
Starts: 01 April 2002 Ends: 31 March 2005 Value (£): 40,281
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Biological & Medicinal Chem. Chemical Biology
Chemical Synthetic Methodology Combinatorial Chemistry
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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The equipment requested will underpin the activity of 45 PhD and post doctoral workers in the following areas:Total synthesis of biologically active natural products.Complex carbohydrates and GPI analogues as biological probesCombinatorial chemistry and polymer supported reagentsButane- 1,2-Diacetals: New building blocks for asymmetric synthesisThe chemistry of 7c-allyltricarbonyliron lactone complexesThe primary aim of the group is the development of new synthetic methods and their application to the synthesis of biologically important molecules. We are developing new enabling methods for complex oligosaccharide synthesis and preparing a number of analogues of GPI anchors to be used as biological probes. A key aspect of recent work within our group has focused on the utility of polymer supported reagents in organic synthesis. The application of these reagents offers tremendous opportunities for multi-step synthesis and solution phase library generation. We are working on the use of butane-1,2-diacetals to generate of low carbon count building blocks for asymmetric synthesis. The chemistry of 7t-allyltricarbonyliron lactone complexes is under investigation to develop these complexes as chiral templates for remote asymmetric induction
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