New ion-pair species-driven strategies for complex molecule synthesis. Alcohols are ubiquitous and found in a broad-spectrum of natural resources ranging from petroleum to biomass feedstocks. Their fr

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New ion-pair species-driven strategies for complex molecule synthesis. Alcohols are ubiquitous and found in a broad-spectrum of natural resources ranging from petroleum to biomass feedstocks. Their frequent use to prepare valuable materials such as medicines and polymers is driven by the well-known reactivities of the molecule. This project aims to discover innovative and efficient chiral catalytic systems that allow these common building blocks to react in a completely novel way to make new compounds. The catalytic strategies will be of extensive utility by enabling the design and sustainable manufacture of agrochemicals, medicines, and functional materials. This will provide major benefits such as training the next wave of Australian synthetic chemists and wealth creation by supporting the chemical sciences.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3405 - Organic Chemistry. Lead: Prof Philip Chan