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Supramolecular asymmetric catalysis: Chirality transfer in coordination cages (Cage Cat)

Principal investigator

S

K

Srećko Kirin, dr. sc.

Srecko.Kirin@irb.hr

+385 1 457 1367
Project type
Znanstveno-istraživački projekti
Programme
Research Projects
Financier
Croatian Science Foundation
Start date
Dec 15th 2023
End date
Dec 14th 2027
Status
Active
Total cost
197160 EUR
More information
CroRIS project page

Within this project we propose the use of a catalytic system containing a coordination cage host and a chiral guest. The working hypothesis is that the transmission of chirality from the chiral guest to the achiral cage host can induce enantioselectivity of a catalytic reaction outside of the cage. The host-guest chemistry of these coordination cages will be studied by experimental and computational methods in order to identify the most suitable guests for particular cages.