A bisdirectional enantioselective Heck-Matsuda reaction

• Grant number: 19/11337-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2019
• End date: January 31, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Roque Duarte Correia
• Grantee: Daniel Lucas Pinho Feitosa Couto
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 14/25770-6 - New frontiers in cross-coupling reactions promoted by palladium: combining enantioselective catalysis, C-H activations, new materials and in flux reactions aiming at high efficiency and sustainability in synthetic processes, AP.TEM

Abstract

This project deals with the development of a novel method for the enantioselective Heck-Matsuda reaction in a bidirectional manner. The overall approach is a novel one among enantioselective reactions and holds the potential for future applications in organic synthesis aiming at the construction of complex building blocks.