ESR 6 - UPV/EHU

Congratulations to MARTIN PAUZE !

Project: Asymmetric protonation of enol derivatives

UPV/EHU are seeking to appoint an ESR / PhD for 42 months to i) study computationally the optimal conditions for the asymmetric protonation of enol ethers with bifunctional thiourea/catalysts, ii) evaluate experimentally different thioureas, squaramides, and other dual H-bonding compounds as possible catalysts for the asymmetric protonation of enol derivatives iii) develop new H-bonding catalysts with improved features towards the studied reactions. The ESR will evaluate experimentally different thioureas, squaramides, and other dual H-bonding compounds as possible catalysts for the asymmetric protonation of enol derivatives, based on preliminary DFT studies as part of their Joint Degree Secondment at SU. A further 3-month Industrial Secondment at Cambrex will use optimal catalyst systems to prepare enantioenriched heteroaromatic fused ketones, focusing on privileged scaffolds and heterocycles of relevance to CAMBREX programs.

Informal Enquiries may be sent to Prof Enrique Gomez

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