Boron-Boron Exchange Catalysis

该博士生将开发和展示一种基于主族元素的新催化流形。主族催化剂的高活性与硼酸酯的稳定性相结合。主族催化剂将被用来对底物进行功能化，而硼酸酯将被用来提供稳定的产品。这一可持续催化模式的潜力将在广泛使用和具有重要工业意义的变革中得到展示。主要目标：合成、表征和应用新型主族催化剂在合成和工业转化中的应用。关键技术：有机和无机合成、反应优化、催化剂开发和改进、化合物表征。物理、有机和无机反应监测相结合的新方法，用于催化剂机理和基本反应活性的监测。

This PhD studentship will develop and demonstrate a new catalysis manifold based on main group elements. The high reactivity of main group catalysts will be combined with the stability of a boronic ester. The main group catalyst will be used to functionalise the substrate and a boronic ester will be used to give a bench-stable product. The potential of this sustainable catalytic paradigm will be demonstrated in widely used and industrially important transformations. Key objects: Synthesis, characterise and apply new main group catalysts in synthetically and industrially relevant transformations. Key techniques: Organic and inorganic synthesis, reaction optimisation, catalyst development and improvement, compound characterisation. Novel combination of physical organic and inorganic reaction monitoring to catalyst mechanism and fundamental reactivity.