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SUMMARY:SCCER-talk/ Sustainable Chemistry with Homogeneous and Heterogeneo
 us Catalysts: What are the Differences?
DTSTART:20161018T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T225901Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Matthias Beller\, Universität Rostock\, Germany\nDespit
 e numerous important methodological advancements in all areas of chemistry
 \, still most organic synthesis as well as the industrial production of ch
 emicals can be improved. Currently\, more than 80% of all products of the 
 chemical industry are made via catalysis. In this regard\, the development
  of new and more efficient catalysts constitutes a key factor for achievin
 g a sustainable production of all kinds of chemicals today and in the futu
 re. Here\, several major challenges will be presented in the talk\; e.g. t
 he selective reduction of amides to bio-relevant amines. Furthermore\, it 
 will be shown that recently developed molecular-defined as well as nano-st
 ructured cobalt and iron catalysts enable us to perform catalytic hydrogen
 ation processes of esters and nitro derivatives with high yields and unpre
 cedented selectivity. Specific examples which demonstrate the potential of
  catalytic processes with bio-relevant metal complexes compared to more tr
 aditional catalytic reactions will include apart from hydrogenations also 
 dehydrogenations for the synthesis of heterocycles. In the future\, also f
 or industrial processes improved economics based on the presented novel ca
 talysts might be expected. Acknowledgement: EPFL\, SCCER and CTI are thank
 ed for financial support.  
LOCATION:BCH 3118 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BCH%203118
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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