Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Lethbridge
$120,000.00
Organofluorine Chemistry and Catalysis
FY 2024-25
Summary
Fluorine has become vital to the development of drugs, agrochemical agents and fine materials, but
is almost exclusive to anthropogenic organic compounds. Now an emerging field, organofluorine
chemistry requires greener chemical processes and shorter syntheses due to its increased number
of applications. As a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Organofluorine Chemistry and Catalysis, Dr.
Hamel will lead an innovative research program that uses catalysis as a strategic tool for the
development of fluorinative transformations, to functionalize fluorinated compounds, and to enable
defluorinative processes through chemo-, regio- and enantioselective C¿H, C¿C and C¿F bond
scission.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2020-00156
Name nom
Hamel, Jean-Denys
Department département
Chemistry and Biochemistry - University of Lethbridge
Organization id
12
Institution établissement
University of Lethbridge
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10403
Field of research list names en
Organic chemistry
Field of research list names fr
Chimie organique
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Organofluorine Chemistry and Catalysis
Keywords
fluorine chemistry; fluorination; organic synthesis; asymmetric ; synthesis; catalysis; transition metals; C-H activation; C-C ; activation; C-F activation
Application summary
Fluorine has become vital to the development of drugs, agrochemical agents and fine materials, but
is almost exclusive to anthropogenic organic compounds. Now an emerging field, organofluorine
chemistry requires greener chemical processes and shorter syntheses due to its increased number
of applications. As a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Organofluorine Chemistry and Catalysis, Dr.
Hamel will lead an innovative research program that uses catalysis as a strategic tool for the
development of fluorinative transformations, to functionalize fluorinated compounds, and to enable
defluorinative processes through chemo-, regio- and enantioselective C¿H, C¿C and C¿F bond
scission.
