Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Alberta
$200,000.00
Chirality and Chirality Recognition
EF 2024-25
Résumé
A molecule is chiral if its mirror image cannot be superimposed onto itself. Chirality is ubiquitous in biological systems and essential for life. By creatively combining diverse areas of chiral science into her research program, Xu aims to provide answers to many challenges in chiral chemistry. Her team will design and execute original and innovative experiments to quantify intermolecular interactions responsible for chirality recognition/transfer/amplification in isolated molecular clusters, in solution, and at liquid/liquid interfaces. The research outcome will be important for developing a broad range of chiral technologies from sensors for pharmaceutical processes to novel catalysts for chiral drug syntheses.
Programme
Canada Research Chairs
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Alberta, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
CRC-2017-00347
Name nom
Xu, Yunjie
Department département
Chemistry - University of Alberta
Organization id
9
Institution établissement
University of Alberta
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
200000
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
RDF10401; RDF10406
Field of research list names en
Analytical chemistry;Physical chemistry (including structural)
Field of research list names fr
Chimie analytique;Chimie physique (y compris la chimie structurale)
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Chirality and Chirality Recognition
Keywords
Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy of Clusters; Hybrid IR Laser-Mass Spectroscopy; Vibrational Circular Dichroism and Raman Optical Activity; Non-Covalent Interactions; Helium Nanodroplet Isolation Spectroscopy; Chirality and Chirality Recognition; Mechanism of Chirality Transfer/Amplification; Reaction Intermediates; Solvent Effects; Liquid-Liquid Interfaces.
Application summary
A molecule is chiral if its mirror image cannot be superimposed onto itself. Chirality is ubiquitous in biological systems and essential for life. By creatively combining diverse areas of chiral science into her research program, Xu aims to provide answers to many challenges in chiral chemistry. Her team will design and execute original and innovative experiments to quantify intermolecular interactions responsible for chirality recognition/transfer/amplification in isolated molecular clusters, in solution, and at liquid/liquid interfaces. The research outcome will be important for developing a broad range of chiral technologies from sensors for pharmaceutical processes to novel catalysts for chiral drug syntheses.
