Entry Date:
February 12, 2007

Development of New Catalysts for Carbonylation Reactions of Importance to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Principal Investigator Stephen Buchwald


The purpose of this project is to develop new catalysts that allow for the ready preparation of carboxylic acids, esters and amides. Chemical processes that can be utilized to carry out important chemical transformations in an environmentally benign, safe and efficient manner are extremely important in the pharmaceutical industry.