Development of Novel Organocatalysts Based on Sugar Derivatives

• Project/Area Number: 15H06317
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Organic chemistry
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Sakamoto Ryu 京都大学, 理学研究科, 特定助教 (50756476)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 有機分子触媒 / 糖 / 不斉合成

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We designed novel sugar-based organocatalysts, and investigated the synthesis of them. By using commercially available sugars, we successfully synthesized some intermediates of the catalysts. While we could not yet obtained the catalysts, the present study provided new insights for the design of synthetic route for sugar-based catalysts.