• The Institute carries out basic research in organic and organometallic chemistry, in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis as well as in theoretical chemistry. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Homogeneous Catalysis Department, led by Nobel Prize laureate Benjamin List, focuses on the development of new catalysis concepts within the areas of organocatalysis, transition metal catalysis, and, to some extent, biocatalysis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since 1999, the group concentrates on enantioselective organocatalysis as a fundamental approach complementing biocatalysis and transition metal catalysis. (wikipedia.org)
  • This idea has not only progressed within the department but also at other institutions around the globe into a general strategy for asymmetric synthesis applied in organocatalysis as well as in transition metal catalysis and Lewis acid catalysis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Catalysis may be classified as either homogeneous , whose components are dispersed in the same phase (usually gaseous or liquid) as the reactant, or heterogeneous , whose components are not in the same phase. (wikipedia.org)
  • Scientists of the department of Homogeneous Catalysis have published a new paper with Science. (mpg.de)
  • PhD student in the Department of Homogeneous Catalysis receives the 2022 Thiel Award for the best research publication of the past year. (mpg.de)
  • Roberta Properzi is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in Prof. List's Department of Homogeneous Catalysis at the MPI für Kohlenforschung. (mpg.de)
  • They have a profound interest in developing "new reactions", designing and identifying new principles for the development of organocatalysts, expanding the scope of already developed catalysts such as proline, using organocatalysis in the synthesis of natural products and pharmaceuticals, and also investigating the mechanism by which organocatalysts activate their substrates. (wikipedia.org)
  • Analogous events associated with substrate binding and product dissociation apply to homogeneous catalysts. (waystoworld.com)
  • The studies on heterogeneous catalysts applied in biomass conversion are in dynamic growth, although still efforts have to be done considering that several industrial plants are still based on the use of homogeneous catalysts. (lidsen.com)
  • The word organocatalysis refers to the process of accelerating up chemical reactions by adding a substoichiometric amount of an organic component. (catalysiscongress.com)
  • She also investigates sustainable approaches to homogeneous or heterogeneous metal-catalysed processes by combining enabling technologies (ultrasounds, microwaves, and flow systems) with non-conventional media [e.g., glycerol, water, poly(ethylene)glycols, and PEG-based ionic liquids] or in micellar conditions (in water and glycerol). (beilstein-institut.de)
  • Christmann used this quote from philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer to emphasize the importance of List's discovery of asymmetric organocatalysis. (mpg.de)
  • For this purpose, the hydrophobic ion pairing (HIP), which allows solubilising enzymes in apolar solvents by an ion pairing between the protein and a surfactant, has been investigated as effective enzymatic derivatisation technique to improve the catalytic activity under homogeneous conditions in non conventional media. (unibo.it)