# New Catalysts, Strategies and Methods for Stereoselective Chemical Synthesis

> **NIH NIH R35** · BOSTON COLLEGE · 2020 · $555,426

## Abstract

Project Summary:
Stereochemically defined organic molecules play a crucial role in drug development and
advances in medicine. Catalytic, efficient, selective, broadly applicable, practical (scalable)
methods that provide access to such entities, and that are sustainable and cost effective (e.g., no
precious metals) are much needed and in great demand. Despite notable recent advances, existing
methods for the preparation of important bioactive compounds often do not satisfy many of the
above criteria. The principal goal of this program is to design catalysts, and develop methods that
address the above issues.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9841943
- **Project number:** 5R35GM130395-02
- **Recipient organization:** BOSTON COLLEGE
- **Principal Investigator:** AMIR H HOVEYDA
- **Activity code:** R35 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $555,426
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-01-01 → 2023-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9841943

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9841943, New Catalysts, Strategies and Methods for Stereoselective Chemical Synthesis (5R35GM130395-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9841943. Licensed CC0.

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