Andreas Pfaltz

Biography

 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, is Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Basel. His research focuses on the development of catalytic methods for organic synthesis, with special emphasis on metal-catalyzed asymmetric reactions.Pfaltz's early research was influenced by his PhD supervisor Albert Eschenmoser and was largely based around the synthesis of corrins, porphyrins and other macrocycles. During the second half of the 1980s he began to use fragments of these macrocycles as novel ligands for asymmetric catalysis, with chiral C2-symmetric semicorrins being the most successful example.Following the development of structurally related bis(oxazoline)sPfaltz began using and developing various oxazoline based ligands, making significant contributions to the known chemistry of phosphinooxazolines.His current research activities remain focused on ligand development, asymmetric catalysis and catalyst screening.

Research Interest

 Metal-catalyzed asymmetric reactions Asymmetric catalysis