Rational design of chiral catalysts for asymmetric synthesis
Access to multi-stereocentre containing (sp3-rich) scaffolds is essential to improving outcomes in drug discovery, particularly in phenotypic-based approaches. This program focusses on combining modular chiral catalyst design and advanced theoretic methods to remove barriers to the synthetic preparation of sp3-rich compounds, including bioactive natural products with therapeutic potential.
Research Placement
Depending on student interest, there exists an opportunity to spend a greater period of time with the Krenske group at the University of Queensland learning quantum mechanical methods (eg density functional theory).