PCET-controlled Chemoselective Transformations of Renewable Feedstocks (A06)

• Subject Area: Inorganic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation ; Organic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
• Term: since 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 510228793

As the central project for electrosynthetic protocol development, A06 targets the selective electrochemical conversion of the renewable polysaccharide chitosan into value-added products. PCET-based approaches for C–C bond cleavage via controlled generation of nitrogen radical intermediates rely on the use of molecular PCET mediators and extended solvent strategies. Design of Experiment-based approaches will be utilized for analyzing the large parameter space. Project A06 collaborates with A02/A05 (mediator development), A02/A04/A05 (electrochemical protocol development), C03 (device development), C05 (active anodes), and Ö01 (public outreach).

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1633: Pushing Electrons with Protons – Unifying Multi-Electron Redox Catalysis by Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer
• Applicant Institution: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Siegfried R. Waldvogel; Professor Dr. Kai Zhang