Reseach Activities - Prof. Johannes G. de Vries
Expertise
- Homogeneous Catalysis
- Enantioselective Homogeneous Hydrogenation (MonoPhos)
- Enantioselective transfer hydrogenation (Ruthenacycles and iridacycles)
- Palladium-catalysed C-C bond formation (Homeopathic palladium for Heck & Suzuki reactiosn)
- Coppper-catalysed aminations
- Hydroformylation
- Methoxycarbonylation
- Isomerisation
- Use of combinations of enzymes and transition metal catalysts
- Catalysis with nanoparticles
- High Throughput Experimentation
Current Research Interests
- Catalytic conversion of renewable resources and platform chemicals.
- Catalytic conversion of platform chemicals into monomers for polymers such as butadiene, adiponitrile, caprolactam, adipic acid, etc.
- Use of microreactors and flow chemistry
- Selective conversions on sugars.
- Mechanism of homogeneous transition metal catalyzed reactions