Preliminary Program subject to change
20013 Catalysis for Pharmaceuticals and Fine Chemicals
OverviewThis session focuses on catalytic processes and catalyst development for producing pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals.
Primary SponsorCatalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)
Co-Sponsor(s)Pharmaceuticals (See also Topical 2) (15b)

Chair

Marc Garland
National University of Singapore
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
4 Engineering Drive 4
Singapore, 117576
Singapore
Phone Number: (65)6874-6617
Fax Number: (65)6779-1936
Email: chemvg@nus.edu.sg

CoChair

Alexander Katz
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-1462
Phone Number: 510-643-3248
Fax Number: 510-642-4778
Email: katz@cchem.berkeley.edu
Stereoselective Synthesis of Alicylic Amines
S. David Jackson, K. F. Graham, K. T. Hindle, D. J. M. Williams and S. Wuttke, WestCHEM, Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
Development of Heterogeneous Group 4 Metallocenes: Synthesis, Application and Molecular Modelling
Heidrun Woelfler1, Georg Schitter1 and Johannes Khinast2, (1)Institute for Resource Efficient and Sustainable Systems, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 21/B, Graz, A-8010, Austria, (2)Rutgers University, 98 Brett Rd., Piscataway, NJ 08854
Biocatalysis of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics
Bernard Loo1, Karen M. Polizzi2, Javier Chaparro-Riggers3, Janna K. Billy4 and Andreas S. Bommarius4, (1)GIT, IBB 3428, 315 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332, (2)School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332, (3)School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, IBB 3428, 315 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332, (4)Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, 315 Ferst Drive N.W., Parker H. Petit Biotechnology Institute, Room 3310, Atlanta, GA 30332-0363
Catalytic Hydrogenation Reactions in Fine Chemicals: Applications in Tandem Synthesis and Relevant Reaction Engineering Issues
R. V. Chaudhari1, Narendra G. Patil1, Amit S. Chaudhari1 and Patrick L. Mills2, (1)Homogeneous Catalysis Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune-411008, India, (2)Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering, Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering, Texas A & M University-Kingsville, 700 University Blvd,MSC 188, Kingsville, TX 78363-8202
Copper Chloride - Assisted Oxidative Cyclization of Amidrazones Derivatives
Raid J. Abdel-Jalil1, Al-Nuaimi Musa1 and Samer I. Al-Gharabli2, (1)Chemistry Department, Hashemite University, Zarka, Jordan, (2)Chemical-Pharmaceutical Engineering Department, German-Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan
Understanding the Enhanced Enantioselectivity during Hydrogenation Using a Supported Ruthenium Mab Complex
Gustavo A. Fuentes1, Cuauhtemoc Pérez2 and Sergio A. Gómez1, (1)Department of Process Engineering, Universidad A. Metropolitana - Iztapalapa, A.P. 55-534, Mexico, DF, 09340, Mexico, (2)Department of Biological Systems, Universidad A. Metropolitana - Xochimilco, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Mexico, D.F., 04960, Mexico

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division