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04/2022 "Organic chemistry under extreme conditions: Prof. Peter R. Schreiner receives ERC Advanced Grant"

Top researcher at the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Giessen awarded the most important European funding prize - 2.5 million euros for the next five years

Prof. Dr. Peter R. Schreiner Photo: Katrina Friese
Light at the end of the tunnel: A "tunnel" plays a central role in the research work of chemist Prof. Dr. Peter R. Schreiner. The internationally renowned and multi-award-winning top researcher, who is considered one of the pioneers of organocatalysis, has discovered the mechanism of tunneling control of reactions with his team at the Institute of Organic Chemistry at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) and demonstrated its prevalence. In addition to thermodynamic and kinetic control, he was thus able to scientifically establish a third driving force of chemical reactions: "Tunneling" is important both for understanding and designing chemical reactions. To continue and expand his groundbreaking research on "tunneling" as a driving force for chemical reactions, Prof. Schreiner receives an ERC Advanced Grant. The European Union will fund his project "Cold Organic Chemistry" (COLDOC) with 2.5 million euros over the next five years.

 

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