Ben Feringa
Professor of Organic chemistry and molecular sciences
University of Groningen
Department
Synthetic Organic Chemistry - Stratingh Institute for Chemistry
Contact information
Room
Nijenborgh 4
Email address
b.l.feringa@rug.nl
Key expertises
Organic Chemistry, Catalysis and Synthesis, Molecular Nanotechnology, Chemistry Systems
About me
The urgent need to develop novel chemistry for the sustainable industrial processes and products of the future. Specifically I would like to discover novel waste free catalytic processes like direct coupling strategies, electrochemical methods for synthesis and introduce smart and responsive functional materials.About my research
Discovery of chiral phosphoramidite ligands for catalytic enantioselective C-C bond formation and hydrogenation. In particular the development of conjugate addition and allylic alkylation with excellent stereocontrol. Anti-Markovnikov Wacker oxidation, low energy, low waste catalytic cross coupling with organolithium reagents and direct catalytic amine alkylation with alcohols. The design of chiroptical molecular switches and unidirectional rotary motors that enables the design of dynamic functional molecular systems. This is the basis for smart materials, photopharmacology, responsive catalysts and molecular machines.Academic career
Publications
Electron-Poor Butenolides: The Missing Link between Acrylates and Maleic Anhydride in Radical Polymerization
M.L. Lepage, G. Alachouzos, J.G.H. Hermens, N. Elders, K.J. van den Berg, and B.L. Feringa
An organic perspective on photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide
T. Freese, J.T. Meijer, B.L. Feringa, S.B. Beil
Formation of substituted dioxanes in the oxidation of gum arabic with periodate
H.S. Siebe, A.S. Sardjan, S.C. Maßmann, J. Flapper, K.J. van den Berg, N.N.H.M. Eisink, A.P.M. Kentgens, B.L. Feringa, A. Kumar, and W.R. Browne
Hydrazone-based boron difluoride complexes as triplet photosensitizers for singlet oxygen generation
S. van Vliet, J.G.H. Hermens, Y. Fu, L. Pfeifer, and B.L. Feringa
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