Lucile Anthore-Dalion, a CNRS researcher at NIMBE in the LCMCE group, was awarded an ERC Starting Grant for the DECAF project. The project aims to develop innovative cross-coupling reactions using carboxylic esters as safer and more accessible bifunctional reagents than traditional reactants.
DECAF seeks to overcome kinetic limitations of these reactions and establish new photocatalytic methodologies under visible light to synthesize complex molecules more sustainably. The results could have significant impact in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and materials science.
