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Background and Objectives

State of the art:

• 2 general rivaling concepts for producing single enantiomers
• Development/application of enantioselective synthesis techniques
• Non-selective synthesis in combination with advanced downstream separation techniques and recycling strategies
• The 2 concepts have been hardly combined and considered in a holistic way.

Possible Pathways for Enantiopure Products

Objective:

• Integrated approach combining synergetically the available chemical and physical methods to effectively and efficiently produce single enantiomers at high purity

Strategy/Approach

• Formation of a consortium of groups specialized in the individual process technologies (synthesis, separation, racemization)
• Adding profound expertise in mathematical analysis, process synthesis and optimization of combined processes
• Systematic study of innovative and not yet investigated process options
• Development of user-friendly and widely applicable tools for process design
• Selection and study of challenging and representative model and industrially relevant compounds
• Direct evaluation of newly developed concepts by multi-national industrial partners

Methodology