Research group Kalman Szabo group
The main interest of the Szabó group is development of selective synthesis using transition-metal catalysis and organocatalysis targeting mainly fluorine and boron containing organic molecules.
Development of new methodology for synthesis of organofluorine compounds
One of three recently registered drug substances contain at least one carbon-fluorine bond. The efforts of the Szabó group are focused on synthesis of new compounds containing C-F, C-CF
New methodology for fluorine-18 labelling of small organic molecules
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is currently one of the most advanced medicinal diagnostic methods. PET imaging enables non-invasive monitoring of biochemical/pharmaceutical processes in living organisms. Fluorine-18 labelled compounds are one of the most important tracers in PET diagnostics. The research group is involved in development of new fluorine-18 labelled tracers, which are suitable for diagnostics of cancer and inflammatory disorders.
Asymmetric organocatalysis for synthesis of organoboron reagents
Organoboron compounds are very important building blocks for synthesis of complex bioactive molecules. The Szabó group has developed new methodology for synthesis of chiral organoboron compounds, which are important in asymmetric synthesis. Using boron reagents in selective, catalytic synthesis of new carbon-hetero atom and carbon-carbon bond containing molecules is also a part of the Szabó group's main research interest.
Group members
Group managers
Kálmán J Szabó
Professor
Members
Tautvydas Kireilis
Doktorand
Linus Johansson Holm
Doktorand
Mingming Huang
Postdoc
Marie Deliaval
Utbildningsassistent
Kevin Bajerke
Dokorand
