Green Chemistry @ MUN

GreenCentre has recently in-licensed a catalyst technology from Memorial University and University of Prince Edward Island capable of producing well-defined polymers and fine chemical compounds. Iron-containing catalysts synthesized by the Kozak group at Memorial are being further developed by partners at GreenCentre for use in synthetic chemistry that can potentially be used in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Also, these catalysts have been used by Prof. Mike Shaver and his group, our collaborators at University of Prince Edward Island, to mediate radical-initiated polymerization reactions. Iron, being an inexpensive, abundant and benign metal, is hoped to enhance the sustainability of manufacturing of high-value compounds.