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 Research
in organic chemistry at MIT addresses a broad spectrum of important problems
of current interest and includes investigations at the frontier of bioorganic
chemistry, organic synthesis, and materials science. Specific areas of research
include protein glycosylation and protein design, chemosensors, liquid crystals,
supramolecular catalysis, the design of new organometallic reagents and
catalysts, the invention of new methods for asymmetric catalysis, and the
development of new strategies for the total synthesis of a wide array of
biologically important natural products. A central theme in many projects
is the study of structure-reactivity relationships of biological, organic,
and organometallic molecules. Much of the current research in the department
takes place at the interface of organic chemistry with other areas such
as biology, medicine, materials science, and nanotechnology.
Research in organic chemistry at MIT takes place in new, state-of-the-art laboratories in the recently reconstructed Dreyfus Chemistry Building.
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