{"173431":{"#nid":"173431","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Jones Receives 2013 Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChristopher W. Jones, New-Vision Professor of the Georgia Tech School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, recently received the 2013 Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis for his contributions to fundamental advances in catalysis at the interface between heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis recognizes an individual\u2019s contributions to the field of catalysis, particularly in discovering and understanding catalytic phenomena, proposing catalytic reaction mechanisms, and identifying and describing catalytic sites and species.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJones\u2019s work was part of a catalysis science program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences. \u201cSeveral other principal investigators and I worked on the design and understanding of supported molecular catalysts for important reactions in organic synthesis,\u201d Jones says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne area of research the award recognized was the group\u2019s studies of silica and Pd(II) pincer complexes. \u201cThrough these studies, we showed that the catalysts are in fact unstable, and decompose to liberate soluble Pd(0) species, which catalyze the reactions via a traditional Pd(0)-Pd(II) cycle,\u201d Jones says.\u0026nbsp;This work was critical in demonstrating that most, or more likely all, Pd catalysts for Heck and Suzuki reactions follow a Pd(0)-Pd(II) cycle. For this reason, Jones believes that synthesis of supported recyclable catalysts will perhaps be an unattainable challenge. Therefore, says Jones, for these reactions, \u201cthe smart approach is to use highly active soluble catalysts, rather than more expensive, and less effective, supported catalysts.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe group was also cited for its work on the design and application of efficient, supported metal-salen complex catalysts for enantioselective reactions. \u201cSpecifically, we have designed supported Co-salen catalysts that are the most active catalysts known for the enantioselective ring-opening of terminal epoxides with water,\u201d Jones says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe award, which is sponsored by the Grace Catalysts Technologies operating segment of W.R. Grace \u0026amp; Co. and administered by The North American Catalysis Society, consists of a $5,000 honorarium and a plaque that will be presented at the 2013 North American Meeting of the Catalysis Society.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27741","created_gmt":"2012-11-27 11:27:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:14","author":"Katie Brown","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-11-27T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-11-27T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"69695":{"id":"69695","type":"image","title":"Dr. Christopher W. Jones","body":null,"created":"1449177264","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:14:24","changed":"1475894611","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:31","alt":"Dr. Christopher W. Jones","file":{"fid":"192820","name":"jones2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jones2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jones2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2594466,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/jones2_0.jpg?itok=vFRWjZSj"}}},"media_ids":["69695"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/","title":"Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.nacatsoc.org\/default.asp","title":"The North American Catalysis Society"}],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKatie Brown\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["news@cbe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}