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Name Professor Varinder Aggarwal
Job title Professor
Department School of Chemistry University of Bristol
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Qualifications B.A., Ph.D.(Cantab.), F.R.S.
Professional details
Membership of professional bodies Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Member of the American Chemical Society
Member of the Society of Chemical Industries
Member of EPSRC College (1998 - )
Keywords catalytic processes
asymmetric synthesis
reactive intermediates
synthesis
carbenes
carbenoids
radicals
radical cations
Areas of expertise My research interests include; the development of new catalytic processes for asymmetric synthesis; the taming of reactive intermediates (carbenes, carbenoids, radicals, radical cations) and their use and subsequent applications in catalysis and synthesis; the development of new methodology and its applications in synthesis; total synthesis of biologically important targets.