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Professor Costa Metallinos is a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at Brock University. His research primarily focuses on synthetic organic organometallic chemistry, where he has developed innovative routes for chiral imidazoline-type N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs). His work includes the preparation and study of benzimidazolium-based NHCs and their applications in asymmetric synthesis. He has also expanded his research to include stereoselective synthesis involving pyrroloimidazol(in)ylidenes and the study of aminoferrocenes, contributing to the understanding of planar chirality in organometallic compounds. Additionally, Prof. Metallinos has developed new chiral auxiliaries derived from L-proline hydantoin that enhance diastereoselective syntheses in catalysis. He has a strong publication record and continues to investigate the applications of chiral auxiliaries in various organic transformations.
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