Check out our new and broadly useful approach to converting primary sulfonamides to various functional groups for late stage functionalization!

Cool work! 👍

Check out the latest method from Patrick Fier and Kevin Maloney at #MerckChemistry that enables primary sulfonamides to be used as versatile synthetic handles for late-stage functionalization. acspubs.co/6gc930nm2R1

Come check out the Innovative Green Chemistry Symposium all day Monday, featuring a fantastic lineup of speakers! #ACSOrlando ACS Green Chemistry Institute ACS Organic Division Frances Arnold Baran Lab Kevin Maloney SchindlerLab

Great news for #MerckChemistry today with an announcement from EPA: Winners of the 2019 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards #GreenChemistry epa.gov/newsreleases/e…

“..for redesigning manufacturing of the antibiotic Zerbaxa reducing process material by 75%, raw material costs by 50%, & increases the overall yield by more than 50%. Energy usage is expected to be reduced by 38% & water savings are estimated to be 3.7 million gallons annually.”

Merck honored with EPA 2019 Green Chemistry Challenge Award for improved route to antibiotic Zerbaxa epa.gov/newsreleases/e…. For more on the chemistry, see this 2017 OPR&D review from Dave Hughes: pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.102…

And we’re off! Happy to be here with a wonderful team of scientists in celebration of our award! #MerckChemistry

Here’s Kevin Maloney accepting the award. #MerckChemistry

We’re recruiting for a Director position in our Process Chemistry team at Merck. jobs.merck.com/us/en/job/R208…