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Douglas Stephan

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ProfessorDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto

Douglas Stephan

Professor

Department of Chemistry

Faculty of Arts and Science

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Principal investigator on 25 research grants (25 NSERC), most recently in 2024.

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Latest funding

Dissymmetric bidentate phosphine ligands
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$51,400
FLPs and Main Group Catalysis
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$630,000
Synthesis of New Precursors for Cobalt and Group 13/15 Thin Films
NSERC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$237,500

All 32 grants and awards

Dissymmetric bidentate phosphine ligands

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Stephan, Douglas DW

Keywords: alkynes; bidentate phosphines; chiral bidentate phosphine ligands; dissymmetric phosphines; frustrated lewis pairs (flps); mixed donor ligands; multidentate dissymmetric phosphines; p-chiral disymmetric bidentates; phosphirenium cations

$51,400

FLPs and Main Group Catalysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stephan, Douglas

Keywords: frustrated lewis pairs; lewis acids; lewis bases; small molecule activation; catalysis; c-h bond activation; n2 activation; c-f bond activation; main group catalysts; main group cations

$630,000

Synthesis of New Precursors for Cobalt and Group 13/15 Thin Films

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Song, Datong

$237,500

FLP Routes to Dye Precursors

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Stephan, Douglas

$23,000

Tellurium-based reagents and materials

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Seferos, Dwight

$450,000

Market assessment: olefin metathesis catalysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Stephan, Douglas

$14,139

Frustrated Lewis Pairs: Metal-Free Synthesis and Catalysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stephan, Douglas

$930,000

Commercialization of olefin metathesis catalysts

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Stephan, Douglas

$125,000

Low Temperature EPR Spectrometer

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Stephan, Douglas

$120,125

Hydrogenation catalysts for latex: direct production of HNBR

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Stephan, Douglas

$125,103

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on September 26, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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