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RESET Principles in Design of Chiral Cyclopentadienyl Ligands with Adjustable Steric Elements

Project ID: NPOO.C3.2.R2-I1.06.0022

Project Description

Chiral cyclopentadienyl (Cp) catalysts are exceptional tools for inducing stereodivergent interactions between achiral molecules. These essential interactions result from the geometrical arrangement of a chiral pocket modeled by a chiral Cp-ligand that surrounds the central metal atom. Any alteration in ligand architecture is reflected in the overall stereoelectronic nature of the chiral Cp-catalyst. Consequently, the efficiency of a chiral catalyst is indivisible from the means of synthesis of a chiral ligand and the level of structural modularity that specific synthetic design allows. 

This project is financed by the European Union - NextGenerationEU through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026. 

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April 22, 2025

Luka Sabolović joined our group

Luka Sabolović started working on his master's thesis. Welcome! ...
April 8, 2025

Nikola gave a talk at National Taiwan University

"On April 8th, Nikola gave a talk at National Taiwan University titled "New Principles in Chiral-Ligand Design." ...
March 31, 2025

Nikola’s visit to Prof. Shu-Li You’s group in Shanghai, China

On March 31st, Nikola visited Prof. Shu-Li You's group at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, where he gave a presentation on "Shining Light on New Principles in Chiral-Ligand Design and Non-Covalent Synthesis".   ...
March 21, 2025

Petrova Gora Field Trip

On March 21st, the Topolovčan Group, along with other members of the Laboratory for Synthetic Methodologies in Organic Chemistry, went on a field trip to Petrova Gora (512 m). ...

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