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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 30, 2026

Marko’s MOBDOK stay at the Maulide Group, UniWien

From December 1st, 2025 to April 30th, 2026, Marko G. had the opportunity to stay at the Maulide Group, Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Vienna, as part of MOBDOK (mobility programme for PhD students), where he conducted research on the preparation of binaphthyl-based chiral carboxylic acids, as well as...
March 10, 2026

Multilateral Scientific and Technological Cooperation in the Danube Region

Nikola participated in a working meeting in Linz from March 8–10 as part of the Multilateral Scientific and Technological Cooperation in the Danube Region initiative. The meeting was held together with Prof. Marko Hapke (Johannes Kepler University Linz) and Prof. Martin Kotora (Charles University in Prague), focusing on strengthening collaboration and...
February 26, 2026

Lovro Successfully Defended his Master Thesis. Congratulations!

On February 26th, Lovro successfully defended his master’s thesis titled “Noncovalent Interactions in the Regioselective Alkylation of Phenols.” Well done Lovro! ...
February 20, 2026

SMLKI 16th Meeting of Young Chemical Engineers

Our master’s student Josip presented his research on the computational design of chiral cyclopentadienyl ligands at the 16th Meeting of Young Chemical Engineers (SMLKI), held on February 19–20, 2026 at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb. Congratulations on this great achievement — keep up the excellent...

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