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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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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...

February 12, 2026
Narendra won a poster award. Congratulations!
Narendra was awarded 3rd place for Best Poster Presentation — congratulations and keep up the great work! After the hard work, the competition moved to the table tennis table ...



