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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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February 10, 2026
6th Anatolian Conference on Organic Chemistry (ACOC6), Belek, Turkey
From February 9–11, Narendra, Filip, and Nikola attended ACOC6, where they presented their research in poster sessions. Filip and Narendra also delivered oral presentations: Filip spoke on the synthesis of chiral cyclopentadienyl ligands with diverse backbone structures, while Narendra presented the synthesis of carbohydrate-based chiral cyclopentadienyl ligands from D-mannitol. ...

February 5, 2026
E-WISPOC conference, Bressanone, Italy
From February 1–6, 2026, Marko P. and Ivana attended the European Winter School on Physical Organic Chemistry in Bressanone, Italy, where they presented their work and attended lectures alongside researchers from around the world. ...

December 20, 2025
Pacifichem 2025, Honolulu, Hawaii
From 15–20 December 2025, Nikola delivered a presentation at Pacifichem 2025 in Honolulu, highlighting an alternative strategy for the design of chiral cyclopentadienyl (Cp) catalysts for C–H transformations. Later in the conference, Nikola embraced the Honolulu atmosphere — Hawaiian shirt and a well-earned beer included. ...

December 4, 2025
9th Mini Symposium on Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
On December 4th 2025, Filip held a presentation at the 9th Mini Symposium on Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, organised by the Croatian Chemical Society in Selvita. ...



