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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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June 9, 2025

Nikola Held a Lecture at the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU)

On June 9th, Nikola held a lecture on the group's progress and on organozirconium chemistry, titled "Organozirconium Compounds as Tools in Organic Synthesis." ...
June 6, 2025

SynMeth Lab Found at Paintball Field

On June 6th, the Toplovčan group and other SynMeth lab members traded beakers for paintball guns, hitting the field for some much-needed target practice — because even mad scientists need a day off. ...
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." ...

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