Anna Zens

Chiral Rh Diene NHC Complexes and Their Application in Rh-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Enynes

Abstract Chiral dienes and N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) are important ligands for transition-metal catalysis. Surprisingly, both ligand classes are rarely employed together in Rh complexes. To get more detailed insight into the interaction between NHC and diene ligand simultaneo...

Tailoring Liquid Crystalline Self‐Assembly and Photophysical Properties of Unsymmetrical Fluorenones via Polar Terminal Groups

ABSTRACT In this work, a series of novel unsymmetrical fluorenone derivatives bearing various head groups (H, Br, NO 2 , NH 2 , and CN) was synthesized and investigated with respect to their mesomorphic and photophysical properties. Depending on the head group, SmA, N, or SmC pha...