Mat­thias Zeller

Design Principles to Promote Acid–Base Interactions with a Weak Second-Sphere Lewis Acid

Abstract Boronic esters such as BPin are underutilized in secondary-sphere chemistry due to their weak acidity. We report a design strategy to enable cooperative binding with a BPin-appended NHC scaffold. Employing a shortened tether enhances preorganization and facilitates subst...

Zwitterions with Fluorinated Anions: Design Principles for Tuning Phase Behavior

Abstract Zwitterions (ZIs) have attracted interest across electrolyte, separation, and materials applications. Unlike ionic liquids (ILs), zwitterions have both charges covalently tethered to a single backbone, a constraint that removes translational entropy from melting and allo...