Dr. Sten Nilsson lill

Dr. Sten Nilsson lill


Post-doctoral fellow from Organic Chemistry, Göteborg University, Sweden supported by a grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundations, Sweden

Coworker of the Anders Group from 2002 - 2003



Bis(1,3,4-thiadiazolo)- 1,3,5- triazinium halides. Theoretical Investigation of the Role of Negative Hyperconjugation

  • Quantification of negative hyperconjugative effects by the use of NBO-analysis

Theoretical investigations of formation of chiral lithium carbamates from chiral lithium amides

  • DFT-studies of reaction mechanisms for deaggregation of solvated chiral lithium amides by the use of CO2. Formation of chiral lithium carbamates.

Theoretical investigations of CO2 transfer from chiral lithium carbamates to prochiral ketones

  • DFT-studies of reaction mechanisms for CO2 transfer from lithium carbamates to prochiral ketones via lithium enolates.

List of publications

  • Carbon Dioxide Fixation by Lithium Amides: DFT Studies on the Reaction Mechanism of the Formation of Lithium Carbamates. Sten O. Nilsson Lill*, Uwe Köhn, and Ernst Anders*, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 2868-2880.

  • Chemical Reactivity Controlled by Negative Hyperconjugation: A Theoretical Study. S. O. Nilsson Lill, Dr. G. Rauhut, E. Anders*, Chem. Eur. J. 2003 9, 3143-3153.

  • "On the Novel Function of the Additive DBU. Catalytic Stereoselective Deprotonations by a Mixed Dimer of Lithiated DBU and a Chiral Lithium Amide". Daniel Pettersen, Mohamed Amedjkouh, Sten O. Nilsson Lill, and Per Ahlberg, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 2002, (8), 1397-1405.

  • "Stereoselective Solvent Induced 1,3-proton Transfer of an Allylic Alkoxide to a Homoallylic Alkoxide by a Chiral Lithium Amide". Maria Hansson, Per I. Arvidsson, Sten O. Nilsson Lill, and Per Ahlberg, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 2002, (4), 763-767.

  • "Computational Mechanistic Studies of Chiral Lithium Amide Induced Enantioselective Rearrangements and Superacid Activation of Methane". Ph. D. Thesis Organic Chemisty, Dep. of Chemistry, Göteborg University, 2001

  • "2-(Lithiomethyl)-1-methylimidazole as a Non-reactive Bulk Base and its Novel Mixed Dimer with a Chiral Lithium Amide in Catalytic Stereoselective Deprotonations". Sten O. Nilsson Lill, Daniel Pettersen, Mohamed Amedjkouh, and Per Ahlberg, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Transactions 1 2001, (22), 3054-3063.

  • "A Novel Mixed Dimer of a Norephedrine-Derived Chiral Lithium Amide and 2-Lithium-1-methylimidazole, and Catalytic Enantioselective Deprotonation o Cyclohexene Oxide". Mohamed Amedjkouh, Daniel Pettersen, Sten O. Nilsson Lill, Öjvind Davidsson, and Per Ahlberg, Chemistry - A European Journal 2001, 7(20), 4368-4377.

  • "Solvated CH5+ in Liquid Superacid". Per Ahlberg, Annika Karlsson, Alain Goeppert, Sten O. Nilsson Lill, Peter Dinér, and Jean Sommer, Chemistry - A European Journal 2001, 7(9), 1936-1943. Corrigenda: Chemistry - A European Journal 2001, 7(12), 2501.

  • "Kinetic and Computational Studies of the Composition and Structure of Activated Complexes in the Asymmetric Deprotonation of Cyclohexene Oxide by a Norephedrine-derived Chiral Lithium Amide". Daniel Pettersen, Mohamed Amedjkouh, Sten O. Nilsson Lill, Kristian Dahlén, and Per Ahlberg. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Transactions 2 2001, (9), 1654-1661.

  • "Computational Study of Solvation and Stereoselectivity in Deprotonation of Cyclohexene Oxide by a Chiral Lithium Amide". Sten O. Nilsson Lill, Per I. Arvidsson, and Per Ahlberg, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 1999, 10(2), 265-279.

  • "Computational Study of the Mechanism of Isomerization of Allyl Alcohol into Homoallyl Alcohol by Lithium Amide". Sten O. Nilsson Lill, Per I. Arvidsson, and Per Ahlberg, Acta Chemica Scandinavica 1998, 52(3), 280-284.

  • "Does Homoantiaromaticity Exist?" Sten Nilsson Lill, M. Sc. Thesis Theoretical Chemistry, Dep. of Chemistry, Göteborg University, 1995