Synthesis of novel classes of cationic and anionic heterocyclic compounds with a wide
variety of application in organic, bio-organic/bio-inorganic und physical-organic fields
investigation of reaction mechanisms, especially of spontaneous multi-step reaction cascades
in multi-component reactions which lead to (isolable) synthetic building blocks
investigation of enzymatic processes, especially of catalytic cycles at the active centers of
metal containing enzymes and their synthetic analogues
investigation and application of stereoelectronic effects as useful tools in organic synthesis
application of nitrogen and phosphor ylids in synthesis
development of new synthetic pathways using metalated structures (Li, Zn, Mg, Fe) in
order to activate heterocumulenes such as CO2, COS, R-NCO, R-NCS etc. and their application
in more technical fields (e.g. for copolymerization reactions) under inclusion of chiral
compounds, especially chiral lithium carbamates
high-level mechanistic NMR investigations to explore the structure and reaction behavior of
metal-organic compounds in solution
design and synthesis of novel ligands for biomimetic metal complexes
