Organic chemistry

We have recently opened up an unknown scientific territory by introducing helquats (helical extended diquats), compounds representing the missing structural link between helicenes and viologens. To exploit the emerging potential of helquats, a strategy to introduce useful functional groups onto the helquat skeleton needs to be developed. The goal of this project is not only to prepare functionalized helquats, but also to apply them in various branches of molecular science.

Leading references:

Adriaenssens L., Severa L., Šálová T., Císařová I., Pohl R., Šaman D., Rocha S. V., Finney N. S., Pospíšil L., Slavíček P., Teplý F.:
Helquats: A Facile, Modular, Scalable Route to Novel Helical Dications
Chemistry - A European Journal 2009, 15, 1072.

Adriaenssens L., Severa L., Vávra J., Šálová T., Hývl J., Čížková M., Pohl R., Šaman D., Teplý F.:
Bio- and air-tolerant carbon–carbon bond formations via organometallic ruthenium catalysis
Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications 2009, 74, 1023.