Publications

2024

A Constrained Geometry Fluorenyl Amido Magnesium Catalyst for Amine-Borane Dehydrocoupling
Jessica Lambert, Bernd Morgenstern, André Schäfer*
Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie 2024, e202400136

A lithium–aluminium heterobimetallic dimetallocene
Inga-Alexandra Bischoff, Sergi Danés, Philipp Thoni, Bernd Morgenstern, Diego M. Andrada, Carsten Müller, Jessica Lambert, Elias C. J. Gießelmann, Michael Zimmer, André Schäfer*
Nature Chemistry 2024, 16, 1093–1100
(News & Views: A molecular sandwich with a lithium–aluminium filling)
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2023

Bis(tetrelocenes) – fusing tetrelocenes into close proximity
Inga-Alexandra Bischoff, Bernd Morgenstern, Michael Zimmer, Aylin Koldemir, Rainer Pöttgen, André Schäfer*
Dalton Transactions 2023, 52, 17928–17933

Polycobaltoceniumylmethylene – A Water-Soluble Polyelectrolyte Prepared by Ring-Opening Transmetalation Polymerization
Aylin Feuerstein, Blandine Boßmann, Till Rittner, Regina Leiner, Oliver Janka, Markus Gallei*, André Schäfer*
ACS Macro Letters 2023, 12, 1019–1024

Revisiting the Origin of the Bending in Group 2 Metallocenes Cp2Ae (Ae = Be - Ba)
Tetiana Sergeieva, Türkan Ilgin Demirer, Axel Wuttke, Ricardo A. Mata*, André Schäfer*, Gerrit-Jan Linker*, Diego M. Andrada*
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2023, 25, 20657–20667

Aminosilyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl complexes of alkali metals
Media Mohamad, Jessica Lambert, Lisa Wirtz, Bernd Morgenstern, André Schäfer*
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 2023, 78, 363–368

Phosphanyl-substituted tin half-sandwich complexes
Carsten Müller, Justin Schu, Bernd Morgenstern, Michael Zimmer, Marc Schmidtmann, André Schäfer*
RSC Advances 2023, 13, 10249–10253

2022

Bis(indenyl)tetrelocenophanes – Introducing ansa-Indenyl Ligand Systems to the p-Block
Inga-Alexandra Bischoff, Ronay Seydo Meme, Muniba Bhatti, Bernd Morgenstern, André Schäfer*
Organometallics 2022, 41, 3781–3787

Constrained Geometry ansa-Half-Sandwich Complexes of Magnesium – Versatile s-Block Catalysts
Lisa Wirtz, Kinza Yasmin Ghulam, Bernd Morgenstern, André Schäfer*
ChemCatChem 2022, 14, e202201007
ChemistryViews Highlight

Heavier N-heterocyclic half-sandwich tetrylenes
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Inga-Alexandra Bischoff, Bernd Morgenstern, André Schäfer*
Chemical Communications 2022, 58, 8934–8937

Bis(di-tert-butylindenyl)tetrelocenes
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Liane Staub, Jessica Lambert, Carsten Müller, Bernd Morgenstern, Michael Zimmer, Joshua Warken, Aylin Koldemir , Theresa Block, Rainer Pöttgen, André Schäfer*
Dalton Transactions 2022, 51, 10714–10720

Crystal structure of 1,1',2,2',4,4'-hexaisopropylmagnesocene
Nico Bachmann, Lisa Wirtz, Bernd Morgenstern, Carsten Müller, André Schäfer*
Acta Crystallographica Section E 2022, 78, 287–290

Diarylpnictogenyldialkylalanes – Synthesis, Structures, Bonding Analysis, and CO₂-Capture
Wasim Haider, Marces Devonne Calvin-Brown, Inga-Alexandra Bischoff, Volker Huch, Bernd Morgenstern, Carsten Müller, Tetiana Sergeieva, Diego M. Andrada*, André Schäfer*
Inorganic Chemistry 2022, 61, 1672–1684

Synthesis and structure of an asymmetrical sila[1]magnesocenophane
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Inga-Alexandra Bischoff, Bernd Morgenstern, André Schäfer*
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 2022, 77, 95–98

Ferrocene and related metallocene polymers (Invited Chapter)
André Schäfer*
Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV 2022, 14, 3–22

2021

Pentaisopropyl cyclopentadienyl: An overview across the periodic table (Minireview)
Sergej Lauk, André Schäfer*
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2021, 5026–5036

Cross-Dehydrocoupling of Amines and Silanes Catalyzed by Magnesocenophanes
Lisa Wirtz, Jessica Lambert, Bernd Morgenstern, André Schäfer*
Organometallics 2021, 40, 2108–2117

Diphosphanylmetallocenes of Main-Group Elements
Carsten Müller, Joshua Warken, Volker Huch, Bernd Morgenstern, Inga-Alexandra Bischoff, Michael Zimmer, André Schäfer*
Chemistry – A European Journal 2021, 27, 6500–6510

The decades-old mystery of bis(diethyl ether)tungsten(IV) chloride solved (Invited Commentary)
André Schäfer*
Acta Crystallographica Section C 2021, C77, 167–168

Tetra- and Pentaisopropylcyclopentadienyl Complexes of Group 15 Elements
Sergej Lauk, Michael Zimmer, Bernd Morgenstern, Volker Huch, Carsten Müller, Helmut Sitzmann, André Schäfer*
Organometallics 2021, 40, 618–626

Rings and Chains: Synthesis and Characterization of Polyferrocenylmethylene
Tamara Winter, Wasim Haider, Alexander Schießer, Volker Presser, Markus Gallei*, André Schäfer*
Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2021, 2000738

Main-Group Metallocenophanes (Review)
Lisa Wirtz, André Schäfer*
Chemistry – A European Journal 2021, 27, 1219–1230

2020

Donor-stabilized Monocarba-bridged Bis(cyclopentadienyl)alanes
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Wasim Haider, Volker Huch, Bernd Morgenstern, André Schäfer*
ChemistryOpen 2020, 9, 1095–1099

Formamide Catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitutions: Mechanistic Insight and Rationalization of Catalytic Activity
Corinna Kohlmeyer, André Schäfer*, Peter H. Huy*, Gerhard Hilt*
ACS Catalysis 2020, 10, 11567–11577

Magnesocenophane Catalyzed Amine Borane Dehydrocoupling (Hot Paper)
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Lisa Wirtz, Wasim Haider, Volker Huch, Michael Zimmer, André Schäfer*
Chemistry – A European Journal 2020, 26, 6176–6184

Bonding Situation in Stannocene and Plumbocene N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes
Sergi Danés, Carsten Müller, Lisa Wirtz, Huch Volker, Theresa Block, Rainer Pöttgen*, André Schäfer*, Diego M. Andrada*,
Organometallics 2020, 39, 516–527

2019

Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Disiloxa[3]tetrelocenophanes
Lisa Wirtz, Matthias Jourdain, Volker Huch, Michael Zimmer, André Schäfer*
ACS Omega 2019, 4, 18355–18360

A bis(aluminocenophane) with a short aluminum–aluminum single bond
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Wasim Haider, Diego M. Andrada*, Inga-Alexandra Bischoff, Volker Huch, André Schäfer*
Dalton Transactions 2019, 48, 14953–14957

Imidazolium Cyclopentadienide Salts and Their Use as Cp-transfer Reagents
Inga-Alexandra Bischoff, Carsten Müller, Volker Huch, Michael Zimmer, André Schäfer*
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2019, 1941–1944

Synthesis, Structure and Bonding Analysis of Tin(II) Dihalide and Cyclopentadienyl Tin(II) Halide (Alkyl)(amino)carbene Complexes
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Carsten Müller, Diego M. Andrada*, Inga-Alexandra Bischoff, Michael Zimmer, Volker Huch, Nils Steinbrück, André Schäfer*
Organometallics 2019, 38, 1052–1061

Permethylated Disila[2]metallocenophanes of Group 14 and 15 Elements (Hot Paper)
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Angelika S. D. Stahlich, Volker Huch, Alexander Grandjean, Kevin Rohe, Kinga I. Leszczyńska, David Scheschkewitz, André Schäfer*
Chemistry – A European Journal 2019, 25, 173–176

2018

Lewis base complexes of sila[2]aluminocenophanes
Wasim Haider, Volker Huch, André Schäfer*
Dalton Transactions 2018, 47, 10425–10428 (themed issue: New Talent: Europe, 2018)

Carbene Complexes of Stannocenes
Carsten Müller, Angelika Stahlich, Lisa Wirtz, Claude Gretsch, Volker Huch, André Schäfer*
Inorganic Chemistry 2018, 57, 8050–8053

New Reactivity at the Silicon Bridge in Sila[1]ferrocenophanes
Rebecca A. Musgrave, Rebekah L. N. Hailes, André Schäfer, Andrew D. Russell, Paul J. Gates, Ian Manners*
Dalton Transactions 2018, 47, 2759–2768

2017

Synthesis, Characterisation, and Properties of Poly(aryl)phosphinoboranes Formed via Iron-catalysed Dehydropolymerisation
Joshua R. Turner, Diego A. Resendiz-Lara, Titel Jurca, André Schäfer, James R. Vance, Laura Beckett, George R. Whittell, Rebecca A. Musgrave, Hazel A. Sparkes, Ian Manners*
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2017, 1700120

Synthesis and Structure of [2]Tetrelocenophanes
André Schäfer*, Kevin Rohe, Alexander Grandjean, Volker Huch
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2017, 1, 35–38

B-Methylated Amine-Boranes: Substituent Redistribution, Catalytic Dehydrogenation, and Facile Metal-Free Hydrogen Transfer Reactions
Naomi E. Stubbs, André Schäfer, Alasdair P. M. Robertson, Erin Leitao, Titel Jurca, Hazel A. Sparkes, Christopher H. Woodall, Mairi F. Haddow, Ian Manners*
Inorganic Chemistry 2015, 54, 10878–10889

Iron-Catalyzed Dehydropolymerization: A Convenient Route to Poly(phosphinoboranes) with Molecular-Weight Control
André Schäfer, Titel Jurca, James R. Vance, Kajin Lee, George R. Whittell, Ian Manners*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 54, 4836-4841
Angewandte Chemie 2015, 127, 4918–4923

Cyclic Silylated Onium Ions of Group 15 Elements
André Schäfer, Matti Reißmann, Robin Panisch, Crispin Reinhold, Thomas Müller*
Inorganic Chemistry 2015, 54, 2393–2402

Aromatic Imines in the Titanocene Coordination Sphere – Titanaaziridine vs. 1-Aza-2-titanacyclopent-4-ene Structures
Florian Loose, Inka Plettenberg, Detlev Haase, Wolfgang Saak, Marc Schmidtmann, André Schäfer, Thomas Müller, Rüdiger Beckhaus*
Organometallics 2014, 33, 6785–6795

Dihydrogen Activation by a Silylium Silylene Frustrated Lewis Pair and the Unexpected Isomerization Reaction of a Protonated Silylene
Annemarie Schäfer, Matti Reißmann, André Schäfer, Marc Schmidtmann, Thomas Müller*
Chemistry - A European Journal 2014, 20, 9381–9386

σ-π Conjugated Organosilicon Hybrid Polymers from Copolymerization of a Tetrasila-diene and 1,4-Diethinylbenzene
Moumita Majumdar, Iulia Bejan, Volker Huch, Andrew J. P. White, George R. Whittell, André Schäfer, Ian Manners, David Scheschkewitz*
Chemistry - A European Journal 2014, 20, 9225–9229

Iron-Catalyzed Dehydrocoupling/Dehydrogenation of Amine-Boranes
James R. Vance, André Schäfer, Alasdair P. M. Robertson, Kajin Lee, Joshua Turner, George R. Whittell, Ian Manners*
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2014, 136, 3048–3064

Silylium Ion/Phosphane Lewis Pairs
Matti Reißmann, André Schäfer, Sebastian Jung, Thomas Müller*
Organometallics 2013, 32, 6736–6744

Synthesis of Silylium and Germylium Ions by a Substituent Exchange Reaction
André Schäfer, Matti Reißmann, Sebastian Jung, Annemarie Schäfer, Wolfgang Saak, Erica Brendler, Thomas Müller*
Organometallics 2013, 32, 4713–4722

Silyl Cation Mediated Conversion of CO2 to Benzoic Acid, Formic Acid, and Methanol
André Schäfer, Wolfgang Saak, Detlev Haase, Thomas Müller*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51, 2981-2984
Angewandte Chemie 2012, 124, 3035–30382

A New Synthesis of Triarylsilylium Ions and Their Application in Dihydrogen Activation
André Schäfer, Matti Reißmann, Annemarie Schäfer, Wolfgang Saak, Detlev Haase, Thomas Müller*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2011, 50, 12636–12638
Angewandte Chemie 2011, 123, 12845–12848

Silaimidazolium and silaimidazolidinium ions
Annemarie Schäfer, André Schäfer, Thomas Müller*
Dalton Transactions 2010, 39, 9296–9303