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[14] "Orthogonal, Stepwise Cation-Anion and Anion-Cation Self-assembly using Pre-programmed Anion Binding Sites"
A. Dhara, R. E. Fadler, Y. Chen, L. A. Köttner,
D. Van Craen, V. Carta, A. H. Flood*
Chem. Sci. 2023, accepted
DOI: 10.1039/D2SC05121D

TOC figure showing an orthogonal self-assembly approach based on anion and cation recognition

[13] "A Charge-Neutral Self-Assembled L2Zn2 Helicate as Bench-Stable Receptor for Anion Recognition at Nanomolar Concentration"
D. Van Craen,* M. G. Kalarikkal, J. J. Holstein,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 18135−18143.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08579

TOC figure showing the size selectivity of a charge-neutral zinc(II) helicate towards dicarboxylate guests

[12]"Pop-up rings to rule reactivity" - News & Views
D. Van Craen,*
Nat. Chem. 2022, 14, 971−972.
DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-01033-9
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[11] "Anion recognition and binding constant determination"
E. G. Sheetz, D. Van Craen, A. H. Flood,*
Book Chapter for “Anion assisted Catalysis,”
O. Garcia Mancheño (Ed.), Wiley 2022; pp 79−109
DOI: 10.1002/9783527830664.ch2

Cover picture of the Wiley book "Anion assisted Catalysis" from 2022 showing a model of a catalyst-anion-carbocation complex

[10] "Hierarchically assembled helicates as reaction platform - from stoichiometric Diels–Alder reactions to enamine catalysis"
D. Van Craen, J. Begall, J. Großkurth, L. Himmel, O. Linnenberg, E. Isaak, M. Albrecht,*
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2338−2345.
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.16.195

Cartoon showing a hierarchical helicate and explaining its use as reaction platform

[9] "Bimetallic Bis-anion Cascade Complexes of Magnesium in Nonaqueous Solution"
D. Van Craen, I. G. Flynn, V. Carta, A. H. Flood,*
Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 5939−5948.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03710

 

 

Cartoon of the magnesium-based receptor as a slot machine with spinning anions

[8] "Stability of Hierarchically Formed Titanium(IV) Tris(catecholate ester) Helicates with Cyclohexyl Substituents in DMSO"
M. Schlottmann,† D. Van Craen,† J. Baums, I. Funes-Ardoiz, C. Wiederhold, I. M. Oppel, M. Albrecht,*
(† authors contributed equally)
Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 1758−1762.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02988

 

Comparison of the dimerization behavior of cyclohexyl-substituted hierarchically assembled titanium(IV) helicates

[7] "Shedding Light on the Interactions of Hydrocarbon Ester Substituents upon Formation of Dimeric Titanium(IV) Triscatecholates in DMSO Solution"

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A. C. N. Kwamen, M. Schlottmann, D. Van Craen, E. Isaak, J. Baums, L. Shen, A. Massomi, C. Räuber, B. P. Joseph, G. Raabe, C. Göb, I. M. Oppel, R. Puttreddy, J. S. Ward, K. Rissanen, R. Fröhlich, M. Albrecht,*
Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 1396–1405.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904639

 

Cartoon of solvent supported dispersion intercations and plots of the dimerization constants for different series of hierarchically assembled titanium(IV) helicates

[6] "Kinetic investigation of the dissociation of dinuclear hierarchically assembled titanium(IV) helicates"
D. Van Craen, M. Schlottmann, W. Stahl, C. Räuber, M. Albrecht,*
Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 10574–10580.
DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01065c

Kinetic profile of the dimerization equilibrium of hierarchically lithium-bridged titanium(IV) helicates

[5] "From Hierarchical Helicates to Functional Supramolecular Devices"

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M. Albrecht,* X. Chen, D. Van Craen,
Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 4265–4273.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804963

Cartoon showing the formation of hierarchically lithium-bridged titanium(IV) helicates

[4] "Chasing Weak Forces: Hierarchically Assembled Helicates as a Probe for the Evaluation of the Energetics of Weak Interactions"
D. Van Craen, W. H. Rath, M. Huth, L. Kemp, C. Räuber, J. M. Wollschläger, C. A. Schalley, A. Valkonen, K. Rissanen, M. Albrecht,*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 16959−16966.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10098

 

Plot of the thermodynamic parameters for hierarchical helicates with increasing side chain length

[3] "A Supramolecular Chiral Auxiliary Approach: “Remote Control” of Stereochemistry at a Hierarchically Assembled Dimeric Helicate"
D. Van Craen, M. Albrecht,* G. Raabe, F. Pan, K. Rissanen,
Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 3255–3258.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201600158

Schematic Diels-Alder reaction with switchable enantioselectivity at helicates as templates

[2] "Expanding the Size of Catecholesters – Modified Ligands for the Hierarchical Assembly of Dinuclear Titanium(IV) Helicates"
D. Van Craen, M. de Groot, M. Albrecht,* F. Pan, K. Rissanen,
Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2015, 641, 2222–2227.
DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201500543

 

Schematic representation of the monomer-dimer equilibrium of hierarchically lithium-bridged titanium(IV) helicates

[1] "N-Heterocyclic carbene catalyzed synthesis of oxime esters"
D. Enders,* A. Grossmann, D. Van Craen,
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 138–141.
DOI: 10.1039/c2ob26974k

 

NHC-carbene catalyzed oxime ester synthesis
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To get from Campus Nord to Campus Süd by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at Campus Nord and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

TU Dort­mund University has its own train station ("Dort­mund Uni­ver­si­tät"). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dort­mund main station ("Dort­mund Hauptbahnhof") and Düsseldorf main station via the "Düsseldorf Airport Train Station" (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 20 or 30 minutes). The uni­ver­si­ty is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dort­mund city to the uni­ver­si­ty: From Dort­mund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station "Stadtgarten", usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At "Stadtgarten" you switch trains and get on line U42 towards "Hombruch". Look out for the Station "An der Palmweide". From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dort­mund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dort­mund main station to the stop "Dort­mund Kampstraße". From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop "Dort­mund Wittener Straße". Switch to bus line 447 and get off at "Dort­mund Uni­ver­si­tät S".

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dort­mund University. There are two stations on Campus Nord. One ("Dort­mund Uni­ver­si­tät S") is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the uni­ver­si­ty directly with the city of Dort­mund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the "Technologiepark" and (via Campus Süd) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at Campus Nord and offers a direct connection to Campus Süd every five minutes.

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

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