The Hetero-SFx Laboratory
Inorganic tools for organic problems
We design new sulfur(VI) reagents to enable selective transformations in synthesis, working at the interface of inorganic main-group chemistry and organic methodology. Based at Freie Universität Berlin, supported by the Liebig Fellowship.
The question
What if every functional group on sulfur could be controlled at will?
Hexacoordinate sulfur(VI) species — SF₆ and its many substituted relatives — have long sat at the edge of practical synthesis: chemically rich, but difficult to access and derivatize selectively. Our group develops the gas-handling chemistry and derivatization routes that turn these species into usable tools, with a particular focus on nitrogen-containing S(VI)F derivatives and their applications.
Research
Two directions, one chemistry
NSFx
Nitrogen-containing S(VI)F derivatives — new reagents, new bonds, and new applications bridging inorganic fluorine chemistry with organic synthesis.
OSFx
Pentafluorooxosulfate and related oxosulfur(VI) fluoride species — from fundamental reactivity to reservoir chemistry for selective anion and gas release.
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Building the group
Inorganic and organic chemists interested in bridging these fields — experimentally or theoretically — are warmly encouraged to get in touch.
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