Publikationen
2026
The Missing Link in Ferrocenophane Chemistry: Isolation of a Carba[1]ferrocenophane
Das fehlende Glied der Ferrocenophan-Chemie: Isolierung eines Carba[1]Ferrocenophans
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Aylin Feuerstein, Sergi Danés*, Kathrin Kolling, Bernd Morgenstern, Markus Gallei*, André Schäfer*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, 10.1002/anie.2211037
Angewandte Chemie 2026, 10.1002/ange.2211037
FORSCHUNG und WISSEN
Phys.org
Spatial Evolution of Antimicrobial Metallopolymers Toward the Main Chain Topology
Waliullah Hossain, Marsh Kral, Aylin Feuerstein, Swagatam Barman, Alimi Abiodun, Markus Gallei, Chao Cai, André Schäfer, Chuanbing Tang*
ACS Central Science 2026, 10.1021/acscentsci.6c00694
(First Reactions)
Accessing Zinc(I) via reductive elimination of cyclopentadienes
Benjamin Pitz, Sergi Danés,* Bernd Morgenstern, André Schäfer*
Chemical Communications 2026, 62, 2204-2207
2025
Synthesis and characterization of neutral and cationic 1-tris(pyrazolyl)borate organo-beryllium complexes
Chantsalmaa Berthold, Gilles Stebens, Burkhard Butschke, Inga-Alexandra Bischoff, André Schäfer, Chengxiang Ding, Sudip Pan,* Magnus R. Buchner*
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2025, 12, 2844-2855
Synthesis and Properties of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Polyferrocenylmethylenes
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Aylin Feuerstein, Till Rittner, Blandine Boßmann, Elias C. J. Gießelmann, Justin Schu, Bernd Morgenstern, Markus Gallei*, André Schäfer*
Chemistry - A European Journal 2025, 31, e202404283
An aminosilyl-functionalized zincocene
Jessica Lambert, Bernd Morgenstern, Michael Zimmer, André Schäfer*
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 2025, 80, 37-41
Heavy Pentaisopropylcyclopentadienyltriylenes and their Heterobimetallic Complexes (Hot Paper)
Schwere Pentaisopropylcyclopentadienyltriylene und deren heterobimetallische Komplexe
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Inga-Alexandra Bischoff, Bernd Morgenstern, Michael Zimmer, André Schäfer*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202419688
Angewandte Chemie 2025, 137, e202419688
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, 650, 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)
(Trendbericht Anorganische Chemie 2025: Hauptgruppen- und Molekülchemie)
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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, Volker Huch, 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













