Dept. of Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry

Synthesis of Si, Ge, and Sn cage compounds

My research projects are mainly focused on synthesis of various Si, Ge and Sn containing molecules with potential applications in molecular electronics. These systems should display new modes of sigma-conjugation. I am also investigating how to attach them to metal nanoparticles. Last but not least, I have been involved in the application of carbamylsilanes as new silyl protecting reagents.

Publications

1: In Search of 1,3-Disila/germa/stannabicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes with Short Bridgehead-bridgehead Distances and Low Ring Strain Energies
Julius Tibbelin, Niclas Sandström and, Henrik Ottosson
Silicon Chemistry 2005, 3, 165 - 173.

2: Carbamylsilanes: High-yielding reagents for base and catalyst free silyl protection of alcohols with benign and easily removable by-products
Julius Tibbelin, Tamaz, Guliashvili, Jiyeon Ryu, and Henrik Ottosson
Tetrahedron Lett.2007, submitted.