Intern
Arbeitsgruppe Finze

2020–2024

Veröffentlichungen (Peer-Review) & Patente

2024

197.

L. Tan, J. Chen, X. Liu, A. Matler, N. Schopper, M. Finze, Z. Lin, Q. Ye
2024, submitted.

196.

M. Luff, R. Bertermann, M. Finze, U. Radius
The Tetracyanoborate Anion as Building Block for the Heterocubane Cluster Cage [Cr4{B(CN)4}4]4–
Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, accepted.
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03022B

195.

Q. Gao, Y. Jiao, J. Sprenger, M. Finze, A. Sanson, Q. Sun, E. Liang, J. Chen
Critical Role of Non-rigid unit and Spiral Acoustical Modes in Designing Colossal Negative Thermal Expansion
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, accepted.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05808

194.

L. Wu, X. Zhang, M. Moos, I. Krummenacher, M. Dietz, A. Jayaraman, R. Bertermann, Q. Ye, M. Finze, M. Wenzel, R. Mitric, C. Lambert, H. Braunschweig, L. Ji
Full Electron Delocalization Across the Cluster in 1,12-bisBMes2-p-Carborane Radical Anion
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 17956–17963.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03873
193.   C. Bracht, T. Preitschopf, M. Schöneich, T. Neff, C. Kallfaß, M. Finze
Influence of Crucible Types on Thermal Stability Analysis of Li-Ion Battery Components by Thermogravimetric Analysis–Differential Scanning Calorimetry
Energy Technol. 2024, 2400365.
DOI: 10.1002/ente.202400365

192.

M. Passargus, M. Arrowsmith, R. Bertermann, M. Finze, H. Braunschweig
A‐Frame-Templated High-Coordinate Platinum(IV) cis-Bis(boryl) Complexes
Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 10657–10670.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01141
191.   L. Walther, K. Radacki, R. D. Dewhurst, R. Bertermann, M. Finze, H. Braunschweig
All-Inorganic sp-Chain Ligands: Isoelectronic B/N Analogues of E. O. Fischer's Alkynylcarbynes
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202404930.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404930
Angew. Chem. 2024, 136, e202404930.
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202404930

190.

J. Krebs, L. Brändler, I. Krummenacher, A. Friedrich, H. Braunschweig, M. Finze, B. F. E. Curchod, T. B. Marder
Synthesis, Photophysical and Electronic Properties of a D-π-A Julolidine-like Pyrenyl-o-Carborane
Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202401704.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401704
189.   L. Wu, M. Holzapfel, A. Schmiedel, F. Peng, M. Moos, P. Mentzel, J. Shi, T. Neubert, R. Bertermann, M. Finze, M. A. Fox, C. Lambert, L. Ji
Optically induced charge-transfer in donor- acceptor-substituted p- and m-C2B10H12 carboranes
Nature Commun. 2024, 15, 3005.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47384-4
188.   M. Riethmann, S. A. Föhrenbacher, H. Keiling, N. V. Ignat'ev, M. Finze, U. Radius
Fluoride Abstraction Induced by Tris(pentafluoroethyl)difluorophosphorane: A Convenient Way to Synthesize Cationic N‐Heterocyclic Carbene- and Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbene-Ligated Copper Alkyne and Arene Complexes
Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 8351–8365.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00750
187.   M. Lehmann, P. Weinberger, M. Finze, G. A. Giffin, M. Weller, S. Bachmann, A.-C. Pöppler
New ionic mesogens with high ionic conductivity based on a cyanoborate building block and lipophilic or hydrophilic counter ions
J. Mater. Chem. C 2024, 12, 7233–7239.
DOI: 10.1039/d4tc01045k
186.   L. Zapf, M. Finze
Lewis Acid Decorated Hexacyanodiborane(6) Dianion
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401681.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401681
Lewis-Säure-dekorierte Hexacyanodiboran(6)-Dianionen
Angew. Chem. 2024, 136, e202401681.
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202401681
185.   M. Maier, A. Friedrich, J. S. Schneider, J. A. P. Sprenger, J. Klopf, L. Fritze, M. Finze, H. Helten
Poly(iminoborane)s with Aromatic Side Groups: Insights into the Microstructure from Monodisperse Model Oligomers
Chemistry Europe 2024, 2, e202300085.
DOI: 10.1002/ceur.202300085
184.   C. Czernetzki, T. Kunz, S. Huynh, A. Lamprecht, J. Sprenger, M. Finze, M. Arrowsmith, H. Braunschweig
Synthesis and Reactivity of Tricoordinate Organoberyllium Azides
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401279.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401279
Synthese und Reaktivität dreifach koordinierter Organoberylliumazide
Angew. Chem. 2024, 136, e202401279.
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202401279
183.   D. Dhara, L. Endres, I. Krummenacher, M. Arrowsmith, R. D. Dewhurst, B. Engels, R. Bertermann, M. Finze, S. Demeshko, F. Meyer, F. Fantuzzi, H. Braunschweig
Synthesis and Reactivity of a Dialane-Bridged Diradical
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401052.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401052
Synthese und Reaktivität eines Dialanverbrückten Diradikals
Angew. Chem. 2024, 136, e202401052.
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202401052
182.   M. S. Luff, L. Walther, M. Finze, U. Radius
NHC-ligated nickel(II) cyanoborate complexes and salts
Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 5391–5400.
DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00231h
181.   Q. Gao, Y. Jiao, Q. Sun, J. A. P. Sprenger, M. Finze, A. Sanson, E. Liang, X. Xing, J. Chen
Giant Negative Thermal Expansion in Ultralight NaB(CN)4
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401279.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401279
Giant Negative Thermal Expansion in Ultralight NaB(CN)4
Angew. Chem. 2024, 136, e202401279.
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202401279
180.   M. S. Luff, C. Kerpen, J. A. P. Sprenger, M. Finze, U. Radius
Nickel(II) Cyanoborates and Cyanoborate-Ligated Nickel(II) Complexes
Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 2204–2216.
DOI: 110.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04164

2023

179.   L. C. Haufe, L. Endres, M. Arrowsmith, R. Bertermann, M. Dietz, F. Fantuzzi, M. Finze, H. Braunschweig
Boron Insertion into the N≡N Bond of a Tungsten Dinitrogen Complex
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 23986–23993.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06259
178.   T. Bischof, N. Wieprecht, S. Fuchs, L. Endres, I. Krummenacher, M. Michel, C. Mihm, H. Braunschweig, M. Finze
Unlocking Heteroaromatic Ring Systems through Chalcogen Insertion into Boroles
Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 21329–21335.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03403
177.   L. Zapf, M. Finze
Hexafluoroisopropylboranes and -Borates
Inorganics 2023, 11, 471.
DOI: 10.3390/inorganics11120471
176.   S. Kawa, H. Knorke, J. Jin, M. Rohdenburg, K. R. Asmis, R. Tonner-Zech, E. Bernhardt, C. Jenne, M. Finze, J. Warneke
Binding Properties of Small Electrophilic Anions [B6X5] and [B10X9] (X=Cl, Br, I): Activation of Small Molecules Based on π-Backbonding
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202302247.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302247
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175.   M. Finze, M. Gerken
Helge Willner (1947–2022)
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202214747.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214747
Helge Willner (1947–2022)
Angew. Chem. 2023, 135, e202214747.
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202214747
174.   T. Knuplez, L. Schneider, T. Preitschopf, Y. K. J. Bejaoui, L. Zapf, N. Schopper, K. A. M. Maibom, J. A. P. Sprenger, F. Gehrke, S. Lorenzen, R. Graf, R. Bertermann, I. Fischer, N. V. Ignat’ev, M. Finze
Synthesis of Partially Fluorinated Alkyl Triflates via Electrochemical Fluorination (Simons Process)
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202302701.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302701
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173.   M. Dietz, M. Arrowsmith, K. Drepper, A. Gärtner, I. Krummenacher, R. Bertermann, M. Finze, H. Braunschweig
Structure and Electronics of a Series of CAAC-Stabilized Diboron- Doped Acenes from 1,4-Diboranaphthalene to 6,13- Diborapentacene
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 15001–15015.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05311
172.   N. Schopper, J. Landmann, J. A. P. Sprenger, L. Zapf, R. Bertermann, N. V. Ignat’ev, M. Finze
Alkylcyanoborate Anions: Building Blocks for Fluorine-Free Low Viscosity, Electrochemically and Thermally Stable Ionic Liquids
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202301497.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301497
171.   L. Zapf, U. Radius, M. Finze
Anionic N-heterocyclic carbenes featuring weakly coordinating perfluoroalkylphosphorane moieties
Dalton Trans. 202352, 9553−9561.
DOI: 10.1039/D3DT01249B
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170.   T. Bischof, L. Beßler, I. Krummenacher, L. Erhard, H. Braunschweig, M. Finze 
Construction of a Diverse Range of Boron Heterocycles via Ring Expansion of a Carboranyl-Substituted 9-Borafluorene
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202300210.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300210
169.   J. Riefer, L. Zapf, R. Wirthensohn, P. T. Hennig, T. Ribbeck, J. A. P. Sprenger, N. V. Ignat’ev, M. Finze
Pyridine Adducts of Tricyano- and Dicyanoboranes
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 26, e202300031.
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202300031
168.   L. Zapf, M. Riethmann, S. A. Föhrenbacher, M. Finze, U. Radius
An easy-to-perform evaluation of steric properties of Lewis acids
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 2275–2288.
DOI: 10.1039/D3SC00037K
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Most popular 2023 inorganic chemistry articles
167.   L. Zapf, S. Peters, U. Radius, M. Finze
Boranes Paving the Way to Anionic Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbenes (Ani-cAACs)
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202300056.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202300056
Borane als Wegbereiter zu anionischen cyclischen (Alkyl)(amino)carbenen (Ani-cAACs)
Angew. Chem. 2023, 135, e202300056.
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202300056
166.   Y. K. J. Bejaoui, F. Philippi, H.-G. Stammler, K. Radacki, L. Zapf, N. Schopper, K. Goloviznina, K. A. M. Maibom, R. Graf, J. A. P. Sprenger, R. Bertermann, H. Braunschweig, T. Welton, N. V. Ignat’ev, M. Finze
Insights to structure-property relationships in ionic liquids using cyclic perfluoroalkylsulfonylimides
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 2200–2214.
DOI: 10.1039/D2SC06758G
165.   J. Riefer, L. Zapf, J. A. P. Sprenger, R. Wirthensohn, S. Endres, A.-C. Pöppler, M. Gutmann, L. Meinel, N. V. Ignat’ev, M. Finze  
Cyano(fluoro)borate and cyano(hydrido)borate ionic liquids: Low-viscosity ionic media for electrochemical applications
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (PCCP) 2023, 25, 5037–5048.
DOI: 10.1039/D2CP05725E
164.   E. Cataldi, M. Raschig, M. Gutmann, P. T. Geppert, M. Ruopp, M. Schock, H. Gerwe, R. Bertermann, L. Meinel, M. Finze, A. Nowak-Król, M. Decker, T. Lühmann
Amber Light Control of Peptide Secondary Structure by a Perfluoroaromatic Azobenzene Photoswitch
ChemBioChem, 2023, 24, e202200570.
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200570
163.   C. Kallfaß, L. Fritze, J. A. P. Sprenger, M. Finze
Diehl Aviation Gilching GmbH, 82205 Gilching (Germany)
Zusammensetzung zur Erzeugung von Sauerstoff
EP4269335A1, 01.11.2023 (27.04.2022).
Composition for generating oxygen, oxygen generator, and method of generating oxygen

US2023348271A1, 02.11.2023 (25.04.2023).
162.   C. Kallfaß, L. Fritze, M. Finze
Diehl Aviation Gilching GmbH, 82205 Gilching (Germany)
Zusammensetzung zur Erzeugung von Sauerstoff
EP4269334A1, 01.11.2023 (27.04.2022).
Composition for generating oxygen, oxygen generator, and method of generating oxygen

US2023348270A1, 02.11.2023 (25.04.2023).
161.   R. Skudas, A. Holzgreve, M. Schulte, F. Keppner, T. Knuplez, M. Hailmann, M. Finze, N. Ignatiev  
Merck Patent GmbH, 64293 Darmstadt (Germany)
Material and method for performing a separation based on boron clusters
WO2023079136A1, 11.05.2023 (08.11.2021).

2022

160.   J. Krebs, A. Häfner, S. Fuchs, X. Guo, F. Rauch, A. Eichhorn, I. Krummenacher, A. Friedrich, L. Ji, M. Finze, Z. Lin,  H. Braunschweig, T. B. Marder  
Backbone-controlled LUMO energy induces intramolecular C–H activation in ortho-bis-9-borafluorene-substituted phenyl  and o-carboranyl compounds leading to novel 9,10-diboraanthracene derivatives  
Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 14165–14178.
DOI: 10.1039/D2SC06057D
159.   T. Bischof, X. Guo, I. Krummenacher, L. Beßler, Z. Lin, M. Finze,  H. Braunschweig
Alkene insertion reactivity of a o-carboranyl-substituted 9-borafluorene
Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 7492–7497.
DOI: 10.1039/D2SC02750J
158.   L. Zapf, S. Peters, R. Bertermann, U. Radius, M. Finze
Tricyanoborane-Functionalized Anionic N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Adjustment of Charge and Stereo-Electronic Properties
Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e20220027.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200275
157.   L. Ji, S. Riese, A. Schmiedel, M. Holzapfel, M. Fest, J. Nitsch, B. F. E. Curchod, A. Friedrich, L. Wu, H. H. Al Mamari, S. Hammer, J. Pflaum, M. A. Fox, D. J. Tozer, M. Finze, C. Lambert, T. B. Marder
Thermodynamic equilibrium between locally excited and charge-transfer states through thermally activated charge transfer in 1-(pyren-2′-yl)-o-carborane
Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 5205–5219.
DOI: 10.1039/D1SC06867A

156.  

M. Häring, C. Kerpen, T. Ribbeck, P. T. Hennig, R. Bertermann, N. V. Ignat'ev, M. Finze
Dismutation of Tricyanoboryllead Compounds: The Homoleptic Tetrakis(tricyanoboryl)plumbate Tetraanion
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202202882.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202882
Dismutation von Tricyanoborblei-Verbindungen: Das homoleptische Tetrakis(tricyanoboryl)plumbat-Tetraanion
Angew. Chem. 2022, 134, e202202882.
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202882
155.   N. Schopper, L. Zapf, J. A. P. Sprenger, N. V. Ignat’ev, M. Finze
Ethyl-, vinyl- and ethynylcyanoborates: room temperature borate ionic liquids with saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon chains
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 1223–1226.
DOI: 10.1039/D1CC06393F

2021

154.   Q. Yuan, M. Rohdenburg, W. Cao, E. Aprà, J. Landmann, M. Finze, J. Warneke, X.-B. Wang
Isolated [B2(CN)6]2−: Small Yet Exceptionally Stable Nonmetal Dianion
J. Phys. Chem. Lett2021, 12, 12005–12011.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03533
153.   F. Schorr, N. Schopper, N. Riensch, F. Fantuzzi, M. Neder, R. D. Dewhurst, T. Thiess, T. Brückner, K. Hammond, H. Helten, M. Finze, H. Braunschweig
Controlled Synthesis of Oligomers Containing Main-Chain B(sp2)-B(sp2) Bonds
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 16043–16048.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103366
152.   N. Schopper, J. A. P.  Sprenger, L. Zapf, G. J. Reiss, N. V. Ignat’ev, M. Finze
Alkoxycyanoborates: metal salts and low-viscosity ionic liquids
New J. Chem2021, 45, 14973–14987.
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ04950F
151.   L. Fritze, M. Fest, A. Helbig, T. Bischof, I. Krummenacher, H. Braunschweig, M. Finze, H. Helten
Boron-Doped α-Oligo- and Polyfurans: Highly Luminescent Hybrid Materials, Color-Tunable through the Doping Density
Macromolecules 202154, 7653–7665.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01267
150.   L. Zapf, M. Finze
The crystal structure of poly[(μ3-imidazolato-κ3N:N:N′)(tetrahydrofuran- κ1O)lithium(I)], C7H11LiN2O
Z. Kristallogr. NCS 2021, 236, 1007–1009.
DOI: 10.1515/ncrs-2021-0192
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149.   L. N. Schneider,  E.-M. Tanzer Krauel, C. Deutsch, K. Urbahns, T. Bischof, K. A. M. Maibom, J. Landmann, F. Keppner, C. Kerpen, M. Hailmann, L. Zapf, T. Knuplez, R. Bertermann, N. V. Ignat'ev,  M. Finze  
Stable and Storable N(CF3)2 Transfer Reagents
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 10973–10978.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101436
148.   L. Zapf, U. Radius, M. Finze
1,3-Bis(tricyanoborane)imidazoline-2-ylidenate Anion - A Ditopic dianionic N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 17974–17980.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105529
Das 1,3-Bis(tricyanoboran)imidazolin-2-ylidenat-Anion – Ein ditopischer dianionischer N-heterocyclischer Carben-Ligand
Angew. Chem. 2021, 133, 18118–18125.
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105529
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147.   J. Krebs, M. Haehnel, I. Krummenacher, A. Friedrich, H. Braunschweig, M. Finze, L. Ji, T. B. Marder
Synthesis and Structure of an o-Carboranyl-Substituted Three-Coordinate Borane Radical Anion
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27,  8159–8167.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100938
146.   S. A. Föhrenbacher, V. Zeh, M. J. Krahfuss, N. V. Ignat’ev, M. Finze, U. Radius
Tris(pentafluoroethyl)difluorophosphorane and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Adduct Formation and Frustrated Lewis Pair Reactivity
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 1941–1960.
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100183
145.   M. Crumbach, O. Ayhan, L. Fritze, J. A. P. Sprenger, L. Zapf, M. Finze, H. Helten
BNB-doped phenalenyls – aromaticity switch upon one-electron reduction
Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 2408–2411.
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC07671F
144.   R. Wirthensohn, M. Finze
The crystal structure of trimethylsulfonium tris(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)methanide, C7H9F9O6S4
Z. Kristallogr. NCS 2021, 236, 417–419.
DOI: 10.1515/ncrs-2020-0612
143.   A. Siegesmund, T. Küppers, R. Graf, P. T. Hennig, R. Wirthensohn, J. A. P. Sprenger,  M. Finze, M. Köckerling
Lead(II) Tetracyanidoborates with Pb2O2 Dimers Embedded in Network Structures
Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2021, 647, 540–546.
DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202000448
142.   S. A. Föhrenbacher, M. J. Krahfuss, L. Zapf, A. Friedrich, N. V. Ignat’ev, M. Finze, U. Radius
Tris(pentafluoroethyl)difluorophosphorane: A Versatile Fluoride Acceptor for Transition Metal Chemistry
Chem. Eur. J2021, 27, 3504–3516.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004885
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141.   S. H. Zottnick, J. A. P. Sprenger, M. Finze, K. Müller-Buschbaum
Statistic Replacement of Lanthanide Ions in Bissalicylatoborate Coordination Polymers for the Deliberate Control of the Luminescence Chromaticity
ChemistryOpen 2021, 10, 164–170.
DOI: 10.1002/open.202000251
Special Issue dedicated to Material Synthesis in Ionic Liquids
140.   J. He, F. Rauch, A. Friedrich, J. Krebs, I. Krummenacher, R. Bertermann, J. Nitsch, H. Braunschweig, M. Finze, T. B. Marder
Phenylpyridyl-Fused Boroles: A Unique Coordination Mode and Weak B–N Coordination-Induced Dual Fluorescence
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 4833–4840.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013692
Phenylpyridyl-Fused Boroles: A Unique Coordination Mode and Weak B–N Coordination-Induced Dual Fluorescence
Angew. Chem. 2021, 133, 4883–4890.
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202013692
139.   J. He, F. Rauch, M. Finze, T. B. Marder
(Hetero)arene-fused boroles: a broad spectrum of applications
Chem. Sci2021, 12, 128–147.
DOI: 10.1039/D0SC05676F
138.   J. He, F. Rauch, I. Krummenacher, H. Braunschweig, M. Finze, T. B. Marder
Two derivatives of phenylpyridyl-fused boroles with contrasting electronic properties: decreasing and enhancing the electron accepting ability
Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 355–361.
DOI: 10.1039/D0DT03619F

2020

137.   F. Rauch, S. Fuchs, A. Friedrich, D. Sieh, I. Krummenacher, H. Braunschweig, M. Finze, T. B. Marder
Highly Stable, Readily Reducible, Fluorescent, Trifluoromethylated 9-Borafluorenes
Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 12794–12808. 
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905559
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136.   F. Rauch, P.  Endres, A. Friedrich, D. Sieh, M. Hähnel, I. Krummenacher, H. Braunschweig, M. Finze, L. Ji, T. B. Marder
An Iterative Divergent Approach to Conjugated Starburst Borane Dendrimers
Chem. Eur. J. 202026, 12951–12963. 
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001985
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135.   C. Saalfrank, F. Fantuzzi, T. Kupfer, B. Ritschel, K. Hammond, I. Krummenacher, R. Bertermann, R. Wirthensohn, M. Finze, P. Schmid, V. Engel, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig
cAAC-Stabilized 9,10-diboraanthracenes—Acenes with Open-Shell Singlet Biradical Ground States
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2020, 59, 19338–19343. 
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008206
cAAC-stabilisierte 9,10-Diboraanthracene – offenschalige Singulettbiradikale
Angew. Chem.  2020, 132, 19502–19507.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008206
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134.   M. Drisch, L. A. Bischoff, J. A. P. Sprenger, P. T. Hennig, R. Wirthensohn, S. Z. Konieczka, M. Hailmann, N. V. Ignat'ev, M. Finze
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