Publications
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Independent Research @UZH
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Michel's Postdoctoral, Graduate, and Undergraduate Research
19. Allosteric Cooperativity and Template-Directed Synthesis with Stacked Ligands in Porphyrin Nanorings
P. S. Bols, M. Rickhaus*/L. Tejerina*, H. Gotfredsen, K. Eriksen, M. Jirasek, and H. L. Anderson | * shared authorship
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 13219 (link)
18. Global Aromaticity at the Nanoscale
M. Rickhaus*/M. Jirasek*, L. Tejerina, H. Gotfredsen, M. D. Peeks, R. Haver, H.-W. Jiang, T. D. W. Claridge, and H. L. Anderson | * shared first authorship
Nat. Chem. 2020, 12, 236 (link)
Nat. Chem. cover of the year!
17. Spin Delocalization in the Radical Cations of Porphyrin Molecular Wires: A New Perspective on EPR Approaches
G. Moise*/L. Tejerina*, M. Rickhaus, H. L. Anderson, and C. R. Timmel | * shared first authorship
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 5708 (link)
16. Metal Atom Markers for Imaging Epitaxial Molecular Self- Assembly on Graphene by Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
J.K. Lee, I. Bulut, M. Rickhaus, Y. Sheng, X. Li, G. Han, G. Briggs, H. L. Anderson, and J. Warner
ACS Nano 2019, 13, 7252 (link)
15. Tuning the Circumference of Six-Porphyrin Nanorings
R. Haver*/L. Tejerina*/ H.-W. Jiang*/M. Rickhaus*, M. Jirasek, I. Gruebner, H. J. Eggimann, L. M. Herz, and H. L. Anderson | * shared first authorship
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 7965 (link)
14. Template-Directed Synthesis of a Conjugated Zinc Porphyrin Nanoball
J. Cremers, R. Haver, M. Rickhaus, J. Q. Gong, L. Favereau, M. D. Peeks, T. D. W. Claridge, L. M. Herz, and H. L. Anderson
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5352 (link)
13. Molecular Dynamic Staircases: All-Carbon Axial Chiral “Geländer” Structures
R. Mannancherry, M. Rickhaus, D. Häussinger, A. Prescimone, and M. Mayor
Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 5758 (link)
12. Single-Acetylene Linked Porphyrin Nanorings
M. Rickhaus, A. Vargas Jentzsch, L. Tejerina, I. Grübner, M. Jirasek, T. D. W. Claridge, and H. L. Anderson
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 16502 (link)
11. Chirality in Curved Polyaromatic Systems
M. Rickhaus, M. Mayor, and M. Juríček
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2017, 46, 1643 (link)
10. Strain-Induced Helical Chirality in Polyaromatic Systems
M. Rickhaus, M. Mayor, and M. Juríček
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2016, 45, 1542 (link)
9. Determining Inversion Barriers in Atropisomers – A Tutorial for Organic Chemists
M. Rickhaus, L. Jundt, and M. Mayor
Chimia 2016, 70, 192 (link)
8. Stereoselective Arene-Forming Aldol Condensation: Synthesis of Configurationally Stable Oligo-1,2-naphthylenes
D. Lotter, M. Neuburger, M. Rickhaus, D. Häussinger, and C. Sparr
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 2920 (link)
7. Cethrene: A Helically Chiral Biradicaloid Isomer of Heptazethrene
P. Ravat, T. Šolomek, M. Rickhaus, D. Häussinger, M. Neuburger, M. Baumgarten, and M. Juríček
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1183 (link)
6. Spin-Delocalization in a Helical Open-Shell Hydrocarbon
P. Ravat, P Ribar, M. Rickhaus, D. Häussinger, M. Neuburger, and M. Juríček
J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 12303 (link)
5. Tuning Helical Chirality in Polycyclic Ladder Systems,
M. Rickhaus, O. T. Unke, R. Mannancherry, L. M. Bannwart, M. Neuburger, D. Häussinger, and M. Mayor
Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 18156 (link)
4. Through the Maze: Cross-Coupling Pathways to a Helical Hexaphenyl “Geländer” Molecule
M. Rickhaus, L. M. Bannwart, O. Unke, H. Gsellinger, D. Häussinger, and M. Mayor
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 4, 786 (link)
3. Activation Enthalpies and Entropies of the Atropisomerization of Substituted Butyl-Bridged Biphenyls
A. Bihlmeier, J. Rotzler, M. Rickhaus, M. Mayor, and W. Klopper
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2015, 17, 11165 (link)
2. Inducing Axial Chirality in a “Geländer” Oligomer by Length Mismatch of the Oligomer Strands
M. Rickhaus, L. M. Bannwart, M. Neuburger, H. Gsellinger, K. Zimmermann, D. Häussinger, and M. Mayor
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 14587 (link)
1. An Oxidation Induced by Potassium Metal. Studies on the Anionic Cyclodehydrogenation of 1,1′-Binaphthyl
M. Rickhaus, A. P. Belanger, H. A. Wegner, and L. T. Scott
J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 7358 (link)