Feng An
M. Sc., Dr. rer. nat.

AK Prof. Mayr/Dr. Ofial 
Dept. Chemie 
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 
Butenandtstr. 5-13 (Haus F) 
81377 München 

Dissertation
Reactivity and basicity: insight into organocatalysis by secondary amines
DOI: 10.5282/edoc.24914
Publications
Reactivities of allenic and olefinic Michael acceptors towards phosphines
F. An, H. Jangra, Y. Wei, M. Shi, H. Zipse, A. R. Ofial, Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 3358-3361.
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Basicities and Nucleophilicities of Pyrrolidines and Imidazolidinones Used as Organocatalysts
F. An, B. Maji, E. Min, A. R. Ofial, H. Mayr, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 1526-1547.
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Quantification of the Michael-Acceptor Reactivity of α,β-Unsaturated Acyl Azolium Ions
A. Levens, F. An, J. E. M. Fernando, A. R. Ofial, D. W. Lupton, H. Mayr, Top. Catal. 2018, 61, 585-590.
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Influence of the N-substituents on the nucleophilicity and Lewis basicity of N-heterocyclic carbenes
A. Levens, F. An, M. Breugst, H. Mayr, D. W. Lupton, Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3566-3569.
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Structures and Reactivities of 2-Trityl- and 2-(Triphenylsilyl)pyrrolidine-Derived Enamines – Evidence for Negative Hyperconjugation with the Trityl Group
H. Erdmann, F. An, P. Mayer, A. R. Ofial, S. Lakhdar, H. Mayr, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 14263-14269.
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Structures and Reactivities of Iminium Ions Derived From Substituted Cinnamaldehydes and Various Chiral Imidazolidin-4-ones
F. An, S. Paul, J. Ammer, A. R. Ofial, P. Mayer, S. Lakhdar, H. Mayr, Asian J. Org. Chem. 2014, 3, 550-555.
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