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 tertiary phosphines towards allenic, acetylenic, and vinylic Michael acceptors
F. An, J. Brosette, H. Jangra, Y. Wei, M. Shi, H. Zipse, A. R. Ofial, Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 18111-18126.
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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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