David Reger, MSc

David Reger

Status:                       doctoral student

Room:                        02.144

E-Mail:                        david.reger[at]fau.de

Phone:                       +49 9131 85 65514

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Doctoral Thesis: (AK Jux, 12.2015 – ongoing)

Teaching assistant (Synthesis problems in organic chemistry, 09.2015 – ongoing)

Master Thesis: “A systematic synthesis of hexaarylbenzenes with uncommon substitution patterns and up to 5 different substituents” (AK Jux, 2015)

Student research assistant (AK Jux, 05.2015 – 10.2015)

Student research assistant (AK Jux, 02.2014 – 08.2014)

Student research assistant (AK Jux, 11.2013 – 12.2013)

Bachelor Thesis: „Mikrowellen-assistierte Hexaphenylbenzol- und Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronensynthesen” (AK Jux, 2013)

RESEARCH AREAS

My work is mainly focused on the investigation of novel π-extended helical chromophores. These compounds can be considered as new generation polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as their deviation from planarity offers new properties and possibilities compared to their planar relatives. Furthermore their nature is crowned by their inherent chirality.

In the course of this work it was possible to synthesize an oxa-[7]-helicene extended with hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC) subunits as a first member of new family of π-extended helical compounds which we named “superhelicenes”. The main subject is now focused on the extension and investigation of this novel molecular family.

Additionally I am working on the individual subunits of these π-extended PAHs namely helicenes, hexaarylbenzenes (HABs) and HBCs as well as on a side project in porphyrin chemistry.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Reger, D., Haines, P., Heinemann, F.W. Guldi, D.M., Jux, N.: Oxa-[7]-superhelicene: A π-extended helical chromophore based on HBCs. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201800585.
  • Reger, D., Haines, P., Heinemann, F.W. Guldi, D.M., Jux, N.: Oxa-[7]-superhelicen: Ein π-erweitertes, helikales Chromophor auf HBC-Basis. Angewandte Chemie 2018, DOI: 10.1002/ange.201800585.
  • Holzwarth, J., Amsharov, K.Y., Sharapa, D.I., Reger, D., Roshchyna, K., Lungerich, D., Jux, N., Hauke F., Clark, T., Hirsch, A.: Highly Regioselective Alkylation of Hexabenzocoronenes: Fundamental Insights into the Covalent Chemistry of Graphene. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201706437.
  • Holzwarth, J., Amsharov, K.Y., Sharapa, D.I., Reger, D., Roshchyna, K., Lungerich, D., Jux, N., Hauke F., Clark, T., Hirsch, A.: Highly Regioselective Alkylation of Hexabenzocoronenes: Fundamental Insights into the Covalent Chemistry of Graphene. Angewandte Chemie 2017, DOI: 10.1002/ange.201706437.
  • Ammon, F., Sauer S.T., Lippert, R., Lungerich, D., Reger, D., Hampel, F., Jux, N: Unexpected formation of [5]helicenes from hexaarylbenzenes containing pyrrole moieties. Organic Chemistry Frontiers 2017, DOI: 10.1039/C7QO00112F
  • Lungerich, D., Reger, D., Hölzel, H., Riedel, R., Martin, M. M. J. C., Hampel, F., Jux, N.: A Strategy towards the Multigram Synthesis of Uncommon Hexaarylbenzenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2016, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201600841.
  • Lungerich, D., Reger, D., Hölzel, H., Riedel, R., Martin, M. M. J. C., Hampel, F., Jux, N.: Eine Strategie zur Synthese ungewöhnlicher Hexaarylbenzole im Multigramm-Maßstab. Angewandte Chemie 2016, DOI: 10.1002/ange.201600841.

CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Graduate School of Molecular Science (GSMS) Winterschool 2018, Kirchberg (Tirol), Austria, 28/1 – 2/2 2018: oral presentation.
  • 4th Erlangen Symposium on Synthetic Carbon Allotropes 2017, Erlangen, Germany, 24/9 – 27/9 2017: poster presentation.
  • Ulm-Erlangen Mini-Symposium on Functional Organic Materials 2017, Ulm, Germany, 10/7 – 11/7 2017: oral presentation and poster presentation.
  • Sonderforschungsbereich 953 (SFB 953) meeting 2017, Bad Staffelstein, Germany, 12/5 – 13/5 2017: oral presentation.
  • 19th JCF Frühjahrssymposium 2017, Mainz, Germany, 29/3 – 1/4 2017: poster presentation.
  • Graduate School of Molecular Science (GSMS) Winterschool 2017, Kirchberg (Tirol), Austria, 12/2 – 17/2 2017: oral presentation.
  • 9th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP) 2016, Nanjing, China, 3/7 – 8/7, 2016: poster presentation.
  • 5th International SolTech Conference (Solar Technologies go Hybrid) 2016, Munich, Germany, 5/4 – 8/4, 2016: poster presentation.
  • Theory and Experiment: A Meeting at the Interface, 2016, Erlangen, Germany, 30/3 – 1/4, 2016: no contribution.
  • Graduate School of Molecular Science (GSMS) Winterschool 2016, Kirchberg (Tirol), Austria, 6/3 – 11/3 2016: oral presentation.
  • 3rd Erlangen Symposium on Synthetic Carbon Allotropes 2015, Erlangen, Germany, 4/10 – 7/10 2015: poster presentation.