Say Welcome! to Leif
My name is Leif and I have recently finished my Master studies in inorganic chemistry at Heidelberg University, Germany. I applied low-valent iron complexes in homogeneous catalysis enabling access to conformationally constrained building blocks relevant to drug-development and medicinal chemistry.
My doctoral research is focused on developing novel transition metal catalysts for nitrogen activation in the research group of Prof. Vidar Jensen. The catalyst design is guided by quantum chemical calculations to predict active catalysts which are then followed up on in the laboratory. The project is funded by the Norwegian Centre for Hydrogen Research – HyValue – where one of the foci lies on developing ammonia as a novel, environmentally friendly hydrogen-based energy carrier.
