Nina Kann
Professor
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
Biography
Nina Kann is professor in organic chemistry, heading a research group involved in several areas such as green chemistry, asymmetric synthesis and organometallic chemistry. Research focus includes the synthesis of new chiral ligands for catalytic asymmetric transformations, and also method development using cobalt and iron carbonyl complexes, where the latter project has led to a new synthetic route to Tamiflu. A newly started project in green chemistry looks at alternative sources of carbon atoms for organic synthesis. Nina also teaches organic chemistry at the Bachelor and Master level.
Research Interest
​KOO041 Chemistry with biochemistry KOK081 Inorganic and organic chemistry KBTX01 Bachelor's thesis in Chemical and biological engineering KBT036 Advanced organic chemistry KOK076 Natural product chemistry KBT160 Advanced organic synthesis
Publications
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Johansson MJ, Schwartz L, Amedjkouh M, Kann N. New chiral amine ligands in the desymmetrization of prochiral phosphine boranes. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry. 2004 Nov 15;15(22):3531-8.
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Johansson JR, Lincoln P, Nordén B, Kann N. Sequential One-Pot Ruthenium-Catalyzed Azide− Alkyne Cycloaddition from Primary Alkyl Halides and Sodium Azide. The Journal of organic chemistry. 2011 Mar 9;76(7):2355-9.
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Ljungdahl N, Kann N. Transitionâ€Metalâ€Catalyzed Propargylic Substitution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2009 Jan 12;48(4):642-4.
