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Organic Chemistry I

Research in our group focuses on the design of functional, stimuli-responsive supramolecular systems. 

We are interested in the design of light-responsive metal-organic cages, dual-responsive spin-crossover cages and dynamic covalent systems based on amidoboronates.

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SupraChem 2026

The group took part in the SupraChem 2026 Conference and Rene Baier presented a poster.

November 2025

We welcome David, Laurin and Leon to the group for their PhDs.

About our Group

The McConnell Research Group is interested in supporting highly talented and motivated chemists to join our team and we strive to have a diverse research team. If you are interested in joining our team, please see below for currently open positions or see How to Join our Group.

Please note that due to the number of inquiries, it is unfortunately not possible for us to support every application and only inquiries tailored to why you would like to join the team and the topic you would be interested in working on will be answered.

 

Open Positions
Currently advertised positions in the group can be found below. Please note that applications for these advertised positions must be submitted via the University of Siegen's job portal and applications received by post or email will not be considered.

 

There are currently no advertised positions.

Patrick Harders, Tim Raeker, Lorenz Pietsch, Christian Näther, Bernd Hartke, Anna J. McConnell

Diastereoselective amidoboronate formation and transformation from a rac to a different meso amidoboronate via dynamic C–C bonds

Mariam Yacoub, Sarah Koops, Panagiota Axelithioti, Claudia Caltagirone, Emily R. Draper, Cally J. E. Haynes, et al.

Being a first generation university graduate, the impact on a career in science

Sebastian Megow, Annika Prax, Tjorge Neumann, Marc Lehr, Anna J. McConnell, Friedrich Temps

Ultrafast competition between CO release and spin crossover upon photoexcitation of a cyclopropenone-bipyridyl FeII complex

Tobias Paschelke, Eicke Trumpf, David Grantz, Malte Pankau, Niclas Grocholski, Christian Näther, et al.

Tuning the spin-crossover properties of FeII4L6 cages via the interplay of coordination motif and linker modifications

Anna J. McConnell

Amidoboronates: bringing together the synthesis of BN-heterocycles via a reductive coupling and dynamic covalent chemistry

Daniel Hugenbusch, Marc Lehr, Jan‐Simon von Glasenapp, Anna J. McConnell, Rainer Herges

Light‐Controlled Destruction and Assembly: Switching between Two Differently Composed Cage‐Type Complexes

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Prof. Dr. Anna McConnell

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Rene Baier

Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in
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David Laubach

Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in
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Leon Merlin Busch

Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in
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Laurin Beckmann

Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in
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Dipl.-Chem. Rochus Breuer

Mitarbeiter*in
Emin Cinar

Dr. Emin Cinar M.Sc.

Mitarbeiter*in in Technik und Verwaltung

Contact

Postal address

Universität Siegen
Fakultät IV
Organische Chemie 1
Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2

57068 Siegen

Visitor address

Universität Siegen
Fakultät IV
AR-G 309
Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2
57076 Siegen

Secretariat

Please contact our group's administrator.

Tel.: +49 (0) 271 / 740-4357
E-Mail: oci-sekretariat@chemie.uni-siegen.de