About us

Due to their multifaceted and tunable properties, molecular boron compounds are promising building blocks for numerous applications that range from chemical synthesis and materials science to medicine and pharmacy. Surprisingly, this broad potential has remained mostly unexplored as molecular boron compounds are most often used solely as synthetic intermediates from which the boron unit is lost in the course of the reaction. Our objective is to change that...

Spokesperson

Prof. Dr. Maik Finze

Email: maik.finze@uni-wuerzburg.de

Deputy Spokesperson

Prof. Dr. Holger Braunschweig

Email: h.braunschweig@uni-wuerzburg.de

SFB 1762

Boron as Property-Determining Element

Administration

Johanna Gröbner

Am Hubland
Campus Hubland Süd, Geb. C2
Room 01.011

Phone: +49 931 31-80422

Mail: sfb1762@uni-wuerzburg.de

News

Mike Ingleson Kicks Off the Kick-Off Meeting

07/23/2026

Who better to kick off the BORONPro Kick-Off meeting than Prof. Mike Ingleson, PI from the UK Boron Center "Boron: Beyond the Reagent". Prof. Ingleson shared his latest research including handy tips and tricks for electrophilic C-H borylation. Get all the latest at https://x.com/SFBBoronPRO

Project Area A ● Boron-Centred Transformations

catalytic synthesis of fine chemicals
small-molecule activation
borylation: introduction of boron

Project Area B ● Boron-Based Functional Materials

materials for (opto )electronics
electrolytes (batteries, ... )
photoactive switches

Project Area C ● Boron-Modified Biomolecules

markers for pharmaceuticals
biologically active molecules (unnatural amino acids, CORMs, ... )

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