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Atroposelective Arene-Forming Alkene Metathesis
Very well done Zlatko: Alkene metathesis catalytically controls stereogenic axes by traceless arene formation.
o-Quinodimethane Atropisomers: Enantioselective Synthesis and Stereospecific Transformation
Jianyang and Andreas successfully established the enantioselective synthesis of atropisomeric oQDMs (o-quinodimethanes) and were able to demonstrate their viability for highly stereoselective transformations. Many congratulations!
Presentation Prize for Valeriia Hutskalova
Many congratulations Valeriia for winning a best presentation prize at the Fall Meeting of the Swiss Chemical Society
Synthesis of Atropisomeric Two-Axis Systems by the Catalyst-Controlled syn- and anti-Selective Arene-Forming Aldol Condensation
Very well done Daniel and many congratulations. This stereodivergent approach allows the programmed one-step synthesis of all four feasible atropisomeric two-axis systems.
Stereoselective Synthesis of Atropisomeric Acridinium Salts by the Catalyst-Controlled Cyclization of ortho-Quinone Methide Iminiums
Many congratulations to Xingxing for establishing a stereoselective route to atropisomeric acridinium salts by a Friedel-Crafts electrocyclization of ortho-quinone methide iminiums by means of ion-pairing catalysis.
Group Trip 2021
Photos of our hike to the stunning Oeschinensee
Catalyst-Controlled Stereoselective Barton–Kellogg Olefination
Many Congratulations. Tanno achieved an important milestone for our research: the catalyst-controlled thiiranation combined with stereospecific reductions to overcrowded alkenes, also in a fully stereodivergent manner.
ERC Consolidator Grant
We recently started our project "Catalyst Control over X-Fold Stereogenicity" supported by an ERC Consolidator Grant. Join our team: PhD and Postdoc positions are available.