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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.
Ad Hoc Adjustment of Photoredox Properties by the Late-Stage Diversification of Acridinium Photocatalysts
Well done Valeriia. Acridinium photocatalysts can now be late-stage diversified to adjust their redox properties (including the new aza-rhodol photoredox catalysts), now published in Org. Lett.Catalyst Control over Twofold and Higher-Order Stereogenicity by Atroposelective Arene Formation
Congratulations Tanno. Our ongoing journey through the realms of atropisomeric molecules, now outlined in Acc. Chem. Res.Monitoring Solid-phase Reactions in Self-assembled Monolayers by Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy,
Well done Dominik, Mayor and Lörtscher IBM research teams. Monitoring Solid-phase Reactions in Self-assembled Monolayers by Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, now published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
Catalyst control over sixfold stereogenicity
Wonderful achievement by Xingxing, Reto, Rodolphe, Christian and Daniel. Stereoselective catalysis allows to navigate stereochemical space beyond binary (Le Bel–Van ’t Hoff rule), now published in Nature Catalysis. Very proud of the team.Organophotocatalytic Aerobic Oxygenation of Phenols in a Visible‐Light Continuous‐Flow Photoreactor
Congratulation to Joël, Dragan, Thomas and the DSM team. Let us improve sustainability for important phenol oxidations, now published in Chemistry – A European Journal.