Publications

Breustedt, B.; Korber, J. N.; Fürstner, A. High Performance Molybdenum Alkylidyne Catalysts for Alkyne Metathesis: Optimized Synthesis of the Requisite Tripodal Silanol Ligands. Tetrahedron 2026, 198, 135332.

Haf-Moths, P.; Sutro, J. L.; Fürstner, A. 1,4-Brook Rearrangement of β-Silyl Allylic Alcohols: Trisubstituted Alkenes by Copper-Mediated Stereoretentive Ipso-Substitution Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, e8014602.

Sutro, J. L.; Anderl, F.; Haf-Moths, P.; Fürstner, A. 1,3-Brook Rearrangement of α-Silyl Allylic Alcohols: Copper-Catalyzed Enantiospecific Formation of Allenes and Copper-Mediated Ipso-Substitution Reactions Affording Trisubstituted Alkenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, e5791239.

Bender, T.; Leutzsch, M.; Sell, Y.; Fürstner, A. Intramolecular Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling: Enantioselective Synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines and Related Heterocycles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, e6219487.

Huang, G.; Tomio, A.; Varlet, T.; Wirtz, C.; Fürstner, A. Total Synthesis of Benthol A: Evidence for a Structure Revision. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2026, 148, 30717–30730.

Huang, G.; Tomio, A.; Varlet, T.; Wirtz, C.; Fürstner, A. Total Synthesis of Benthol A: The Nominal and the Actual Natural Product. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2026, 148, 30731–30743.

Richter, N.; Regni, G.; Baldinelli, L.; Leutzsch, M.; Bistoni, G.; Fürstner, A. Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective Coupling Reactions of Fluorinated Sorbamides with Aldehydes Affording Anti-Configured β-Di(Tri)Fluoromethyl Alcohol Derivatives. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2026, 148, 27934–27950.

Cui, M.; Fürstner, A. A Convenient, Safe, and Atom-Economical Route to a Large Portfolio of Grubbs-Type Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis Via Four-Coordinate Ruthenium Alkylidynes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, 65, e6803845.

Korber, J. N.; Fürstner, A. Cyclization of Citronellal to Isopulegol Catalyzed by Temperature-Stable Aluminum Complexes with Tripodal Tris(Silanolate) Ligands. Chemistry Europe 2026, 4, 202500251.

Peeters, M.; Marchal, L.; Lerda, S.; Bistoni, G.; Fürstner, A. Dispersive Fluorine/Bromine Interactions as Key Selectivity Determinant: Asymmetric Cyclopropanations with 3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-Diazopropionate Catalyzed by a Heterochiral-at-The-Metal Centers Dirhodium Paddlewheel Complex. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2026, 148, 1337–1346.

Cui, M.; Leutzsch, M.; Auer, A. A.; Fürstner, A. Square-Planar Ruthenium Alkylidyne Complexes Undergo Stepwise Rather Than Concerted [2 + 2] Cycloadditions with Alkynes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, 65, e19905.

Hermann, A.; Fürstner, A. Collective Total Synthesis of a Unique Class of Liverworts-Derived Cembrane Diterpenoids. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202518836.

Chakrabortty, S.; Fürstner, A. Iron-Catalyzed Trans-Hydrostannation of Terminal Alkynes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202514794.

Liu, Y.-W.; Liu, Y.; Zheng, Y.; Zhang, M.; Ren, M.-E.; Hua, P.; Han, J.; Fürstner, A.; Jin, H. Expedient Access to Bora-Butenolide Bioisosteres by Counteranion-Mediated Trans-Hydroboration of Alkynes. Nature Communications 2025, 16, 4897.

Molina Betancourt, R.; Leutzsch, M.; Fürstner, A. Total Synthesis of the Marine Diterpenoids Caucanolide E and F by Alkyne Gem-Hydrogenation: Rigorous Reassignment of Two Almost Indistinguishable Diastereomers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202500124.

Rütter, D.; Nöthling, N.; Leutzsch, M.; Auer, A. A.; Fürstner, A. Tripodal Silanolate Ligands Expand [MoX₃] Chemistry Beyond Its Traditional Borders. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 13871–13884.

Peeters, M.; Baldinelli, L.; Lerda, S.; Bistoni, G.; Fürstner, A. Dirhodium Complexes Heterochiral-at-the-Metal Centers: An Alternative Type of Paddlewheel Catalyst for Asymmetric Synthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 12418–12424.

Babón Molina, J. C.; Renken, L.; Leutzsch, M.; Molina Betancourt, R.; Fürstner, A. Asymmetric Gem-Hydroboration and Gem-Hydrogenation of Ynamides: A New Gateway to Chiral Fischer Carbene Complexes and their Catalytic Transformations. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202424212.

Bender, T.; Fürstner, A. Enantioselective Synthesis of Vic-Aminoalcohol Derivatives by Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Aldehydes with Protected Amino-Pentadienoates. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 33295–33301.

Zimmer, A.; Fürstner, A. Total Synthesis of the Humulene-Derived Sesquiterpenoid (-)-Integrifolian-1,5-Dione. Chemistry Europe 2024, 2, e202400064.