Fürstner, A.; Thiel, O. R.; Lehmann, C. W. Study Concerning the Effects of Chelation on the Structure and Catalytic Activity of Ruthenium Carbene Complexes. Organometallics 2002, 21, 331–335.

Fürstner, A.; Dierkes, T.; Thiel, O. R.; Blanda, G. Total Synthesis of (−)-Salicylihalamide. Chemistry – A European Journal 2001, 7, 5286–5298.

Fürstner, A.; Ackermann, L.; Gabor, B.; Goddard, R.; Lehmann, C. W.; Mynott, R.; Stelzer, F.; Thiel, O. R. Comparative Investigation of Ruthenium-Based Metathesis Catalysts Bearing N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Ligands. Chemistry - A European Journal 2001, 7, 3236–3253.

Fürstner, A.; Thiel, O. R.; Ackermann, L. Exploiting the Reversibility of Olefin Metathesis. Syntheses of Macrocyclic Trisubstituted Alkenes and (R,R)-(−)-Pyrenophorin. Organic Letters 2001, 3, 449–451.

Fürstner, A.; Thiel, O. R.; Kindler, N.; Bartkowska, B. Total Syntheses of (S)-(−)-Zearalenone and Lasiodiplodin Reveal Superior Metathesis Activity of Ruthenium Carbene Complexes with Imidazol-2-Ylidene Ligands. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2000, 65, 7990–7995.

Fürstner, A.; Thiel, O. R.; Blanda, G. Asymmetric Synthesis of the Fully Functional Macrolide Core of Salicylihalamide:  Remote Control of Olefin Geometry during RCM. Organic Letters 2000, 2, 3731–3734.

Fürstner, A.; Thiel, O. R.; Ackermann, L.; Schanz, H.-J.; Nolan, S. P. Ruthenium Carbene Complexes with N,N‘-Bis(Mesityl)Imidazol-2-Ylidene Ligands:  RCM Catalysts of Extended Scope. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2000, 65, 2204–2207.

Fürstner, A.; Thiel, O. R. Formal Total Synthesis of (−)-Balanol:  Concise Approach to the Hexahydroazepine Segment Based on RCM. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2000, 65, 1738–1742.