Willwacher, J.; Heggen, B.; Wirtz, C.; Thiel, W.; Fürstner, A. Total Synthesis, Stereochemical Revision, and Biological Reassessment of Mandelalide A: Chemical Mimicry of Intrafamily Relationships. Chemistry – A European Journal2015, 21, 10416–10430.
Rummelt, S. M.; Preindl, J.; Sommer, H.; Fürstner, A. Selective Formation of a Trisubstituted Alkene Motif by Trans-Hydrostannation/Stille Coupling: Application to the Total Synthesis and Late-Stage Modification of 5,6-Dihydrocineromycin B. Angewandte Chemie International Edition2015, 54, 6241–6245.
Rummelt, S. M.; Radkowski, K.; Roşca, D.-A.; Fürstner, A. Interligand Interactions Dictate the Regioselectivity of Trans-Hydrometalations and Related Reactions Catalyzed by [Cp*RuCl]. Hydrogen Bonding to a Chloride Ligand as a Steering Principle in Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society2015, 137, 5506–5519.
Fuchs, M.; Fürstner, A. Trans-Hydrogenation: Application to a Concise and Scalable Synthesis of Brefeldin A. Angewandte Chemie International Edition2015, 54, 3978–3982.
Hoffmeister, L.; Fukuda, T.; Pototschnig, G.; Fürstner, A. Total Synthesis of an Exceptional Brominated 4-Pyrone Derivative of Algal Origin: An Exercise in Gold Catalysis and Alkyne Metathesis. Chemistry – A European Journal2015, 21, 4529–4533.
Casitas, A.; Krause, H.; Goddard, R.; Fürstner, A. Elementary Steps of Iron Catalysis: Exploring the Links between Iron Alkyl and Iron Olefin Complexes for their Relevance in C—H Activation and C—C Bond Formation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition2015, 54, 1521–1526.
Mailhol, D.; Willwacher, J.; Kausch-Busies, N.; Rubitski, E. E.; Sobol, Z.; Schuler, M.; Lam, M.-H.; Musto, S.; Loganzo, F.; Maderna, A.; Fürstner, A. Synthesis, Molecular Editing, and Biological Assessment of the Potent Cytotoxin Leiodermatolide. Journal of the American Chemical Society2014, 136, 15719–15729.
Fürstner, A. Quelques Commentaires sur la Catalyse : la Recherche Fondamentale Précède les Applications. Some Comments about Catalysis: Fundamental Research Precedes Applications. Comptes Rendus Chimie2014, 17, 1065–1070.
Prof. Ferdi Schüth has been named an honorary fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society for his contributions to sustainable catalysis and international collaboration.
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, a scientific conference will be held in Mülheim next year. Our institute will of course be taking part.