Chaładaj, W.; Corbet, M.; Fürstner, A. Total Synthesis of Neurymenolide A Based on a Gold-Catalyzed Synthesis of 4-Hydroxy-2-Pyrones. Angewandte Chemie International Edition2012, 51, 6929–6933.
Seidel, G.; Fürstner, A. Suzuki Reactions of Extended Scope: the ‘9-MeO-9-BBN Variant’ as a Complementary Format for Cross-Coupling. Chemical Communications2012, 48, 2055–2070.
Hickmann, V.; Kondoh, A.; Gabor, B.; Alcarazo, M.; Fürstner, A. Catalysis-Based and Protecting-Group-Free Total Syntheses of the Marine Oxylipins Hybridalactone and the Ecklonialactones A, B, and C. Journal of the American Chemical Society2011, 133, 13471–13480.
Teller, H.; Fürstner, A. Concise Synthesis of the Antidepressive Drug Candidate GSK1360707 by a Highly Enantioselective Gold-Catalyzed Enyne Cycloisomerization Reaction. Chemistry – A European Journal2011, 17, 7764–7767.
Gallenkamp, D.; Fürstner, A. Stereoselective Synthesis of E,Z-Configured 1,3-Dienes by Ring-Closing Metathesis. Application to the Total Synthesis of Lactimidomycin. Journal of the American Chemical Society2011, 133, 9232–9235.
Gagnepain, J.; Moulin, E.; Nevado, C.; Waser, M.; Maier, A.; Kelter, G.; Fiebig, H.-H.; Fürstner, A. Molecular Editing and Assessment of the Cytotoxic Properties of Iejimalide and Progeny. Chemistry – A European Journal2011, 17, 6973–6984.
Seidel, G.; Lehmann, C. W.; Fürstner, A. Elementary Steps in Gold Catalysis: The Significance of Gem-Diauration. Angewandte Chemie International Edition2010, 49, 8466–8470.
Micoine, K.; Fürstner, A. Concise Total Synthesis of the Potent Translation and Cell Migration Inhibitor Lactimidomycin. Journal of the American Chemical Society2010, 132, 14064–14066.
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.