Lin, D. S.; Späth, G.; Meng, Z.; Wieske, L. H. E.; Farès, C.; Fürstner, A. Total Synthesis of the Norcembranoid Scabrolide B and Its Transformation into Sinuscalide C, Ineleganolide, and Horiolide. Journal of the American Chemical Society2024, 146, 24250–24256.
Meng, Z.; Spohr, S. M.; Tobegen, S.; Farès, C.; Fürstner, A. A Unified Approach to Polycyclic Alkaloids of the Ingenamine Estate: Total Syntheses of Keramaphidin B, Ingenamine, and Nominal Njaoamine I. Journal of the American Chemical Society2021, 143, 14402–14414.
Meng, Z.; Fürstner, A. Total Synthesis Provides Strong Evidence: Xestocyclamine A is the Enantiomer of Ingenamine. Journal of the American Chemical Society2020, 142, 11703–11708.
Meng, Z.; Souillart, L.; Monks, B.; Huwyler, N.; Herrmann, J.; Müller, R.; Fürstner, A. A “Motif-Oriented” Total Synthesis of Nannocystin Ax. Preparation and Biological Assessment of Analogues. The Journal of Organic Chemistry2018, 83, 6977–6994.
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.