Kacem, S.; Qiao, Y.; Wirtz, C.; Theyssen, N.; Bordet, A.; Leitner, W. Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as Reaction Medium for Selective Hydrogenation of Fluorinated Arenes. Green Chemistry2022, 24, 8671–8676.
Löffler, L. E.; Wirtz, C.; Fürstner, A. Collective Total Synthesis of Casbane Diterpenes: One Strategy, Multiple Targets. Angewandte Chemie International Edition2021, 60, 5316–5322.
Farès, C.; Lingnau, J. B.; Wirtz, C.; Sternberg, U. Conformational Investigations in Flexible Molecules Using Orientational NMR Constraints in Combination with 3J-Couplings and NOE Distances. Molecules2019, 24, 4417.
Anderl, F.; Größl, S.; Wirtz, C.; Fürstner, A. Total Synthesis of Belizentrin Methyl Ester: Report on a Likely Conquest. Angewandte Chemie International Edition2018, 57, 10712–10717.
Preindl, J.; Schulthoff, S.; Wirtz, C.; Lingnau, J.; Fürstner, A. Polyunsaturated C-Glycosidic 4-Hydroxy-2-Pyrone Derivatives: Total Synthesis Shows that Putative Orevactaene Is Likely Identical with Epipyrone A. Angewandte Chemie International Edition2017, 56, 7525–7530.
Xie, L.-G.; Bagutski, V.; Audisio, D.; Wolf, L. M.; Schmidts, V.; Hofmann, K.; Wirtz, C.; Thiel, W.; Thiele, C. M.; Maulide, N. Dynamic Behaviour of Monohaptoallylpalladium Species: Internal Coordination as a Driving Force in Allylic Alkylation Chemistry. Chemical Science2015, 6, 5734–5739.
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.
Audisio, D.; Gopakumar, G.; Xie, L.-G.; Alves, L. G.; Wirtz, C.; Martins, A. M.; Thiel, W.; Farès, C.; Maulide, N. Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution at Four-Membered-Ring Systems: Formation of η1-Allyl Complexes and Electrocyclic Ring Opening. Angewandte Chemie International Edition: a journal of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker2013, 52, 6313–6316.
Boess, E.; Sureshkumar, D.; Sud, A.; Wirtz, C.; Farès, C.; Klussmann, M. Mechanistic Studies on a Cu-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Coupling Reaction with N-Phenyl Tetrahydroisoquinoline: Structure of Intermediates and the Role of Methanol As a Solvent. Journal of the American Chemical Society2011, 133, 8106–8109.
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.