The latest from our collaboration with the Ebbesen group on Vibrational Strong Coupling is published in Angewandte Chemie. We disclose an optical cavity that can fit in a standard NMR tube, allowing to directly observe the effects of VSC by NMR. The technique is showcased by using Schreiner’s molecular balance for London dispersion forces to probe how those forces change under VSC. Congrats to Bianca, Maciej and all the other authors!
Maciej’s invited review on difunctionalization processes enabled by HFIP has appeared in ACS Org. Inorg. Chem. Au. Congrats!
Harpreet, Sophia, and Emilie’s paper on an H2-driven Ni-catalyzed reaction network that can make new ketoacids through reductive aldol chemistry and enable their reductive amination to amino acids in one pot without human intervention has been accepted for publication in Chem. Many thanks to our collaborators in Germany (Dr. Harun Tüysuz, Dr. Youngsong Dong and Prof. Bill Martin). Congrats to all!
Emilie’s side project on the incorporation of sulfoximines into the aza-Piancatelli reaction has been published in Organic Letters. Our summer student from Heidelberg, Milena Wiegand, contributed to the project during her stay. Congrats to all!
Joris and Robert’s paper on the mechanism of the nonenzymatic phosphorylation of pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate is published in Chemical Science. The results suggest that a single phosphorylation mechanism could have been sufficient to initiate a self-organized metabolic network. Congrats to all!
Emilie and Silvana’s paper on Fe(III)/ADP-promoted phosphate transfer from acetyl phosphate to nucleotide diphosphates to give nucleotide triphosphate in water is accepted in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Thanks to Robert for jumping in with DFT calculations during revisions. Congrats to all!
Robert’s book chapter summarizing his recent mechanistic work on nonenzymatic analogs of amino acid biosynthesis has been accepted for publication in Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry. Congrats!
Valentyn and Cyprien’s review of new synthetic methods to prepare β-arylethylamines has been accepted for publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Congrats!
Quentin’s paper showing substantial cooperative effects between pyridoxal and Fe(III) or Al(III) ions in prebiotic transamination reactions is accepted for publication in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Many thanks to Robert for the DFT studies. The last paper from Kamila’s time in the group – the end of an era. Congrats to all!
Cypriens’s paper on isochroman synthesis starting from epoxides in HFIP has been accepted for publication in Chemical Science. Congrats!
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