2024
149. Probing the Origin of Affinity in the GM1-Cholera Toxin Complex through Site-selective Editing with Fluorine
C. Jordan§, T. Hayashi§, A. Löbbert, J. Fan, C. S. Teschers, K. Siebold, M. Aufiero, F. Pape, E. Campbell, A. Axer, K. Bussmann, K. Bergander, J. Köhnke, A. D. Gossert and R. Gilmour, ACS Cent. Sci. 2024, 10, 1481–1489.Highlighted in ACS Central Science: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscentsci.4c01206
148. Regioselective Fluorination of Allenes Enabled by I(I)/I(III) Catalysis
Z.-X. Wang, Y. Xu and R. Gilmour, Nature Communications 2024, 15, 5770.147. A Fluorinated Sialic Acid Vaccine Lead Against Meningitis B and C
C. Jordan§, K. Siebold§, P. Priegue§, P. H. Seeberger and R. Gilmour, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 15366–15375.146. Regio- and Stereo-Selective Isomerization of Borylated 1,3-Dienes Enabled by Selective Energy Transfer Catalysis
B. Kweon, L. Blank, J. Soika, A. Messara, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202404233.145. Catalytic Ring Expanding Difluorination: An Enantioselective Platform to Access β,β-Difluorinated Carbocycles
L. Ruyet, C. Roblick, J. Häfliger, Z.-X. Wang, T. J. Stoffels, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202403957.
2023
144. Para-Selective Dearomatization of Phenols by I(I)/I(III) Catalysis-Based Fluorination
T. Stünkel, K. Siebold, D. Okumatsu, K. Murata, L. Ruyet, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 13574 - 13580.
143. Regioselective, catalytic 1,1-difluorination of enynes
Z.-X. Wang, K. Livingstone, C. Hümpel, C. G. Daniliuc, C. Mück-Lichtenfeld and R. Gilmour, Nature Chemistry 2023, 10.1038/s41557-023-01344-5.Highlighted by the University of Münster: https://www.uni-muenster.de/news/view.php?cmdid=13638
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C. Onneken, T. Morack, J. Soika, O. Sokolova, N. Niemeyer, C. Mück-Lichtenfeld, C. G. Daniliuc, J. Neugebauer and R. Gilmour, Nature 2023, 621, 753-759.Highlighted as Synfact of the month by M. Lautens and A. Torelli: Synfacts 2023, 19, 1099. DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1752274. https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0042-1752274?device=mobile&innerWidth=980&offsetWidth=980
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Highlighted by Nature Asia: http://www.natureasia.com/ko-kr/nature/highlights/122927141. Integrating I(I)/I(III) Catalysis in Reaction Cascade Design Enables the Synthesis of gem-Difluorinated Tetralins from Cyclobutanols
J. Häfliger, L. Ruyet, N. Stübke, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Nature Communications 2023, 14, 3207.140. Direct Observation of Triplet States in the Isomerization of Alkenylboronates by Energy Transfer Catalysis
T. J. B. Zähringer, M. Wienhold, R. Gilmour and C. Kerzig, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 21576-21586.Highlighted in Synfacts: B. List, K. Kryvous, Synfacts 2023, 19, 0819.
139. Forging Medium Rings via I(I)/I(III)-Catalyzed Diene Carbofunctionalization
Y.-J. Yu, J. Häfliger, Z.-X. Wang, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202309789.
Open access138. Geometric Isomerisation of Bifunctional Vinyl Fluoride Linchpins: Stereodivergence in Amide and Polyene Bioisostere Synthesis
M. Wienhold, B. Kweon, C. McLaughlin, M Schmitz, T. J. B. Zähringer, C. G. Daniliuc, C. Kerzig and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202304150.
Hot Paper
Open acces137. Fluorinated Carbohydrates for 18F-Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
E. Campbell, C. Jordan and R. Gilmour, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2023, 52, 3599-3626.
Artwork featured on the front cover136. Catalytic, Regioselective 1,4-Fluorodifunctionalization of Dienes
Y.-J. Yu, M. Schäfer, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202214906.
Highlighted in Synfacts: B. List, M. M. Poje, Synfacts 2023, 19, 0185.
Open access135. Fluorine-Directed Automated Mannoside Assembly
C. Teschers and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 135 e202213304. DOI numbers 10.1002/anie.202213304 and 10.1002/ange.202213304.
Press release: https://www.uni-muenster.de/news/view.php?cmdid=13047&lang=en
Open access134. Fluorocyclisation of Oximes to Isoxazolines via I(I)/I(III) Catalysis
J. Neufeld, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Helv. Chim. Acta 2023, e202200183.
Invited contribution for the special issue dedicated to the memory of the late Prof. Dr. Jack D. Dunitz FRS
Open access
2022
133. Skeletal Ring Contractions via I(I)/I(III) Catalysis: Stereoselective Synthesis of cis-α,α-Difluorocyclopropanes
K. Livingstone, K. Siebold, S. Meyer, V. Martín-Heras, C. G. Daniliuc, and R. Gilmour, ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 14507–14516.
Open access132. Organophotocatalytic N–O Bond Cleavage of Weinreb Amides: Mechanism-Guided Evolution of a PET to ConPET Platform
J. Soika, C. McLaughlin, T. Neveselý, C. G. Daniliuc, J. J. Molloy and R. Gilmour, ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 10047-10056.Previously ChemRxiv 2022, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-0fz0p
Highlighted in Org. Proc. Res. Dev.: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.oprd.2c00309131. Cyclopropene Activation via I(I)/I(III) Catalysis: Proof of Principle and Application in Direct Tetrafluorination
S. Meyer, L. Göbel, K. Livingstone, C. Roblick, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Tetrahedron 2022, 132925.
open access
Invited contribution for the special edition dedicated to Prof. Dr. F. Schoenebeck.130. Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Fluorinated Isochromans via Iodine(I)/Iodine(III) Catalysis
J. Häfliger, O. O. Sokolova, M. Lenz, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202205277. DOI:10.1002/anie.202205277 and 10.1002/ange.202205277.
Selected as HOT PAPER129. Regio- and Enantioselective Intermolecular Aminofluorination of Alkenes via Iodine(I)/Iodine(III) Catalysis
M. Schäfer, T. Stünkel, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202205508. DOI numbers 10.1002/anie.202205508 and 10.1002/ange.202205508
Selected as HOT PAPER
Previously ChemRxiv 2022 DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-jnslk128. Advances in the E → Z Isomerization of Alkenes using Small Molecule Photocatalysts
T. Neveselý, M. Wienhold, J. J. Molloy and R. Gilmour, Chem. Rev. 2022, 122, 2650-2694.
Invited contribution for the thematic issue Photochemical Catalytic Processes.127. Leveraging the n→π* Interaction in Alkene Isomerisation by Selective Energy Transfer Catalysis
T. Neveselý, J. J. Molloy, C. McLaughlin, L. Brüss, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202113600.126. Leveraging fluorine (stereoelectronic) effects in catalysis in The Chemistry of Organofluorine Compounds
J. Neufeld, K. Livingstone and R. Gilmour, in The Chemistry of Organofluorine Compounds, Patai´s Chemistry of Functional Groups (2022) (Eds. I. Marek, V. Gouverneur, M. Gandelman), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co, Weinheim.
2021
125. Enantiodivergent Prenylation via Deconjugative Isomerization
T. Morack, C. Onneken, H. Nakakohara, C. Mück-Lichtenfeld and R. Gilmour, ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 11929–11937.124. Illuminating Anti-Hydrozirconation: Controlled Geometric Isomerization of an Organometallic Species
T. Hostmann, T. Nevesely and R. Gilmour, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 10643 - 10648.123. Expanding Organofluorine Chemical Space: The Design of Chiral Fluorinated Isosteres Enabled by I(I)/I(III) Catalysis
S. Meyer, J. Häfliger and R. Gilmour, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 10686 - 10695
Part of the themed collection 2021 Chemical Science HOT article Collection.122. An I(I)/I(III) Catalysis Route to the Heptafluoroisopropyl Group: A Privileged Module in Contemporary Agrochemistry
V. Martín-Heras, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Synthesis 2021, 53, 4203-4212.
Invited contribution for the special edition in honour of Prof. Sarah ReismanSYNTHESIS Best paper Award 2021
121. Emerging Fluorinated Motifs: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (book review)
J. Neufeld and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 20592-20593.120. Difluorination of α-(bromomethyl)styrenes via I(I)/I(III) catalysis: facile access to electrophilic linchpins for drug discovery
J. Häfliger, K. Livingstone, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 6148–6152.119. Trifluorinated Tetralins via I(I)/I(III)-Catalysed Ring Expansion: Programming Conformation by [CH2CH2] → [CF2CHF] Isosterism
J. Neufeld, T. Stünkel, C. Mück-Lichtenfeld, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 13647-13651.118. Oligodendroglial Glycolipids in (Re) Myelination: Implications for Multiple Sclerosis Research
L. Nowack, C. S. Teschers, S. Albrecht, R. Gilmour, Nat. Prod. Rep. 2021, 38, 890-904.
DOI: 10.1039/D0NP00093K.
Artwork featured on the front cover.117. A Chiral, Pentafluorinated Isopropyl Group via Iodine(I)/(III) Catalysis
S. Meyer, J. Häfliger, M. Schäfer, J. J. Molloy, C. G. Daniliuc, and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 6430-6434.
Highlighted in Synfacts: B. List, D. Díaz-Oviedo, Synfacts 2021, 17, 0443.116. Coumarins by Direct Annulation: β-Borylacrylates as Ambiphilic C3-Synthons
M. Wienhold, J. J. Molloy, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 685-689.
Highlighted in Synfacts: P. Knochel, D. Djukanovic, Synfacts 2020, 16, 1444.115. Enhancing Glycan Stability via Site-Selective Fluorination: Modulating Substrate Orientation by Molecular Design
A. Axer, R. P. Jumde, S. Adam, A. Faust, M. Schäfers, M. Fobker, J. Koehnke, A. K. H. Hirsch and R. Gilmour, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 1286-1294.
First posted on Chemrxiv 2020, DOI:10.26434/chemrxiv.12656210.
Highlighted as a "hot article" by Chemical Science.
2020
113. Cooperative Activation Modes for Catalysis-Based Total Synthesis
S. Meyer and R. Gilmour, Trends Chem. 2020, 2, 959-961.
111. Conformational Analysis of Acyclic α-Fluoro Sulfur Motifs
N. Erdeljac, C. Mück-Lichtenfeld, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 13704-13715.
107. Enantioselective Synthesis of 3-Fluorochromanes via I(I)/I(III) Catalysis
J. C. Sarie, C. Thiehoff, J. Neufeld, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 15069-15075.
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Selected as a VIP paper
105. Halogen-Directed Chemical Sialylation: Pseudo-Stereodivergent Access to Marine Ganglioside Epitopes
T. Hayashi, A. Axer, G. Kehr, K. Bergander and R. Gilmour, Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 6527-6531.
2019
102. Sequential Energy Transfer Catalysis: A Cascade Synthesis of Angularly-Fused Dihydrocoumarins
T. Neveselý, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 9724-9728.
101. Photocatalytic E→Z Isomerization of β-Ionyl Derivatives
K. Livingstone, M. Tenberge, F. Pape, C. G. Daniliuc, C. Jamieson and R. Gilmour, Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 9677-9680.
96. Catalytic Vicinal Dichlorination of Unactivated Alkenes
J. C. Sarie, J. Neufeld, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 7232-7237.
Highlighted in C&E News "Dichlorination catalyst eschews chlorine gas"
94. Positional and Geometrical Isomerisation of Alkenes: The Pinnacle of Atom EconomyJ. J. Molloy, T. Morack and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 13789-13800; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 13654-13664.92. Stereospecific α-Sialylation by Site-Selective Fluorination
T. Hayashi, G. Kehr, K. Bergander and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 3854-3858; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 3814-3818.
91. Bioinspired Radical Stetter Reaction: Radical Umpolung Enabled by Ion-Pair Photocatalysis
T. Morack, C. Mück-Lichtenfeld and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 1221-1225; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 1208-1212.
Artwork featured on the front cover
Highlighted in Angewandte Chemie: X. -Yu Chen, D. Enders, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, DOI: doi.org/10.1002/anie.201902132.
2018
89. A Catalytic Geminal Difluorination of Styrenes for the Construction of Fluorine-Rich Bioisosteres
F. Scheidt, J. Neufeld, M. Schäfer, C. Thiehoff and R. Gilmour, Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 8073–8076.
87. Exploring Physicochemical Space via a Bioisostere of the Trifluoromethyl and Ethyl Groups (BITE): Attenuating Lipophilicity in Fluorinated Analogues of Gilenya® for Multiple Sclerosis
N. Erdeljac, G. Kehr, M. Ahlqvist, L. Knerr and R. Gilmour, Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 12002-12005.