© Ryan Gilmour
  • 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

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.

    © Ryan Gilmour
  • 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 access

    © Ryan Gilmour

    132. 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.2c00309

    © Ryan Gilmour

    131. 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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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 PAPER

    © Ryan Gilmour

    129. 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-jnslk

    © Ryan Gilmour

    128. 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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.
     

    © Ryan Gilmour
  • 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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    124. Illuminating Anti-Hydrozirconation: Controlled Geometric Isomerization of an Organometallic Species
    T. Hostmann, T. Nevesely and R. Gilmour, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 10643 - 10648.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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 Reisman

    SYNTHESIS Best paper Award 2021

    © Ryan Gilmour

    121. Emerging Fluorinated Motifs: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (book review)
    J. Neufeld and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 20592-20593.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.

    © Ryan Gilmour

    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.

    © Ryan Gilmour
  • 2019

     

    103. Light-Enabled Enantiodivergence: Stereospecific Reduction of Activated Alkenes using a Single Organocatalyst Enantiomer
    T. Hostmann, J. J. Molloy, K. Bussmann and R. Gilmour, Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 10164-10168.

     

    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.

     

    100. Geometric E→Z Isomerisation of Vinyl Silanes by Selective Energy Transfer Catalysis: Stereodivergent Synthesis of Triarylethylenes via a Formal Anti-Metallometallation
    S. I. Faßbender, J. J. Molloy, C. Mück-Lichtenfeld and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 18792-18799; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 18619-18626.

     

    99. Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Tetrafluoropentanols: Multi-vicinal Fluorinated Alkane Units for Drug Discovery
    P. Bentler, N. Erdeljac, K. Bussmann, M. Ahlqvist, L. Knerr, K. Bergander, C. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 7741-7745.
    Artwork featured on the front cover

     

    98. Structural and Computational Analysis of 2-Halogeno-Glycosyl Cations in Superacid: An Expansive Platform
    L. Lebedel, A. Ardá, A. Martin, J. Désiré, A. Mingot, M. Aufiero, N. Aiguabella Font, R. Gilmour, J. Jiménez-Barbero, Y. Blériot, S. Thibaudeau, Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 13896-13900; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 13758-13762.

     

    97. Fluorinated Analogues of the HDAC Inhibitor Vorinostat (Zolinza®): Validation of a Chiral Hybrid Bioisostere (BITE)
    N. Erdeljac, K. Bussmann, A. Schöller, F. Hansen and R. Gilmour, ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 1336-1340.
    Artwork featured on the front cover

     

    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"

     

    95. Willgerodt-type Dichloro(aryl)-λ3-Iodanes: A Structural Study
    J. C. Sarie, J. Neufeld, C. G. Daniliuc and R. Gilmour, Synthesis 2019, 51, 4408-4416.
    Invited Contribution for the special edition on halogenation (Ed. F. Schoenebeck)

     

    94. Positional and Geometrical Isomerisation of Alkenes: The Pinnacle of Atom Economy
    J. J. Molloy, T. Morack and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 13789-13800; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 13654-13664.

     

    93. Inverting Small Molecule-Protein Recognition by the Fluorine Gauche Effect: Selectivity Regulated by Multiple H → F Bioisosterism
    P. Bentler, K. Bergander, C. G. Daniliuc, C. Mück-Lichtenfeld, R. P. Jumde, A. K. H. Hirsch and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 11106-11110; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 10990-10994.

     

    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.

     

    90. Flavins in Photochemistry
    J. B. Metternich, R. J. Mudd and R. Gilmour, Science of Synthesis: Photocatalysis in Organic Synthesis, 2019, 391-404.
    Invited Contribution for the special Science of Synthesis Reference Library: Photocatalysis in Organic Synthesis (Ed. B. König)

     

     
     

     

  • 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. 201820, 8073–8076.

     

     
     

     

    88. Enantioselective, Catalytic Vicinal Difluorination of Alkenes
    F. Scheidt, M. Schäfer, J. C. Sarie, C. G. Daniliuc, J. J. Molloy and R. Gilmour, Angew. Chem. 2018, 130, 16669-16673; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 16431-16435.
    Highlighted in Synfacts: B. List, D. Diaz-Oviedo, Synfacts 2018, 14, 1299.

     

    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.