Publications of Benjamin List

Tsuji, N.; Sidorov, P.; Zhu, C.; Nagata, Y.; Gimadiev, T.; Varnek, A.; List, B. Predicting Highly Enantioselective Catalysts Using Tunable Fragment Descriptors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023, 62, e202218659.

Das, S.; Zhu, C.; Demirbas, D.; Bill, E.; De, C. K.; List, B. Asymmetric Counteranion-Directed Photoredox Catalysis. Science 2023, 379, 494–499.

Scharf, M. J.; List, B. A Leap Forward in the Quest for General Catalysts. Nature 2022, 610, 632–633.

Scharf, M. J.; List, B. A Catalytic Asymmetric Pictet–Spengler Platform as a Biomimetic Diversification Strategy Toward Naturally Occurring Alkaloids. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022, 144, 15451–15456.

Zhou, H.; Han, J. T.; Nöthling, N.; Lindner, M. M.; Jenniches, J.; Kühn, C.; Tsuji, N.; Zhang, L.; List, B. Organocatalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Si-Stereogenic Silyl Ethers. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022, 144, 10156–10161.

Ouyang, J.; Maji, R.; Leutzsch, M.; Mitschke, B.; List, B. Design of an Organocatalytic Asymmetric (4 + 3) Cycloaddition of 2-Indolylalcohols with Dienolsilanes. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022, 144, 8460–8466.

Zhou, H.; Zhou, Y.; Bae, H. Y.; Leutzsch, M.; Li, Y.; De, C. K.; Cheng, G.-J.; List, B. Organocatalytic Stereoselective Cyanosilylation of Small Ketones. Nature 2022, 605, 84–89.

Ghosh, S.; Erchinger, J. E.; Maji, R.; List, B. Catalytic Asymmetric Spirocyclizing Diels–Alder Reactions of Enones: Stereoselective Total and Formal Syntheses of α-Chamigrene, β-Chamigrene, Laurencenone C, Colletoic Acid, and Omphalic Acid. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022, 144, 6703–6708.

Obradors, C.; Mitschke, B.; Aukland, M. H.; Leutzsch, M.; Grossmann, O.; Brunen, S.; Schwengers, S. A.; List, B. Direct and Catalytic C-Glycosylation of Arenes: Expeditious Synthesis of the Remdesivir Nucleoside. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022, 61, e202114619.

Duan, M.; Díaz-Oviedo, C. D.; Zhou, Y.; Chen, X.; Yu , P.; List, B.; Houk, K. N.; Lan, Y. Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Conversion of Epoxides into Thiiranes: Mechanism, Stereochemical Model, and New Catalyst Design. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022, 61, e202113204.

Grossmann, O.; Maji, R.; Aukland, M. H.; Lee, S.; List, B. Catalytic Asymmetric Additions of Enol Silanes to in Situ Generated Cyclic, Aliphatic N-Acyliminium Ions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022, 61, e202115036.

Höfler, D.; Kaupmees, K.; Leito, I.; List, B. A Chiral Sulfoxide-Based C–H Acid. Synlett 2022, 33, 45–47.

Höfler, D.; List, B. A Chiral, Dendralenic C–H Acid. Synlett 2022, 33, 38–39.

Kennemur, J. L.; Maji, R.; Scharf, M. J.; List, B. Catalytic Asymmetric Hydroalkoxylation of C–C Multiple Bonds. Chemical Reviews 2021, 121, 14649–14681.

Aukland, M. H.; List, B. Organocatalysis Emerging as a Technology. Pure and Applied Chemistry 2021, 93, 1371–1381.

Díaz-Oviedo, C. D.; Maji, R.; List, B. The Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Prins Reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021, 143, 20598–20604.

Das, S.; Mitschke, B.; De, C. K.; Harden, I.; Bistoni, G.; List, B. Harnessing the Ambiphilicity of Silyl Nitronates in a Catalytic Asymmetric Approach to Aliphatic β³-Amino Acids. Nature Catalysis 2021, 4, 1043–1049.

Zhou, H.; Zhang, P.; List, B. The Silicon–Hydrogen Exchange Reaction: Catalytic Kinetic Resolution of 2-Substituted Cyclic Ketones. Synlett 2021, 32, 1953–1956.

Amatov, T.; Tsuji, N.; Maji, R.; Schreyer, L.; Zhou, H.; Leutzsch, M.; List, B. Confinement-Controlled, Either Syn- or Anti-Selective Catalytic Asymmetric Mukaiyama Aldolizations of Propionaldehyde Enolsilanes. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021, 143, 14475–14481.

Schwengers, S. A.; De, C. K.; Grossmann, O.; Grimm, J. A. A.; Sadlowski, N. R.; Gerosa, G. G.; List, B. Unified Approach to Imidodiphosphate-Type Brønsted Acids with Tunable Confinement and Acidity. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021, 143, 14835–14844.