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  1. Isolation of Core-Oxidized Lupine Alkaloids from the Leaves of Virgilia Oroboides and Semisynthesis of ent- Virgiboidine

    Article • Journal of Natural Products, October 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  2. Facile modular synthesis of jasmonoyl-l-isoleucine analogs possessing a pyrazolidin-3-one core

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  3. Biological activities of 4H-thiochromen-4-one 1,1-dioxide derivatives against tropical disease parasites: A target-based drug design approach

    Article • Heliyon, July 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  4. Sterically Encumbered Coordination Sites. Iron(II) Complexes of Jäger‐type ligands with a Terphenyl Backbone

    Article • Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, August 2021, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  5. Diastereodivergent Synthesis of the Quinolizidine‐Indolizidine Alkaloids of the Leontidine/Camoensine Family

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2021, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  6. An Artificial Cofactor Catalyzing the Baylis‐Hillman Reaction with Designed Streptavidin as Protein Host**

    Article • ChemBioChem, February 2021, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  7. Front Cover: The Hydroxylated, Tetracyclic Bisquinolizidine Alkaloids Baptifoline and Epibaptifoline: Enantioselective Synthesis and Unambiguous Assignment of their Configuration at C‐13 (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 5/2019)

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 2019, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  8. Enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes catalyzed by 5-cis-substituted proline derivatives

    Article • Tetrahedron, January 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  9. The Hydroxylated, Tetracyclic Bisquinolizidine Alkaloids Baptifoline and Epibaptifoline: Enantioselective Synthesis and Unambiguous Assignment of their Configuration at C‐13

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2018, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  10. Die enantioselektive Totalsynthese von Bischinolizidin‐Alkaloiden: Ein modularer “Inside‐Out”‐Zugang

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  11. The Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Bisquinolizidine Alkaloids: A Modular “Inside‐Out” Approach

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  12. Cover Picture: The Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Bisquinolizidine Alkaloids: A Modular “Inside‐Out” Approach (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 9/2018)

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  13. Titelbild: Die enantioselektive Totalsynthese von Bischinolizidin‐Alkaloiden: Ein modularer “Inside‐Out”‐Zugang (Angew. Chem. 9/2018)

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  14. Enantioselective borane reduction of ketones catalyzed by tricyclic 1,3,2-oxazaborolidines

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, June 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  15. Evaluation of 5‐cis‐Substituted Prolinamines as Ligands in Enantioselective, Copper‐Catalyzed Henry Reactions

    Article • ChemCatChem, May 2016, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  16. The First Modular Route to Core‐Chiral Bispidine Ligands and Their Application in Enantioselective Copper(II)‐Catalyzed Henry Reactions

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, July 2015, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  17. In-depth structure–selectivity investigations on asymmetric, copper-catalyzed oxidative biaryl coupling in the presence of 5-cis-substituted prolinamines

    Article • Catalysis Science & Technology, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  18. Flexible and Modular Syntheses of Enantiopure 5-cis-Substituted Prolinamines from l-Pyroglutamic Acid

    Article • Synthesis, November 2014, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  19. Copper(II)-catalysed Henry reactions with superb enantiocontrol

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  20. 5‐Substituted Derivatives of the Tricyclic (+)‐Sparteine Surrogate in the Enantioselective Lithiation/Stannylation of an O‐Alkyl Carbamate

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2013, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  21. Theoretical and spectroscopic studies on the conformational equilibrium of 9-oxabispidines in solution

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, November 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  22. Atroposelective Total Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryl Natural Products

    Article • Chemical Reviews, October 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  23. Unexpected activity of novel 9-oxabispidine zinc complexes in lactide polymerization

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Communications, March 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Sonja Herres-Pawlis, Professor Matthias Breuning

  24. Enantioselective synthesis of tricyclic amino acid derivatives based on a rigid 4-azatricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decane skeleton

    Article • Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2009, Beilstein Institut

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  25. Chiral 2‐endo‐Substituted 9‐Oxabispidines: Novel Ligands for Enantioselective Copper(II)‐Catalyzed Henry Reactions

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2009, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  26. Thieme Chemistry Journal Awardees - Where Are They Now? Bridgehead Lithiated 9-Oxabispidines

    Article • Synlett, September 2009, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  27. A Novel One-Pot Procedure for the Stereoselective Synthesis of α-Hydroxy Esters from Ortho Esters

    Article • Organic Letters, August 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  28. A Flexible Route to Chiral 2-endo-Substituted 9-Oxabispidines and Their Application in the Enantioselective Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  29. Chiral Bispidines

    Article • Synthesis, September 2008, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  30. Enantioselective total synthesis of the tricyclic 9-oxabispidine (1R,2S,9S)-11-methyl-13-oxa-7,11-diazatricyclo[7.3.1.02,7]tridecane

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, August 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  31. First asymmetric synthesis of a C2-symmetric 2-endo,6-endo-disubstituted bispidine

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, July 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  32. Enantioselective Synthesis of 2-Phenyl-9-oxabispidines

    Article • Synthesis, June 2007, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  33. Efficient One‐Pot Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure 2‐(Hydroxymethyl)morpholines

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 2007, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  34. Unprecedented formation of stable ketene-N,O-acetals and their rearrangement under basic conditions

    Article • Tetrahedron, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  35. Convenient Multigram Synthesis of (R)-Homopipecolic Acid Methyl Ester

    Article • Synthesis, April 2006, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  36. Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryl Compounds

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, August 2005, Wiley

    Paul Keller, Professor Matthias Breuning

  37. Synthesis and antitrypanosomal activity of 2-aminomethyl-1-(2-oxyphenyl)naphthalenes

    Article • Tetrahedron, July 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  38. The ‘lactone method’: enantioselective preparation of novel P,N-biaryl ligands and their use in the synthesis of the biarylic alkaloids, ancistrotanzanine B and ancistroealaine A

    Article • Tetrahedron, May 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  39. Synthesis of Enantiopure Axially Chiral C3-Symmetric Tripodal Ligands and Their Application as Catalysts in the Asymmetric Addition of Dialkylzinc to Aldehydes

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, August 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  40. Atropo-enantioselective synthesis of a C3-symmetric tripodal ligand with three axially chiral biaryl subunits

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, August 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  41. Asymmetric Synthesis of (M)‐2‐Hydroxymethyl‐1‐(2‐Hydroxy‐4,6‐Dimethylphenyl)Naphthalene via a Configurationally Unstable Biaryl Lactone

    Article • April 2003, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  42. The directed synthesis of axially chiral ligands, reagents, catalysts, and natural products through the ‘lactone methodology’

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, November 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  43. The lactone concept—a novel approach to the metal-assisted atroposelective construction of axially chiral biaryl systems

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, November 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  44. Catalytic Enantioselective Diels−Alder Reactions of 1,4-Quinone Monoketals

    Article • Organic Letters, April 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  45. Atropisomerization Barriers of Configurationally Unstable Biaryl Compounds, Useful Substrates for Atroposelective Conversions to Axially Chiral Biaryls

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  46. Atropo-Diastereoselective Cleavage of Configurationally Unstable Biaryl Lactones with Alkali Metal Activated Primary 1-Arylethylamines

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, October 1999, Wiley

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  47. Atropo-enantioselective synthesis of an axially chiral C1-symmetric phosphine ligand and its application in the asymmetric hydrosilylation of styrenes

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, July 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  48. The Lactone Concept: An Efficient Pathway to Axially Chiral Natural Products and Useful Reagents

    Article • Synthesis, April 1999, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  49. Atropo-enantioselective reduction of configurationally unstable biaryl lactones with BINAL-H

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, January 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  50. The ortho-hydroxy-ortho′-formyl biaryl/lactol equilibrium: Quantumchemical studies on structure and dynamics

    Article • Tetrahedron, September 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  51. Biaryl hydroxy aldehydes as intermediates in the metal-assisted atropo-enantioselective reduction of biaryl lactones: Structures and aldehyde-lactol equilibria

    Article • Tetrahedron, September 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  52. The Atropo-Enantioselective Reduction of Configurationally Unstable Biaryl Hydroxy Aldehydes - A Novel Approach to Axially Chiral Biaryls

    Article • Synlett, June 1998, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  53. Cooperative Reactivity of Unsupported Early−Late Heterobimetallics:  Ring Opening and Subsequent Decarbonylation of Biaryllactones

    Article • Organometallics, April 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  54. Enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes using novel axially chiral 2-aminomethyl-1-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)naphthalene catalysts [1]

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, February 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning

  55. Resolution of racemic carboxylic acid derivatives by Ti-TADDOLate mediated esterification reactions—A general method for the preparation of enantiopure compounds

    Article • Tetrahedron, June 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Matthias Breuning