The article "Photoredox-Alkenylation of Carboxylic Acids and Peptides: Synthesis of Covalent Enzyme Inhibitors" published in the Journal of Organic Chemistry was selected for "ACS Editors' Choice" (View ACS LiveSlides presentation) and as cover picture.
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JOC Article selected for ACS Editors' Choice and as Front Cover
Cover picture of Green Chemistry
The recently published article "Synthesis of α-Aminonitriles using Aliphatic Nitriles, α-Amino Acids, and Hexacyanoferrate as Universally Applicable Non-Toxic Cyanide Sources" was selected for the cover picture of the latest issue of Green Chemistry.
Successful and inspiring SYNTAX Workshop in Mainz
Within the framework of the Syntax Workshop organized by Prof. Till Opatz, participants from African and European universities came together on August 7-9 to discuss current aspects of green chemistry and modern synthetic methods in the synthesis of natural products and pharmaceutical ingredients. The three-day workshop, offered the participants the opportunity to get detailed insights in state of the art topics like biocatalysis, flow technology, photochemistry and xylochemistry by a remarkable team of lecturers like Roger Sheldon, Charles de Koning, Kennedy Ngwira (all Johannesburg), Hans-Joachim Knölker (Dresden), Oliver Kappe (Graz), Hans-Günther Schmalz (Köln) and Till Opatz (Mainz).
We thank all speakers and participants for the great time!
New findings on the reported antidiabetic action of natural fatty acid derivatives published in Cell Metabolism
In a very successful collaboration between the healthcare company Sanofi and our group, a series of natural fatty acids, known as FAHFAs were synthesized and their antidiabetic action was investigated. Contrary to previous reports, it was found that none of these molecules was able to achieve positive effects on clearly defined endpoints in metabolism. In the hope of a constructive discussion on the discrepancy between the two studies, these results have now been published in Cell Metabolism.
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Cover picture of Angewandte Chemie
The recently published article "A Regio‐ and Diastereoselective Anodic Aryl–Aryl Coupling in the Biomimetic Total Synthesis of (−)‐Thebaine" was selected for the cover picture of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie.
Marco Nebe honoured with Poster Award
Marco Nebe was honoured with the poster award for his work on Visible Light Organophotoredox-catalyzed Synthesis of Horner Precursors at the Florida Heterocyclic and Synthetic Chemistry Conference (FloHet) in Gainsville. Congratulations!
Cover picture of EurJOC
The recently published article "Synthesis and Unusual NMR-Spectroscopic Behavior of a Strained Bicyclic Ammonium Salt" was selected for the cover picture of issue 10 of the European Journal of Organic Chemistry.
Chemists from Mainz question the study on Polyethylene bio-degradation by caterpillars
A recently published paper on the degradation of polyethylene by caterpillars of the wax moth Galleria melonella has gained much attention. However, researchers from our group must disagree with some of the methodologies and conclusions from this article.
Polyethylene bio-degradation by caterpillars?
SWR.de – Große Zweifel an plastikfressender Raupe
Mainzer Chemiker stellen Studie über plastikfessende Raupe in Frage
Cover Picture of ChemPhotoChem
The recently published article "Photo-Chromium: Sensitizer for Visible-Light-Induced Oxidative C–H Bond Functionalization—Electron or Energy Transfer" was selected for the cover picture of issue 8 of ChemPhotoChem.
Kanufahrt auf der Lahn
Der diesjährige Wandertag der Arbeitsgruppe fiel sprichwörtlich ins bzw. aufs Wasser, und zwar im doppelten Sinne. Einerseits wurde als gemeinsame Aktivität eine Kanutour auf der Lahn gewählt, andererseits zeigte sich das Wetter, nach der langanhaltenden Hitzeperiode, ausgerechnet an diesem Tag besonders ungnädig. Doch ganz nach dem Motto "es gibt kein schlechtes Wetter, sondern nur schlechte Kleidung" ließ sich die Arbeitsgruppe nicht von den stetigen Regenfällen abschrecken und trotzte professionell ausgestattet mit Regenjacken, Gummistiefeln und Taucheranzügen erfolgreich den wilden Gewässern der Lahn. Startpunkt der 12 km langen und abwechslungsreichen Route war Aumenau. Von hier aus wurde in Zweier- und Dreier-Kanadiern durch die unberührte Natur gerudert. Nach Passieren einer handbetriebenen Schleuse erhob sich nach ca. 3-4 Stunden schließlich die majestätische Burg von Runkel vor der idyllischen Altstadt und läutete das Ender der Tour ein. Der Anstrengung wurde beim anschließenden gemeinsamen Grillen mehr als belohnt ?