Publications

Mechanochemical Iron-Catalyzed Nitrene Transfer Reactions: Direct Synthesis of N-Acyl Sulfonimidamides from Sulfinamides and Dioxazolones

S. Pan, F. F. Mulks,* P. Wu, J. S. Ward, K. Rissanen, C. Bolm,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202316702, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316702.

25. Steinheimer Gespräche: Chemie ohne fossile C-Quellen – woher kommen künftig die C-Atome für die chemische Industrie?

F. Mulks, D. Leistenschneider, Nachr. a. d. Chem. 2023, 71, 80, DOI: 10.1002/nadc.20234139007.

Tributyl(1-((dimethylamino)(dimethyliminio)methyl)-1,4-dihydropyridin-4-yl)phosphonium ditrifluoromethanesulfonate

Y. Gong, J. S. Ward, K. Rissanen, F. F. Mulks,* Molbank 2023, 2023, M1710, DOI: 10.3390/M1710 (invited contribution).
Computational dataset: ioChem-BD 2023, DOI: 10.19061/iochem-bd-6-266.

Diiminium Nucleophile Adducts are Stable and Convenient Strong Lewis Acids

N. Bormann, J. S. Ward, A. K. Bergmann, P. Wenz , K. Rissanen, Y. Gong, W.-B. Hatz, A. Burbaum, F. F. Mulks,* Chem. Eur. J. 2023, e202302089, DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302089.
Cover: Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202302809, DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302809.
Computational datataset: ioChem-BD 2023, DOI: 10.19061/iochem-bd-6-233.
Preprint: ChemRxiv 2022, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-r7rlv-v3.

From Carbon Superbases to Superacids

F. F. Mulks,* Potential Energy article (invited), Chem 2022, 8, 3156–3158, DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.11.011.

Previous work involving F. F. M.

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How to Enhance the Efficiency of Breslow Intermediates for SET Catalysis

F. F. Mulks, M. Melaimi, X. Yan,* M.-H. Baik,* G. Bertrand,* J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 2535–2542, DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02978.
Preprint: ChemRxiv 2022, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-ms154.

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Continuous, stable and safe organometallic reactions in flow at room temperature assisted by deep eutectic solvents

F. F. Mulks, M. R. Andalibi, B. Pinho, A. J. Expósito, K. J. Edler, E. Hevia,* L. Torrente Murciano,* Chem 2022, 8, 3382–3394, DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.11.004.

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Entropy-Induced Selectivity Switch in Gold Catalysis: Fast Access to Indolo[1,2-a]quinolines

R. Heckershoff, G. May, J. Däumer, L. Eberle, P. Krämer, F. Rominger, M. Rudolph, F. F. Mulks,* A. S. K. Hashmi,* Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202201816, DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201816.

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Synthesis of Heterobimetallic Gold(I) Palladium(II) Bis(acyclic diaminocarbene) Complexes via the Isonitrile Route

M. Dietl,  V. Vethacke, A. Keshavarzi, F. F. Mulks, F. Rominger, M. Rudolph, I. Mkhalid, A. S. K. Hashmi,* Organometallics 2022, 41, 802–810, DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00021.

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Gold Carbene Complexes and Beyond: New Avenues in Gold(I)-Carbon Coordination Chemistry

F. F. Mulks,* Gold Bull. 2022, 55, 1–13, DOI: 10.1007/s13404-021-00298-1.

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Gold Catalysis Meets Materials Science – A New Approach to π-Extended Indolocarbazoles

C. Hendrich, L. M. Bongartz, M. Hoffmann, U. Zschieschang, J. W. Borchert, D. Sauter, P. Krämer, F. Rominger, F. F. Mulks, M. Rudolph, A. Dreuw,* H. Klauk,* A. S. K. Hashmi,* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2021, 363, 549–557, DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202001123.

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Ambient Moisture Accelerates Hydroamination Reactions of Vinylarenes with Alkali-Metal Amides under Air

F. F. Mulks, L. J. Bole, L. Davin, A. Hernán-Gómez, A. Kennedy, J. García-Álvarez,* E. Hevia,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 19021–19026, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008512Angew. Chem. 2020, 132, 19183–19188, DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008512.
Highlighted in: P. Knochel, A. Kremsmair, Synfacts 2020, 16, 1174, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1706437.

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Dibenzothiophenesulfilimines: A Convenient Approach to Intermolecular Rhodium-Catalysed C-H Amination

P. W. Antoni, A. Mackenroth, F. F. Mulks, M. Rudolph, G. Helmchen, A. S. K. Hashmi,* Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 8235–8238, DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002371.

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Ultrafast Amidation of Esters using Lithium Amides under Aerobic Ambient Temperature Conditions in Sustainable Solvents

M. Fairley, L. J. Bole, F. F. Mulks, L. Main, A. R. Kennedy, C. T. O’Hara, J. García-Alvarez,* E. Hevia,* Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 6500–6509, DOI: 10.1039/D0SC01349H.

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Sesquicarbene Complexes—Bonding at the Interface Between M–C Single Bonds and M=C Double Bonds

F. F. Mulks,* A. S. K. Hashmi, S. S. Faraji, Organometallics 2020, 39, 1814–1823, DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00102.
Highlighted on supplementary cover (artwork F. F. Mulks): Organometallics 2019, 39, link.

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Practical Preparation of Cyclopropenone 1,3-Propanediol Ketal

F. F. Mulks,* R. Heckershoff, M. Zimmer, A. S. K. Hashmi, Synthesis 2020, 52, 1211–1214, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690830.

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Trans Influence of Ligands on the Oxidation of Gold(I) Complexes

Y.-Y. Yang, L. Eberle, F. F. Mulks, J. F. Wunsch, M. Zimmer, M. Rudolph, F. Rominger, A. S. K. Hashmi,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 17414–17420, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09363.

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Gold-Catalyzed Stereoselective Domino Cyclization/Alkynylation of N-Propargylcarboxamides with Benziodoxole Reagents for the Synthesis of Alkynyloxazolines

X. Zhao, T. Bing, Y. Yang, X. Si, F. F. Mulks, M. Rudolph, A. S. K. Hashmi,* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2019, 24, 71–76, DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201900264.

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Dinuclear NHC Gold(I) Allenyl and Propargyl Complexes: An Experimental and Theoretical Study

P. Zargaran, F. F. Mulks, S. Gall, M. Rudolph, F. Rominger, A. S. K. Hashmi,* Organometallics 2019, 38, 1524–1533, DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00943.
Highlighted on supplementary cover (artwork F. F. Mulks): Organometallics 2019, 38, link.

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Dual Gold/Silver Catalysis Involving Alkynylgold(III) Intermediates Formed by Oxidative Addition and Silver-Catalyzed C-H Activation for the Direct Alkynylation of Cyclopropenes

Y.-Y. Yang, P. Antoni, M. Zimmer, K. Sekine, F. F. Mulks, L. Hu, L. Zhang, M. Rudolph, F. Rominger, A. S. K. Hashmi,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 5129–5133, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812577; Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 5183–5187, DOI: 10.1002/ange.201812577.

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1,1-Digoldallylium Complexes: Diaurated Allylic Carbocations Indicate New Prospects of the Coordination Chemistry of Carbon

F. F. Mulks, P. W. Antoni, J. H. Gross, J. Graf, F. Rominger, A. S. K. Hashmi,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 4687–4695, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13395.
Highlighted in: ChemistryViews, "1,1-Digoldallylium Complexes", 2019, link.

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Cyclopropenylgold(I) Complexes as Aurated Carbenoids or Quasi-Carbenes

F. F. Mulks, P. W. Antoni, F. Rominger, A. S. K. Hashmi,* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 1810–1821, DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201701526.
Highlighted as “Very Important Publication”.
Highlighted on front cover (artwork by Christopher M. Harrison [CMHMM] in collaboration with F. F. Mulks): Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 1733, DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201800400.

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Highly Strained Organogold Complexes and their Gold- or Rhodium-Catalyzed Isomerizations

F. F. Mulks, S. Faraji, F. Rominger, A. Dreuw, A. S. K. Hashmi,* Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 71–76, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201704652.

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Synthesis of Different Classes of Six-Membered Gold(I) NHC Complexes by the Isonitrile Route

T. Wurm, F. Mulks, C. R. N. Boehling, D. Riedel, P. Zargaran, M. Rudolph, F. Rominger, A. S. K. Hashmi,* Organometallics 2016, 35, 1070–1078, DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00023.
Highlighted in: ChemistryViews, "A Route to Gold–NHC Complexes", 2016, link.

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Understanding Small-Molecule Binding to MDM2: Insights into Structural Effects of Isoindolinone Inhibitors from NMR Spectroscopy

C. Riedinger, M. E. Noble, D. J. Wright, F. Mulks, I. R. Hardcastle, J. A. Endicott, J. M. McDonnell,* Chem. Biol. Drug Des. 2011, 77, 301–308, DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2011.01091.x.

Cover Gallery

Diiminium Nucleophile Adducts are Stable and Convenient Strong Lewis Acids

Sesquicarbene Complexes—Bonding at the Interface Between M–C Single Bonds and M=C Double Bonds

Cyclopropenylgold(I) Complexes as Aurated Carbenoids or Quasi-Carbenes

Dinuclear NHC Gold(I) Allenyl and Propargyl Complexes: An Experimental and Theoretical Study