Publications
Please find below a list of publications grouped by year, as well as a selection of previously published papers
2025
2024
High-affinity A/T-rich DNA binding with a dimeric bisbenzamidine
Assembly of 2-Substituted Tetrahydroquinolines from ortho-Methylbenzenesulfamides and Dienes, Using a C(sp3)–H Activation/Annulation Sequence
Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling between Alkylidenecyclopropanes and Boronic Acids
Bioorthogonal Synthetic Chemistry Enabled by Visible-Light Photocatalysis
Cobalt-Catalyzed (3 + 2) Cycloaddition of Cyclopropene-Tethered Alkynes: Versatile Access to Bicyclic Cyclopentadienyl Systems and Their CpM Complexes
De Novo Engineering of Pd-Metalloproteins and Their Use as Intracellular Catalysts
Skeletal and Mechanistic Diversity in Ir-Catalyzed Cycloisomerizations of Allene-Tethered Pyrroles and Indoles
Gold(III) Auracycles featuring C(sp3)−Au−C(sp2) Bonds: Synthesis and Mechanistic Insights into the Cycloauration Step
Iridium-Catalyzed Tandem Dehydrogenation/Hydroarylation Approach to Synthetically Versatile C2-Alkenyl N–H Indoles
Targeting cancer stem cell OXPHOS with tailored ruthenium complexes as a new anti-cancer strategy
Intracellular Synthesis of Indoles Enabled by Visible-Light Photocatalysis
2023
Catalytic Addition of C–H Bonds Across C–C π-Bonds
Cobalt(I)-Catalyzed (3 + 2 + 2) Cycloaddition between Alkylidenecyclopropanes, Alkynes, and Alkenes
Cobalt-catalyzed Intramolecular Cycloadditions of Alkenylidenecyclopropanes with Alkenes and Dienes
Axially Chiral 2-Hydroxybiaryls by Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Activation
Molecular dynamics modelling of the interaction of a synthetic zinc-finger miniprotein with DNA
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Alkene-Alkyne Couplings in Biologically Relevant Media
Iridium-Catalyzed ortho-Selective Borylation of Aromatic Amides Enabled by 5-Trifluoromethylated Bipyridine Ligands
2022
Metal-Catalyzed Annulations via Activation of Alkenyl C-H Bonds
Handbook of CH-Functionalization, 2022, Diverse Functionalizations, --
Chiral Ligands Based on Binaphthyl Scaffolds for Pd-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Activation/Cycloaddition Reactions
Transition Metal-Catalyzed Desymmetrizations Based on C-H Activation Processes
Handbook of CH-Functionalization, 2022, Biocatalysis and Asymmetric Catalysis, 1-47
Controlling oncogenic KRAS signaling pathways with a Palladium-responsive peptide
Selective recognition of A/T-rich DNA 3-way junctions with a three-fold symmetric tripeptide
Organometallic Catalysis in Aqueous and Biological Environments: Harnessing the Power of Metal Carbenes
Exporting Homogeneous Transition Metal Catalysts to Biological Habitats
Palladium-Catalyzed Tandem Cycloisomerization/Cross-Coupling of Carbonyl- and Imine-Tethered Alkylidenecyclopropanes
Deactivation of a dimeric DNA-binding peptide through a palladium-mediated self-immolative cleavage
Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Annulations Involving the Activation of C(sp3)−H Bonds
2021
Plasmonic-Assisted Thermocyclizations in Living Cells Using Metal−Organic Framework Based Nanoreactors
Exporting Metal-Carbene Chemistry to Live Mammalian Cells: Copper-Catalyzed Intracellular Synthesis of Quinoxalines Enabled by N-H Carbene Insertions
Assembly of Tetrahydroquinolines and 2-Benzazepines by Pd-Catalyzed Cycloadditions Involving the Activation of C(sp3)–H Bonds
Highly Enantioselective Iridium(I)-Catalyzed Hydrocarbonation of Alkenes: A Versatile Approach to Heterocyclic Systems Bearing Quaternary Stereocenters
Rhodium(III)‐catalyzed formal cycloaddition between thienopyridine/thienopyrazine carboxylic acids and alkynes, triggered by C‐H activation
Bioorthogonal Azide‐Thioalkyne Cycloadditions Catalyzed by Photoactivatable Ru(II) Complexes
A novel β-hairpin peptide derived from the ARC repressor selectively interacts with the major groove of B-DNA
Kinetic Resolution of Allyltriflamides through a Pd-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization with Allenes: Asymmetric Assembly of Tetrahydropyridines
Highly Enantioselective Cobalt‐Catalyzed (3 + 2) Cycloadditions of Alkynylidenecyclopropanes
Transition Metal‐promoted Reactions in Aqueous Media and Biological Settings
Previous Selected Publications
Ruthenium-catalyzed Redox Isomerizations inside Living Cells
Intracellular deprotection reactions mediated by palladium complexes equipped with designed phosphine ligands
Concurrent and orthogonal gold(I) and ruthenium(II) catalysis inside living cells
Iridium(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydrocarbonation of Alkenes: Efficient Access to Cyclic Systems Bearing Quaternary Stereocenters. Highlighted on ChemistryViews.org [EMID:006247f0970967c2]
![Iridium(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydrocarbonation of Alkenes: Efficient Access to Cyclic Systems Bearing Quaternary Stereocenters.
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Ruthenium-Catalyzed Azide–Thioalkyne Cycloadditions in Aqueous Media: A Mild, Orthogonal, and Biocompatible Chemical Ligation
Transition metal catalysis in the mitocondria of living cells
Metal-catalyzed annulations involving the activation and cleavage of C-H bonds (Review)
A designed DNA binding motif that recognizes extended sites and spans two adjacent major grooves
Coupling the folding of a β-hairpin with chelation-enhanced luminiscence of Tb (III) and Eu (III) ions for specific sensing of a viral RNA
Angewandte Author Profile
The AT-Hook motif as a versatile minor groove anchor for promoting the DNA binding of transcription factor fragments
Rhodium-Catalyzed (5+1) Annulations Between 2-Alkenylphenols and Allenes: A Practical Entry to 2,2-Disubstituted 2H-Chromenes
Reversible Supramolecular Assembly at Specific DNA Sites: Nickel-Promoted Bivalent DNA binding with Designed Peptide and Bipyridyl-Bis (benzamidine) Components
Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Dearomatizing (3 + 2) Annulation of 2-Alkenylphenols and Alkynes
Metal-catalyzed uncaging of DNA-binding agents in living cells
Straightforward Assembly of Benzoxepines by Means of a Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization of o-Vinylphenols
A Folding-Based Approach for the Luminiscent Detection of a Short RNA Hairpin
Stimuli-responsive selection of target DNA sequences by synthetic bZIP peptides
Gold (I)-Catalyzed Cascade Cycloadditions between Allenamides and Carbonyl-Tethered Alkenes: An Enantioselective Approach to Oxa-Bridged Medium-Sized Carbocycles
Rhodium (III)-catalyzed intramolecular annulations involving amide-directed C-H activations: synthetic scope and mechanistic studies
Highly Sensitive SERS Quantification of the Oncogenic Protein c-Jun in Cellular Extracts
Axially Chiral Triazoloisoquinolin-3-ylidene Ligands in Gold(I)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Intermolecular (4 + 2) Cycloadditions of Allenamides and Dienes
Temporary electrostatic impairment of DNA recognition: light-driven DNA binding of Peptide dimers
Sensing Coiled-Coil Proteins Through Conformational Modulation of Energy Transfer Processes. Selective Detection of the Oncogenic Transcription Factor c-Jun
Ruthenium-Catalyzed (2+2) Intramolecular Cycloaddition of Allenes
Enantioselective Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular (4+3) Cycloadditions of Allenedienes
Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intermolecular (4 + 2) Cycloaddition of Allenamides and Acyclic Dienes
Nickel-catalyzed [3+2+2] cycloadditions between alkynylidenecyclopropanes and activated alkenes
![Nickel-catalyzed [3+2+2] cycloadditions between alkynylidenecyclopropanes and activated alkenes](http://metbiocat.eu/uploads/publications/nickel-catalyzed-322-cycloadditions-between-alkynylidenecyclopro....gif)
dsDNA-triggered energy transfer and lanthanide sensitization processes. Luminiscent probing of specific A/T sequences
Cleavage of Both C(sp3)-C(sp2) Bonds of Alkylidenecyclopropanes: Formation of Ethylene-Osmium-Vinylidene Complexes
Peptide-based Fluorescent Biosensors
Gold-Catalyzed [4C+2C] Cycloadditions of Allenedienes,including an Enantioselective Version with NewPhosphoramidite-Based Catalysts: Mechanistic Aspects of theDivergence between [4C+3C] and [4C+2C] Pathways
![Gold-Catalyzed [4C+2C] Cycloadditions of Allenedienes,including an Enantioselective Version with NewPhosphoramidite-Based Catalysts: Mechanistic Aspects of theDivergence between [4C+3C] and [4C+2C] Pathways](http://metbiocat.eu/uploads/publications/gold-catalyzed-4c2c-cycloadditions-of-allenedienesincluding-an-e....gif)
Cyclin A Probes by Means of Intermolecular Sensitization of Terbium-Chelating Peptides
Platinum catalyzed intramolecular [4C+3C] cycloaddition between dienes and allenes
![Platinum catalyzed intramolecular [4C+3C] cycloaddition between dienes and allenes](http://metbiocat.eu/uploads/publications/platinum-catalyzed-intramolecular-4c3c-cycloaddition-between-die....gif)
Specific DNA Recognition by a Synthetic, Monomeric Cys2His2 Zinc-Finger Peptide Conjugated to a Minor-Groove Binder
Palladium-catalyzed [4+3] Intramolecular Cycloaddition of Alkylidenecyclopropanes and Dienes
![Palladium-catalyzed [4+3] Intramolecular Cycloaddition of Alkylidenecyclopropanes and Dienes](http://metbiocat.eu/uploads/publications/palladium-catalyzed-43-intramolecular-cycloaddition-of-alkyliden....gif)
Sequence-specific DNA Binding by Non-covalent Peptide-Tripyrrole Conjugates
Palladium-catalyzed [3+2] Intramolecular Cycloaddition of Alk-5-enylidenecyclopropanes
![Palladium-catalyzed [3+2] Intramolecular Cycloaddition of Alk-5-enylidenecyclopropanes](http://metbiocat.eu/uploads/publications/palladium-catalyzed-32-intramolecular-cycloaddition-of-alk-5-eny....gif)
Ruthenium-Catalyzed [3+2] Intramolecular Cycloaddition of Alk-5-ynylidenecyclopropanes Promoted by the "First-Generation" Grubbs Carbene Complex
![Ruthenium-Catalyzed [3+2] Intramolecular Cycloaddition of Alk-5-ynylidenecyclopropanes Promoted by the](http://metbiocat.eu/uploads/publications/ruthenium-catalyzed-32-intramolecular-cycloaddition-of-alk-5-yny....gif)
From transcription factors to designed sequence-specific DNA-binding peptides
Atom-Efficient Assembly of 1,5-oxygen-bridgeg Medium-sized carbocycles by Sequencial Combination of a Ru-catalyzed Alkyne-Alkene Coupling and a Prins-type Cyclization
Design and Synthesis of a Peptide that Binds Specific DNA Sequences through Simultaneous Interaction in the Major and in the Minor Groove
A Light-Modulated Sequence-Specific DNA-Binding Peptide