Pleased to see our palladium-catalyzed oxidative regiodivergent carbocyclization of di- and trieneallenes out on line at @J_A_C_S) . A remarkable switch between cyclohexene and cyclobutene occurs on a minor change of reaction conditions doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c00739

Pleased to see our Pd-catalyzed oxidative allene-allene cross-coupling for the synthesis of [4]dendralene out so fast on line at @J_A_C_S) . The approach provides unprecedented access to a diverse array of functionalized [4]dendralenes: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c14607

Pleased to see our palladium-catalyzed carbocyclization of enallenes for total synthesis of Strigolactones out at @JOC_OL Strigolactones play a crucial role for chemical signaling in plant growth: doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.…

Pleased to see our sustainable nanocopper-catalyzed reaction for the synthesis of chiral allenes out so fast on line at @angew_chem. Five enantiomerically pure allenic natural products were prepared with the method: doi.org/10.1002/anie.2023145….

Excited to see our latest work at @angew_chem on heterogeneous copper-catalyzed cross-coupling for the efficient synthesis of chiral allenes (up to 97% yield, 99% ee). Appli­cation to the synthesis of allenic natural products was made: doi.org/10.1002/anie.2023145….

Pleased to see our work in ACS Catalysis on the nanogold-catalyzed cycloisomerization reactions to give lactones/amides. A remarkable observation is that the Au(0) nanoparticles on cellulose are catalyzing reactions that usually require Au(I) as catalyst: doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.3c0….

Happy to see our work on a DKR hybrid catalyst out in the Special Collection on “Heterogeneous Chemo- Enzymatic Catalysis” @ChemCatChem. The integrated Pd nanoparticles and a lipase immobilized on chitosan is highly efficient in deracemizing amines: dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.2023….

Excited to see our latest work in ACS Catalysis on the mechanism of iron-catalyzed dehydrogenation of amines providing evidence for stepwise hydride and proton transfer. The results are based on experimental kinetic studies and DFT calculations: doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.3c0….

Our latest work at @ChemEurJ describes a novel heterogeneous Pd-catalyzed hydroboration of enallenes where nanopalladium on microcrystalline cellulose was employed as catalyst: doi.org/10.1002/chem.2022039…. The vinylboron compounds obtained are important synthetic intermediates.

I am proud of my former graduate student Johanna Thompson (at that time Johanna Löfgren), who had a fantastic chemistry show this morning in one of our major Swedish TV channels (TV4): tv4play.se/program/nyhetsmor…

Pleased to see our electrochemical paper out on line as Early View at @angew_chem. The electrochemical Pd-catalyzed oxidative carbocyclization to γ-lactones and spirolactones works in an undivided cell: doi.org/10.1002/anie.2022121….

Our latest work at @ChemEurJ describes the first iron-catalyzed borylation of propargylic acetates to give synthetically important allenylboronates: doi.org/10.1002/chem.2022031…. The reaction is stereospecific occurring with anti-SN2’ displacement of acetate by boron.

Our latest work at @angew_chem use electricity as green oxidant, with a catalytic amount of benzoquinone as electron-transfer mediator (ETM) in Pd-based electrocatalysis to provide γ-lactones and spirolactones in an undivided cell: doi.org/10.1002/anie.2022121….

We enjoy the collaborations!

Excited to see our latest work @ASCCatalysis on nanocopper immobilized on environmentally friendly microcrystalline cellulose as an excellent, stable, and recyclable catalyst for the Alder-ene-type carbocyclization of allenynamides: doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c0….

Pleased to see our chemoenzymatic recyclable DKR of amines out @ChemCommun providing amide products in good yields and high ee: doi.org/10.1039/D1CC02878B. The bio-inspired catalyst used is the first heterogeneous DKR hybrid catalyst immobilized on a cellulose material.