Prof. Dr. Bernd Goldfuss

publications

K. A. Taizoumbe, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"The Diterpenoid Substrate Analogue 19-nor-GGPP Reveals
Pronounced Methyl Group Effects in Diterpene Cyclisations"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202318375
doi:10.1002/anie.202318375

B. Gu, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Two Sesterterpene Synthases from Lentzea atacamensis
Demonstrate the Role of Conformational Variability in
Terpene Biosynthesis"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401539
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202401539

H. Xu, L. Lauterbach, B. Goldfuss,
G. Schnakenburg, J. S. Dickschat,
"Fragmentation and [4+3]-cycloaddition in
sodorifen biosynthesis"
Nature Chemistry 2023, 15(8), 1164-1171.
doi.org/10.1038/s41557-023-01223-z

D. Schmid, T.-R. Li, B. Goldfuss, K. Tiefenbacher,
"Exploring the Glycosylation Reaction Inside the
Resorcin[4]arene Capsule"
J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 14515-14526.
doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.3c01547

H. Xu, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Biosynthesis of the Sesquiterpene Kitaviridene
through Skeletal Rearrangement with Formation of
a Methyl Group Equivalent"
Org. Lett. 2023, 25(18), 3330-3334.
Correction: Org. Lett. 2023, 25(24), 4603.
doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01168

B. Gu, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Mechanistic characterization and engineering of sesterviolene
synthase from Streptomyces violens"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202215688.
doi.org/10.1002/ange.202215688

B. Gu, B. Goldfuss, G. Schnakenburg, J. S. Dickschat,
"Subrutilane - A Hexacyclic Sesterterpene from Streptomyces subrutilus"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202313789.
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202313789

H. Xu, G. Schnakenburg, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Mechanistic Characterisation of the Bacterial
Sesterviridene Synthase from Kitasatospora viridis"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202306429.
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202306429

Z. Quan, A. Hou, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Mechanism of the Bifunctional Multiple
Product Sesterterpene Synthase AcAS from
Aspergillus calidoustu"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202117273.
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202117273

H. Xu, B. Goldfuss, G. Schnakenburg, J. S. Dickschat,
"The enzyme mechanism of patchoulol synthase"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 13.
doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.18.2

A. Hou, B. Goldfuss, J.S. Dickschat,
"Functional Switch and Ethyl Group Formation in the
Bacterial Polytrichastrene Synthase from Chryseobacterium polytrichastri"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 20781-20785.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109465

H. Xu, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"The 1,2- or 1,3-Hydride Shifts: What Controls Guaiane Biosynthesis?"
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 9758-9762.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101371

F. Ratsch, J.P. Strache, W. Schlundt, J.-M. Neudoerfl,
A. Adler, S. Aziz, B. Goldfuss, H.-G. Schmalz,
"Enantioselective Cleavage of Cyclobutanols
Through Ir-Catalyzed C-C Bond Activation:
Mechanistic and Synthetic Aspects"
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 4640-4652.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004843

L. Lauterbach, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Two Diterpene Synthases from Chryseobacterium:
Chryseodiene Synthase and Wanjudiene Synthase"
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 11943-11947.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004691
Corrigendum: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 18917.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108896

F. M. Dato, J.-M. Neudoerfl, M. Guetschow, B. Goldfuss, M. Pietsch,
" ω-Quinazolinonylalkyl aryl ureas as reversible inhibitors of
monoacylglycerol lipase"
Bioorganic Chemistry 2020, 94, 103352.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103352

E. Bruellingen, J.-M. Neudoerfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Ligand’s electronegativity controls the sense of
enantioselectivity in BIFOP-X palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylations"
New Journal of Chemistry 2019, 43, 15743-15753.
DOI: 10.1039/c9nj02798j

M. Atar, O. Taspinar, S. Hanft, B. Goldfuss, H.-G. Schmalz, A.G. Griesbeck,
"Hydrogen Peroxide Sensors Based on Fluorescence Quenching of
the 2-Aminobenzimidazole Fluorophore"
J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 15972-15977.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02262

E. Bruellingen, J.-M. Neudoerfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Enantioselective Cu-catalyzed 1,4-additions of organozinc and
Grignard reagents to enones: exceptional performance of the
hydrido-phosphite-ligand BIFOP-H"
New Journal of Chemistry 2019, 43, 4787-4799.
DOI: 10.1039/c8nj05886e

V. Grote, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Enantiopure Methyl- and Phenyllithium:
Mixed (Carb-)Anionic Anisyl Fencholate-Aggregates"
Organometallics 2019, 38, 771-779.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00724

M. Oumari, B. Goldfuss, C. Stoffels, H.-G. Schmalz, D. Gruendemann,
"Regeneration of ergothioneine after reaction with singlet oxygen"
Free Radical Biology & Medicine 2019, 134, 498-504.

F. Fox, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Silanediol versus chlorosilanol: hydrolyses and
hydrogen-bonding catalyses with fenchole-based silanes"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 167–186.

A. Klein, B. Goldfuss, J.-I. Van Der Vlugt,
"From mechanisms in homogeneous metal catalysis
to applications in chemical synthesis"
Inorganics 2018, 6, 19/1-19/4.

A. Eske, S. Ecker, C. Fendinger, B. Goldfuss,
M. Jonen, J. Lefarth, J.-M. Neudoerfl, M. Spilles, A.G. Griesbeck,
"Spirofused and Annulated 1,2,4-Trioxepane-, 1,2,4-Trioxocane-, and
1,2,4-Trioxonane-Cyclohexadienones: Cyclic Peroxides with Unusual
Ring Conformation Dynamics"
Angew. Chem. I.E. 2018, 57, 13770-13774.

F. M. Dato, M. Sheikh, R. Z. Uhl, A. W. Schueller, M. Steinkrueger,
P. Koch, J.-M. Neudörfl, M. Guetschow, B. Goldfuss, M. Pietsch,
"ω-Phthalimidoalkyl Aryl Ureas as Potent and Selective Inhibitors
of Cholesterol Esterase"
ChemMedChem 2018, 13, 1833-1847.

Q. Zhang, J. Rinkel, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat, K. Tiefenbacher,
"Sesquiterpene cyclizations catalysed inside the
resorcinarene capsule and application in the short
synthesis of isolongifolene and isolongifolenone"
Nature Catalysis 2018, 609-615.

F. F. Wolf, J.-M. Neudörfl, Bernd Goldfuss,
“Hydrogen-bonding cyclodiphosphazanes:
superior effects of 3,5-(CF3)2-substitution in
anion-recognition and counter-ion catalysis”
New J. Chem. 2018, 42, 4854-4870.

F. M. Dato, A. Maaßen, B. Goldfuss, M. Pietsch,
“Characterization of fatty acid amide hydrolase activity
by a fluorescence-based assay”
Analytical Biochemistry 2018, 546, 50-57.

A.G. Griesbeck, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss, S. Molitor,
“Synthesis of 3-Benzylated Isoindolinones by Photoredox
Decarboxylation of Arylacetates in the Presence of
N-Benzylphthalimide: Conductivity as a Kinetic Tool"
ChemPhotoChem. 2017, 1(8), 355-362.

A.G. Griesbeck, B. Goldfuss, C. Jaeger, E. Bruellingen, T. Lippold, M. Kleczka,
“Strong Asymmetry in the Perepoxide Bifurcation Mechanism:
The Large-Group Effect in the Singlet Oxygen Ene Reaction
with Allylic Alcohols”
ChemPhotoChem. 2017, 1(5), 213-221.

B. Goldfuss,
"Chemie für Mediziner für Dummies",
ISBN-13: 978-3527707263
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2016.

F. Wolf, H. Klare, B. Goldfuss,
"Asymmetric Michael Additions of 4-Hydroxycoumarin
to β-Nitrostyrenes with Chiral, Bifunctional
Hydrogen-Bonding Catalysts"
J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 1762 - 1768.

P. Rabe, A. Janusko, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Experimental and theoretical studies on
corvol ether biosynthesis"
ChemBioChem. 2016, 17, 146 - 149.

M. Schumacher, B. Goldfuss,
"Quantifying N-heterocyclic carbenes as umpolung
catalysts in the benzoin reaction: balance
between nucleophilicity and electrophilicity"
New J. Chem. 2015, 39, 4508 - 4518.

R. Blanco-Trillo, J. M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"An unusually stable chlorophosphite:
What makes BIFOP–Cl so robust against hydrolysis?"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 313 - 322.

H. Klare, S. Hanft, J. M. Neudörfl, N. E. Schlörer, A. Griesbeck, B. Goldfuss,
"Anion Recognition with Hydrogen-Bonding Cyclodiphosphazanes"
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 11847 - 11855.

M. Schumacher, B. Goldfuss,
"Metallo phosphonate catalyzed benzoin couplings:
The influence of the counterion"
New J. Chem. 2014, 38, 1040 - 1044.

H. Klare, J. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"New hydrogen-bonding organocatalysts: Chiral cyclophosphazanes and
phosphorus amides as catalysts for asymmetric Michael additions"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 224 - 236.

A. Eske, B. Goldfuss, A. G. Griesbeck, A. de Kiff,
M. Kleczka, M. Leven, J. M. Neudorfl, M. Vollmer
"Ene-Diene Transmissive Cycloaddition Reactions with Singlet Oxygen:
The Vinylogous Gem Effect and Its Use for
Polyoxyfunctionalization of Dienes"
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 1818 - 1829.

B. Goldfuss,
"Stereoselective Conjugate Addition of Methyl and Cyanide"
Science of Synthesis, C-1 Building Blocks in Organic Synthesis 1,
Editor: P. W. N. M. van Leeuwen, Thieme, Stuttgart, 2014,
Chapter 1.1.10, p. 341 - 357.

B. Goldfuss,
"Stereoselective Nucleophilic Methylation of Ketones and Aldehydes"
Science of Synthesis, C-1 Building Blocks in Organic Synthesis 1,
Editor: P. W. N. M. van Leeuwen, Thieme, Stuttgart, 2014,
Chapter 1.3.1, p. 415 - 443.

A. G. Griesbeck, B. Goldfuss, M. Leven, A. de Kiff,
Comparison of the singlet oxygen ene reactions of cyclic versus acyclic
β,γ-unsaturated ketones: an experimental and computational study,
Tetrahedron Letters 2013, 54, 2938 - 2941.

M. Leven, J. M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss:
"Metal-mediated aminocatalysis provides mild conditions:
Enantioselective Michael addition mediated by primary
amino catalysts and alkali-metal ions"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 155-165.

R. Blanco-Trillo, M. Leven, J. M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Electronegativity Governs Enantioselectivity:
Alkyl-Aryl Cross-Coupling with Fenchol-Based
Palladium-Phosphorus Halide Catalysts"
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 8, 1451-1465.

M. Leven, D. Müller, B. Goldfuss,
"Enantioselective alkynylation of aromatic aldehydes:
Pyridyl phenylene terpeneol catalysts with flexible biaryl axes"
Synlett 2011, 17, 2505-2508.

A. Gliga, B. Goldfuss, J. M. Neudörfl,
"Lithium phosphonate umpolung catalysts:
do fluoro substituents increase the catalytic activity?"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1189-1197.

A. Gliga, M. Schumacher, H. Klare, F. Soki, J. M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"New umpolung catalysts: reactivity and selectivity of terpenol-based
lithium phosphonates in enantioselective benzoin type couplings"
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 2, 256-263.

M. Leven, N. Schlörer, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Control of enantioselectivity with flexible biaryl axes:
Terpene-based alkyl zinc catalysts in enantioselective
dialkyl zinc additions"
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 13443-13449.

B. Goldfuss,
"C-H functionalizations via direct borane hydrocarbon
dehydrogenations and dehydrocarbonations"
Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 12856-12861.

R. Perez-Ruiz, Y. Diaz, B. Goldfuss, D. Hertel, K. Meerholz, A. G. Griesbeck,
"Fluoride recognition by a chiral urea receptor linked to a
phthalimide chromophore"
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2009, 7(17), 3499-3504.

Y. Alpagut, B. Goldfuss, J. Neudörfl,
"Control of asymmetric biaryl conformations with terpenol moieties:
Syntheses, structures and energetics of new enantiopure C₂-symmetric diols"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, 25.

F. Soki, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Homo- vs. heterometallic organoaluminum fencholates:
Structures and selectivities"
J. Organomet. Chem. 2008, 693, 2139-2146.

B. Goldfuss, M. Schumacher,
"Umpolung catalysis: assessment of catalyst and
substrate reactivities in acyloin type reactions"
Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 1648-1653.

B. Goldfuss, D. A. Lange,
"Electronic differentiation competes with transition state sensitivity
in palladium-catalyzed allylic substitutions"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2007, 3, 36.

B. Goldfuss, T. Loschmann, T. Kop-Weiershausen, J. Neudörfl, F. Rominger,
"A superior P-H phosphonite: Asymmetric allylic substitutions with
fenchol-based palladium catalysts"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, 7.

D. A. Lange, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"New chiral lithium aluminum hydrides based on biphenyl-2,2´-bisfenchol (BIFOL):
structural analyses and enantioselective reductions of aryl alkyl ketones"
Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 3704-3709.

X. Cai, P. Cygon, B. Goldfuss, A.G. Griesbeck, H. Heckroth, M. Fujitsuka, T. Majima,
"alpha-Carbonyl Substituent Effect on the Lifetimes of Triplet 1,4-Biradicals from
Norrish-Type-II Reactions"
Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 4662-4667.

B. Goldfuss,
"Electronic differentiations in palladium-catalyzed allylic substitutions"
J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 4508-4513.

B. Goldfuss, M. Schumacher,
"Umpolung Catalysts: Comparative Assessments on Reactivities"
J. Mol. Mod. 2006, 12, 591-595.

B. Goldfuss,
"Organolithiums in Enantioselective Additions to s*- and p*-CO-Elektrophiles"
Synthesis 2005, 2271-2280.

T. Kop-Weiershausen, J. Lex, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"An exceptional P-H phosphonite: Biphenyl-2,2'-bisfenchylchlorophosphite
and derived ligands (BIFOPs) in enantioselective copper-catalyzed 1,4-additions"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2005, 1, 6.

F. Soki, J.-M. Neudörfl, Bernd Goldfuss,
"Surprising fenchone induced cyclization: synthesis of the new chiral diol
biphenyl-2,2'-sulfone-3,3'-bisfenchol (BISFOL)"
Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 10449-10453.

B. Goldfuss, M. Steigelmann, T. Löschmann, G. Schilling, F. Rominger,
"A dispensable methoxy group? Phenyl fencholate as chiral modifier of n-butyllithium"
Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 4019-4023.

B. Goldfuss, T. Löschmann, F. Rominger,
"Ligand Bite Governs Enantioselectivity:
Electronic and Steric Control in Pd- Catalyzed Allylic Alkylations
by Modular Fenchyl Phosphinites (FENOPs)"
Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 5422-5431.

J. A. Varela, D. Pena, B. Goldfuss, D. Denisenko, J. Kulhanek, K. Polborn, P. Knochel,
"Diastereoselective remote C-H activation by hydroboration"
Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 4252-4264.

K. M. Knapp, B. Goldfuss, P. Knochel,
“Stereoselective synthesis of anti-1,4-diols
by a BH₃-THF-mediated rearrangement of
1,2-disubstituted cyclobutenes”
Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 5259-5265.

B. Goldfuss,
“Enantioselective Addition of Organolithiums to C=O and Ethers”
in Topics in Organometallic Chemistry,
Ed.: D. M. Hodgson, Springer, Heidelberg 2003.

M. Steigelmann, Y. Nisar, F. Rominger, B. Goldfuss,
"Homo- and heterochiral alkylzinc fencholates:
linear or nonlinear effects in dialkylzinc additions to benzaldehyde."
Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 5211-5218.

M. Kollmar, H. Steinhagen, J. P. Janssen, B. Goldfuss,
S. A. Malinovskaya, J. Vázquez, F. Rominger and G. Helmchen,
"(h³-Phenylallyl) (phosphanyloxazoline)Pd Complexes:
X-Ray Crystallographic Studies, NMR Investigations and
ab initio/DFT Calculations"
Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 3103-3114.

J. Vázquez, B. Goldfuss, G. Helmchen,
“Isomerism of p-1,3-Dimethylallylphosphinooxazoline
Palladium Complexes:
A Comparison between Experiment and Theory”
J. Organomet. Chem. 2002, 641 (1-2), 67-70.

B. Goldfuss, M. Steigelmann, F. Rominger, H. Urtel
"Chiral modular n-Butyllithium-Derivatives:
nBuLi Complexes with Anisyl Fencholates”
Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 4456 - 4464.

M. Kollmar, B. Goldfuss, M. Reggelin, F. Rominger, G. Helmchen,
“(1,3-Dialkylallyl)(phosphino-oxazoline)palladium Complexes:
X-Ray Crystallographic Studies, NMR Investigations and
Computational Analyses"
Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 4913-4927.

J. A. Varela, D. Peña, B. Goldfuss, K. Polborn, P. Knochel,
“Mechanism and Application of the Remote C-H Activation
of Phenyl Substituted Alkenes by BH₃·THF”
Organic Letters 2001, 3, 2395-2398.

B. Goldfuss, T. Löschmann, F. Rominger,
“Phosphinofenchol or metastable Phosphorane?
Phosphorus-Derivatives of Fenchol"
Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 2028-2033; Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 2284.

B. Goldfuss, M. Steigelmann, F. Rominger,
“Chirale Modifizierung von n-Butyllithium: Steuerung von Stöchiometrie,
Struktur und Enantioselektivität durch modulare Fencholat-Einheiten"
Angew. Chem. 2000, 112, 4299-4302;
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 4133-4136.

B. Goldfuss, P. Knochel, L. O. Bromm, K. Knapp,
“C-H-Aktivierung durch direkte Boran-Kohlenwasserstoff-Dehydrierung:
kinetische und thermodynamische Aspekte“
Angew. Chem. 2000, 112, 4302-4305;
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 4136-4139.

B. Goldfuss, U. Kazmaier
“Electronic Differentiations in Palladium Alkene Complexes:
trans-Phosphine Preference of Allylic Leaving Groups“
Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 6493-6496.

B. Goldfuss, F. Eisenträger
“Chiral ligand induced distortions: The origin of pyramidal
three-coordinated lithium ions in the X-ray crystal structure of
lithium exo-2-[o-(dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl]-1,3,3-
trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-endo-2-olate”
Aust. J. Chem. 2000, 53, 209-212.

S. Handschuh, B. Goldfuss, J. Chen, K.N. Houk, J. Gasteiger
“Steroid Binding by Antibodies and Artificial Receptors: Exploration of
Theoretical Methods to Determine the Origins of Binding Affinities and
Specificities“
J. Comp.-Aided Mol. Design 2000, 14, 611-629.

B. Goldfuss, M. Steigelmann, F. Rominger
"Increasing enantioselectivities and reactivities by stereochemical tuning:
Fenchone based catalysts in dialkylzinc additions to benzaldehyde"
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 1785-1792.

B. Goldfuss, M. Steigelmann
"Structure and reactivity of chiral fenchone based organozinc catalysts"
J. Mol. Model. 2000, 6, 166-170.

B. Goldfuss, M. Steigelmann, S. I. Khan, K. N. Houk
"Rationalization of enantioselectivities in dialkylzinc additions to
benzaldehyde catalyzed by fenchone derivatives"
J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 77-82.

B. Goldfuss, F. Rominger
"The origin of atropisomerism in 2,2’-bis((1R,2R,4S)-2-hydroxy-
1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl)-1,1’-biphenyl:
Synthesis, structure and energetics"
Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 881-884.

B. Goldfuss, S. I. Khan, K. N. Houk
"Chiral complexes with n-butyllithium and methylzinc:
X-ray crystal structures of lithium and
zinc(1R,2R,4S)-2-endo-oxido-2-exo-(ortho-
methoxyphenyl)-1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane"
Organometallics 1999, 18, 2927-2929.

M. Nendel, B. Goldfuss, B. Beno, K. N. Houk, K. Hafner, H. J. Lindner
"Theoretical Studies of Novel Aromatic Molecules and Transition States"
Pure Appl. Chem. 1999, 71, 221-229.

M. Nendel, B. Goldfuss, K. N. Houk, K. Hafner, U. Grieser
"Bis-periazulene, a simple Kekule Biradical with a Triplet GroundState"
Theoretical Chem. Acc. 1999, 102, 397-400.

M. Nendel, B. Goldfuss, K. N. Houk, K. Hafner
"s-Indacene, a Quasi-Delocalized Molecule with
Mixed Aromatic and Anti-aromatic character"
J. Mol. Structure (Theochem) 1999, 462, 23-28.

B. Goldfuss, K. N. Houk
"The Origin of Enantioselectivities in chiral amino alkohol
catalyzed asymmeric additions of organozinc reagents
to benzaldehyde"
J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 8998-9006.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer, S. Handschuh, F. Hampel
"New chelating silylamido ligands: Syntheses and
X-ray crystal structures of lithium and magnesium derivatives
of [t-Bu-HN-SiMe₂-o-C₆H₄-X] (X = OMe, NMe₂, CH₂NMe₂, CF₃)"
J. Organomet. Chem. 1998, 552 (N1-2), 285-292.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer, S. Handschuh, Hampel, W. Bauer
"The presence and absence of agostic electrostatic Si-H-M interactions in
[M{Me₂Si(H)N-t-Bu}] (M = Li, Mg_1/2) species"
Organometallics 1997, 16, 5999-6003.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer, F. Hampel
"Lithio-Aversion of thiophene sulfur atoms in the
X-ray crystal structures of [Li-O-SiMe₂(2-C₄H₃S)]₆ and
[Li-O-CH(i-Pr)(2-C₄H₃S)]₆:
Models for electrostatic metal-thiophene interactions"
Organometallics 1997, 16, 5032-5041.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer
"Aromaticity in group 14 metalloles:
Structural, energetic, and magnetic criteria"
Organometallics 1997, 16, 1543-1552.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer, F. Hampel
"Alkali metal cation pi-interactions in metalated and
nonmetalated acetylenes: pi-bonded lithiums in the
X-ray crystal structures of [Li-CC-SiMe₂-C₆H₄-OMe]₆ and
[Li-O-CMe₂-CC-H]₆ and computational studies"
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 1072-1080.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer, F. Hampel
"A lithium-bonded cyclopropyl edge - the X-ray crystal structure of
[Li-O-C(Me)-(c-CHCH₂CH₂)₂]₆ and computational studies"
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 12183-12189.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer, F. Hampel
"Aromaticity in Silole Dianions - Structural, Energetic,
and Magnetic Aspects"
Organometallics 1996, 15, 1755-1757.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer
"The Silolyl Anion C₄H₄SiH^- is Aromatic and the
Lithium Silolide C₄H₄SiHLi even more so"
Organometallics 1995, 14, 1553-1555.

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