Publications

2025

129. "Functional group tolerant iron-catalyzed cyclotrimerization of terminal and internal alkynes" Benedict Klinnert and Bernd Plietker, Communications Chemistry 2025, 8, 410. DOI

128. "Chiral two-dimensional conjugated metal-organic frameworks with high spin polarization" Shiyi Feng, Yang Lu, Chenchen Wang, Morteza Torabi, Xing Huang, Florian Auras, Ran He, Lukas Sporrer, Paul-Alexander Laval-Schmidt, Xizheng Wu, Xia Wang, Li Wan, Dongxu Wang, Bernd Plietker, Mike Hambsch, Markus Löffler, Stefan C. B. Mannsfeld, Claudia Felser and Xinliang Feng, Nature Communications 2025, 16, 9473. DOI

127. "Multiple oestradiol functions inhibit ferroptosis and acute kidney injury" Wulf Tonnus, Francesca Maremonti, Shubhangi Gavali, Marlena Nastassja Schlecht, Florian Gembardt, Alexia Belavgeni, Nadja Leinung, Karolin Flade, Natalie Bethe, Sofia Traikov, Anne Haag, Danny Schilling, Sider Penkov, Melodie Mallais, Christine Gaillet, Claudia Meyer, Melika Katebi, Anushka Ray, Louisa M. S. Gerhardt, Anne Brucker, Jorunn Naila Becker, Mirela Tmava, Lisa Schlicker, Almut Schulze, Nina Himmerkus, Andrej Shevchenko, Mirko Peitzsch, Uladzimir Barayeu, Sonia Nasi, Juliane Putz, Kenneth S. Korach, Joel Neugarten, Ladan Golestaneh, Christian Hugo, Jan Ulrich Becker, Joel M. Weinberg, Svenja Lorenz, Bettina Proneth, Marcus Conrad, Eckhard Wolf, Bernd Plietker, Raphaël Rodriguez, Derek A. Pratt, Tobias P. Dick, Maria Fedorova, Stefan R. Bornstein und Andreas Linkermann, Nature 2025, 645, 1011–1019. DOI

126. "Interfacial Passivation for Enhanced Moisture Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells: Ammonium or Sulfonium?" Oscar Telschow, Angelika Wrzesi´nska-Lashkova, Shivam Singh, Vladimir Shilovskikh, Fulya Koc, Jianan Li, L. Andrés Guerrero-León, Boris Rivkin, Bernd Plietker and Yana Vaynzof, Advanced Materials Interfaces 2025, 12, 2400956. DOI


2024

125. "Reagent- and Ligand-Dependent Mechanistic Trichotomy in Fe-Catalyzed Borylative Cyclizations of Enynes" Fabian Rami, Benedict Klinnert, Jan Nowak, Franziska Ullwer, Min Zheng, Wolfgang Frey, and Bernd Plietker, Organic Letters 2024 26 (30), 6370-6374. DOI

124. "Antimicrobial Evaluation of Two Polycyclic Polyprenylated Acylphloroglucinol Compounds: PPAP23 and PPAP53" Ammanath, Aparna Viswanathan, Miki Matsuo, Huanhuan Wang, Frank Kraus, Anton Bleisch, Philipp Peslalz, Majd Mohammad, Meghshree Deshmukh, Anne Grießhammer, Moushumi Purkayastha, Andreas Vorbach, Boris Macek, Heike Brötz-Oesterhelt, Lisa Maier, Dorothee Kretschmer, Andreas Peschel, Tao Jin, Bernd Plietker and Friedrich Götz,  Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 8023. DOI

123. "Chemical Predictive Modelling and Natural Product-based Divergent Synthesis – Design of Type B PPAPs with Nanomolar Activities against MRSA" Philipp Peslalz, Andreas Vorbach, Anton Bleisch, ElisaLiberini, Frank Kraus, Flavia Izzo, Heike Brötz-Oesterhelt, Friedrich Götz, and Bernd Plietker Chem. Eur. J. 2024, e202401955, DOI

122: "Asymmetric Rh Diene Catalysis under Confinement: Isoxazole Ring-Contraction in Mesoporous Solids" Max Marshall, Zarifishan Dilruba, Ann-Katrin Beurer, Kira Bieck, Sebastian Emmerling, Felix Markus, Charlotte Vogler, Felix Ziegler, Marina Fuhrer, Sherri S. Y. Liu, Shravan R. Kousik, Wolfgang Frey, Yvonne Traa, Johanna R. Bruckner,Bernd Plietker, Michael R. Buchmeiser, Sabine Ludwigs,Stefan Naumann, Petia Atanasova, Bettina V. Lotsch, Anna Zens, and Sabine Laschat Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2024, e202400283 DOI

121. "Tosylazide as N1-Synthon: Iron-Catalyzed Nitrogenative Dimerization of Indoles to p‑Bisindolopyrazine Derivatives" Jianan Li, Xiaohan Sun, Evgenia Dmitrieva, Noel Israel, Fupeng Wu, Lin Yang, Renxiang Liu, Xinliang Feng, and Bernd Plietker Organic Letters 2024 26 (5), 1046-1050 DOI

120. "A Ru-catalyzed desulfonylative C-arylation of O-tosyl-hydroxamates", Guobao Li, Tilo Lücken, Bernd Plietker, Chem. Commun., 2024 DOI


2023


119. "Key to High Performance Ion Hybrid Capacitor: Weakly Solvated Zinc Cations" Peng Chen, Xiaohan Sun, Bernd Plietker, Michael Ruck, Adv. Sci. 2023, 2305532. DOI


118. "Selective Activation of a TRPC6 Ion Channel Over TRPC3 by Metalated Type-B Polycyclic Polyprenylated Acylphloroglucinols" Philipp Peslalz, Frank Kraus, Flavia Izzo, Anton Bleisch, Yamina El Hamdaoui, Ina Schulz, Andreas M. Kany, Anna K. H. Hirsch, Kristina Friedland, Bernd Plietker, J. Med. Chem. 2023, 66, 22, 15061–15072. DOI


117. "Unnatural Endotype B PPAPs as Novel Compounds with Activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis" Philipp Peslalz, Mark Grieshober, Frank Kraus, Anton Bleisch, Flavia Izzo, Dajana Lichtenstein, Helen Hammer, Andreas Vorbach, Kyoko Momoi, Ulrich M. Zanger, Heike Brötz-Oesterhelt, Albert Braeuning, Bernd Plietker, Steffen Stenger, J. Med. Chem. 2023, 66, 22, 15073–15083, DOI


2022

116. ´Electrolyte for High-Energy- and Power-Density Zinc Batteries and Ion Capacitors´ Peng Chen, Xiaohan Sun, Tobias Pietsch, Bernd Plietker, Eike Brunner, Michael Ruck, Adv. Mater. 2022, 2207131, DOI


115. "Iron-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization and C−C Bond Activation to Access Non-canonical Tricyclic Cyclobutanes" Frederik Kramm, Franziska Ullwer, Benedict Klinnert, Min Zheng,  Bernd Plietker, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2022, e202205169, DOI


2021

114. "Olefin Metathesis in Confinement: Towards Covalent Organic Framework Scaffolds for Increased Macrocyclization Selectivity" Sebastian T. Emmerling, Felix Ziegler, Felix R. Fischer, Dr. Roland Schloch, Prof. Matthias Bauer, Prof. Bernd Plietker, Prof. Michael R. Buchmeiser, Prof. Bettina V. Lotsch, Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 28, 8, DOI


113. "Ruthenium-Catalyzed Secondary Amine Formation Studied by Density Functional Theory" L. Hückmann, S. Álvarez-Barcia, M. Fuhrer, B. Plietker, J. Kästner, ChemCatChem 2021, 13, 1-7, DOI


2020

112. "Charge Distribution in Cationic Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: A Combined X-ray, XAS, XES, DFT, Mössbauer and Catalysis Approach" M. Benedikter, J. Musso, M. K. Kesharwani, K. L. Sterz, I. Elser, F. Ziegler, F. Fischer, B. Plietker, W. Frey, J. Kästner, M. Buchmeiser, J. van Slageren, M. Nowakowski, M. Bauer, M. R. Buchmeiser, ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 14810-14823, DOI
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111. "Determining the Relative Configuration of Propargyl Cyclo-propanes by Co-Crystallization" F. Krupp, M.-I. Picher, W. Frey, B. Plietker, C. Richert, Synlett 2020, 31, A-D, DOI
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110. "Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Role of Monomeric vs Dimeric Rhodium Oxazolidinone Norbornadiene Complexes in Catalytic Asymmetric 1,2- and 1,4-Additions", M. Kirchhof, K. Gugeler, F. R. Fischer, M. Nowakowski, A. Bauer, S. Alvarez-Barcia, K. Abitaev, M. Schnierle, Y. Qawasmi, W. Frey, A. Baro, D. P. Estes, . Sottmann, M. R. Ringenberg, B. Plietker, M. Bauer, J. Kästner, S. Laschat, Organometallics 2020, 39, 3131-3145, DOI
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109. "Hydroboration of internal alkynes catalyzed by FeH(CO)(NO)(PPh3)2: a case of boron-source controlled regioselectivity", F. Rami, F. Bächtle, B. Plietker, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2020, 10, 1492-1497, DOI
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108. "Fe-Catalyzed Selective Cyclopropanation of Enynes under Photochemical or Thermal Conditions", M.-I. Picher, B. Plietker, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 340-344, DOI


2019

107. "A Bu4N[Fe(CO)3(NO)]-catalyzed Hemetsberger-Knittel-indole synthesis", A. Baykal, B. Plietker, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 1145-1147, DOI
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106. "Mild, selective Ru-catalyzed deuteration using D2O as deuterium source", P. Eisele, F. Ullwer, S. Scholz, B. Plietker, Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 16550-16554, DOI
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105. "Nucleophilic Iron Complexes in Proton-Transfer Catalysis: An Iron-Catalyzed Dimroth Cyclocondensation", A. Baykal, D. Zhang, J. Knelles, I. T. Alt, B. Plietker, Chem. Asian J. 2019, 14, 3003-3010, DOI
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104. "Recent advances in Fe-catalyzed C-H aminations using azides as nitrene precursors", B. Plietker, A. Röske, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2019, 9, 4188-4197, DOI
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103. "A Cyanide-Free Synthesis of Acylcyanides through Ru-Catalyzed C(sp3)-H-Oxidation of Benzylic Nitriles", P. Eisele, M. Bauder, S.-F. Hsu, B. Plietker, ChemistryOpen 2019, 8, 689-691, DOI
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102. "Scope and limitations of TBA[Fe]-catalyzed carbene transfer to X-H-bonds - Indication for a mechanistic dichotomy", A. Röske, I. Alt, B. Plietker, ChemCatChem 2019, 11, 1-5, DOI
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101. "beta-Ketoesters as Mono- or Bisnucleophiles: A Concise Enatioselective Total Synthesis of (-)-Englerin A and B", L. Guo, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 8346-8350, DOI; Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 8434-8438, DOI
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100. "The Polycyclic Polyprenylated Acylphloroglucinol Antibiotic PPAP 23 Targets the Membrane and Iron Metabolism in Staphylococcus aureus", H. Wang, F. Kraus, P. Popella, A. Baykal, C. Guttroff, P. Francois, P. Sass, B. Plietker, F. Götz, Front. Microbiol., 2019, 10, DOI


2018

99. "Annelated cyclobutanes via Fe-catalyzed cycloisomerization of enyne acetates", F. Kramm, J. Teske, F. Ullwer, W. Frey, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 13335-13338, DOI
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98. "Catalytic Enantioselective Total Synthesis of the Picrotoxane Alkaloids (-)-Dendrobine, (-)-Mubironine B, and (-)-Dendroxine", L. Guo, W. Frey, B. Plietker, Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 4328-4331, DOI
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97. "Fe-catalyzed cycloisomerization of Aryl Allenyl Ketones: Access to 3-Arylidene-indan-1-ones", J. Teske, B. Plietker, Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 2257-2260, DOI


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2017

96. "Detection and Characterization of Hydride Ligands in Iron Complexes by High-Resolution Hard X-Ray Spectroscopy and Implications for Catalytic Processes" L. Burkhardt, M. Holzwarth, B. Plietker, M. Bauer, Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 13300-13310, DOI
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95. "Polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols - an emerging class of non-peptide-based MRSA- and VRE-active antibiotics" C. Guttroff, A. Baykal, H. Wang, P. Popella, F. Kraus, N. Biber, S. Krauss, F. Götz, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15852-15856, DOI
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94. "Fe-Catalyzed Cycloisomerizations" J. Teske, B. Plietker, Isr. J. Chem. 2017, 57, DOI
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93."Fe-catalyzed Intramolecular Aminations of C(sp3)-H-bonds of alkylarylazides" I. T. Alt, C. Guttroff, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 10582-10586, DOI; Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 10718-10722, DOI


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2016

92. “A Redox-Neutral Fe-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Enyne Acetates” J. Teske, B. Plietker, ACS Catalysis 2016, 6, 7148 DOI
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91. “Fe-catalyzed reductive NO-bond cleavage – a route to the diastereoselective 1, 4-aminohydroxylation of 1, 3-dienes” S. Scholz, B. Plietker, Organic Chemistry Frontiers 2016, 3, 1295 DOI
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90. “Selectivity Trends in Olefin Epoxidations Catalyzed by (NNNN)Manganese(+II) Complexes using Trifluoroethanol as the Solvent” S. Lorenz, B. Plietker, ChemCatChem 2016, (published online) DOI
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89. “Iron‐Catalyzed Michael Addition of Ketones to Polar Olefins” D.H. Zhang, J. Knelles, B. Plietker, Adv. Synth. Cat. 2016, 358, 2469 DOI
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88. „Enzyme-Catalyzed Carbonyl Olefination by the E. coli Protein YfeX in the Absence of Phosphines” M. J. Weissenborn, S.A. Löw, N. Borlinghaus, M. Kuhn, S. Kummer, F. Rami, B. Plietker, B. Hauer, ChemCatChem 2016, 8, 1636 DOI
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87. „The Evolution of Fe-catalyzed Nucleophilic Activation of Acceptor-substituted Vinyl- and Arylcyclopropanes” C.-H. Lin, B. Plietker, Isr. J. Chem. 2016, 56, 409 DOI
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86. "Die Eisen-katalysierte intramolekulare C(sp2)-H-Aminierung" I. T. Alt, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. 2016, 128, 1542 DOI; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1519 DOI
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85. "Iron-Catalyzed C-Allylating Partial Dearomatization of Naphthols" B. Heid and B. Plietker, Synthesis 2016, 48(03), 340 DOI


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2015

84. "Non-decarbonylative photochemical versus thermal activation of Bu4N[Fe(CO)3(NO)] – the Fe-catalyzed Cloke-Wilson rearrangement of vinyl and arylcyclopropanes" C.-H. Lin, D. Pursley, J. Klein, J. Teske, J. Allen, F. Rami, A. Koehn and B. Plietker, Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 7034 DOI
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83. "General Stereodivergent Enantioselective Total Synthetic Approach toward Macrosphelides A–G and M" C. Häcker, B. Plietker, J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 8055 DOI
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82. „Dual [Fe+Phosphine] Catalysis: Application in Catalytic Wittig Olefination“, S. Rommel, C. Belger, J.-M. Begouin, B. Plietker, ChemCatChem 2015, 7, 1292 DOI
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81. „The Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Clusianone“, F. Horeischi, C. Guttroff, B. Plietker, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 2259 DOI
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80. „Total Synthesis and Absolute Configuration Assignment of MRSA Active Garcinol and Isogarcinol“, C. Socolsky, B. Plietker, Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 3053 DOI


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2014

79. „Insertion of Imines into Vinylcyclopropanes Catalyzed by Nucleophilic Iron Complexes: A Formal [3+2]-Cycloaddition Strategy for the Synthesis of Substituted Pyrrolidine Derivatives“, D. Pursley, B. Plietker, Synlett 2014, 25, 2316 DOI
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78. „Fe-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Activation of C–Si versus Allylic C–O Bonds: Catalytic Trifluoromethylation of Carbonyl Groups versus Tandem Trifluormethylation–Allylation of Olefins“, J. E. M. N. Klein, S. Rommel, B. Plietker, Organometallics 2014, 33, 5802 DOI
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77. „Fe or Fe-NO Catalysis? A Quantum Chemical Investigation of the [Fe(CO)3(NO)]−-Catalyzed Cloke–Wilson Rearrangement“, J. E. M. N. Klein, G. Knizia, B. Miehlich, J. Kästner, B. Plietker, Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 7254 DOI
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76. „Cooperative Catalysis: Electron-rich Fe-H-complexes and DMAP, a successful "joint-venture" for the ultrafast hydrogen production“, S. Rommel, L. Hettmanczyk, J. E. M. N. Klein, B. Plietker, Chem. Asian J. 2014, 9, 2140 DOI
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75. „Eine Ru-Katalyse-basierende wieder aufladbare H2-Batterie“, S.-F. Hsu, S. Rommel, P. Eversfield, K. Muller, E. Klemm, W. R. Thiel, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. 2014, 126, 7194 DOI
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74. „The total syntheses of guttiferone A and 6-epi-guttiferone A“, F. Horeischi, N. Biber, B. Plietker, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 4026. DOI
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73. „Selective transfer hydrogenation and hydrogenation of ketones using a defined monofunctional  (P^N(Bn)^N(Bn)^P)Ru(+II)-complex“, S.-F. Hsu, B. Plietker, Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 4242. DOI
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72. „The Electronic Ground State of [Fe(CO)3(NO)]−: A Spectroscopic and Theoretical Study“, J. E. M. N. Klein, B. Miehlich, M. S. Holzwarth, M. Bauer, M. Milek, M. M. Khusniyarov, G. Knizia, H.-J. Werner, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 1790. DOI
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71. „Spectroelectrochemical investigation of Bu4N[Fe(CO)3(NO)]: identification of a reversible EC-mechanism“, F. Weisser, J. E. M. N. Klein, B. Sarkar, B. Plietker, Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 883. DOI


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2013

70. „Mild Hydrosulfenylation of Olefins under Neutral Conditions Using a Defined NHC-Ligated Iron–Sulfur Catalyst“, I. Alt, P. Rohse, B. Plietker, ACS Catal. 2013, 3, 3002. DOI

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69. „The bidirectional total synthesis of sampsonione P and hyperibone I“, K. Lindermayr, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. 2013, 52, 12183. DOI
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68. „Redoxactive triazolium-derived ligands in nucleophilic Fe-catalysis – reactivity profile and development of a regioselective O-allylation“, J. E. M. N. Klein, M. S. Holzwarth, S. Hohloch, B. Sarkar, B. Plietker, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 2013, 6310. DOI
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67. „A Mild Chemoselective Ru-Catalyzed Reduction of Alkynes, Ketones, and Nitro Compounds“, T. Schabel, C. Belger, B. Plietker, Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 2858. DOI
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66. „Carbonylation of Alkyl Halides with [Fe(CO)3(NO)]-: In Silico Identification of a Common Intermediate“, J. E. M. N. Klein, B. Miehlich, J. Kästner, B. Plietker, Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 7519. DOI
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65. „Microwave Accelerated Ru-catalyzed Hydrovinylation of Alkynes and Enynes – A straightforward approach toward 1,3-Dienes and 1,3,5-Trienes“, T. Schabel, B. Plietker, Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 6938. DOI
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64. „The Ru-catalyzed alkylative dearyloxylation of lignin-type 2-aryloxyethanols“, D. Weickmann, B. Plietker, ChemCatChem 2013, 5, 2170. DOI
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63. „Iron-catalysed carbon-carbon single bond activation“, J. E. M. N. Klein, B. Plietker, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 1271. DOI
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62. „The Fe-catalyzed phosphono allylation of activated olefins“, S. Rommel, A. P. Dieskau, B. Plietker, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 2013, 1790. DOI
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61. „Synchronizing steric and electronic effects in (NNNN,P)Ru(II)-complexes - the catalytic dehydrative alkylation of anilines using alcohols as a case study“, D. Weickmann, W. Frey B. Plietker, Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 2741. DOI
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60. „Biorelevant Metals in Sustainable Metal Catalysis - A Survey“, M. S. Holzwarth, B. Plietker, ChemCatChem 2013, 5, 1650. DOI
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59. „PNNP-ligated Ru(II)-complexes are efficient catalysts for the mild benzylic C-H oxidation“, S.-F. Hsu, B. Plietker, ChemCatChem 2013, 5, 126. DOI
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58. „Selective Catalytic Oxidation of C-H bond with Molecular Oxygen“, S. Laschat, E. Roduner, W. Kaim, B. Sarkar, V. B. Urlacher, J. Pleiss, R. Gläser, W.-D. Einicke, G. A. Sprenger, U. Beifuß, E. Klemm, C. Liebner, H. Hieronymus, S.-F. Hsu, B. Plietker, ChemCatChem 2013, 5, 82. DOI
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2012

57. „Iron-Catalyzed Allylic Substitutions“, M. Jegelka, B. Plietker, in "Asymmetric Synthesis II - More Methods and Applications" (Ed. M. Christmann, S. Bräse), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2012.
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56. „Aryl-Aryl Interactions as Directing Motifs in the Stereodivergent Iron-catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Diarylalkynes“, C. Belger, B. Plietker, Chem. Comm. 2012, 48, 5419. DOI
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55. „Katalytische Aktivierung von Diazoverbindungen mit elektronenreichen, definierten Eisen-Komplexen für Carben-Transfer-Reaktionen“, M. S. Holzwarth, I. Alt, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 5447. DOI
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54. „Fe-catalyzed Allylic C-C-bond Activation – Vinylcyclopropanes as versatile a1,a3,d5-Synthons in Traceless Allylic Substitutions and [3+2]-Cycloadditions“, A. P. Dieskau, M. S. Holzwarth, B. Plietker, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5048. DOI

53. „Dual Catalysis: Vinyl Sulfones through Tandem Iron-catalyzed Allylic Sulfonation Amine-catalyzed Isomerization“, M. Jegelka, B. Plietker, ChemCatChem 2012, 4, 329. DOI
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52. „Fe-catalyzed multi-component reactions: The regioselective alkoxy allylation of activated olefins and its application in sequential Fe-catalysis“, A. P. Dieskau, M. S. Holzwarth, B. Plietker, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 2423. DOI
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51. „Allylic Substitutions Catalyzed by Miscellaneous Metals“, J.-M. Begouin, J. E. M. N. Klein, D. Weickmann, B. Plietker, Top. Organomet. Chem. 2012, 38, 269. 


2011

50. „A Mild Ligand-free Iron-catalyzed Liberation of Alcohols from Allylcarbonates“, A. P. Dieskau, B. Plietker, Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 5544. DOI
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49. „The Total Synthesis of Hyperpapuanone, Hyperibone L, epi-Clusianone and Oblongifolin A“, N. Biber, K. Möws, B. Plietker, Nature Chemistry 2011, 3, 938. DOI
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48. „Binuclear Fe-Complexes as Catalyst for the Ligand-free Regioselective Allylic Sulfenylation“, M. S. Holzwarth, W. Frey, B. Plietker, Chem. Comm. 2011, 47, 11113. DOI
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47. „α-Sulfonyl Succinimides: Versatile Sulfinate Donors in Fe-Catalyzed, Salt-Free, Neutral Allylic Substitution“, M. Jegelka, B. Plietker, Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 10417. DOI
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46. „Fe-Catalyzed Thioesterification of Carboxylic Esters“, S. Magens, B. Plietker, Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 8807. DOI
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45. „Bu4N[Fe(CO)3(NO)]-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones”, A. P. Dieskau, J.-M. Begouin, B. Plietker, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 5291. DOI
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44. „Advances in Sustainable Metal Catalysis: Iron Catalysis (Topics in Organometallic Chemistry)“ (Ed.: B. Plietker), Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2011.
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43. „Catalysis by Means of Complex Ferrates“, M. Jegelka, B. Plietker, Top. Organomet. Chem. 2011, 33, 177.
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2010

42. „A Selective Ru-Catalyzed Semireduction of Alkynes to Z Olefins under Transfer-Hydrogenation Conditions“, C. Belger, N. M. Neisius, B. Plietker, Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 12214. DOI
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41. „Sustainability in Catalysis - Concept or Contradiction“, B. Plietker, Synlett 2010, 14, 2049.
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40. „Nucleophilic Iron Catalysis in Transesterifications - Scope and Limitations“ S. Magens, B. Plietker, J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 3715. DOI
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2009

39. „7,7-Dimethyl-4a-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2-oxo-4a,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-chromen-4-yl benzoate“, K. Möws, M. Schürmann, H. Preut, B. Plietker, Acta Cryst. 2009, E65, o2139. DOI
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38. „7,7-Dimethyl-3,3,4a-tris(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-4a,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-chromene-2,4(3H)-dione“, K. Möws, M. Schürmann, H. Preut, B. Plietker, Acta Cryst. 2009, E65, o1751. DOI
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37. „Präformierte π-allyl-Eisen-Komplexe als potente, definierte Katalysatoren für die allylische Substitution“, M. Holzwarth, A. Dieskau, M. Tabassam, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. 2009, 121, 7387; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 7251. DOI
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36. „Selective C−S Bond Formation via Fe-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution“, M. Jegelka, B. Plietker, Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 3462. DOI
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35. „Die Ruthenium-katalysierte Hydrovinylierung interner Alkine – ein atomökonomischer Zugang zu hochsubstituierten 1,3-Dienen“, M. Neisius, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. 2009, 121, 5863; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 5752. DOI
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34. „The reincarnation of the Hieber anion [Fe(CO)3(NO)]– - a new venue in nucleophilic metal catalysis“, B. Plietker, A. Dieskau, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 775. DOI
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2008

33. „Iron-catalysis in Organic Synthesis” (Hrsg.: B. Plietker), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2008.
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32. „A General, Iterative and Modular Approach toward Carbohydrate Libraries Based on Ruthenium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclizations“, M. Niggemann, A. Jelonek, N. Biber, M. Wuchrer, B. Plietker, J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 7028. DOI
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31. „A diastereoselective Ru-catalyzed cross-metathesis dihydroxylation sequence - an efficient approach toward enantiomerically enriched syn-diols", N. Matthias Neisius, B. Plietker, J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 3218. DOI
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30. „New Approaches Towards Monoamino Polyglycerol Dendrons and Dendritic Triblock Amphiphiles", Monika Wyszogrodzka, Katrin Möws, Stefan Kamlage, Joanna Wodzinska, Bernd Plietker and Rainer Haag, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 53, 63. DOI
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29. „A Nucleophilic Fe-Catalyst for Transesterfications under Neutral Conditions”, S. Magens, M. Ertelt, A. Jatsch, B. Plietker, Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 53. DOI
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28. „Ligand dependant mechanistic dichotomy in iron-catalyzed allylic substitutions – σ-allyl- vs. π-allyl-mechanism”, B. Plietker, A. Dieskau, K. Möws, A. Jatsch, Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 204; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 198. DOI
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2007

27. „Umfangreiches Gebiet in bekömmlichen Häppchen“ (Buchbesprechung: Asymmetric Synthesis – The Essentials“, Hrsg.: M. Christmann, S. Bräse, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2007) B. Plietker, Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 2007.
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2006

Patent: „Fe(-II)-Katalysatorsysteme“, zum Patent angemeldet (Deutschland: 102007009478.9)
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26. „Die regioselektive Eisen-katalysierte allylische Aminierung“, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. 2006, 118, 6200; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 6053. DOI
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25. „Product Class: Aliphatic and Alicyclic Aldehydes: Synthesis of Aldehydes by Hydrolysis”, B. Plietker, Science of Synthesis 2006, 25, 151.

24. „Eine hochregioselektive, salzfreie Eisen-katalysierte allylische Alkylierung“, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. 2006, 118, 1497; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45,1469. DOI
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23. „Asymmetrische Synthese im Spiegel von Chemie und Biologie“, B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. 2006, 118, 196; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 190. DOI
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2005

Patent: „Eisen-katalysierte allylische Alkylierung“, zum Patent angemeldet (Deutschland: 102005040752.8; Europa: 06016610.5-2103; USA: 11/510,546; China: 200610171889.5; Japan: 2006-230984; Indien: 1508/CHE/2006). 2005
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22. „Enantioselective Palladium-catalyzed Addition of 1,3-Dicarbonylcompounds to an Allene Derivative“, B. M. Trost, A. Simas, B. Plietker, C. Jäkel, J. Xie, Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 7075. DOI
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21. „New Oxidative Pathways for the Synthesis of α-Hydroxy ketones – the α-Hydroxylation and Ketohydroxylation”, B. Plietker, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2005, 16, 3453. DOI
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20. „Selectivity vs. Reactivity – Recent Advances in RuO4-catalyzed Oxidations”, B. Plietker, Synthesis 2005, 2453. DOI
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19. „The RuO4-catalyzed Ketohydroxylation – Part II. A Regio-, Chemo- and Stereoselectivity Study“, B. Plietker, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 1919. DOI
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18. „RuCl3/CeCl3/NaIO4 – A new heterobimetallic oxidation system for the efficient dihydroxylation of unreactive olefins“, B. Plietker, M. Niggemann, J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 2402. DOI
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2004

17. „The RuO4-catalyzed Ketohydroxylation – Part I. Development, Scope and Limitation”, B. Plietker, J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 8287. DOI
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16. „The RuO4-catalysed Dihydroxylation, Ketohydroxylation and Mono Oxidation – Novel Oxidation Reactions for the Synthesis of Diols and α-Hydroxy Ketones”, B. Plietker, M. Niggemann, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2004, 2, 2403. DOI
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15. „The Acid Accelerated Ruthenium-catalysed Dihydroxylation. Scope and Limitations”, B. Plietker, M. Niggemann, A. Pollrich, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2004, 2, 1116. DOI
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14. „Chemiedozententagung 2004 in Dortmund“, B. Plietker, Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 2004, 599.
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13. „Neuartige Oxidationskatalysatoren – Die Natur als Vorbild“, B. Plietker, UniReport 2004, 37, 21.
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12. „Alkenes as Ketol Surrogates – The Asymmetric Synthesis of Acyloins”, B. Plietker, Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 289. DOI
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2003

11. „Modern Organocopper Chemistry“, B. Plietker, Nachrichten aus der Chemie, 2003, 197.
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10. „New Chiral Diamide Ligands Containing Redox-Active Hydroquinone Groups. Synthesis and Results in the Palladium(II)-Catalyzed 1,4-Diacetoxylation of 1,3-Dienes“, R. C. Verboom, B. J. Plietker, J.-E. Bäckvall, J. Organomet. Chem. 2003, 687, 508. DOI
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9. „An Improved Protocol for the RuO4-catalyzed Dihydroxylation of Olefins“, B. Plietker, M. Niggemann, Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 3353. DOI
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8. „The RuO4-catalyzed Ketohydroxylation of Olefins”, B. Plietker, J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 7123. DOI
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7. „Palladium-catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Pronucleophiles to Allenes”, B. M. Trost, C. Jäkel, B. Plietker, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 4438. DOI
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2002

6. „Kinetic Studies of Acetate Exchange in trans-4-Acetoxy-[η3-(1,2,3)-cyclohexenyl]palladium Complexes. Relevance for Asymmetric 1,4-Oxidation Reactions”, H. K. Cotton, R. C. Verboom, L. Johansson, B. J. Plietker, J.-E. Bäckvall, Organometallics 2002, 21, 3367. DOI
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2001

5. „Synthesis of Highly Substituted Methylidene Cyclohexenes Using New Tandem Reactions with Sultones“, B. Plietker, D. Seng, R. Fröhlich, P. Metz, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 3669. DOI
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2000

4. „High Pressure Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Vinylsulfonates and Vinylsulfonamides”, B. Plietker, D. Seng, R. Fröhlich, P. Metz, Tetrahedron 2000, 6, 873. DOI
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1998

3. „New Tandem Reactions with Sultones”, P. Metz, B. Plietker, Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 7827. DOI
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1997

2. „Recent Advances in the Synthetic Elaboration of Sultones”, P. Metz, U. Meiners, D. Seng, B. Plietker, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon 1997, 120, 345.
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1996

1. „Desulfurization of Sultones with Simultaneous Methylenation”, P. Metz, D. Seng, B. Plietker, Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 3841. DOI
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Patents

2024

5. Flavia Izzo; Frank Kraus; Philipp Peslalz; Anton Bleisch; Bernd Plietker: "4-Hydroxybicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene-2,9-dione derivatives, and use thereof" World Intellectual Property Organization, (2024), Language: English,  WO2024099520A1


4. Philipp Peslalz; Christoph Heichert; Bernd Plietker: "Fluorescent 4-hydroxybicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene-2,9-dione derivatives, and their use " World Intellectual Property Organization, (2024), Language: English, WO2024099519A1


3. Frank Kraus; Flavia Izzo; Philipp Peslalz; Anton Bleisch; Bernd Plietker: "Salts and complexes with 3-acetal-4-hydroxybicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene-2.9.dione derivatives and use of these salts and complexes" World Intellectual Property Organization, (2024), Language: English, WO2024099518A1


2. Philipp Peslalz; Bernd Plietker: ”Fluorescent salts of 4-hydroxybicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene-2,9-dione derivatives, and use thereof” World Intellectual Property Organization, (2024), Language: English, WO2024099517A1 


1. Anton Bleisch; Pascal Roßberg; Bernd Plietker: " Cyclized 3-acetal-4-hydroxybicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-ene-2.9.dione derivatives and their use" World Intellectual Property Organization, (2024), Language: English, WO2024099516A1