Publications
Please find below a list of publications grouped by year, as well as a selection of previously published papers
2026
Red-Light Photoredox C–H Alkylation of Acceptor Heterocycles Enabled by Substoichiometric NADH
Total Synthesis of Isoriccardin C and Isoriccardin D Based on a Hydroxyl-Directed Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular C–H Alkenylation
Photoredox Unmasking of Aromatic C–H Bonds in Living Environments Enabled by Thianthrenium Salts
2025
Ligand-Enabled Chemo- and Regioselective Ir(I)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydrocarbonation of Allenes: Access to Branched Products with All-Carbon Quaternary Centers
Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Intramolecular Hydroarylation of Allenes: Formal Synthesis of (+)-Rhazinilam
Streamlined Identification of Metallopeptides for Intracellular Catalysis Using Positionally Addressable Combinatorial Libraries
Red-shifted photoredox generation and trapping of alkyl radicals towards bioorthogonality
Bis-CF3-bipyridine Ligands for the Iridium-Catalyzed Borylation of N-Methylamides
![Palladium-Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloadditions of Alkylidenecyclopropanes to Imines: A Direct Approach to Pyrrolidine Scaffolds](http://www.metbiocat.eu/uploads/publications/palladium-catalyzed-32-cycloadditions-of-alkylidenecyclopropanes....jpg)
Palladium-Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloadditions of Alkylidenecyclopropanes to Imines: A Direct Approach to Pyrrolidine Scaffolds
Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Arylations and Alkenylations of 2-Aminobiaryls with Atmospheric Air as the Sole Oxidant
![Palladium-Catalyzed [3+2+2] Cycloaddition Between Carbonyl-Tethered Alkylidenecyclopropanes and Isocyanates](http://www.metbiocat.eu/uploads/publications/palladium-catalyzed-322-cycloaddition-between-carbonyl-tethered-....jpg)
Palladium-Catalyzed [3+2+2] Cycloaddition Between Carbonyl-Tethered Alkylidenecyclopropanes and Isocyanates
Development of linear β-turn inducers containing peptides as arc mimetics with DNA topological and sequence selectivity
Photocatalytic Arylations with Diazonium Salts in Aqueous and Biorelevant Media
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
Cobalt-catalyzed Intramolecular Cycloadditions of Alkenylidenecyclopropanes with Alkenes and Dienes
2023
Catalytic Addition of C–H Bonds Across C–C π-Bonds
Cobalt(I)-Catalyzed (3 + 2 + 2) Cycloaddition between Alkylidenecyclopropanes, Alkynes, and Alkenes
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
Previous Selected Publications
Exporting Metal-Carbene Chemistry to Live Mammalian Cells: Copper-Catalyzed Intracellular Synthesis of Quinoxalines Enabled by N-H Carbene Insertions
Bioorthogonal Azide‐Thioalkyne Cycloadditions Catalyzed by Photoactivatable Ru(II) Complexes
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
Catalytic addition of C–H bonds across C–C unsaturated systems promoted by iridium(i) and its group IX congeners
Intracellular, Ruthenium‐Promoted (2+2+2) Cycloadditions
Core-Shell Palladium/MOF Platforms as Diffusion-Controlled Nanoreactors in Living Cells and Tissue Models
Intracellular reactions promoted by bis‐histidine miniproteins stapled with Pd(II) complexes
Ruthenium-catalyzed Redox Isomerizations inside Living Cells
Allenes and Derivatives in Gold(I)- and Platinum(II)-Catalyzed Formal Cycloadditions
Rhodium‐catalyzed annulation of ortho‐alkenylanilides with alkynes: Formation of unexpected naphthalene adducts
Gold(I)–catalyzed enantioselective annulations between allenes and alkene-tethered oxime ethers: A straight entry to highly substituted piperidines and aza-bridged medium-sized carbocycles
Intracellular deprotection reactions mediated by palladium complexes equipped with designed phosphine ligands
Concurrent and orthogonal gold(I) and ruthenium(II) catalysis inside living cells
Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed Annulation of 2‐Alkenylanilides with Alkynes via C‐H Activation: a Direct Access to 2‐substituted Indolines
Organometallic catalysis in biological media and living settings
Metal-Dependent DNA Recognition and Cell Internalization of Designed, Basic Peptides
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.
Highlighted on ChemistryViews.org [EMID:006247f0970967c2]](http://www.metbiocat.eu/uploads/publications/iridiumi-catalyzed-intramolecular-hydrocarbonation-of-alkenes-ef....png)
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Azide–Thioalkyne Cycloadditions in Aqueous Media: A Mild, Orthogonal, and Biocompatible Chemical Ligation
Concise, Enantioselective, and Versatile Synthesis of (-)-Englerin A Based on a Platinum-Catalyzed [4C+3C] Cycloaddition of Allenedienes. Synfacts 2017, 13 (01), 0012, DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589811, Reg-No.: C07316SF
![Concise, Enantioselective, and Versatile Synthesis of (-)-Englerin A Based on a Platinum-Catalyzed [4C+3C] Cycloaddition of Allenedienes. Synfacts 2017, 13 (01), 0012, DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589811, Reg-No.: C07316SF](http://www.metbiocat.eu/uploads/publications/concise-enantioselective-and-versatile-synthesis-of-englerin-a.png)
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
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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://www.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://www.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://www.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://www.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://www.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://www.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