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Journal Articles

2025

Ligand-Directed Site-Selective Cysteine Bioconjugation of the KELCH Domain of KEAP1 with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

C. A. J. Marty; X. Ji; S. Nicolai; C. Heinis; J. Waser 

Journal of the American Chemical Society

2025

DOI : 10.1021/jacs.5c13391

Cycloaddition and Annulation Reactions with Donor‐Acceptor Cyclobutanes

E. G. L. Robert; J. Waser 

Helvetica Chimica Acta

2025

DOI : 10.1002/hlca.202500140

Peptide/Protein Functionalization and Macrocyclization via Alkyne Umpolung with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

X. Liu; J. Waser 

Accounts of Chemical Research

2025

DOI : 10.1021/acs.accounts.5c00451

Peptide‐Carbazolyl Cyanobenzene Conjugates: Enabling Biomolecule Functionalization via Photoredox and Energy Transfer Catalysis

X-Y. Lui; W. Cai; A-S. Chauvin; B. Fierz; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie

2025

DOI : 10.1002/ange.202507602

Synthesis of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane Z‐Substituted Enamides, Enol Ethers, and Vinyl Sulfides Using Iodine (III) Reagents

N. Lee; J. Dechent; E. Grinhagena; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie

2025

DOI : 10.1002/ange.202508404

Enantioselective Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted Thiocyclobutanes via Michael Addition

E. G. L. Robert; J. Waser 

CHEMICAL SCIENCE

2025

DOI : 10.1039/d5sc01727k

Unlocking σ-Type Cyclopropenium Cation Transfer Reactions by an Iodine(III)-Based Umpolung Strategy

X. Li; J. Waser 

SYNLETT

2025

DOI : 10.1055/a-2535-0332

Photocatalyzed Azidofunctionalization of Alkenes via Radical-Polar Crossover

P. Palamini; A. A. Schöpfer; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2025

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202420455

Beginning of Second Mandate as Editors-in-Chief for Helvetica Chimica Acta

E. Hevia; J. Waser 

Helvetica Chimica Acta

2025

DOI : 10.1002/hlca.202500029

2024

Diastereoselective Synthesis of N-Heterocycle Substituted Cyclobutanes via Michael Addition onto Cyclobutenes

E. G. L. Robert; J. Waser 

Chemistry – A European Journal

2024

Vol. 30 .

DOI : 10.1002/chem.202403986

Homologation of Alkenyl Carbonyls via a Cyclopropanation/Light-Mediated Selective CÀ C Cleavage Strategy

V. T. T. Nguyen; D. K. Brownsey; A. Bossonnet; M. Wodrich; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2024

Vol. 63 .

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202417719

Forging 1,1′-Bicyclopropenyls by Synergistic Au/Ag Dual-Catalyzed Cyclopropenyl Cross-Coupling

X. Li; J. Waser 

Journal of the American Chemical Society

2024

Vol. 146 , num. 43, p. 29712 – 29719.

DOI : 10.1021/jacs.4c10996

Cost-informed Bayesian reaction optimization †

A. A. Schoepfer; J. Weinreich; R. Laplaza; J. Waser; C. Corminboeuf 

Digital Discovery

2024

Vol. 3 , num. 11, p. 2289 – 2297.

DOI : 10.1039/d4dd00225c

Enamine Synthesis via Regiocontrolled 6-endo-dig and 5-exo-dig Tethered Carboamination of Propargylic Alcohols

H. Solé Àvila; M. Purins; L. Eichenberger; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2024

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202411383

Photocatalytic Decarboxylative Functionalization of Cyclopropenes via Cyclopropenium Cation Intermediates

V. Smyrnov; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2024

Vol. 63 , num. 32.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202404265

Platinum-Catalyzed Isomerization of Cyclopropenes to 1,3-Dienes

V. Smyrnov; A. Homassel; L. Choudhury; J. Waser 

Helvetica Chimica Acta

2024

Vol. 107 , num. 9.

DOI : 10.1002/hlca.202400105

Ficini Reaction with Acrylates for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Aminocyclobutanes

Emma G. L. Robert; J. Waser 

Chemistry – A European Journal

2024

Vol. 30 , num. 58.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.202401810

Hypervalent Iodine Amino Acid Building Blocks for Bioorthogonal Peptide Macrocyclization

X-Y. Liu; O. Mykhailenko; A. Faraone; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2024

Vol. 63 , num. 33.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202404747

Lewis acid catalyzed [4+2] annulation of bicyclobutanes with dienol ethers for the synthesis of bicyclo[4.1.1]octanes

S. Nicolai; J. Waser 

Chemical Science

2024

DOI : 10.1039/d4sc02767a

Accessing elusive σ-type cyclopropenium cation equivalents through redox gold catalysis

X. Li; M. D. Wodrich; J. Waser 

Nature Chemistry

2024

DOI : 10.1038/s41557-024-01535-8

Organic Dye Photocatalyzed Synthesis of Functionalized Lactones and Lactams via a Cyclization-Alkynylation Cascade

D. Cavalli; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2024

Vol. 26 , num. 20, p. 4235 – 4239.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01078

SOMOphilic alkyne vs radical-polar crossover approaches: The full story of the azido-alkynylation of alkenes

J. A. Borrel; J. Waser 

Beilstein Journal Of Organic Chemistry

2024

Vol. 20 , p. 701 – 713.

DOI : 10.3762/bjoc.20.64

Silylium-Catalyzed Activation of DonorAcceptor Strained Rings and Annulation with Indoles

E. G. L. Robert; J. Waser 

Chimia

2024

Vol. 78 , num. 4, p. 234 – 237.

DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2024.234

Benzylic C(sp3)-H Azidation: Copper vs Iron Catalysis

A. Renteria-Gomez; R. O. Torres-Ochoa; P. Palamini; R. Simonet-Davin; Q. Wang et al. 

Helvetica Chimica Acta

2024

Vol. 107 , num. 3, p. e202400004.

DOI : 10.1002/hlca.202400004

Quantitative Description of Metal Center Organization and Interactions in Single-Atom Catalysts (Adv. Mater. 5/2024)

K. Rossi; A. Ruiz-Ferrando; D. F. Akl; V. G. Abalos; J. Heras-Domingo et al. 

Advanced Materials

2024

Vol. 36 , num. 5.

DOI : 10.1002/adma.202470038

Interrupted Polonovski Strategy for the Synthesis of Functionalized Amino Acids and Peptides

C. Marty; E. M. D. Allouche; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2024

Vol. 26 , num. 2, p. 456 – 460.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03603

2023

Cysteine-Cysteine Cross-Conjugation of both Peptides and Proteins with a Bifunctional Hypervalent Iodine-Electrophilic Reagent

I. Koutsopetras; A. K. Mishra; R. Benazza; O. Hernandez-Alba; S. Cianferani et al. 

Chemistry-A European Journal

2023

DOI : 10.1002/chem.202302689

Azido-alkynylation of alkenes through radical-polar crossover

J. Borrel; J. Waser 

Chemical Science

2023

Vol. 14 , p. 9452 – 9460.

DOI : 10.1039/d3sc03309k

Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated Alkenes: Hypervalent Iodine Meets High-Valent Copper

T. M. Milzarek; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2023

Vol. 62 , num. 33, p. e202306128.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202306128

Peptide-Hypervalent Iodine Reagent Chimeras: Enabling Peptide Functionalization and Macrocyclization

X-Y. Liu; X. Ji; C. Heinis; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2023

Vol. 62 , num. 33, p. e202306036.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202306036

Synthesis of propargyl silanes from terminal alkynes via a migratory Sonogashira reaction

M. Purins; L. Eichenberger; J. Waser 

Chemical Communications (ChemComm)

2023

Vol. 59 , num. 51, p. 7931 – 7934.

DOI : 10.1039/d3cc01847d

Donor-Acceptor Aminocyclobutane Monoesters: Synthesis and Silylium-Catalyzed (4+2) Annulation with Indoles

E. G. L. Robert; V. Pirenne; M. D. Wodrich; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2023

Vol. 62 , num. 26, p. e202302420.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202302420

Sustainable production of chemicals

J. Perez-Ramirez; J. Waser; M. F. Lagadec; S. Mitchell; L. Gamp 

Chimia

2023

Vol. 77 , num. 3, p. A101 – A101.

Copper (I)‐BOX Catalyzed Asymmetric 3‐Component Reaction for the Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated Propargylic Ethers and Anilines**

N. P. Ramirez Hernandez; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2023

Vol. 62 , num. 32, p. e202305776.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202305776

Photochemical [2+2] Cycloaddition of Alkynyl Boronates

O. S. Liashuk; O. O. Grygorenko; Y. M. Volovenko; J. Waser 

Chemistry – A European Journal

2023

p. e202301650.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.202301650

One-pot synthesis of functionalized bis(trifluoromethylated)benziodoxoles from iodine(i) precursors

T. M. Milzarek; N. P. Ramirez; X-Y. Liu; J. Waser 

Chemical Communications (ChemComm)

2023

Vol. 59 , num. 84, p. 12637 – 12640.

DOI : 10.1039/D3CC04525K

Acyl-Ethynylbenziodoxolone (acyl-EBX): Access to Ketene Dithioarylacetals

P. Palamini; J. Borrel; M. Djaïd; M. Delattre; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2023

Vol. 25 , num. 41, p. 7535 – 7539.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02869

Iron-Catalyzed Synthesis of α-Azido α-Amino Esters via the Alkylazidation of Alkenes

P. Palamini; E. M. D. Allouche; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2023

Vol. 25 , num. 37, p. 6791 – 6795.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02153

Semipinacol Rearrangement of Cyclopropenylcarbinols for the Synthesis of Highly Substituted Cyclopropanes

V. Smyrnov; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2023

Vol. 25 , num. 38, p. 6999 – 7003.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02543

Synthesis of Fluorescent Cyclic Peptides via Gold(I)-Catalyzed Macrocyclization

X-Y. Liu; W. Cai; N. Ronceray; A. Radenovic; B. Fierz et al. 

Journal of the American Chemical Society

2023

Vol. 145 , num. 49, p. 26525 – 26531.

DOI : 10.1021/jacs.3c09261

Photocatalyzed [2σ + 2σ] and [2σ + 2π] Cycloadditions for the Synthesis of Bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes and 5- or 6-Membered Carbocycles

T. V. T. Nguyen; A. Bossonnet; M. D. Wodrich; J. Waser 

Journal of the American Chemical Society

2023

Vol. 145 , num. 46, p. 25411 – 25421.

DOI : 10.1021/jacs.3c09789

2022

Exploring Photoredox-Catalyzed (Re)functionalizations with Core-Modified Benziodoxolones

S. G. E. Amos; F. Le Vaillant; J. Waser 

Helvetica Chimica Acta

2022

p. e202200161.

DOI : 10.1002/hlca.202200161

Substrate-controlled C-H or C-C alkynylation of cyclopropanes: generation of aryl radical cations by direct light activation of hypervalent iodine reagents

T. V. T. Nguyen; M. D. Wodrich; J. Waser 

Chemical Science

2022

Vol. 13 , p. 12831 – 12839.

DOI : 10.1039/d2sc04344k

Tyrosine bioconjugation with hypervalent iodine

N. Declas; J. R. J. Maynard; L. Menin; N. Gasilova; S. Goetze et al. 

Chemical Science

2022

Vol. 13 , p. 12808 – 12817.

DOI : 10.1039/d2sc04558c

Copper-Catalyzed Alkynylation of Hydrazides: An Easy Access to Functionalized Azadipeptides

E. Le Du; J. Borrel; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2022

Vol. 24 , num. 36, p. 6614 – 6618.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02625

(4+3) Annulation of Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes and Azadienes: Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Azepanones

S. Nicolai; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2022

p. e202209006.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202209006

Pd(II)-Catalyzed Aminoacetoxylation of Alkenes Via Tether Formation

T. Rossolini; A. Das; S. Nicolai; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2022

Vol. 24 , p. 5068 – 5072.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01838

Palladium-Catalyzed trans-Hydroalkoxylation: Counterintuitive Use of an Aryl Iodide Additive to Promote C-H Bond Formation

A. Das; L. Buzzetti; M. Purins; J. Waser 

Acs Catalysis

2022

Vol. 12 , num. 13, p. 7565 – 7570.

DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.2c01809

N-Terminal Selective C-H Azidation of Proline-Containing Peptides: a Platform for Late-Stage Diversification

E. M. D. Allouche; R. Simonet-Davin; J. Waser 

Chemistry-A European Journal

2022

p. e202200368.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.202200368

Synthesis of polycyclic aminal heterocycles via decarboxylative cyclisation of dipeptide derivatives

E. G. L. Robert; E. Le Du; J. Waser 

Chemical Communications (ChemComm)

2022

Vol. 58 , num. 21, p. 3473 – 3476.

DOI : 10.1039/d2cc00167e

Asymmetric Cyclopropanation and Epoxidation via a Catalytically Formed Chiral Auxiliary

M. Purins; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2022

p. e202113925.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202113925

2021

Tosyloxybenziodoxolone: A Platform for Performing the Umpolung of Alkynes in One-Pot Transformations

J. Borrel; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2021

Vol. 24 , num. 1, p. 142 – 146.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03771

Direct Photoexcitation of Ethynylbenziodoxolones: An Alternative to Photocatalysis for Alkynylation Reactions**

S. G. E. Amos; D. Cavalli; F. Le Vaillant; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2021

Vol. 60 , num. 44, p. 23827 – 23834.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202110257

Diamine Synthesis via the Nitrogen-Directed Azidation of sigma- and pi-C-C Bonds

M-M. Wang; T. V. T. Nguyen; J. Waser 

Journal Of The American Chemical Society

2021

Vol. 143 , num. 31, p. 11969 – 11975.

DOI : 10.1021/jacs.1c06700

Cu(I)-Catalyzed gem-Aminoalkynylation of Diazo Compounds: Synthesis of Fluorinated Propargylic Amines

N. P. Ramirez; G. Pisella; J. Waser 

The Journal of Organic Chemistry

2021

Vol. 86 , num. 15, p. 10928 – 10938.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01423

Synthesis of Quinolines via the Metal-free Visible-Light-Mediated Radical Azidation of Cyclopropenes

V. Smyrnov; B. Muriel; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2021

Vol. 23 , num. 14, p. 5435 – 5439.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01775

Amphiphilic Iodine(III) Reagents for the Lipophilization of Peptides in Water

A. K. Mishra; R. Tessier; D. P. Hari; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2021

Vol. 60 , p. 17963 – 17968.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202106458

Inhibition of Thiol‐Mediated Uptake with Irreversible Covalent Inhibitors

B. Lim; Y. Cheng; T. Kato; A. Pham; E. Le Du et al. 

Helvetica Chimica Acta

2021

Vol. 104 , p. e2100085.

DOI : 10.1002/hlca.202100085

Solar and Visible Light Assisted Peptide Synthesis

A. K. Mishra; G. Parvari; S. K. Santra; A. Bazylevich; O. Dorfman et al. 

Synthesis: Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry

2021

Vol. 53 , num. 13, p. A112 – A116.

Structure and Reactivity of N-Heterocyclic Alkynyl Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

E. Le Du; T. Duhail; M. D. Wodrich; R. Scopelliti; F. Fadaei-Tirani et al. 

Chemistry-A European Journal

2021

Vol. 27 , p. 10979 – 10986.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.202101475

Catalytic (3+2) annulation of donor-acceptor aminocyclopropane monoesters and indoles

V. Pirenne; E. G. L. Robert; J. Waser 

Chemical Science

2021

Vol. 12 , p. 8706 – 8712.

DOI : 10.1039/d1sc01127h

Cys-Cys and Cys-Lys Stapling of Unprotected Peptides Enabled by Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

J. Ceballos; E. Grinhagena; G. Sangouard; C. Heinis; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2021

Vol. 60 , num. 16, p. 9022 – 9031.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202014511

Small peptide diversification through photoredox-catalyzed oxidative C-terminal modification

E. Le Du; M. Garreau; J. Waser 

Chemical Science

2021

Vol. 12 , num. 7, p. 2467 – 2473.

DOI : 10.1039/D0SC06180H

2020

Low‐Temperature Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition of Allenes with Arenes for the Synthesis of Diene Ligands

D. P. Hari; G. Pisella; M. D. Wodrich; A. V. Tsymbal; F. F. Tirani et al. 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2020

Vol. 60 , num. 10, p. 5475 – 5481.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202012299

Synthesis of Thiochromans via [3+3] Annulation of Aminocyclopropanes with Thiophenols

M-M. Wang; S. Jeon; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2020

Vol. 22 , num. 22, p. 9123 – 9127.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03528

Azide Radical Initiated Ring Opening of Cyclopropenes Leading to Alkenyl Nitriles and Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

B. Muriel; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2020

Vol. 60 , num. 8, p. 4075 – 4079.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202013516

Photocatalytic Umpolung of N- and O-substituted alkenes for the synthesis of 1,2-amino alcohols and diols

S. G. E. Amos; S. Nicolai; J. Waser 

Chemical Science

2020

Vol. 11 , num. 41, p. 11274 – 11279.

DOI : 10.1039/d0sc03655b

Enantioselective Carboetherification/Hydrogenation for the Synthesis of Amino Alcohols via a Catalytically Formed Chiral Auxiliary

L. Buzzetti; M. Purins; P. D. G. Greenwood; J. Waser 

Journal Of The American Chemical Society

2020

Vol. 142 , num. 41, p. 17334 – 17339.

DOI : 10.1021/jacs.0c09177

Ori-Pixel, a Multi-DoFs Origami Pixel for Modular Reconfigurable Surfaces

M. Salerno; J. Paik; S. Mintchev 

Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters

2020

Vol. 5 , num. 4, p. 6988 – 6995.

DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2020.3028054

Polynomial Evaluation on Superscalar Architecture, Applied to the Elementary Function e(x)

T. Ewart; F. Cremonesi; F. Schurmann; F. Delalondre 

Acm Transactions On Mathematical Software

2020

Vol. 46 , num. 3, p. 28.

DOI : 10.1145/3408893

Photochemical Functionalization of Heterocycles with EBX Reagents: C-H Alkynylation versus Deconstructive Ring Cleavage

E. Voutyritsa; M. Garreau; M. G. Kokotou; I. Triandafillidi; J. Waser et al. 

Chemistry-A European Journal

2020

Vol. 26 , p. 14453 – 14460.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.202002868

Oxidative Fluorination of Cyclopropylamides through Organic Photoredox Catalysis

M-M. Wang; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2020

Vol. 59 , p. 16420 – 16424.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202007864

Access to Vinyl Ethers and Ketones with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents as Oxy-Allyl Cation Synthetic Equivalents

N. Declas; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2020

Vol. 59 , p. 18256 – 18260.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202006707

Triazene-Activated Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes: Ring-Opening and (3 + 2) Annulation Reactions

A. A. Suleymanov; E. Le Du; Z. Dong; B. Muriel; R. Scopelliti et al. 

Organic Letters

2020

Vol. 22 , p. 4517 – 4522.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01527

Copper-Catalyzed Oxyvinylation of Diazo Compounds

G. Pisella; A. Gagnebin; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2020

Vol. 22 , num. 10, p. 3884 – 3889.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01150

Ethynylation of Cysteine Residues: From Peptides to Proteins in Vitro and in Living Cells

R. Tessier; R. K. Nandi; B. G. Dwyer; D. Abegg; C. Sornay et al. 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2020

Vol. 59 , p. 10961 – 10970.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202002626

Three-Component Reaction for the Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Propargyl Ethers

G. Pisella; A. Gagnebin; J. Waser 

Chemistry-A European Journal

2020

Vol. 26 , p. 10199 – 10204.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.202001317

Copper-Catalyzed Oxyalkynylation of C-S Bonds in Thiiranes and Thiethanes with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

J. Borrel; G. Pisella; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2020

Vol. 22 , num. 2, p. 422 – 427.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b04157

2019

One-Pot Synthesis of 1-[(Triisopropylsilyl)ethynyl]-1,2-benziodoxol-3(1H)-one (TIPS-EBX): Process Safety Assessment and Impact of Impurities on Product Stability

D. P. Hari; P. Caramenti; L. Schouwey; M. Chang; S. Nicolai et al. 

Organic Process Research & Development

2019

Vol. 24 , num. 1, p. 106 – 110.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.oprd.9b00498

Synthesis of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes by (3+2) annulation of cyclopropenes with aminocyclopropanes

B. Muriel; A. Gagnebin; J. Waser 

Chemical Science

2019

Vol. 10 , num. 46, p. 10716 – 10722.

DOI : 10.1039/c9sc03790j

Alkynylation of radicals: spotlight on the “Third Way” to transfer triple bonds

F. Le Vaillant; J. Waser 

Chemical Science

2019

Vol. 10 , num. 39, p. 8909 – 8923.

DOI : 10.1039/c9sc03033f

1,3-Difunctionalization of Aminocyclopropanes via Dielectrophilic Intermediates

M-M. Wang; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2019

Vol. 58 , num. 39, p. 13880 – 13884.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201907060

An Alternative One-Electron Oxidation Strategy to Access Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

J. Ceballos; M. Garreau; J. Waser 

Chem

2019

Vol. 5 , num. 9, p. 2287 – 2289.

DOI : 10.1016/j.chempr.2019.08.005

Palladium-Catalyzed Carboxy-Alkynylation of Propargylic Amines Using Carbonate Salts as Carbon Dioxide Source

P. D. G. Greenwood; J. Waser 

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

2019

Vol. 2019 , num. 31-32, p. 5183 – 5186.

DOI : 10.1002/ejoc.201900500

“Doubly Orthogonal” Labeling of Peptides and Proteins

R. Tessier; J. Ceballos; N. Guidotti; R. Simonet-Davin; B. Fierz et al. 

Chem

2019

Vol. 5 , num. 8, p. 2243 – 2263.

DOI : 10.1016/j.chempr.2019.06.002

C-Terminal Bioconjugation of Peptides through Photoredox Catalyzed Decarboxylative Alkynylation

M. Garreau; F. Le Vaillant; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2019

Vol. 58 , num. 24, p. 8182 – 8186.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201901922

Ethynylbenziodazolones (EBZ) as Electrophilic Alkynylation Reagents for the Highly Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Oxyalkynylation of Diazo Compounds

D. P. Hari; L. Schouwey; V. Barber; R. Scopelliti; F. Fadaei-Tirani et al. 

Chemistry-A European Journal

2019

Vol. 25 , num. 40, p. 9522 – 9528.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.201900950

Stereoselective synthesis of alkyl-, aryl-, vinyl- and alkynyl-substituted Z-enamides and enol ethers

P. Caramenti; N. Declas; R. Tessier; M. D. Wodrich; J. Waser 

Chemical Science

2019

Vol. 10 , num. 11, p. 3223 – 3230.

DOI : 10.1039/c8sc05573d

Metal-Free Electrophilic Alkynylation of Sulfenate Anions with Ethynylbenziodoxolone Reagents

S. G. E. Amos; S. Nicolai; A. Gagnebin; F. Le Vaillant; J. Waser 

The Journal of Organic Chemistry

2019

Vol. 84 , num. 6, p. 3687 – 3701.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.joc.9b00050

Palladium-Catalyzed Carbo-Oxygenation of Propargylic Amines using in Situ Tether Formation

P. D. G. Greenwood; E. Grenet; J. Waser 

Chemistry-A European Journal

2019

Vol. 25 , num. 12, p. 3010 – 3013.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.201900020

Revisiting the Urech Synthesis of Hydantoins: Direct Access to Enantiopure 1,5-Substituted Hydantoins Using Cyanobenziodoxolone

N. Declas; F. Le Vaillant; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2019

Vol. 21 , num. 2, p. 524 – 528.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b03843

2018

Cyclic Hypervalent Iodine Reagents for Azidation: Safer Reagents and Photoredox-Catalyzed Ring Expansion

S. Alazet; J. Preindl; R. Simonet-Davin; S. Nicolai; A. Nanchen et al. 

The Journal of Organic Chemistry

2018

Vol. 83 , num. 19, p. 12334 – 12356.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02068

Fine-Tuned Organic Photoredox Catalysts for Fragmentation-Alkynylation Cascades of Cyclic Oxime Ethers

F. Le Vaillant; M. Garreau; S. Nicolai; G. Gryn’ova; C. Corminboeuf et al. 

Chemical Science

2018

Vol. 9 , p. 5883 – 5889.

DOI : 10.1039/C8SC01818A

Rhodium-catalyzed C–H functionalization of heteroarenes using indoleBX hypervalent iodine reagents

E. Grenet; A. K. Das; P. Caramenti; J. Waser 

Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

2018

Vol. 14 , p. 1208 – 1214.

DOI : 10.3762/bjoc.14.102

Metal-Free Oxidative Cross Coupling of Indoles with Electron-Rich (Hetero)arenes

P. Caramenti; R. Nandi; J. Waser 

Chemistry – A European Journal

2018

Vol. 24 , num. 40, p. 10049 – 10053.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.201802142

Iridium- and Rhodium-Catalyzed Directed C–H Heteroarylation of Benzaldehydes with Benziodoxolone Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

E. Grenet; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2018

Vol. 20 , p. 1473 – 1476.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00337

Lewis Acid Catalyzed Enantioselective Desymmetrization of Donor-Acceptor Meso-Diaminocyclopropanes

D. Perrotta; M. Wang; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2018

Vol. 57 , p. 5120 – 5123.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201800494

2017

Bench-Stable Electrophilic Indole and Pyrrole Reagents: Serendipitous Discovery and Use in C–H Functionalization

P. Caramenti 

Helvetica Chimica Acta

2017

Vol. 100 , p. e1700221.

DOI : 10.1002/hlca.201700221

Dearomatization of electron poor six-membered N-heterocycles through [3+2] annulation with aminocyclopropanes

J. Preindl; S. Chakrabarty; J. Waser 

Chemical Science

2017

Vol. 8 , num. 10, p. 7112 – 7118.

DOI : 10.1039/c7sc03197a

Indole- and Pyrrole-BX: Bench-Stable Hypervalent Iodine Reagents for Heterocycle Umpolung

P. Caramenti; S. Nicolai; J. Waser 

Chemistry-A European Journal

2017

Vol. 23 , num. 59, p. 14702 – 14706.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.201703723

Divergent Access to (1,1) and (1,2)-Azidolactones from Alkenes using Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

S. Alazet; F. Le Vaillant; S. Nicolai; T. Courant; J. Waser 

Chemistry-A European Journal

2017

Vol. 23 , num. 40, p. 9501 – 9504.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.201702599

Room temperature decarboxylative cyanation of carboxylic acids using photoredox catalysis and cyanobenziodoxolones: a divergent mechanism compared to alkynylation

F. Le Vaillant; M. D. Wodrich; J. Waser 

Chemical Science

2017

Vol. 8 , num. 3, p. 1790 – 1800.

DOI : 10.1039/c6sc04907a

Gold-catalyzed domino cyclization-alkynylation reactions with EBX reagents: new insights into the reaction mechanism

H. Ghari; Y. Li; R. Roohzadeh; P. Caramenti; J. Waser et al. 

Dalton Transactions

2017

Vol. 46 , num. 36, p. 12257 – 12262.

DOI : 10.1039/c7dt03154h

Palladium-Catalyzed Carboamination of Allylic Alcohols Using a Trifluoroacetaldehyde-Derived Tether

B. Muriel; U. Orcel; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2017

Vol. 19 , num. 13, p. 3548 – 3551.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01524

Heterotetracenes: Flexible Synthesis and in Silico Assessment of the Hole Transport Properties

Y. Li; G. Gryn’ova; F. Saenz; X. Jeanbourquin; K. Sivula et al. 

Chemistry – A European Journal

2017

Vol. 23 , num. 33, p. 8058 – 8065.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.201701139

Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Oxy-Alkynylation of Diazo Compounds

D. P. Hari; J. Waser 

Journal Of The American Chemical Society

2017

Vol. 139 , num. 25, p. 8420 – 8423.

DOI : 10.1021/jacs.7b04756

Decarboxylative Alkynylation and Cyanation of Carboxylic Acids using Photoredox Catalysis and Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

F. Le Vaillant; J. Waser 

Chimia

2017

Vol. 71 , num. 4, p. 226 – 230.

DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2017.226

2016

Alkynylation of Thiols with Ethynylbenziodoxolone (EBX) Reagents: alpha- or beta- pi-Addition?

M. D. Wodrich; P. Caramenti; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2016

Vol. 18 , num. 1, p. 60 – 63.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b03241

Divergent Reactivity of Thioalkynes in Lewis Acid Catalyzed Annulations with Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes

S. Racine; B. Hegedus; R. Scopelliti; J. Waser 

Chemistry-A European Journal

2016

Vol. 22 , num. 34, p. 11997 – 12001.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.201602755

Ethynyl benziodoxolones: functional terminators for cell-penetrating poly(disulfide)s

P. Morelli; X. Martin-Benlloch; R. Tessier; J. Waser; N. Sakai et al. 

Polymer Chemistry

2016

Vol. 7 , num. 20, p. 3465 – 3470.

DOI : 10.1039/c6py00562d

Gold-catalyzed direct alkynylation of tryptophan in peptides using TIPS-EBX

G. L. Tolnai; J. P. Brand; J. Waser 

Beilstein Journal Of Organic Chemistry

2016

Vol. 12 , p. 745 – 749.

DOI : 10.3762/bjoc.12.74

One-Pot Three-Component Synthesis of Vicinal Diamines via In Situ Aminal Formation and Carboamination

U. Orcel; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2016

Vol. 55 , num. 41, p. 12881 – 12885.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201607318

Nucleoside Analogues: Synthesis from Strained Rings

S. Racine; J. Vuilleumier; J. Waser 

Israel Journal Of Chemistry

2016

Vol. 56 , num. 6-7, p. 566 – 577.

DOI : 10.1002/ijch.201500090

Copper-Catalyzed Oxy-Alkynylation of Diazo Compounds with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

D. P. Hari; J. Waser 

Journal Of The American Chemical Society

2016

Vol. 138 , num. 7, p. 2190 – 2193.

DOI : 10.1021/jacs.6b00278

2015

In the Lab Combining Catalyst and Reagent Design for Electrophilic Alkynylation Johnson Matthey Technology Review features new laboratory research

J. Waser 

Johnson Matthey Technology Review

2015

Vol. 59 , num. 3, p. 284 – 286.

DOI : 10.1595/205651315X688587

Room-Temperature Decarboxylative Alkynylation of Carboxylic Acids Using Photoredox Catalysis and EBX Reagents

F. Le Vaillant; T. Courant; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2015

Vol. 54 , num. 38, p. 11200 – 11204.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201505111

Cyclic Hypervalent Iodine Reagents and Iron Catalysts: The Winning Team for Late-Stage C-H Azidation

M. V. Vita; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2015

Vol. 54 , num. 18, p. 5290 – 5292.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201501666

1-Alkynyltriazenes as Functional Analogues of Ynamides

F. G. Perrin; G. Kiefer; L. Jeanbourquin; S. Racine; D. Perrotta et al. 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2015

Vol. 54 , p. 13393 – 13396.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201507033

Enantioselective Synthesis of Homoallylic Azides and Nitriles via Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Allylation

M. V. Vita; P. Caramenti; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2015

Vol. 17 , num. 23, p. 5832 – 5835.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b03002

General and Practical Formation of Thiocyanates from Thiols

R. Frei; T. Courant; M. D. Wodrich; J. Waser 

Chemistry-A European Journal

2015

Vol. 21 , num. 6, p. 2662 – 2668.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.201406171

[4+2]-Annulations of Aminocyclobutanes

D. Perrotta; S. Racine; J. Vuilleumier; F. De Nanteuil; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2015

Vol. 17 , num. 4, p. 1030 – 1033.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00149

Platinum-Catalyzed Domino Reactionwith Benziodoxole Reagents for Accessing Benzene-Alkynylated Indoles

Y. Li; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2015

Vol. 54 , num. 18, p. 5438 – 5442.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201412321

One-Pot, Three-Component Arylalkynyl Sulfone Synthesis

C. C. Chen; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2015

Vol. 17 , num. 3, p. 736 – 739.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00015

Intramolecular palladium-catalyzed alkene carboalkynylation

S. Nicolai; P. Swallow; J. Waser 

Tetrahedron

2015

Vol. 71 , num. 35, p. 5959 – 5964.

DOI : 10.1016/j.tet.2015.06.030

Palladium-Catalyzed Vicinal Amino Alcohols Synthesis from Allyl Amines by In Situ Tether Formation and Carboetherification

U. Orcel; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2015

Vol. 54 , num. 17, p. 5250 – 5254.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201500636

Proteome-Wide Profiling of Targets of Cysteine reactive Small Molecules by Using Ethynyl Benziodoxolone Reagents

D. Abegg; R. Frei; L. Cerato; D. P. Hari; C. Wang et al. 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2015

Vol. 54 , num. 37, p. 10852 – 10857.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201505641

2014

Room temperature alkynylation of H-phosphi(na)tes and secondary phosphine oxides with ethynylbenziodoxolone (EBX) reagents

C. C. Chen; J. Waser 

Chemical Communications (ChemComm)

2014

Vol. 50 , num. 85, p. 12923 – 12926.

DOI : 10.1039/c4cc06851c

Synthesis of (Carbo) nucleoside Analogues by [3+2] Annulation of Aminocyclopropanes

S. Racine; F. De Nanteuil; E. Serrano; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2014

Vol. 53 , num. 32, p. 8484 – 8487.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201404832

Diester-Substituted Aminocyclopropanes: Synthesis and Use in [3+2]-Annulation Reactions

E. Serrano; F. De Nanteuil; J. Waser 

Synlett

2014

Vol. 25 , num. 16, p. 2285 – 2288.

DOI : 10.1055/s-0034-1378512

Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric [3+2] Annulation Reactions of Aminocyclopropanes

F. De Nanteuil; E. Serrano; D. Perrotta; J. Waser 

Journal Of The American Chemical Society

2014

Vol. 136 , num. 17, p. 6239 – 6242.

DOI : 10.1021/ja5024578

Cyclization and annulation reactions of nitrogen-substituted cyclopropanes and cyclobutanes

F. De Nanteuil; F. De Simone; R. Frei; F. Benfatti; E. Serrano et al. 

Chemical Communications (ChemComm)

2014

Vol. 50 , num. 75, p. 10912 – 10928.

DOI : 10.1039/c4cc03194f

Enantioselective Synthesis of Polycyclic Carbocycles via an Alkynylation-Allylation-Cyclization Strategy

M. V. Vita; P. Mieville; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2014

Vol. 16 , num. 21, p. 5768 – 5771.

DOI : 10.1021/ol5028333

Fast and Highly Chemoselective Alkynylation of Thiols with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents Enabled through a Low Energy Barrier Concerted Mechanism

R. Frei; M. D. Wodrich; D. P. Hari; P-A. Bonin; C. Chauvier et al. 

Journal Of The American Chemical Society

2014

Vol. 136 , num. 47, p. 16563 – 16573.

DOI : 10.1021/ja5083014

2013

Total Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Jerantinine E

R. Frei; D. Städler; A. Raja; R. Franke; F. Sasse et al. 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2013

Vol. 52 , num. 50, p. 13373 – 13376.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201305533

Synthesis of Aminocyclobutanes by Iron-Catalyzed [2+2] Cycloaddition

F. De Nanteuil; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2013

Vol. 52 , num. 34, p. 9009 – 9013.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201303803

Zinc-gold cooperative catalysis for the direct alkynylation of benzofurans

Y. Li; J. Waser 

Beilstein Journal Of Organic Chemistry

2013

Vol. 9 , p. 1763 – 1767.

DOI : 10.3762/bjoc.9.204

Catalytic Friedel-Crafts Reaction of Aminocyclopropanes

F. De Nanteuil; J. Loup; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2013

Vol. 15 , num. 14, p. 3738 – 3741.

DOI : 10.1021/ol401616a

Gold-Catalyzed Regioselective Synthesis of 2- and 3-Alkynyl Furans

Y. Li; J. P. Brand; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2013

Vol. 52 , num. 26, p. 6743 – 6747.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201302210

A Highly Chemoselective and Practical Alkynylation of Thiols

R. Frei; J. Waser 

Journal Of The American Chemical Society

2013

Vol. 135 , num. 26, p. 9620 – 9623.

DOI : 10.1021/ja4044196

Ethynylbenziodoxolones (EBX) as Reagents for the Ethynylation of Stabilized Enolates

D. F. Gonzalez; J. P. Brand; R. Mondiere; J. Waser 

Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis (ASC)

2013

Vol. 355 , num. 8, p. 1631 – 1639.

DOI : 10.1002/adsc.201300266

C2-Selective Direct Alkynylation of Indoles

G. L. Tolnai; S. Ganss; J. P. Brand; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2013

Vol. 15 , num. 1, p. 112 – 115.

DOI : 10.1021/ol3031389

Azidation of beta-Keto Esters and Silyl Enol Ethers with a Benziodoxole Reagent

M. V. Vita; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2013

Vol. 15 , num. 13, p. 3246 – 3249.

DOI : 10.1021/ol401229v

Pd(0)-Catalyzed Alkene Oxy- and Aminoalkynylation with Aliphatic Bromoacetylenes

S. Nicolai; R. Sedigh-Zadeh; J. Waser 

The Journal of Organic Chemistry

2013

Vol. 78 , num. 8, p. 3783 – 3801.

DOI : 10.1021/jo400254q

2012

Iron-Catalyzed [3+2] Annulation of Aminocyclopropanes with Aldehydes: Stereoselective Synthesis of Aminotetrahydrofurans

F. Benfatti; F. de Nanteuil; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2012

Vol. 14 , p. 386 – 389.

DOI : 10.1021/ol203144v

Para-Selective Gold-Catalyzed Direct Alkynylation of Anilines

J. P. Brand; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2012

Vol. 14 , p. 744 – 747.

DOI : 10.1021/ol203289v

Ethynyl Benziodoxolones for the Direct Alkynylation of Heterocycles: Structural Requirement, Improved Procedure for Pyrroles, and Insights into the Mechanism

J. P. Brand; C. Chevalley; R. Scopelliti; J. Waser 

Chemistry – A European Journal

2012

Vol. 18 , p. 5655 – 5666.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.201200200

Synthesis of 1-[(Triisopropylsilyl)ethynyl]-1 lambda(3),2-benziodoxol-3(1H)-one and Alkynylation of Indoles, Thiophenes, and Anilines

J. P. Brand; J. Waser 

Synthesis-Stuttgart

2012

Vol. 44 , p. 1155 – 1158.

DOI : 10.1055/s-0031-1290589

Catalytic Enantiospecific [3+2] Annulation of Aminocyclopropanes with Ketones

F. Benfatti; F. de Nanteuil; J. Waser 

Chemistry – A European Journal

2012

Vol. 18 , p. 4844 – 4849.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.201103971

2011

Catalytic [3+2] Annulation of Aminocyclopropanes for the Enantiospecific Synthesis of Cyclopentylamines

F. de Nanteuil; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2011

Vol. 50 , num. 50, p. 12075 – 12079.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201106255

Benziodoxole-based hypervalent iodine reagents for atom-transfer reactions

J. P. Brand; D. Gonzalez Fernandez; S. Nicolai; J. Waser 

Chemical Communications (ChemComm)

2011

Vol. 47 , p. 102 – 115.

DOI : 10.1039/c0cc02265a

Cyclopropanes and Hypervalent Iodine Reagents: High Energy Compounds for Applications in Synthesis and Catalysis

D. Gonzalez Fernandez; F. De Simone; J. P. Brand; S. Nicolai; J. Waser 

CHIMIA

2011

Vol. 65 , p. 649 – 651.

DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2011.649

Pd(0)-Catalyzed Oxy- and Aminoalkynylation of Olefins for the Synthesis of Tetrahydrofurans and Pyrrolidines

S. Nicolai; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2011

Vol. 13 , p. 6324 – 6327.

DOI : 10.1021/ol2029383

One-pot gold-catalyzed synthesis of 3-silylethynyl indoles from unprotected o-alkynylanilines

J. P. Brand; C. Chevalley; J. Waser 

Beilstein Journal Of Organic Chemistry

2011

Vol. 7 , p. 565 – 569.

DOI : 10.3762/bjoc.7.65

Formal Homo-Nazarov and Other Cyclization Reactions of Activated Cyclopropanes

F. De Simone; T. Saget; F. Benfatti; S. Almeida; J. Waser 

Chemistry – A European Journal

2011

Vol. 17 , num. 51, p. 14527 – 14538.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.201102583

A Palladium-Catalyzed Aminoalkynylation Strategy towards Bicyclic Heterocycles: Synthesis of (±)-Trachelanthamidine

S. Nicolai; C. Piemontesi; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2011

Vol. 50 , num. 20, p. 4680 – 4683.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201100718

2010

Synthesis of Chiral Bifunctional (Thio)Urea N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

J. P. Brand; J. I. Osuna-Siles; J. Waser 

Synlett

2010

p. 881 – 884.

DOI : 10.1055/s-0029-1219543

Ethynyl-1,2-benziodoxol-3(1 H)-one (EBX): An Exceptional Reagent for the Ethynylation of Keto, Cyano, and Nitro Esters

D. Fernández González; J. P. Brand; J. Waser 

Chemistry – A European Journal

2010

Vol. 16 , num. 31, p. 9457 – 9461.

DOI : 10.1002/chem.201001539

Pd-Catalyzed Intramolecular Oxyalkynylation of Alkenes with Hypervalent Iodine

S. Nicolai; S. Erard; D. Fernandez Gonzalez; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2010

Vol. 12 , num. 2, p. 384 – 387.

DOI : 10.1021/ol9027286

Catalytic Selective Cyclizations of Aminocyclopropanes: Formal Synthesis of Aspidospermidine and Total Synthesis of Goniomitine

F. De Simone; J. Gertsch; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2010

Vol. 49 , p. 5767 – 5770.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201001853

Direct Alkynylation of Thiophenes: Cooperative Activation of TIPS–EBX with Gold and Brønsted Acids

J. P. Brand; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2010

Vol. 49 , num. 40, p. 7304 – 7307.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201003179

2009

Catalytic Formal Homo-Nazarov Cyclization

F. De Simone; J. Andrès; R. Torosantucci; J. Waser 

Organic Letters

2009

Vol. 11 , num. 4, p. 1023 – 1026.

DOI : 10.1021/ol802970g

Direct Alkynylation of Indole and Pyrrole Heterocycles

J. P. Brand; J. Charpentier; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2009

Vol. 48 , num. 49, p. 9346 – 9349.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.200905419

2008

Total Synthesis of (-)-Pseudolaric Acid B

B. M. Trost; J. Waser; A. Meyer 

Journal of the American Chemical Society

2008

Vol. 130 , num. 48, p. 16424 – 16434.

DOI : 10.1021/ja806724x

2007

Total synthesis of (-)-pseudolaric Acid B

B. M. Trost; J. Waser; A. Meyer 

Journal of the American Chemical Society

2007

Vol. 129 , num. 47, p. 14556 – 7.

DOI : 10.1021/ja076165q

Cobalt-Catalyzed Synthesis of Tertiary Azides from α,α-Disubstituted Olefins under Mild Conditions Using Commercially Available Reagents

B. Gaspar; J. Waser; E. M. Carreira 

Synthesis: Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry

2007

num. 24, p. 3839 – 3845.

DOI : 10.1055/s-2007-1000817

2006

Hydrazines and Azides via the Metal-Catalyzed Hydrohydrazination and Hydroazidation of Olefins

J. Waser; B. Gaspar; H. Nambu; E. M. Carreira 

Journal of the American Chemical Society

2006

Vol. 128 , num. 35, p. 11693 – 11712.

DOI : 10.1021/ja062355+

2005

Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydrohydrazination of Dienes and Enynes: Access to Allylic and Propargylic Hydrazides

J. Waser; J. C. Gonzalez-Gomez; H. Nambu; P. Huber; E. M. Carreira 

Organic Letters

2005

Vol. 7 , num. 19, p. 4249 – 4252.

DOI : 10.1021/ol0517473

Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydroazidation of Olefins: Convenient Access to Alkyl Azides

J. Waser; H. Nambu; E. M. Carreira 

Journal of the American Chemical Society

2005

Vol. 127 , num. 23, p. 8294 – 8295.

DOI : 10.1021/ja052164r

2004

Alkene hydrazination: Catalytic hydrohydrazination of a wide range of alkenes with a simple Mn complex

J. Waser; E. M. Carreira 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2004

Vol. 43 , num. 31, p. 4099 – 4102.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.200460811

Convenient synthesis of alkylhydrazides by the cobalt-catalyzed hydrohydrazination reaction of olefins and azodicarboxylates

J. Waser; E. M. Carreira 

Journal of the American Chemical Society

2004

Vol. 126 , num. 18, p. 5676 – 5677.

DOI : 10.1021/ja048698u

2001

Synthetic process development and scale up of palladium-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation of chloropyridines

R. Crettaz; J. Waser; Y. Bessard 

Organic Process Research & Development

2001

Vol. 5 , num. 6, p. 572 – 574.

DOI : 10.1021/op010012k

Reviews

2025

The Azidofunctionalization of Alkenes

P. G. J. Palamini; J. Waser 

ChemistryEurope

2025

DOI : 10.1002/ceur.202500140

Photomediated aliphatic C-H functionalization

T. V. T. Nguyen; J. Waser 

NATURE CHEMISTRY

2025

Vol. 17 , p. 314 – 315.

DOI : 10.1038/s41557-025-01755-6

2024

Merging the Reactivity of (Pseudo)cyclic Hypervalent Iodine Reagents and Carbenes or Carbenoids

N. P. Ramirez; J. Waser 

Synthesis: Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry

2024

DOI : 10.1055/a-2418-8285

2023

X-Ray and NMR Structural Data of Ethynylbenziodoxolones (EBXs) Reagents and Their Analogues

E. Le Du; N. P. Ramirez; S. Nicolai; R. Scopelliti; F. Fadaei-Tirani et al. 

Helvetica Chimica Acta

2023

DOI : 10.1002/hlca.202200175

Recent progress in alkynylation with hypervalent iodine reagents

E. Le Du; J. Waser 

Chemical Communications (ChemComm)

2023

DOI : 10.1039/d2cc06168f

2022

Azidation with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

J. Waser; R. Simonet-Davin 

Synthesis: Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry

2022

DOI : 10.1055/a-1966-4974

Pd-catalyzed functionalization of alkenes and alkynes using removable tethers

A. Das; J. Waser 

Tetrahedron

2022

Vol. 128 , p. 133135.

DOI : 10.1016/j.tet.2022.133135

Activation of aminocyclopropanes via radical intermediates

M-M. Wang; T. V. T. Nguyen; J. Waser 

Chemical Society Reviews

2022

Vol. 51 , p. 7344 – 7357.

DOI : 10.1039/d2cs00090c

Radical Alkynylations with EthynylBenziodoXolones: From Photocatalysis to Direct Excitation

S. G. E. Amos; J. Waser 

Chimia

2022

Vol. 76 , num. 4, p. 312 – 315.

DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2022.312

Hypervalent Iodine-Mediated Late-Stage Peptide and Protein Functionalization

E. M. D. Allouche; E. Grinhagena; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2022

Vol. 61 , num. 7, p. e202112287.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.202112287

2021

Catalytic Enantioselective Ring-Opening Reactions of Cyclopropanes

V. Pirenne; B. Muriel; J. Waser 

Chemical Reviews

2021

Vol. 121 , num. 1, p. 227 – 263.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00109

Umpolung Of Electron-Rich Heteroarenes With Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

P. Pal; J. Waser; R. K. Nandi 

Heterocycles

2021

Vol. 103 , num. 2, p. 555 – 591.

DOI : 10.3987/COM-20-S(K)33

2020

Palladium-Catalyzed Functionalization of Olefins and Alkynes: From Oxyalkynylation to Tethered Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Transformations (DYKAT)

S. Nicolai; U. Orcel; B. Muriel; P. D. G. Greenwood; L. Buzzetti et al. 

Synlett

2020

Vol. 32 , p. 472 – 487.

DOI : 10.1055/a-1308-0021

Vinylbenziodoxol(on)es: Synthetic Methods and Applications

N. Declas; G. Pisella; J. Waser 

Helvetica Chimica Acta

2020

Vol. 103 , p. e2000191.

DOI : 10.1002/hlca.202000191

Photocatalysis with organic dyes: facile access to reactive intermediates for synthesis

S. G. E. Amos; M. Garreau; L. Buzzetti; J. Waser 

Beilstein Journal Of Organic Chemistry

2020

Vol. 16 , p. 1163 – 1187.

DOI : 10.3762/bjoc.16.103

2018

Cyclic Hypervalent Iodine Reagents: Enabling Tools for Bond Disconnection via Reactivity Umpolung

D. P. Hari; P. Caramenti; J. Waser 

Accounts of Chemical Research

2018

Vol. 51 , num. 12, p. 3212 – 3225.

DOI : 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00468

2017

In situ tether formation from amines and alcohols enabling highly selective Tsuji-Trost allylation and olefin functionalization

U. Orcel; J. Waser 

Chemical Science

2017

Vol. 8 , num. 1, p. 32 – 39.

DOI : 10.1039/c6sc04366f

2016

Benziodoxol(on)e Reagents as Tools in Organic Synthesis: The Background behind the Discovery at the Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic Synthesis

J. Waser 

Synlett

2016

Vol. 27 , num. 20, p. 2761 – 2773.

DOI : 10.1055/s-0036-1589409

Cyclic Hypervalent Iodine Reagents for Atom-Transfer Reactions: Beyond Trifluoromethylation

Y. Li; D. P. Hari; M. V. Vita; J. Waser 

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

2016

Vol. 55 , num. 14, p. 4436 – 4454.

DOI : 10.1002/anie.201509073

2014

Taming Hypervalent Bonds and Strained Rings for Catalysis and Synthesis

F. De Nanteuil; Y. Li; M. V. Vita; R. Frei; E. Serrano et al. 

Chimia

2014

Vol. 68 , num. 7-8, p. 516 – 521.

DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2014.516

2013

Gold-Catalyzed Alkynylation: Acetylene-Transfer instead of Functionalization

J. P. Brand; Y. Li; J. Waser 

Israel Journal Of Chemistry

2013

Vol. 53 , num. 11-12, p. 901 – 910.

DOI : 10.1002/ijch.201300044

2012

Indole Alkaloids Synthesis via a Selective Cyclization of Aminocyclopropanes

F. De Simone; J. Waser 

CHIMIA

2012

Vol. 66 , p. 233 – 236.

DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2012.233

Electrophilic alkynylation: the dark side of acetylene chemistry

J. P. Brand; J. Waser 

Chemical Society Reviews

2012

Vol. 41 , p. 4165 – 4179.

DOI : 10.1039/c2cs35034c

Asymmetric Organocatalysis Meets Hypervalent Iodine Chemistry for the alpha-Functionalization of Carbonyl Compounds

D. Gonzalez Fernandez; F. Benfatti; J. Waser 

Chemcatchem

2012

Vol. 4 , p. 955 – 958.

DOI : 10.1002/cctc.201200116

2011

Cyclization of Aminocyclopropanes in Indole Alkaloids Synthesis

F. De Simone; J. Waser 

Synlett

2011

num. 5, p. 589 – 593.

DOI : 10.1055/s-0030-1259553

Benziodoxole-based hypervalent iodine reagents for atom-transfer reactions

J. P. Brand; D. Fernandez Gonzalez; S. Nicolai; J. Waser 

Chemical Communications (ChemComm)

2011

Vol. 47 , p. 102 – 115.

DOI : 10.1039/C0CC02265A

2009

Cyclization and Cycloaddition Reactions of Cyclopropyl Carbonyls and Imines

F. De Simone; J. Waser 

Synthesis: Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry

2009

num. 20, p. 3353 – 3374.

DOI : 10.1055/s-0029-1216998

Cyclization of Cyclopropyl Carbonyls and the Homo-Nazarov Reaction

F. De Simone; J. Waser 

CHIMIA

2009

Vol. 63 , num. 3, p. 162 – 167.

DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2009.162

Theses

2025

Development of synthetic methods starting from cyclopropenes: taming cyclopropyl radical, cyclopropyl and cyclopropenium cations

V. Smyrnov / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2025

p. 294.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-11000

Synthesis and Activation of Heteroatom-Substituted Four-Membered Carbocycles

E. G. L. Robert / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2025

p. 679.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-11464

Photo-mediated generation of radical synthons from cyclopropanes

V. T. T. Nguyen / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2025

p. 411.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-11226

Radical-Mediated Azidation of Benzylic C-H Bonds and Azidofunctionalization of Alkenes

P. G. J. Palamini / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2025

p. 385.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-11224

2024

Integration of Hypervalent Iodine Reagents and Carbazolyl Cyanobenzenes-Based Dyes into Peptides: New Opportunities for Biomolecule Functionalization

X. Liu / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2024

p. 631.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10998

Novel Alkynylation Methods through the Combination of Hypervalent Iodine Reagents and Alkynyl-trifluoroborate Salts

J. A. Borrel / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2024

p. 292.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10492

Photomediated Synthesis of Alkynylated Compounds from Readily Accessible Alcohols

D. Cavalli / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2024

p. 376.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-11146

2023

Synthesis and application of bifunctional hypervalent iodine reagents for peptide modification.

E. Grinhagena / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2023

p. 162.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10148

Development of Hetero-Vinylbenziodoxolone Reagents for Applications in Synthetic Methodology and Biomolecule Functionalization

N. Declas / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2023

p. 213.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9953

Hypervalent Iodine: New Reagents and Functionalization of Peptides

E. H. J. Le Du / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2023

p. 314.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9978

Chemodivergent Asymmetric Synthesis via Catalytically Formed Chiral Auxiliary

M. Purins / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2023

p. 666.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10493

2022

Azide-Containing Hypervalent Iodine Reagents for Biomolecules Functionalization

R. M. H. Simonet-Davin / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2022

p. 422.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9197

Ring-Opening Reactions of Aminocyclopropanes and Aminocyclobutanes

M. Wang / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2022

p. 264.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9169

Rh-catalyzed C-H Bond Heteroarylation with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents and Pd-Catalyzed Tethered Functionalizations of Carbon-Carbon Multiple Bonds.

A. K. Das / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2022

p. 476.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9235

Photochemical Alkynylations with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

S. G. E. Amos / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2022

p. 190.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9481

2021

New Strategies for the Functionalization of Alkenes Exploiting Tethering Chemistry and Ring Strain

B. A. R. C. Muriel / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2021

p. 385.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8306

New Vinylation and Alkynylation Strategies with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents and Diazo Compounds

G. D. Pisella / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2021

p. 413.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8727

2020

Development of Photocatalysts towards the Visible-Light driven C-Terminal Bioconjugation of Peptides and Proteins

M. M-A. Garreau / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2020

p. 382.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10420

Palladium Catalysed Intramolecular Carbo-oxygenation of Propargylic Amines to Access 1,2-Amino Alcohols and alpha-Amino Ketones via in situ Tether Formation

P. G. D. Greenwood / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2020

p. 310.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7462

2019

Application of Hypervalent Iodine Reagents for Novel Cysteine Labeling

R. G. Tessier / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2019

p. 443.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9119

Photoredox-Catalyzed Decarboxylation for the Transfer of Alkynes and Nitriles Using Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

F. Le Vaillant / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2019

p. 448.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9212

Development of New Strategies of Umpolung with Cyclic Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

P. Caramenti / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2019

p. 598.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9502

2018

Developing Reactions of Strained Rings : Enantioselective Desymmetrization of meso-Diaminocyclopropanes and Annulation of Donor-Acceptor Aminocyclobutanes

D. Perrotta / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2018

p. 332.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8579

2017

In Situ Tethering Strategies for the 3-Component Synthesis of Vicinal Amino Alcohols and Diamines via Pd-Catalyzed Carboetherification and Carboamination

U. J. Orcel / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2017

p. 328.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7319

2016

Lewis acid Catalyzed Annulations of Donor-Acceptor Aminocyclopropanes and Aminocyclobutanes

S. L. Racine / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2016

p. 478.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7199

Synthesis of Alkynylated Heterocycles by Direct C-H Alkynylation or Domino Alkynylation Reactions

Y. Li / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2016

p. 356.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6915

2015

Cyclic Hypervalent Iodine Reagents and Pd-Catalysis : Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Alkynyl and α-Azido Carbonyl Compounds

M. V. Vita / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2015

p. 846.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6624

2014

Synthesis and Reactivity of Donor-Acceptor Substituted Aminocyclopropanes and Aminocyclobutanes

F. de Nanteuil / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2014

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6268

2013

Pd-Catalyzed Oxy- and Aminoalkynylation of Olefins

S. Nicolai / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2013

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5620

2012

Development of Catalytic Umpolung : Part 1: Direct Alkynylation of Heterocycles and Electron-Rich Aromatics using Alkynyl-Benziodoxolones – Part 2: Synthesis of New Bifunctional (Thio)urea-Carbene Catalysts

J. Brand / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2012

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5397

Catalytic Formal Homo-Nazarov Reaction and Other Cyclizations of Cyclopropanes : from Methodology to Total Synthesis

F. De Simone / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2012

p. 350.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5269

2011

New Acetylene Chemistry : Direct [alpha]-Alkynylation of Carbonyls with Ethynyl Benziodoxolones (EBX)

D. Fernández González / Director(s) : J. Waser 

Lausanne: EPFL

2011

p. 294.

DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5214

Book Chapters

2024

Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes with an Amino Group as Donor

M. M. Wang; J. Waser 

Donor Acceptor Cyclopropanes in Organic Synthesis; Wiley, 2024.

ISBN : 9783527835652

DOI : 10.1002/9783527835652.ch7

2020

1‐Azido‐3,3‐dimethyl‐3‐(1H )‐1,2‐benziodoxole

R. M. H. Simonet-Davin; J. Waser 

Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis; Wiley, 2020.

ISBN : 9780470842898

DOI : 10.1002/047084289X.rn02312

2019

Silyl Ethynyl Benziodoxolone Reagents

D. Fernandez Gonzalez; S. Nicolai; F. Le Vaillant; J. Waser 

Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis; Wiley, 2019.

ISBN : 9780470842898

DOI : 10.1002/047084289X.rn01503.pub2

2018

Alkynylations and Vinylations

D. P. Hari; S. Nicolai; J. Waser 

PATAI’S Chemistry of Functional Groups; Wiley, 2018. p. 1 – 58.

DOI : 10.1002/9780470682531.pat0951

2015

Alkynylation with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

J. Waser 

Hypervalent Iodine Chemistry; Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 187 – 222.

ISBN : 978-3-319-33733-3

DOI : 10.1007/128_2015_660

2013

Synthesis of Saturated Heterocycles via Metal-Catalyzed Formal Cycloaddition Reactions That Generate a C–N or C–O Bond

J. Waser 

Synthesis of Heterocycles via Metal-Catalyzed Reactions that Generate One or More Carbon-Heteroatom Bonds; Berlin Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 2013. p. 225 – 270.

ISBN : 978-3-642-38879-8

DOI : 10.1007/7081_2013_108

2012

Silyl Ethynyl Benziodoxolone Reagents

D. F. González; S. Nicolai; J. Waser 

Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis; Wiley, 2012.

ISBN : 9780470842898

DOI : 10.1002/047084289X.rn01503

2010

Azides by Olefin Hydroazidation Reactions

J. Waser; E. M. Carreira 

Organic Azides: Syntheses and Applications; Wiley, 2010. p. 95 – 112.

DOI : 10.1002/9780470682517.ch4

Working Papers

2025

Accessing CF3-Cyclopropenes — A Platform for the Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated Building Blocks

W. Wu; T. M. Milzarek; M. D. Wodrich; J. Waser 

2025

2024

Peptide-Carbazolyl Cyanobenzene Conjugates: Enabling Biomolecule Functionalization via Photoredox and Energy Transfer Catalysis

X-Y. Lui; W. Cai; A-S. Chauvin; B. Fierz; J. Waser 

2024

Datasets

2023

Raw data for article “Iron-catalyzed synthesis of α-azido α-amino esters via the alkylazidation of alkenes”

P. Palamini; E. Allouche; J. Waser 

2023