Congratulations to Soohee for winning the poster prize at the #REGIO2022! 🏆

Our paper on the enantioselective synthesis of lower carbo[n]helicenes via C–H activation has been accepted in Nature Chemistry . You can read the paper here: nature.com/articles/s4155…

Twisted molecules play an important role in the development of organic light-emitting diodes #OLED. A new synthesis route for such molecules paves the way for new and better light sources. unibas.ch/en/News-Events…

We had a lovely hike with a view yesterday at Rigi near lake Lucerne. 🚞☀️⛴️

Thanks to Synfacts for highlighting our recent work on the enantioselective synthesis of lower carbo[n]helicenes! Chemistry at Thieme thieme-connect.de/products/ejour…

Our paper on the intermolecular C(sp3)–H amidation for the synthesis of chiral 1,2-diamines has been accepted in Angewandte Chemie, you can read it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

Congratulations to Oleks for winning the runner-up prize for short-talk presentation at #Regiosymposium2023 !

Our mechanistic studies on the effect of α-substitution on the reactivity of Pd-catalyzed C(sp3)–H activation has been accepted in ACS Catalysis. You can read the paper here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

We are currently looking for high-profile chemists to apply to SNSF Swiss Post-doctoral Fellowships. Please check our website for all details: baudoin.chemie.unibas.ch/en/application…

Our work on the total synthesis of indidene natural products has been accepted in Angewandte Chemie. To find out more about the methylene C(sp3)–H activation and structure revisions, you can read the article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

Methylene C(sp3)-H Arylation Enables the Stereoselective Synthesis and Structure Revision of Indidene Natural Products (Olivier Baudoin and co-workers) Baudoin Research Group onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

Our work on the studies towards the total synthesis of cryptowolinol is now out in J Org Chem/Org Lett. The key step is a challenging enantioselective Pd0-catalyzed C(sp3)–H arylation, which proceeds via PKR. You can read more about it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Our total synthesis of (+)-randainin D and (+)-barekoxide via photoredox-catalyzed deoxygenative allylation is now out in J. Am. Chem. Soc.. You can find the article here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja… #TotalSynthesis

Synthesis of the Diterpenes (+)-Randainin D and (+)-Barekoxide via Photoredox-Catalyzed Deoxygenative Allylation | JACS Baudoin Research Group Universität Basel Total Synthesis Total Synthesis and Methodology Highlights #Diterpene #Photoredox #Allylation pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

New approaches to #terpene synthesis: Researchers at University of Basel present an innovative approach to producing these versatile natural substances, including those already used in #therapies for cancer, epilepsy, and malaria. unibas.ch/en/News-Events…

Interested in cyclobutanes, azetidines and oxetanes?🔳 Check out our just-published paper on the synthesis of fused 4-membered rings enabled by 1,4-palladium migration! J. Am. Chem. Soc. Read more here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Plenary lecture by Baudoin Research Group on palladium catalyzed construction of fused ring systems. LIMA spring day 2024

Wonderful talk on palladium catalyzed C-H activation leading to complex fused ring systems. by Baudoin Research Group, the 2024 plenary lecturer LIMA spring day.

Can you complete the forward synthesis of (+)-Randainin D without seeing its structure? On the last #LCSOSynthesisProblem Christine challenged us with its synthesis by Baudoin Research Group in J. Am. Chem. Soc.. Take a look: epfl.ch/labs/lcso/wp-c… Original paper: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4…

Oleks just won the runner-up prize for the oral presentation of our recent total syntheses of Randainin D and Barekoxide at the SCS Fall Meeting 2024 in the Organic Chemistry section. Congrats Oleks! #OrganicSynthesis #SCS #FallMeeting Swiss Chemical Society