Functional Organic Materials Research Group, RCNS

Please repost & spread the word: 2 open PhD positions at the University of Cologne, Germany – fully funded. Join our international team on the synthesis of fancy polyaromatics as functional materials. @ChemUniCologne @PhDinGermany Full job posting: ▶️DumeleLab.com

We proudly share our latest JACS paper showing that optimized xanthenium photocages can bring light-activated drug release closer to real-world biology. Red-shifted activation, robust uncaging, and compelling validation beyond standard 2D assays. #JACS pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Finally published our most biphenylene work (so far!) in @OrgChemFront. We show that biphenylene can function as the bridge and the pillar in DAE photoswitches. doi.org/10.1039/D6QO00…

Our paper on fatigue-resistant dithienylethene photoswitches is now published in @ChemEurJ. Notably, we used a solid, bench-stable Ti(IV)-collidine complex for intramolecular McMurry coupling on gram scales. doi.org/10.1002/chem.2…

Our latest paper is out now in @JOC_OL, featuring interesting heterocyclic systems: 5-azaazulenes! Donor-acceptor substituted analogues have been evaluated for organic photonics applications: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Indirect Anti-Markovnikov Hydrofunctionalization of Terminal Alkenes via an Alkenyl Thianthrenium Intermediate (Tibor Soós and co-workers) @SoosGroup @BenceSovari #openaccess 🔓 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

Congratulations to Tibor Soós for winning the prestigious Ányos Jedlik Award for his achievements in catalyst development!🥇 This prize honors inventors whose scientific excellence drives innovation, turning knowledge into real-world impact.🚀 @hun_ren01 youtube.com/watch?v=vsM7Gp…

Our latest @angew_chem paper!🎉 We introduce a new 2-stage dication pool strategy for the anti-Markovnikov hydrofunctionalization of alkenes via #thianthrenium intermediates, expanding the scope of nucleophiles. Huge congrats to @BenceSovari & the team!👏 doi.org/10.1002/anie.2…

Just out: Our pitfalls warning on NICS with examples on incorrect use of this (anti)aromaticity descriptor leading to false identification of "aromaticity" and "antiaromaticity". A heroic contribution by @Wengivis. Check: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

In the zone!⚡️ Our team is deep into this year's @merckgroup #CompoundChallenge, chasing the best synthetic route with full focus and a lot of caffeine ☕. Let’s see where this 48-hour sprint takes us! #Synthesis #OrganicChemistry #LabLife

Happy to share our lab's first paper of the year! It features the modular synthesis of tetracyclic heteroarenes and is out now in @Wiley_Chemistry European Journal of Organic Chemistry. doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.2…

Exciting news!🎉 Our paper about the selective reduction of esters to aldehydes is currently the most read article in @J_A_C_S with over 12,000 reads in just two weeks! Huge thanks for the great feedback! Stay tuned for more exciting FLP chemistry soon! pubs.acs.org/action/showMos…

Bioinspired Synthesis of (-)-Hunterine A: Deciphering the Key Step in the Biogenetic Pathway (János Daru, Szilárd Varga, Tibor Soós @SoosGroup and co-workers) • onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ch…

FLP chemistry cracks a long-standing challenge: the selective reduction of esters to aldehyde. Check out our latest development in @J_A_C_S. Scalable from gram to half-ton scale, this could be a game-changer in many fields. @Provivitm, #Pheron, #AldexChem pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Thrilled to announce our paper on the bioinspired #TotalSynthesis of hunterine A, which also provides insights into the tricky template-driven epoxide opening, in @ChemEurJ! Congratulations to Balint and the team for their hard work! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/E… #epoxide

Happy to share our group's latest communication, now published in @SpringerNature Structural Chemistry! doi.org/10.1007/s11224…

🥳Extremely proud to share the latest from our group! Gabby Warren and @kasia_pienko elucidate the effects of benzoheterocyclic annelation on the s-indacene core. A fun collaborative effort with @UOHaleyLab and @JudyWuChem 😍 Now in @ChemicalScience 😁 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

When organocatalysis makes a difference!⚗️ Check out our back-to-back papers about the power of novel, terpenoid-like reversible warheads in @NatureComms in collaboration with @GroupRemenyi doi.org/10.1038/s41467… doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

Our latest paper is out in @angew_chem🥳 To open new perspectives in polyene cyclization, we developed an oxetane-based platform for the modular construction of oxygenated oligo-isoprenoids with precise geometric control. Congrats to Krisz and the team! doi.org/10.1002/anie.2…

Excited to share our latest preprint! Introducing our fiddler crab-type borane catalysts for the efficient partial reduction of esters with near-perfect selectivity. Scalable from gram to half-ton scale, this could be a game-changer in aldehyde synthesis. go.shr.lc/3MyVGW0