The PGA Research Group

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Here you will find information about the research interests of the group, past and present members, openings for Ph.D. and post-doctoral positions.

2022 and 2021 Publications

1. Peters, B.; Zheng, J.; Krajangsri, S., Andersson P. G. "Stereoselective Iridium-N,P Catalyzed Double Hydrogenation of Conjugated Enones to Saturated Alcohols" - Submitted for publication

2. Peters, B. B. C., Andersson, P. G., Ruchirawat, S., Ieawsuwan, W. "Synthesis of Chiral Tetrahydro-3-benzazepine Motifs by Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Cyclic Ene-carbamates" Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 10, 1969–1973

3. Yang, J.; Massaro, L.; Krajangsri, S; Singh, T.; Su, H.; Silvi, E.; Ponra, S.; Eriksson, L.; Ahlquist, M. S. G.; Andersson, P. G.  "Combined Theoretical and Experimental Studies Unravel Multiple Pathways to Convergent Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Enamides." J. Am. Chem. Soc - 2021, 143, 51, 21594-21603 Open Access

4. Peters, B. B. C.; Zheng, J.; Birke, N.; Singh, T.; Andersson, P. G.  "General Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Hydrogenation of Trisubstituted Olefins" Nat. Commun. 13, 361 (2022)" Open Access

5. Wu, H.; Yang, J.; Peters, B. B. C.; Massaro, L.; Zheng, J.; Andersson, P. G.   "Asymmetric Full Saturation of Vinylarenes with Cooperative Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Rhodium Catalysis" J. Am. Chem. Soc - 2021, 143, 48, 20377-20383 Open Access

6. Wu, H.; Su, H.; Schulze, E. J.; Peters, B. B. C.; Nolan, M. D.; Yang, J.; Singh, T.; Ahlquist, M. S. G.; Andersson, P. G. " Site- and Enantioselective Iridium-Catalyzed Desymmetric Mono-Hydrogenation of 1,4-Dienes" - Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 19428-19434.

7. Wu, H.; Margarita, C.; Jongcharoenkamol, J.; Nolan, M. D.; Singh, T.; Andersson, P. G. "Kinetic resolution of racemic allylic alcohols via iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation: scope, synthetic applications and insight into the origin of selectivity" - Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 1937.

8. Peters, B.B.C.; Jongcharoenkamol, J.; Krajangsri, S.; Andersson, P. G. "Highly Enantioselectie Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Conjugated Trisubstituted Enones" Organic Letters 2021, 23, 1, 242-246 Open Access


2020 Publications

1. Ponra, S.; Yang, J.; Wu, H.; Rabten, W.; Andersson, P. G. "Asymmetric synthesis of 1,2-fluorohydrin: Iridium catalyzed hydrogenation of fluorinated allylic alcohol" Chemical Science, 2020, 11, 11189. Open Access

2. Quan, X.; Kerdphon, S.; Peters, B.B.C.; Rujirawanich, J.; Krajangsri, S.; Jongcharoenkamol, J.; Andersson, P. G. "Cationic NHC-Phosphine Iridium Complexes: Highly Active Catalysts for Base-Free Hydrogenation of Ketones" Chemistry - European Journal 2020, 26, 13311-13316. Open Access

3. Massaro, L.; Zheng, J.; Margarita, C.; Andersson, P. G. "Enantioconvergent and enantiodivergent catalytic hydrogenation of isomeric olefins" Chemical Society Reviews 2020, 49, 2504-2522. Open Access


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