2001-2005

  1. J. Paetzold and J. E. Bäckvall, “Chemoenzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Primary Amines” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005 , 127, 17620.
  2. J. E. Bäckvall and R. Adams, “Organometallic chemistry in ionic liquids” J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690, 3489.
  3. M. Johansson, A. A. Lindén and J. E. Bäckvall, “Osmium-Catalyzed Dihydroxylation of Alkenes by H2O2 in Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Co-Catalyzed by VO(acac)2 or MeReO3” J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690, 3614.
  4. J. S. M. Samec, L. Mony and J. E. Bäckvall, “Efficient Ruthenium-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of Functionalized Imines by Isopropanol under Controlled Microwave Heating” Can. J. Chem. 2005, 83, 909.
  5. K. Närhi, J. Franzén and J. E. Bäckvall, “Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of En-Allenes” Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 6937.
  6. B. Martin-Matute, K. Bogar, M. Edin, F. B. Kaynak and J. E. Bäckvall, ”Highly efficient redox isomerization of allylic alcohols at ambient temperature catalyzed by novel ruthenium-cyclopentadienyl complexes-new insight into the mechanism” Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 5832.
  7. B. Martin-Matute, M. Edin, K. Bogar, F. B. Kaynak, J. E. Bäckvall, ”Combined Ruthenium(II) and Lipase Catalysis for Efficient Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Alcohols. Insight into the Racemization Mechanism” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8817.
  8. I. Ibrahem, J. S. M. Samec, J. E. Bäckvall and A. Cordova, “Efficient Ruthenium-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Amines Using a Biomimetic Coupled Catalytic System” Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 3965.
  9. J. S. M. Samec and J. E. Bäckvall, “Efficient Ruthenium-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Amines Using a Biomimetic Coupled Catalytic System” Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 2327.
  10. A. A. Lindén, N. Hermanns, S. Ott and J. E. Bäckvall, ”Preparation and Redox Properties of N,N,N-1,3,5-trialkylated Flavin Derivatives and Their Activity as Redox Catalysts” Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 112.
  11. R. C. Verboom, V. F. Slagt and J. E. Bäckvall, ”Fast and Mild Palladium(II)-Catalyzed 1,4-Oxidation of Dienes via Direct Activation of Molecular Oxygen using Cobalt(II) Porphyrins” Chem. Commun. 2005, 1282.
  12. A. B. L. Runmo, L. Borén, O. Pàmies and J. E. Bäckvall, “Kinetic Resolution and chemoenzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Functionalized γ-Hydroxy Amides” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70 , 2582.
  13. H. Grennberg and J. E. Bäckvall, “Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Oxidation” review in “Transition Metals for Organic Synthesis” Eds. M. Beller, C. Bolm, VCH, Weinham, (2nd Edition) 2004, pp 243-265.
  14. J. E. Bäckvall, “Palladium-Catalyzed 1,4-Additions to Conjugated Dienes”, review in “Metal-catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions”, Eds. A. de Meijere and F. Diederich, Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, 2004; pp 479-529.
  15. J. S. M. Samec, A. H. Éll and J. E. Bäckvall, “Mechanism of Hydrogen Transfer to Imines from a Hydroxycyclopenta­dienyl Ruthenium Hydride. Support for Coordination of the Imine to Ruthenium prior to Hydrogen Transfer” Chem. Commun. 2004, 2748.
  16. B. Martín-Matute, M. Edin, K. Bogár and J. E. Bäckvall, “Highly Compatible Metal and Enzyme Catalysts for Efficient Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Alcohols at Ambient Temperature” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 6535.
  17. M. Edin, J. E. Bäckvall and A. Córdova, “Tandem enantioselective organo- and enzyme catalysis: A direct entry for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure aldols” Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 7697.
  18. B. Martín-Matute and J. E. Bäckvall, “Ruthenium- and Enzyme-Catalyzed Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Transformation of 1,4-Diols. Synthesis of γ-Hydroxy Ketones” J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 9191.
  19. J. E. Bäckvall, “Selective Oxidation of Amines and Sulfides” chapter in “Modern Oxidation Methods”, Ed. J. E. Bäckvall, Wiley-VCH, 2004, pp 193-222.
  20. A. Horváth and J. E. Bäckvall, “Mild and Efficient Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Racemization of Allenes” Chem. Commun. 2004, 964.
  21. R. C. Verboom, B. A. Persson and J. E. Bäckvall, “Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular 1,4-Acyloxylation of Conjugated Dienes. A Stereocontrolled Route to Fused 6-Membered Lactones and Pyrans” J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 3102.
  22. A. Horváth and J. E. Bäckvall, “Oxidation of Allenes” chapter in the book “Modern Allene Chemistry”, Ed. N. Krause, Wiley-VCH, 2004, pp 973-994.
  23. A. Horváth, J. Benner and J. E. Bäckvall, “Enantiocontrolled Synthesis of 3-Pyrrolines from α-Amino Allenes” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 3240.
  24. G. Csjernyik, K. Bogár and J. E. Bäckvall, “New Efficient Ruthenium Catalysts for Racemization of Alcohols at Room Temperature” Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 6799.
  25. M. Edin, J. Steinreiber and J. E. Bäckvall, “A Novel Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Transformation Concept: A One-Pot Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure syn-1,3-Diacetates from Racemic Diastereomeric Mixtures of 1,3-Diols” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2004, 101, 5761.
  26. A. Closson, M. Johansson and J. E. Bäckvall, “Ionic Liquid-Immobilized Catalytic System for Biomimetic Dihydroxylation of Olefins” Chem. Commun. 2004, 1494.
  27. O. Pàmies and J. E. Bäckvall, “Chemoenzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution” Trends in Biotechnol. 2004 , 22, 130.
  28. O. Pàmies and J. E. Bäckvall, “Combined metal catalysis and biocatalysis for an efficient deracemization process” Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 2003, 14, 407.
  29. R. C. Verboom, B. J. Plietker and J. E. Bäckvall, “New Chiral Diamide Ligands Containing Redox-Active Hydroquinone Groups. Synthesis and Results in the Palladium(II)-Catalyzed 1,4-Diacetoxylation of 1,3-Dienes” J. Organomet. Chem. 2003, 687 , 508.
  30. J. B. Johnson and J. E. Bäckvall, “Mechanism of Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydrogen Transfer Reactions. Concerted Transfer of OH and CH Hydrogens from an Alcohol to a (Cyclopentadienone)ruthenium Complex” J. Org. Chem. 2003 , 68, 7681.
  31. J. Löfstedt, K. Närhi, I. Dorange and J. E. Bäckvall, “Palladium-Catalyzed Carbocyclization of Allene-Diene Derivatives. Exploring Different Nucleophiles ” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 7243.
  32. A. H. Éll, J. B. Johnson and J. E. Bäckvall, “Mechanism of Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydrogen Transfer Reactions. Evidence for a Stepwise Transfer of NH and CH Hydrogens from an Amine to a (Cyclopentadienone)ruthenium Complex”, Chem. Commun. 2003, 1652.
  33. H. K. Cotton, F. Huerta and J. E. Bäckvall, “Highly Selective Negishi Cross-coupling of Ferrocenyl-p-tolyl Sulfoxide: New Chiral Ferrocene-Based Quinone Ligands” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 2756.
  34. A. H. Éll, A. Closson, H. Adolfsson and J. E. Bäckvall, “Efficient Osmium/Rhenium-Catalyzed Dihydroxylation of Olefins with Hydrogen Peroxide under Acidic Conditions” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2003, 345, 1012.
  35. O. Pàmies and J. E. Bäckvall, “Combination of Enzymes and Metal Catalysts. A Powerful Approach in Asymmetric Catalysis” Chem. Rev. 2003, 103, 3247.
  36. O. Pàmies and J. E. Bäckvall, “An Efficient Route to Chiral α- and β-Hydroxyalkane­Phosphonates” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 4815.
  37. J. Franzén, J. Löfstedt, Jennica Falk and J. E. Bäckvall, ”Stereoselective Palladium-Catalyzed Carbocyclization of Allenic Allylic Carboxylates” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 14140.
  38. I. Dorange, J. Löfstedt, K. Närhi, J. Franzén and J. E. Bäckvall, “Allenes as Carbon Nucleophiles in Intramolecular Attack on (π-1,3-Diene)Palladium Complexes. Evidence for trans Carbopalladation of the 1,3-Diene” Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 3445.
  39. A. A. Lindén, L. Krüger and J. E. Bäckvall, “Highly Selective Sulfoxidation of Allylic and Vinylic Sulfides by Hydrogen Peroxide using a Flavin as Catalyst” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 5890.
  40. J. Franzén and J. E. Bäckvall, “Carbon-Carbon bond Formation in Palladium(II)-catalyzed Allylic Oxidation: A Novel Oxidative Carbocyclization of Allene-Substituted Olefines” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 6056.
  41. S. Y. Jonsson, H. Adolfsson and J. E. Bäckvall, “MTO and OsO4 – an Efficient Catalytic Couple for Mild H2O2-Based Asymmetric Dihydroxylation of Olefins” Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 2783.
  42. M. Edin and J. E. Bäckvall, “Mechanistic Studies on the low Diastereoselectivity in Enzymatic Resolution of Diols” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 2216.
  43. J. Norinder, H. K. Cotton and J. E. Bäckvall, “An Efficient Route to Pentasubstituted Acylferrocenes” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 9096.
  44. O. Pàmies and J. E. Bäckvall, “Chemoenzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of β-Halo Alcohols. An Efficient Route to Chiral Epoxides” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 9006.
  45. O. Pàmies and J. E. Bäckvall, “Efficient Lipase-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution and Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of b -Hydroxy Nitriles. Correction of Absolute Configuration and Transformation to Chiral β-Hydroxy Acids and γ-Amino Alcohols” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2002, 344, 947.
  46. H. K. Cotton, R. C. Verboom, L. Johansson, B. J. Plietker and J. E. Bäckvall, “Kinetic Studies of Acetate Exchange in trans-4-Acetoxy-[η3-(1,2,3)-cyclo-hexenyl]palladium Complexes. Relevance for Asymmetric 1,4-Oxidation Reactions” Organometallics 2002, 21, 3367.
  47. V. Liepins and J. E. Bäckvall, “Silylcupration of 1,3-Dienes Followed by Electrophilic Trapping. Characterization of a (σ-Allyl)copper Intermediate” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2002, 3527.
  48. J. Franzén, J. Löfstedt, I. Dorange and J. E. Bäckvall, “Allenes as Carbon Nucleophiles in Palladium-Catalyzed Reactions: Observation of anti Attack of Allenes on (π-Allyl)palladium Complexes” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 11246.
  49. O. Pàmies, A. H. Éll, J. S. M. Samec, N. Hermanns and J. E. Bäckvall, “An Efficient and Mild Ruthenium-catalyzed Racemization of Amines: Application to the Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Amines” Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 4699.
  50. A. H. Éll, J. S. M. Samec, C. Brasse and J. E. Bäckvall, “Dehydrogenation of Aromatic Amines to Imines via Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydrogen Transfer” Chem. Commun. 2002, 1144.
  51. C. P. Casey, G. A. Bikzhanova, J. E. Bäckvall, L. Johansson, J. Park and Y. H. Kim, “Unexpected Formation of the Isopropylamine Complex [2,3,4,5-Ph4(η4-C4CO)](CO)2­Ru(H2NCHMe2) in the Attempted Synthesis of an Isopropyl Alcohol Complex” Organometallics 2002, 21, 1955.
  52. A. B. L. Runmo, O. Pàmies, K. Faber and J. E. Bäckvall, “Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of γ-Hydroxy Acid Derivatives” Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 2983.
  53. J. E. Bäckvall, “Transition Metal Hydrides as Active Intermediates in Hydrogen Transfer Reactions” J. Organomet. Chem. 2002, 652, 105.
  54. Á. Zsigmond, F. Notheisz, G. Csjernyik and J. E. Bäckvall, “Ruthenium-catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols on Zeolite Encapsulated Cobalt Salophen Catalyst” Top. Catal. 2002, 19, 119.
  55. J. S. M. Samec and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Ruthenium-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of Imines using 2-propanol in Benzene” Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 2955.
  56. V. Liepins, A. S. E. Karlström and J. E. Bäckvall, “Allylic Phosphates and Allylic Phosphinates as Electrophiles in an Efficient Silylcupration Reaction of Acetylenes” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 2136.
  57. G. Csjernyik, A. H. Éll, L. Fadini, B. Pugin and J. E. Bäckvall, “Efficient Ruthenium-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols Using a Biomimetic Coupled Catalytic System” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 1657.
  58. A. S. E. Karlström and J. E. Bäckvall, “Copper-Mediated Enantioselective Substitution Reactions” chapter in the book “Modern Organocopper Chemistry”, Ed. N. Krause, Wiley-VCH, 2002, pp 259-288.
  59. O. Pàmies and J. E. Bäckvall, “Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of β-Azido Alcohols. An Efficient Route to Chiral Aziridines and β-Amino Alcohols” J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 4022. Correction: J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 1418.
  60. P. G. Andersson and J. E. Bäckvall, “C-O and C-N Bond Formation Involving Conjugated Dienes and Allylpalladium Intermediates” chapter in “Handbook of Palladium Chemistry for Organic Synthesis”, Ed. E. Negishi, Wiley, 2002, vol 2, pp 1859-1874.
  61. A. Horváth and J. E. Bäckvall, “Palladium(II)‑Catalyzed SN2’ Reactions of α-Allenic Acetates. Stereoconvergent Synthesis of (Z,E)-2-Bromo-1,3-dienes” J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 8120.
  62. S. Y. Jonsson, H. Adolfsson and J. E. Bäckvall, “Osmium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Dihydroxylation of Olefins by H2O2 – Dual Role of the Cinchona Alkaloid Ligand as Reoxidant and Chirality Transfer Agent” Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 3463.
  63. F. F. Huerta, A. B. E. Minidis and J. E. Bäckvall, “Racemisation in Asymmetric Synthesis. Dynamic Kinetic Resolution and Related Processes in Enzyme and Metal Catalysis” Chem. Soc. Rev. 2001, 30, 321.
  64. O. Pàmies and J. E. Bäckvall, “Efficient Lipase-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution and Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of β-Hydroxy Nitriles. A Route to Useful Precursors for γ-Amino Alcohols” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2001, 343, 726.
  65. S. Brandänge, J. E. Bäckvall and H. Leijonmarck, “Friedel-Crafts Reactions of a Sulfonyl-Substituted Vinylic Epoxide with Various Aromatics” J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 2001, 2051.
  66. J. Löfstedt, J. Franzén and J. E. Bäckvall, “Carbon-Carbon Bond formation in Regio- and Stereoselective Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization of Allene-Substituted Conjugated Dienes” J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 8015.
  67. V. Liepins and J. E. Bäckvall, “Silylcupration of 1,3-Dienes Followed by an Electrophilic Trapping Reaction” Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1861.
  68. O. Pàmies and J. E. Bäckvall, “Studies on the Mechanism of Metal-Catalyzed Hydrogen Transfer from Alcohols to Ketones” Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 5052.
  69. A. H. Éll, S. Y. Jonsson, A. Börje, H. Adolfsson and J. E. Bäckvall, “Vanadyl Acetylacetonate as Peroxide Activator in Osmium-Catalyzed Dihydroxylation of Olefins by Hydrogen Peroxide” Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 2569.
  70. V. Liepins and J. E. Bäckvall, “Silylcupration of Styrenes followed by Electrophilic Trapping Reaction” Chem. Commun. 2001, 265.
  71. F. F. Huerta and J. E. Bäckvall, “Enantioselective Synthesis of β-Hydroxy Acid Derivatives via a One-Pot Aldol Reaction-Dynamic Kinetic Resolution” Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1209.
  72. A. S. E Karlström, F. F. Huerta, G. J. Meuzelaar and J. E. Bäckvall, “Ferrocenyl Thiolates as Ligands in the Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution Reaction” Synlett 2001, 923.
  73. S. Y. Jonsson, K. Färnegårdh and J. E. Bäckvall, “Osmium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Dihydroxylation of Olefins by H2O2 Using a Biomimetic Flavin-Based Coupled Catalytic System” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 1365.
  74. A. B. E. Minidis and J. E. Bäckvall, “Mild and Efficient Flavin-Catalyzed H2O2 Oxidations” Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 297.
  75. A. S. E. Karlström and J. E. Bäckvall, “Experimental Evidence Supporting a Cu III Intermediate in Cross-Coupling Reactions of Allylic Esters with Diallyl Cuprate Species” Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 1981.