2016-present

Updated on September 30th, 2025

 

  1. Q. Pan, G. Castiella-Ona, W.-J. Kong, H. Wu*, J.-E. Bäckvall*, “Enantioselective Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbocyclization-Borylation of Dienallenes” CCS Chem. 2025, Just Published. DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.025.202505962.
  2. W.-J. Kong#*, H. Wu#*, J.-Y. Chen#, R.-Z. Liao, Y. Liu, Z. Luo, I. P. Vilela, P. Fang, F. Himo*, J.-E. Bäckvall*, “Palladium-Catalyzed Site-Selective Regiodivergent Carbocyclization of Di- and Trienallenes: A Switch between Substituted Cyclohexene and Cyclobutene” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 9909–9918.
  3. H. Wu, Q. Pan, J. Grill, M. J. Johansson, Y. Qiu*, J.-E. Bäckvall*, “Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Allene–Allene Cross-Coupling” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 4338–4348.
  4. Mondal, L. Deiana, A. Córdova*, H. Wu*, J.-E. Bäckvall*, “Heterogeneous copper-catalyzed Grignard reactions with allylic substrates” Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 2802–2805.
  5. K. Wang, W. Wang, D. Lou, J. Zhang, C. Chi, J.-E. Bäckvall*, X. Sheng*, C. Zhu*, “Overcoming the Limitations of Transition-Metal Catalysis in the Chemoenzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution (DKR) of Atropisomeric Bisnaphthols” ACS Cent. Sci. 2024, 10, 2099–2110.
  6. Yang, P. Federmann, V. Warth, M. Ren, X. Mu*, H. Wu*, J.-E. Bäckvall*, “Total Synthesis of Strigolactones via Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Carbonylative Carbocyclization of Enallenes” Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 4637–4642.
  7. Wang, M. Ren, N. Iqbal, X. Mu*, J.-E. Bäckvall*, B. Yang*, “Palladium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Carbonylative Esterification of Allenoic Acids for the Synthesis of γ-Butyrolactone Derivatives” Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 2430–2434.
  8. L. Deiana, A. Rafi , J.-E. Bäckvall*, A. Cὀrdova*, “Subtilisin integrated artificial plant cell walls as heterogeneous catalysts for asymmetric synthesis of (S)-amides” RCS Adv. 2023, 13, 19975–19980.
  9. L. Deiana, E. Badali, A. A. Rafi , Cheuk-Wai Tai, J.-E. Bäckvall*, A. Cὀrdova*, “Cellulose-Based Heterogeneous Gold-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization Reactions of Alkynoic Acids and Allenynamides” ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 10418−10424
  10. L. Deiana, A. A. Rafi, C.-W. Tai, J.-E. Bäckvall*, A. Córdova*, “Artificial Arthropod Exoskeletons/Fungi Cell Walls Integrating Metal and Biocatalysts for Heterogeneous Synergistic Catalysis of Asymmetric Cascade Transformations” ChemCatChem 2023, 15 e202300250.
  11. V. R. Naidu*, A. A. Rafi, C.-W. Tai, J.-E. Bäckvall*, and A. Córdova*, “Regio- and Stereoselective Carbon-Boron Bond Formation via Heterogeneous Palladium-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Enallenes” Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202203950.
  12. H. Wu*, Z. Zheng, K. Zhang, J. Kajanus, A. Córdova, M. J. Johansson, and J.-E. Bäckvall*, “Heterogeneous Copper-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling for Sustainable Synthesis of Chiral Allenes: Application to the Synthesis of Allenic Natural Products” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202314512.
  13. S. Manna, J. Peters, A. Bermejo López, F. Himo*, and J.-E. Bäckvall*, “Mechanistic Studies on Iron-Catalyzed Dehydrogenation of Amines Involving Cyclopentadienone Iron Complexes. Evidence for Stepwise Hydride and Proton Transfer” ACS. Catal. 2023, 13. 8477-8484.
  14. W.-J. Kong#*, S. N. Kessler#, H. Wu, and Jan-E. Bäckvall, “Iron-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of α-Allenol Esters with Grignard Reagents for the Synthesis of 1,3-Dienes” Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 120−124.
  15. A. Bermejo-López, W.-J. Kong, , P. J. Tortajada, D. Posevins, B. Martín-Matute and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Iron-Catalyzed Borylation of Propargylic Acetates for the Synthesis of Multisubstituted Allenylboronates” Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e2022031.
  16. J. Zhang, B. Das, O. Verho, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Electrochemical Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation-Cyclization of Enallenols” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202212131
  17. D. Posevins and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Iron-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings of Propargylic Substrates with Grignard Reagents” review, J. Organometal. Chem. 2022, 964, 122304.
  18. Z. Zheng, L. Deiana, D. Posevins, A. A. Rafi, K. Zhang, M. J. Johansson, C.-Wai Tai, A.o Córdova, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “ Efficient Heterogeneous Copper-Catalyzed Alder-Ene Reaction of Allenynamides to Pyrrolines ” ACS Catal., 2022, 12, 1791–1796.
  19. S. Hilker, D. Posevins, C. R. Unelius, and J.-E. Bäckvall, and A. Córdova, “ Chemoenzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Transformations of β-Hydroxyketones ” Chem. Eur. J., 2021, 27, 15623–15627.
  20. L. Deiana, A. A. Rafi, V. R. Naidu, C.-W. Tai, J.-E. Bäckvall, and A. Córdova, “ Artificial plant cell walls as multi-catalyst systems for enzymatic cooperative asymmetric catalysis in non-aqueous media ” Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 8814 – 8817.
  21. S. Manna#, W.-J. Kong#, and J.-E. Bäckvall, ” Chapter One – Metal-catalyzed biomimetic aerobic oxidation of organic substrates ” Adv. Catal. , 2021, 59, Publish (4th December 2021), “DOI: 10.1016/bs.acat.2021.11.001”.
  22. S. Manna#, W-J. Kong# and J.-E. Bäckvall, ” Iron (II)-Catalyzed Aerobic Biomimetic Oxidation of N-Heterocycles” Chem. Eur. J. , 2021, 27, 13725-13729.
  23. D. Posevins, A. Bermejo-López, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “ Iron-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Propargyl Ethers with Grignard Reagents for the Synthesis of Allenols and Fluoroalkyl Allenes ” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 22178–22183.
  24. M.-B. Li and J.-E. Bäckvall, “ An Efficient Heterogeneous Palladium Catalyst in Oxidative Cascade Reactions ” Acc. Chem. Res., 2021, 54, 2275–2286.
  25. J. Liu, A. Guðmundsson, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “ Efficient Aerobic Oxidation of Organic Molecules by Multistep Electron Transfer ” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 15686-15704.
  26. W.-J. Kong, M. Reil, M.-B. Li, and Jan-E. Bäckvall, “ Aerobic Heterogeneous Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Allenlic C−H Arylation ” CCS Chem., 2021, 2, 1127–1137.
  27. O. Pàmies, J. Margalef, S. Cañellas, J. James, E. Judge, P. J. Guiry, C. Moberg, J.-E. Bäckvall, A. Pfaltz, M. A. Pericàs, M. Diéguez, “ Recent Advances in Enantioselective Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution: From Design to Applications ” Chem. Rev. , 2021, 121, 4373−4505.
  28. M.-B. Li, J. Yang, Y. Yang, G.-Y. Xu, G. Luo, J. Yang, and J.-E. Bäckvall , “ Amino-Supported Solid Palladium Catalyst for Chemo- and Stereoselective Domino Reactions ” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 2021, 60, 670–674.
  29. N. Yuan, A. Guðmundsson, K. Gustafson, M. Oschmann, C.-W. Tai, I. Persson, X. Zou, O. Verho, E. Bajnoczi, J.-E. Bäckvall, “ Investigation of the Deactivation and Reactivation Mechanism of a Heterogeneous Palladium(II) Catalyst in the Cycloisomerization of Acetylenic Acids by In Situ XAS ” ASC Catal. , 2021, 11, 2999−3008.
  30. O. Verho and J.E. Bäckvall, “ Nanocatalysis Meets Biology ” Topics in Organometallic Chemistry , 2020, 66, 243-278.
  31. J. Liu and J.-E. Bäckvall, “ Efficient Oxidative Bifunctional Catalysts for Palladium–catalyzed Aerobic Carbocyclization to Seven–membered Heterocycles ” Chem. Eur. J , 2020, 26, 15513 – 15518.
  32. A. Guðmundsson, K. E. Schlipköter and J.-E. Bäckvall, “ Iron(II)-Catalyzed Aerobic Biomimetic Oxidation of Alcohols ” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 2020, 59, 5441 –5444.
  33. M.-B. Li, Y. Yang, A. A. Rafi, M. Oschmann, E. Svensson Grape, A. K. Inge, A. Córdova, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “ Silver-Triggered Activity of a Heterogeneous Palladium Catalyst in Oxidative Carbonylation Reactions ” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 2020, 59, 10391 –10395.
  34. C. Zhu, J. Liu, B. Khanh Mai, F. Himo, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Efficient Stereoselective Carbocyclization to cis-1,4-Disubstituted Heterocycles Enabled by Dual Pd/Electron Transfer Mediator (ETM) Catalysis ” J. Org. Chem., 2020, 142, 5751-5759.
  35. V. R. Naidu and J.-E. Bäckvall, “ Synthesis of Cross-Conjugated Polyenes via Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative C-C Bond Forming Cascade Reactions of Allenes ” J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85, 85, 5428−5437.
  36. A. Guðmundsson#, S. Manna# and J.-E. Bäckvall, ” Iron (II)‐Catalyzed Aerobic Biomimetic Oxidation of Amines using a Hybrid Hydroquinone/Cobalt Catalyst as Electron Transfer Mediator ” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 2021, 59, Accepted Article (16 March 2021), “https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202102681”.
  37. D. Posevins, M.-B. Li, E. Svensson Grape, A. K. Inge, Y. Qiu, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Highly Diastereoselective Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cascade Carbonylative Carbocyclization of Enallenols” Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 417−421.
  38. C. Zhu, J. Liu, M.-B. Li, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Dehydro-genative Carbonylation Reactions Using Carbon Monoxide and Mechanistic Overviews” Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020, 49, 341 – 353.
  39. K. P. J. Gustafson, A. Guðmundsson, E. Bajnóczi, Ning Yuan, X. Zhou, I. Persson and J.-E. Bäckvall ,“ “In Situ Structural Determination of a Homogeneous Ruthenium-Catalyst and its Activated Intermediates using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy” ” Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 26, 3411–3419.
  40. M. Diéguez, J.-E. Bäckvall, O. Pámies, ”Science of Synthesis: Dual Catalysis in Organic Synthesis” 2019, 2019, 2, 161.
  41. A. Guðmundsson and J.-E. Bäckvall, “On the Use of Iron in Organic Chemistry ” Molecules, 2020, 25(6), 1349.
  42. C. Zhu, J. Liu, B. K. Mai and J.-E. Bäckvall, ”Efficient Stereoselective Carbocyclization to cis-1,4-Disubstituted Heterocycles Enabled by Dual Pd/Electron Transfer Mediator (ETM) Catalysis” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, Accepted Article (26 February 2020), “DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b13700”.
  43. A.Guðmundsson, K. E. Schlipköter and J.-E. Bäckvall, ”Iron(II)-Catalyzed Aerobic Biomimetic Oxidation of Alcohols” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 2020, 59, Accepted Article (30 January 2020), “DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000054”.
  44. M.-B. Li, Y. Yang, A. A. Rafi, M. Oschmann, E. Svensson Grape, A. K. Inge, A.Córdova, and J.-E. Bäckvall, ”Silver Triggering Activity of Heterogeneous Palladium Catalyst in Oxidative Carbonylation Reactions”, submitted for publication.
  45. C. Zhu, J. Liu, B. Khanh Mai, F. Himo, and J.-E. Bäckvall, ”Pd/ETM-Cocatalyzed Stereoselective Carbocyclization of Dienallenes in Aerobic Oxidation”, submitted for publication.
  46. V. R. Naidu and J.-E. Bäckvall, ”Synthesis of Cross-Conjugated Polyenes via Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative C-C Bond Forming Cascade Reactions of Allenes”, submitted for publication.
  47. M.-B. Li, D. Posevins, A. Geoffroy, C. Zhu, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Efficient Heterogeneous Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cascade Reactions of Enallenols to Furan and Oxaborole Derivatives” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 1992.
  48. D. Posevins, M.-B. Li, E. Svensson Grape, A. K. Inge, Y. Qiu, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Highly Diastereoselective Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cascade Carbonylative Carbocyclization of Enallenols” Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 417.
  49. C. Zhu, J. Liu, M.-B. Li, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Dehydrogenative Carbonylation Reactions Using Carbon Monoxide and Mechanistic Overviews” Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020, 49, 341.
  50. K. P. J. Gustafson, A. Guðmundsson, E. Bajnóczi, Ning Yuan, X. Zhou, I. Persson and J.-E. Bäckvall, ”In Situ Structural Determination of a Homogeneous Ruthenium-Catalyst and its Activated Intermediates using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy” Chem. Eur. J., 2020, 26, Accepted Article (24 January 2020), “DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905479”.
  51. M. Diéguez, J.-E. Bäckvall, O. Pámies, Science of Synthesis: Dual Catalysis in Organic Synthesis” Chem. Eur. J., 2019, 2, 161.
  52. C. Zhu and J.-E. Bäckvall, “An Efficient Approach to Regio- and Stereodefined Fully-Substituted Alkenylsilanes via Pd-Catalyzed Allenic C(sp3)–H Oxidation” Chem. Eur. J., 2019, 25, 11566.
  53. M. Oschmann, C. Placais, A. Nagendiran, J.-E. Bäckvall, O. Verho, “Efficient 1,3-oxazolidin-2-one synthesis through heterogeneous Pd(II)-catalyzed intramolecular hydroamination of propargylic carbamates” Chem. Eur. J., 2019, 25, 6295.
  54. M.-B. Li, E. Svensson Grape, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Palladium-Catalyzed Stereospecific Oxidative Cascade Reaction of Allenes for the Construction of Pyrrole Rings: Control of Reactivity and Selectivity” ACS Catal., 2019, 9, 5184.
  55. K. P. J. Gustafson, T. Görbe, G. De Gonzalo, N. Yuan, C. Schreiber, A. Shchukarev, C-W. Tai, I. Persson, X. Zhou, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Chemoenzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Primary Benzylic Amines using Pd0‐CalB CLEA as a Biohybrid Catalyst” Chem. Eur. J., 2019, 25, 9174.
  56. J. Löfgren, T. Görbe, M. Oschmann, M. S. Humble, J.-E. Bäckvall, “Transesterification of a tertiary alcohol by engineered Candida antarctica lipase A” ChemBioChem, 2019, 20, 1438.
  57. A. Guðmundsson, K. P. J. Gustafson, B. Khanh Mai, B. Yang, F. Himo, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Diastereoselective Synthesis of N-Protected 2,3-Dihydropyrroles via Iron-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of α-Allenic Sulfonamides” ACS Catal., 2019, 9, 1733.
  58. M.-B. Li, D. Posevins, K. P. J. Gustafson, C.-W. Tai, A. Shchukarev, Y. Qiu, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Diastereoselective Cyclobutenol Synthesis: A Heterogeneous Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbocyclization-Borylation of Enallenols” Chem. Eur. J., 2019, 25, 210.
  59. J. Liu, A. Ricke, B. Yang and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Efficient Palladium-Catalyzed Aerobic Arylative Carbocyclization of Enallenynes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 16842.
  60. M.-B. Li, A. K. Inge, D. Posevins, K. P. J. Gustafson, Y. Qiu, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Chemodivergent and Diastereoselective Synthesis of γ-Lactones and γ-Lactams: A Heterogeneous Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Tandem Process” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 14604.
  61. M. Diéguez, J.-E. Bäckvall, and O. Pàmies (Editors), “Artificial Metalloenzymes and MetalloDNAzymes in Catalysis” Wiley-VCH, 2018, ISBN: 978-3-527-34178-8.
  62. B. Yang, Y. Qiu, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Control of Selectivity in Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbocyclization of Allenes” Acc. Chem. Res., 2018, 51, 1520.
  63. C. Zhu, B. Yang, B. Khanh Mai, S. Palazzotto, Y. Qiu, A. Gudmundsson, A. Ricke, F. Himo, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Highly Selective Palladium-Catalyzed Hydroborylative Carbocyclization of Bisallenes to Seven-Membered Rings” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 14324.
  64. D. Posevins, Y. Qiu, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Highly Diastereoselective Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbocyclization of Enallenes Assisted by a Weakly Coordinating Hydroxyl Group” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 3210.
  65. Y. Qiu, A. Mendoza, D. Posevins, F. Himo, M. Kalek, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Mechanistic Insight into Enantioselective Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbocyclization–Borylation of Enallenes” Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 2433.
  66. A. Guðmundsson, K. P. J. Gustafson, B. K. Mai, B. Yang, F. Himo, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Efficient Formation of 2,3-Dihydrofurans via Iron-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of α-Allenols” ACS Catal., 2018, 8, 12.
  67. T. Bartholomeyzik, R. Pendrill, R. Lihammar, T. Jiang, G. Widmalm, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Kinetics and Mechanism of the Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Arylating Carbocyclization of Allenynes” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 298.
  68. T. Görbe, R. Lihammar, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Heterogeneous Acid-Catalyzed Racemization of Tertiary Alcohols” Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 77.
  69. A. Bruneau, K. P. J. Gustafson, N. Yuan, C.-W. Tai, I. Persson, X. Zou, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Synthesis of Benzofurans and Indoles from Terminal Alkynes and Iodoaromatics Catalyzed by Recyclable Palladium Nanoparticles Immobilized on Siliceous Mesocellular Foam” Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 12886.
  70. Y. Qiu, D. Posevins, and J.-E. Bäckvall, “Highly Selective Palladium-Catalyzed Allenic C–H Bond Oxidation for Synthesis of [3]Dendralenes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 13112.
  71. J. L. Henry, D. Posevins, B. Yang, Y. Qiu, and J. E. Bäckvall, “Highly Selective Olefin-Assisted Pd(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Alkynylation of Enallenes” Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 7896.
  72. B. Yang, Y. Qiu, T. Jiang, W. D. Wulff, X. Yin, C. Zhu and J. E. Bäckvall, “Enantioselective Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Carbocyclization of Enallenes via Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling with Terminal Alkynes: Efficient Construction of α-Chirality of Ketones” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 4535.
  73. Y. Qiu, B. Yang, T. Jiang, C. Zhu and J. E. Bäckvall, “Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cascade Carbonylative Spirolactonization of Enallenols” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 3221.
  74. T. Görbe, K. P. J. Gustafson, O. Verho, G. Kervefors, H. Zheng, X. Zou, E. V. Johnston, and J. E. Bäckvall, “Design of a Pd(0)-CalB CLEA Biohybrid Catalyst and Its Application in a One-Pot Cascade Reaction” ACS Catal., 2017, 7, 1601.
  75. V. R. Naidu, D. Posevins, C. M. R. Volla, J. E. Bäckvall, “Selective Cascade Reaction of Bisallenes via Palladium-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Carbocyclization–Borylation and Aldehyde Trapping” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 1590.
  76. K. P. J. Gustafson, A. Shatskiy, O. Verho, M. D. Kärkäs, B. Schluschass, C. W. Tai, B. Åkermark, J. E. Bäckvall and E. V. Johnston, “Water oxidation mediated by ruthenium oxide nanoparticles supported on siliceous mesocellular foam” Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017, 7, 293.
  77. Y. Qiu, B. Yang, C. Zhu and J. E. Bäckvall, “Highly Selective Olefin-Assisted Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbocyclization via Remote Olefin Insertion” Chem. Sci., 2017, 8, 616.
  78. K. P. J. Gustafson, A. Guðmundsson, K. Lewis and J. E. Bäckvall, “Chemoenzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Alcohols using an Air and Moisture stable Iron Racemization Catalyst” Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 1048 .
  79. C. Zhu, B.  Yang, Y. Qiu, and J. E. Bäckvall, “Highly Selective Construction of Seven-Membered Carbocycles by Olefin-Assisted Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbocyclization–Alkoxycarbonylation of Bisallenes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 14405.
  80. Y. Qiu, B.  Yang, C. Zhu, and J. E. Bäckvall, “Highly Efficient Cascade Reaction for Selective Formation of Spirocyclobutenes from Dienallenes via Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Double Carbocyclization-Carbonylation-Alkynylation” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 13846.
  81. S. N. Kessler, F. Hundemer and J. E. Bäckvall, “A Synthesis of Substituted α-Allenols via Iron-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Propargyl Carboxylates with Grignard Reagents” ACS Catal., 2016, 6, 7448.
  82. C. M. R. Volla and J. E. Bäckvall, “Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Domino Carbocyclization–Arylation of Bisallenes” ACS Catal., 2016, 6, 6398.
  83. C. Bornschein, K. P. J. Gustafson, O. Verho, M. Beller and J. E. Bäckvall, “Evaluation of Fe and Ru Pincer-Type Complexes as Catalysts for the Racemization of Secondary Benzylic Alcohols” Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 11583.
  84. Y. Qiu, B. Yang, C. Zhu and J. E. Bäckvall, “Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbocyclization-Borylation of Enallenes to Cyclobutenes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 6520.
  85. A. Nagendiran, V. Pascanu, A. Bermejo Gomez, G. Gonzalez Miera, C. W. Tai, O. Verho, B. Martin-Matute and J. E. Bäckvall, “Mild and Selective Catalytic Hydrogenation of the C=C Bond in α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds Using Supported Palladium Nanoparticles“ Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 7184.
  86. T. Jiang, X. Quan, C. Zhu, P. G. Andersson and J. E. Bäckvall, “Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Synthesis of α-Acetoxylated Enones from Alkynes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5824.
  87. K. Engelmark Cassimjee, Y. Wikmark, K. P. J. Gustafson, and J. E. Bäckvall “Lipase-catalyzed Enantiospecific Amide Condensation from non-activated Carboxylic Acids and Amines at Mild Conditions” 2016, Manuscript.
  88. B. Yang, C. Zhu, Y. Qiu and J. E. Bäckvall, “Enzyme- and Ruthenium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Transformation of α-Allenic Alcohols into 2,3-Dihydrofurans” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5568. Correction: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 6812.
  89. A. Nagendiran, H. Sörensen, M. J. Johansson, C. W. Tai and J. E. Bäckvall “Nanopalladium-catalyzed conjugate reduction of Michael acceptors – application in flow” Green Chem., 2016, 18, 2632.
  90. Z. Sun, Y. Wikmark, J. E. Bäckvall and M. T. Reetz, “New Concepts for Increasing the Efficiency in Directed Evolution of Stereoselective Enzymes” Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 5046.
  91. S. N. Kessler and J. E. Bäckvall, “Iron-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Propargyl Carboxylates and Grignard Reagents: Synthesis of Substituted Allenes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3734.
  92. C. Zhu, B. Yang, Y. Qiu and J. E. Bäckvall, “Olefin-Directed Palladium-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Hydroboration of Allenes” Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 2939.
  93. O. Verho, H. Zheng, K. P. J. Gustafson, A. Nagendiran, X. Zou and J. E. Bäckvall, “Application of Pd Nanoparticles Supported on Mesoporous Hollow Silica Nanospheres for the Efficient and Selective Semihydrogenation of Alkynes” ChemCatChem 2016, 8 ,773.
  94. Y. Wikmark, K. Engelmark Cassimjee, R. Lihammar and J. E. Bäckvall, “Removing the Active-Site Flap in Lipase A from Candida antarctica Produces a Functional Enzyme without Interfacial Activation” ChemBioChem 2016, 17, 141.