Dr. Christian E. Müller

Research areas:

Organocatalysis, Kinetic Resolutions and Desymmetrizations of Alcohols, Peptide Based Catalysts Incorporating Non-Natural γ-Amino Adamantane Carboxylic Acids, Automated Peptide Synthesis, Design and Development of Novel Multifunctional Catalysts, Organocatalytic Tandem Reactions.

Studies:

Wintersemester 2001 – Summersemester 2006; Intermediate Exam (Vordiplom): 10/2003; Final Exam (Diplom): January/February 2006; Diploma Thesis: 03/2006 – 09/2006; Title: Novel Peptides Based on Adamantyl Carboxylic Acids; Group: Prof. Schreiner, Justus-Liebig Universitity, Giessen

10/2006-3/2011 Titel: Nucleophilic Oligopeptide Organocatalysis: Acylation, Oxidation, and Multicatalysis; Group: Prof. Schreiner, Justus-Liebig Universitity, Giessen

List of Publications: Link

1)    Enantioselective Kinetic Resolution of trans-Cycloalkane-1,2-diols − Enantioselektive Kinetische Racematspaltung von trans-Cycloalkan-1,2-diolen: Christian E. Müller, Lukas Wanka, Kevin Jewell, Peter R. Schreiner, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6180-6183; Angew. Chem. 2008, 47, 6275-6278.

2)    One-Pot Desymmetrization of meso-1,2-Hydrocarbon Diols through Acylation and Oxidation: Christian E. Müller, Daniela Zell, Peter R. Schreiner, Chem.-Eur. J. 2009, 15, 9647-9650.

3)    Kinetic Resolution of trans-Cycloalkane-1,2-diols via Steglich Esterification: Radim Hrdina, Christian E. Müller, P. R. Schreiner, Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 2689-2690.

Highlight: Enantioselective Steglich Esterification for the Resolution of 1,2-Diols:
Benjamin List, Olga Lifchits, Synfacts 2010, 594.

4)    Organocatalytic Enantioselective Acyl Transfer onto Racemic as well as meso Alcohols, Amines, and Thiols − Organokatalytischer, Enantioselektiver Acyltransfer auf Racemische sowie meso-Alkohole, -Amine und -Thiole: Christian E. Müller, Peter R. Schreiner, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 6012–6042; Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 6136-6167.

5)    Silicon-(Thio)urea Lewis Acid Catalysis: Radim Hrdina, Christian E. Müller, Raffael C. Wende, Katharina M. Lippert,  Peter R. Schreiner, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 7624–7627.

6)    A Multicatalyst System for the One-Pot Desymmetrization / Oxidation of meso-1,2-Alkane Diols: Christian E. Müller, Radim Hrdina, Raffael C. Wende, Peter R. Schreiner, Chem.-Eur. J. 2011, 17, 6309–6314.