BUW Publications
2026
24. A Computational Study of C–H Bond Abstraction in β-Amino Alcohols: O-side Activation over N-side via Boronate Adduct Formation
N. Sanosa, A. Gómez-Suárez, and I. Funes-Ardoiz* Synthesis 2026; 58, 62-66
23. Bioinspired Diversification of Short Peptides via Tyrosine Umpolung
S. Chaudhary, H. Aldemir, S. F. Kirsch,* and A. Gómez-Suárez* ChemRxiv 2026, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.10002038/v1
22. Oxidative Cleavage of β-Substituted Primary Alcohols in Flow
M. Tapera, A. Savvidis, C. Meysing, A. Gómez-Suárez* and S. F. Kirsch* Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 2, 681–685
2025
21. Synthesis and Nucleophilic Ring-Opening of 1,1-Dicyanocyclopropanes: Accessing β-Aminocarbonyl Derivatives from Olefins
S. Govaerts,*† J. L. Mayer-Figge,† M. Chotia, S. F. Kirsch, A. Gómez‐Suárez* Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 5549–5554
(†These authors contributed equally)
20. Upcycling Food Waste: Ursolic Acid as Sustainable Feedstock
T. A. Zschau, K. Bensberg, C. Meysing, N. Lamuadni, A. Gómez-Suárez and S. F. Kirsch Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2025, 28, e202500422
19. Solid-Supported Iodine(V) Reagents in Organic Synthesis
K. Bensberg, A. Gómez-Suárez,* S. F. Kirsch* Chem. Eur. J. 2025, e202500670
18. Lewis-Base-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylation of Isatins with Allyltrichlorosilane
Y. Özkaya, F. Ballaschk, C. Wagner, A. F. Kotthaus, A. Gómez-Suárez,* S. F. Kirsch* Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 11, 2659–2663
2024
17. A Radical Revolution in the 21st Century
A. Gómez‐Suárez,* S. P. Pitre,* C. Zhu* ChemCatChem 2024, e202401079
16. Modular Synthesis of Congested b2,2-Amino Acids via the Merger of Photocatalysis and Oxidative Functionalisations
K. Anwar, L. Capaldo, T. Wan, T. Noël, A. Gómez-Suárez* Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 1456-1459
Preprint: ChemRxiv 2023 (DOI:10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-dbc9d)
One of the most read articles in Chem. Commun. in January 2024!
15. anti-Dihydroxylation of olefins enabled by in situ generated peroxyacetic acid
M. Tapera, M. Chotia, J. L. Mayer-Figge, A. Gómez-Suárez,* S. F. Kirsch* Green Chem. 2024, 26, 10058-10063
14. A Formal Synthesis of (+)-Hannokinol Using a Chiral Horner–Wittig Reagent
M. Tapera, F. Borghi, J. L. Mayer-Figge, F. Mittendorf, I.-E. Celik, A. Gómez-Suárez, S. F. Kirsch* Molecules 2024, 29, 3710
13. Formal synthesis of bastimolide A using a chiral Horner-Wittig reagent and a bifunctional aldehyde as key building blocks
I.-E. Celik, F. Mittendorf, A. Gómez-Suárez, S. F. Kirsch* Tetrahedron Chem 2024, 9, 100065
12. Oxidation of Alcohols in Continuous Flow with a Solid Phase Hypervalent Iodine Catalyst
K. Bensberg, A. Savvidis, F. Ballaschk, A. Gómez‐Suárez, S. F. Kirsch* Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202304011
2023
11. Stereochemistry in All Its Shapes and Forms: The 56th Bürgenstock Conference
A. Gómez-Suárez,* and C. N. Neumann* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202309468
10. Modular Synthesis of Polar Spirocyclic Scaffolds Enabled by Radical Chemistry
K. Anwar, F. J. Aguilar Troyano,† A. H. Abazid,† O. El Yarroudi, I. Funes-Ardoiz, A. Gómez-Suárez* Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 3216–3221 (†These authors contributed equally)
Prepint version – ChemRxiv (DOI:10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-5jx42)
2022
9. Deoxygenative, Intramolecular Minisci-Type Reaction to Access Fused Heterocyclic Scaffolds
F. J. Aguilar Troyano,† K. Anwar,† F. Mohr, G. Robert, A. Gómez-Suárez* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2022, 26, e202201176 (†These authors contributed equally)
8. Accessing α-Amino Ketyl Radicals from β-Amino Alcohols via Chemoselective Hydrogen Atom Transfer Catalysis
K. Merkens, N. Sanosa, I. Funes-Ardoiz, A. Gómez-Suárez* ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 13186–13192
Prepint version: ChemRxiv 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-l6x03
7. Radical deoxyfunctionalisation strategies
K. Anwar,† K. Merkens,† F. J. Aguilar Troyano,† A. Gómez-Suárez* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2022, 26, e202200330 (†These authors contributed equally)
6. Photocatalysis in the Life Science Industry
L. Candish,* K. D. Collins,* G. C. Cook, J. J. Douglas, A. Gómez-Suárez, A. Jolit, S. Kess Chem. Rev. 2022, 122, 2907–2980
2021
5. Synthesis of γ-oxo-α-amino acids via radical acylation with carboxylic Acids
K. Merkens,† F.J. Aguilar Troyano,† K. Anwar, A. Gómez-Suárez* J. Org. Chem. 2021, 12, 8448–8456 (†These authors contributed equally)
4. Radical‐Based Synthesis and Modification of Amino Acids
F.J. Aguilar Troyano,† K. Merkens,† K. Anwar, A. Gómez-Suárez* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 1098-1115. (†These authors contributed equally)
2020
3. Selectfluor® Radical Dication (TEDA2+·) – A Versatile Species in Modern Synthetic Organic Chemistry
F.J. Aguilar Troyano,† K. Merkens,† A. Gómez-Suárez* Asian J. Org. Chem 2020, 9, 992-1007. (†These authors contributed equally)
2. Synthesis of Unnatural alpha-Amino Acid Derivatives via Light-mediated Radical Decarboxylative Processes
K. Merkens,† F.J. Aguilar Troyano,† J. Djossou, A. Gómez-Suárez* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 2354-2359 (†These authors contributed equally)
2019
1. Light‐mediated Formal Radical Deoxyfluorination of Tertiary Alcohols via Selective Single Electron Oxidation with TEDA2+·
F.J. Aguilar Troyano, F. Ballaschk,† M. Jaschinski,† Y. Ozkaya,† A. Gómez-Suárez* Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 14054 (†These authors contributed equally)
PhD & Postdoc Publications
29. A General Group Testing Strategy for Discovering Chemical Cooperativity
P. M. Pflüger, F. Katzenburg, F. Sandfort, M. Teders, A. Gómez‐Suárez, E. A. Standley, M. N. Hopkinson, C. G. Daniliuc, A. Heuer, F. Glorius, Angew.Chem.Int.Ed. 2026, e25278
28. Discovery of Unforeseen Energy-Transfer-Based Transformations Using a Combined Screening Approach
F. Strieth-Kalthoff, C. Henkel, M. Teders, A. Kahnt, W. Knolle, A. Gómez-Suárez, K. Dirian, W. Alex, K. Bergander, C. G. Daniliuc, B. Abel, D. M. Guldi, F. Glorius, Chem. 2019, 5, 2183
27. The energy-transfer-enabled biocompatible disulfide–ene reaction
M. Teders, C. Henkel, L. Anhäuser, F. Strieth-Kalthoff, A. Gómez-Suárez, R. Kleinmans, A. Kahnt, A. Rentmeister, D. Guldi, F. Glorius, Nat. Chem. 2018, 10, 981.
26. Quantifying and understanding the steric properties of N-heterocyclic carbenes;
Gómez-Suárez, A.; Nelson, D. J.; Nolan, S. P., Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 2650
25. Diverse visible light-promoted functionalizations of benzotriazoles inspired by mechanism-based luminescence screening
Teders, M.; Gómez-Suárez, A.+; Pitzer, L.+; Hopkinson, M. N.; Glorius, F., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 56, 902. +Both authors contributed equally.
24. A switchable gold catalyst by encapsulation in a self-assembled cage
Jans, A.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Nolan, S. P.; Reek, J. N. H., Chem, Eur. J. 2016, 22, 14836
23. Catalytic access to alkyl bromides, chlorides and iodides via visible light-promoted decarboxylative halogenation
Candish, L.+; Standley, E. A.+; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Mukherjee, S.; Glorius, F., Chem, Eur. J. 2016, 22, 9971.
+Both authors contributed equally.
22. Accelerated discovery in photocatalysis using a mechanism-based screening method
Hopkinson, M. N.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Teders, M.; Sahoo, B.; Glorius, F., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 4361
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21. Visible light-promoted decarboxylative di- and trifluoromethylthiolation of alkyl carboxylic acids
Candish, L.+; Pitzer, L.+; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Glorius, F., Chem, Eur. J. 2016, 22, 4753.
+Both authors contributed equally.
20. Scope and limitations of the dual-gold-catalysed hydrophenoxylation of alkynes
Gómez-Suárez, A.; Oonishi, Y.; Martin, A. R.; Nolan, S. P. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 172
19. On the mechanism of the digold(I) hydroxide-catalysed hydrophenoxylation of alkynes
Gómez-Suárez, A.; Oonishi, Y.; Martin, A. R.; Vummaleti, S. V. C.; Nelson, D. J.; Cordes, D. B.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Cavallo, L.; Nolan, S.P.; Poater, A.; Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 1125
18. Gold-acetonyl complexes: from side-products to valuable synthons
Gasperini, D.; Collado, A.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Cordes, D. B.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Nolan, S. P. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 5403
17. What can NMR spectroscopy of selenoureas and phosphinidenes teach us about the π-accepting abilities of N-heterocyclic carbenes?
Vummaleti, S. V. C.; Nelson, D. J.; Poater, A.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Cordes, D. B.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Nolan, S. P.; Cavallo, L., Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 1895
16. [1,3-Bis[2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)phenyl]-2-imidazolidinylidene]chloro-gold
Gómez-Suárez, A.; Collado, A.; Nolan, S. P In e-EROS, Electronic Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.: Chichester, U.K., 2014.
15. [1,3-Bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene]chloro-gold
Collado, A.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Nolan, S. P In e-EROS, Electronic Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.: Chichester, U.K., 2014.
14. [Au]/[Pd] multicatalytic process: direct one-pot access to benzo[c]chromenes and benzo[b]furans
Oonishi, Y.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Martin, A. R.; Makida, Y.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Nolan, S. P. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 13507
13. Trapping atmospheric CO2 with gold
Collado, A.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Webb, P. B.; Kruger, H.; Bühl, M.; Cordes, D. B.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Nolan, S. P. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 11321
12. Highly efficient and eco-friendly gold-catalyzed synthesis of homoallylic ketones
Gómez-Suárez, A.; Gasperini, D.; Vummaleti, S. V. C.; Poater, A.; Cavallo, L.; Nolan, S. P. ACS Catal. 2014, 2701.
11. New [Au(NHC)(OH)] complexes for silver-free protocols
Patrick, S. R.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Nolan, S. P. Organometallics 2013, 33, 421.
10. Synthesis, characterization and luminiscence studies of gold(I)-NHC amide complexes
Gómez-Suárez, A.; Nelson, D. J.; Thompson, D. G.; Cordes, D. B.; Graham, D.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Nolan, S. P., Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2216.
9. Synthesis, characterisation, and oxygen atom transfer reactions involving the first gold(I)-alkylperoxo complexes
Collado, A.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Nolan, S. P. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 10745
8. Hydrophenoxylation of alkynes by cooperative gold catalysis
Oonishi, Y.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Martin, A. R.; Nolan, S. P. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 9767.
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7. Straightforward synthesis of [Au(NHC)X] (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene, X = Cl, Br, I) complexes
Collado, A.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Martin, A. R.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Nolan, S. P. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 5541.
6. [{Au(NHC)}2(µ-OH)][BF4]: Silver-free and acid-free catalysts for water-inclusive gold-mediated organic transformations
Gómez-Suárez, A.; Oonishi, Y.; Meiries, S.; Nolan, S. P. Organometallics, 2013, 32, 1106
5. Straightforward synthetic access to gem-diaurated and digold σ,π-acetylide species
Gómez-Suárez, A.; Dupuy, S.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Nolan, S. P. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 938.
4. Dinuclear gold catalysis: are two gold centers better than one?
Gómez-Suárez, A.; Nolan, S. P. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 8156.
3. Synthetic routes to [Au(NHC)(OH)] (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes
Gómez-Suárez, A.; Ramón, R. S.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Nolan, S. P. Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 5461
2. Influence of a very bulky N-heterocyclic carbene in gold-mediated catalysis
Gómez-Suárez, A.; Ramón, R. S.; Songis, O.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Cazin, C. S. J.; Nolan, S. P. Organometallics 2011, 30, 5463
1. Gold(I)-catalyzed tandem alkoxylation/lactonization of γ−hydroxy-α,β-acetylenic esters
Ramón, R. S.; Pottier, C.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; Nolan, S. P. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2011, 353, 1575
Book Chapters
Metallate Complexes of the Late Transition Metals: Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis.
Gómez-Suárez, A.; Nelson, D. J.; Nolan, S. P., Metallate Complexes of the Late Transition Metals: Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis. In Adv. Organomet. Chem., Academic Press: 2018.
Sustainable Homogeneous gold catalysis
Collado, A.; Gómez-Suárez, A.; and Nolan, S. P.; in Sustainable catalysis: with non-endangered metals, ed. North, M., The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 2015, vol. 2, chp. 16.
