The Gómez-Suárez Group

PhD students

2024

Khadijah Anwar

Thesis title: "The synthesis & derivatisation of amino acids into conformationally restricted unnatural amino acid & spirocyclic scaffolds"

2023

Kay Merkens

Thesis title "Development of Novel Synthetic Methodologies towards alpha-and delta-Amino Acid Derivatives using Visible Light-Induced Photoredox Catalysis"

 

2022

Francisco José Aguilar Troyano

Thesis title "Novel radical-based methodologies for the deoxyfunctionalization of alcohols & the synthesis of unnatural alpha-amino acids"

 

Postdocs

2024

Sebastian Govaerts

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2022

Ayham H. Abazid

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Master students

2023

Oumayma El Yarroudi

Thesis title "Synthesis of Spirocyclic Scaffolds Enabled by Radical Chemistry"

Publications: K. Anwar, F. J. Aguilar Troyano, A. H. Abazid, O. El Yarroudi, I. Funes-Ardoiz, A. Gómez-Suárez* Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 3216. (†These authors contributed equally)

Bachelor students

2023

Luise Bühner

Thesis title "Synthesis of Fmoc-protected Amino Acids"

2022

Mehmet Ali Inal

Thesis title "Accessing uncommon bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane (BCPs) deivatives via photochemistry"

2020

Jonas Djossou

Thesis title "Synthesis of amino acid derivatives using radical chemistry"

Publications: K. Merkens,† F.J. Aguilar Troyano,† J. Djossou, A. Gómez-Suárez* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 2354-2359 (†These authors contributed equally)

2019

Dennis-Oliver Grzeschik

Thesis title "Catalyst-Free Acylation of Tetrasubstituted Activated Alkenes"

Awarded with the best Bachelor thesis from the regional branch of the GDCh

2018

Lukas Heemann

Thesis title "Radikalische Addition an sterisch gehinderten Alkenen"