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
2022

Ayham H. Abazid
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"