The Ackermann Group
Catalysis And Organic Synthesis

Selected Highlights


§ These authors contributed equally.

Integrating a multitask graph neural network with DFT calculations for site-selectivity prediction of arenes and mechanistic knowledge generation X. Chen,§ Z.-J. Zhang,§ X. Hong, L. Ackermann,
Nat. Synth 2025, 4, 877-887
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Difunctionalization of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes enabled by merging C−C cleavage and ruthenium-catalysed remote C−H activation S. Chen, Z. Xu, B. Yuan, X.-Y. Gou, L. Ackermann
Nat. Synth 2025, 4, 655–663
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Enantioselective C–H annulations enabled by either nickel- or cobalt-electrocatalysed C–H activation for catalyst-controlled chemodivergence T. von Münchow,§ N. K. Pandit,§ S. Dana, P. Boos, S. E. Peters, J. Boucat, Y.-R. Liu, A. Scheremetjew, L. Ackermann
Nat. Catal 2025, 8, 257–269
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Ruthenaphoto-catalyzed ortho-C–H alkylation with secondary alkyl halides: SET-enabled ruthenium(II/III/IV) manifold Y. Wang,§ B. Yuan,§ X. Chang,§ L. Ackermann
Chem 2025, 11, 102387
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Machine learning-guided yield optimization for palladaelectro-catalyzed annulation reaction X. Hou, S. Li, J. Frey, X. Hong, L. Ackermann
Chem 2024, 10, 2283-2294
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Iron-catalyzed stereoselective C–H alkylation for simultaneous construction of C–N axial and C-central chirality Z-J. Zhang, N. Jacob, S. Bhatia, P. Boos, X. Chen, J. C. DeMuth, A. M. Messinis, B. B. Jei, J. C. A. Oliveira, A. Radović, M. L. Neidig, J. Wencel-Delord, L Ackermann
Nat. Commun 2024, 15, 3503
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Late-stage meta-C–H alkylation of pharmaceuticals to modulate biological properties and expedite molecular optimisation in a single step L. Guillemard, L. Ackermann, M. J. Johansson
Nat. Commun 2024, 15, 3349
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Stereoselective assembly of C-oligosaccharides via modular difunctionalization of glycals Y-N. Ding, M-Z. Xu, Y-C. Huang, L. Ackermann, X. Kong, X-Y. Liu, Y-Min Liang
Nat. Commun 2024, 15, 2794
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Room temperature photo-promoted iron-catalysed arene C–H alkenylation without Grignard reagents A. M. Messinis, T. von Münchow, M. Surke, L. Ackermann
Nat. Catal 2024, 7, 273–284
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Late-stage synthesis of heterobifunctional molecules for PROTAC applications via ruthenium-catalysed C‒H amidation D. Antermite, S. D. Friis, J. R. Johansson, O. D. Putra, L. Ackermann, M. J. Johansson
Nat. Commun 2023, 14, 8222
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Electrocatalyzed direct arene alkenylations without directing groups for selective late-stage drug diversification Z. Lin,§ U. Dhawa,§ X. Hou,§ M. Surke, B. Yuan, S.-W. Li, Y.-C. Liou, M. J. Johansson, L.-C. Xu, C.-H. Chao, X. Hong, L. Ackermann
Nat. Commun 2023, 14, 4224
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Data-driven design of new chiral carboxylic acid for construction of indoles with C-central and C–N axial chirality via cobalt catalysis Z-J. Zhang, S.-W. L, J. C. A. Oliveira, Y. Li, X. Chen, S.-Q. Zhang, L.-C. Xu, T. Rogge, X. Hong, L. Ackermann
Nat. Commun 2023, 14, 3149
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Enantioselectivity prediction of pallada-electrocatalysed C–H activation using transition state knowledge in machine learning L.-C. Xu, J. Frey, X. Hou, S.-Q. Zhang, Y.-Y. Li, J. C. A. Oliveira, S.-W. Li, L. Ackermann, X. Hong
Nat. Synth 2023, 2, 321–330
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Enantioselective electrochemical cobalt-catalyzed aryl C–H activation reactions T. von Münchow§, S. Dana§, Y. Xu, B. Yuan, L. Ackermann
Science 2023, 379, 1036–1042
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Efficient preparation of unsymmetrical disulfides by nickel-catalyzed reductive coupling strategy F. Wang, Y. Chen, W. Rao, L. Ackermann, S.-Y. Wang
Nat. Commun 2022, 13, 2588
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Rhodaelectro-catalyzed access to chromones via formyl C–H activation towards peptide electro-labeling M. Stangier, A. Messinis, J. C. A. Oliveira, H. Yu, L. Ackermann
Nat. Commun 2021, 12, 4736
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Late-stage C–H functionalization offers new opportunities in drug discovery L. Guillemard, N. Kaplaneris, L. Ackermann, M. Johansson
Nat. Rev. Chem 2021, 5, 522–545
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C–H activation T. Rogge, N. Kaplaneris, N. Chatani, J. Kim, S. Chang, B. Punji, L. L. Schafer, D. G. Musaev, J. Wencel-Delord, C. A. Roberts, R. Sarpong, Z. E. Wilson, M. A. Brimble, M. J. Johansson, L. Ackermann
Nat. Rev. Methods Primers 2021, 1, 43
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Electrocatalytic C–H phosphorylation through nickel(III/IV/II) catalysis S.-K. Zhang, A. Del Vecchio, R. Kuniyil, A. M. Messinis, Z. Lin, L. Ackermann
Chem 2021, 7, 1379-1392
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Peptide Late-Stage Diversifications by Rhodium-Catalyzed Tryptophan C7 Amidation W. Wang,§ J. Wu,§ R. Kuniyil, A. Kopp, R. N. Lima, L. Ackermann
Chem 2020, 6, 3428-3439
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Power the Future – How Can Electrochemistry Make a Difference in Organic Synthesis? T. H. Meyer, I. Choi, C. Tian, L. Ackermann
Chem 2020, 6, 2484-2496
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Cobalt-catalysed C–H methylation for late-stage drug diversification S. D. Friis, M. J. Johansson, L. Ackermann
Nat. Chem 2020, 12
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Cobaltaelectro-Catalyzed C–H Activation for Resource-Economical Molecular Syntheses C. Tian,§ T. H. Meyer,§ M. Stangier, U. Dhawa, K. Rauch, L. H. Finger, L. Ackermann
Nat. Protoc. 2020, 15, 1760–1774
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Chemodivergent manganese-catalyzed C–H activation: modular synthesis of fluorogenic probes N. Kaplaneris, J. Son, L. Mendive-Tapia, A. Kopp, N. D. Barth, I. Maksso, M. Vendrell, L. Ackermann
Nat. Commun 2021, 11, 3389
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Late-stage peptide C–H alkylation for bioorthogonal C–H activation featuring solid phase peptide synthesis A. Schischko,§ N. Kaplaneris,§ T. Rogge, G. Sirvinskaite, J. Son, L. Ackermann
Nat. Commun 2019, 10, 3553
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Nickel-catalyzed reductive thiolation and selenylation of unactivated alkyl bromides Y. Fang, T. Rogge, L. Ackermann, S.-Y. Wang, S.-J. Ji
Nat. Commun 2018, 9, 2240
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Versatile and Robust C–C Activation by Chelation-Assisted Manganese-Catalysi H. Wang§, I. Choi§, T. Rogge, N. Kaplaneris, L. Ackermann
Nat. Catal 2018, 1, 993-1001
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Transient Directing Groups for Transformative C–H Activation by Synergistic Metal Catalysis P. Gandeepan, L. Ackermann
Chem 2018, 4, 199-222
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Ruthenium(II)-catalysed remote C-H alkylations as a versatile platform to meta-decorated arenes J. Li,§ K. Korvorapun,§ S. De Sarkar,§ T. Rogge, D. J. Burns, S. Warratz, L. Ackermann
Nat. Commun 2017, 8, 15430
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Merging allylic carbon-hydrogen and selective carbon-carbon bond activation A. Masarwa, D. Didier, T. Zabrodski, M. Schinkel, L. Ackermann, I. Marek
Nature 2014, 505, 199-203
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