Christof Sparr - NCCR MSE

Christof Sparr

Department of Chemistry, University of Basel

Project Leader

Publications

D. Lotter, A. Huber, J. Wellauer, O. Wenger, C. Sparr “Photoinduced Energy Transfer via an Atropisomeric Molecular Bridge“ Helv. Chim. Acta 2024. [DOI]
T. Vornholt, Z. Jončev, V. Sabatino, S. Panke, T. R. Ward, C. Sparr, M. Jeschek “An Artificial Metalloenzyme for Atroposelective Metathesis**“ ChemCatChem 2023. [DOI]
T. A. Schmidt, S. Schumann, A. Ostertag, C. Sparr “Catalyst Control over Threefold Stereogenicity: Selective Synthesis of Atropisomeric Sulfones with Stereogenic C−S Axes“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023. [DOI]
Z. Jončev, C. Sparr “Atroposelective Arene-Forming Alkene Metathesis“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022. [DOI]
T. A. Schmidt, C. Sparr “Photocatalytic deracemisation of cobalt(iii) complexes with fourfold stereogenicity“ Chem. Commun. 2022. [DOI]
J. Dong, A. Ostertag, C. Sparr “o-Quinodimethane Atropisomers: Enantioselective Synthesis and Stereospecific Transformation“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022. [DOI]
X. Wu, C. Sparr “Retrosynthetic polyketide disconnections for unnatural aromatics“ Trends Chem. 2022. [DOI]
X. Wu, C. Sparr “Stereoselective Synthesis of Atropisomeric Acridinium Salts by the Catalyst-Controlled Cyclization of ortho-Quinone Methide Iminiums“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022. [DOI]
D. Moser, C. Sparr “Synthesis of Atropisomeric Two-Axis Systems by the Catalyst-Controlled syn- and anti-Selective Arene-Forming Aldol Condensation“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022. [DOI]
X. Wu, J. Malinčík, A. Prescimone, C. Sparr “X-Ray Crystallographic Studies of Quasi-Racemates for Absolute Configuration Determinations“ Helv. Chim. Acta 2022. [DOI]
T. A. Schmidt, C. Sparr “Catalyst-Controlled Stereoselective Barton–Kellogg Olefination“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021. [DOI]
D. Scherrer, D. Vogel, U. Drechsler, A. Olziersky, C. Sparr, M. Mayor, E. Lörtscher “Monitoring Solid-phase Reactions in Self-assembled Monolayers by Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021. [DOI]
D. Moser, A. Castrogiovanni, D. Lotter, R. M. Witzig, V. C. Fäseke, F. C. Raps, C. Sparr “Catalytic Cascade Reactions Inspired by Polyketide Biosynthesis“ Chimia 2020. [DOI]
F. C. Raps, V. C. Fäseke, D. Häussinger, C. Sparr “Catalyst-Controlled Transannular Polyketide Cyclization Cascades: Selective Folding of Macrocyclic Polyketides“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020. [DOI]
A. Castrogiovanni, D. Lotter, F. R. Bissegger, C. Sparr “JoyaPhos: An Atropisomeric Teraryl Monophosphine Ligand“ Chem. Eur. J. 2020. [DOI]
B. Zilate, C. Fischer, C. Sparr “Design and application of aminoacridinium organophotoredox catalysts“ Chem. Commun. 2020. [DOI]
V. C. Fäseke, F. C. Raps, C. Sparr “Polyketide Cyclizations for the Synthesis of Polyaromatics“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019. [DOI]
C. Fischer, C. Kerzig, B. Zilate, O. Wenger, C. Sparr “Modulation of Acridinium Organophotoredox Catalysts Guided by Photophysical Studies“ ACS Catal. 2019. [DOI]
A. Castrogiovanni, P. Herr, X. Guo, C. Larsen, C. Sparr, O. Wenger “Shortcuts for Electron-Transfer through the Secondary Structure of Helical Oligo-1,2-naphthylenes“ Chem. Eur. J. 2019. [DOI]
R. M. Witzig, C. Sparr “Synthesis of Enantioenriched Tetra-ortho-3,3′-substituted Biaryls by Small-Molecule-Catalyzed Noncanonical Polyketide Cyclizations“ Synlett 2019. [DOI]
R. M. Witzig, V. C. Fäseke, D. Häussinger, C. Sparr “Atroposelective synthesis of tetra-ortho-substituted biaryls by catalyst-controlled non-canonical polyketide cyclizations“ Nat. Catal. 2019. [DOI]
D. Kaldre, F. Gallou, C. Sparr, M. Parmentier “Interface-rich Aqueous Systems for Sustainable Chemical Synthesis“ Chimia 2019, 73:714-19. [DOI]
M. Jakobi, F. Gallou, C. Sparr, M. Parmentier “A General Protocol for Robust Sonogashira Reactions in Micellar Medium“ Helv. Chim. Acta 2019. [DOI]
C. Fischer, C. Sparr “Synthesis of 1,5-bifunctional organolithium reagents by a double directed ortho-metalation: Direct transformation of esters into 1,8-dimethoxy-acridinium salts“ Tetrahedron 2018, 74:5486-5493. [DOI]
M. Grogg, D. Hilvert, M. Ebert, A. K. Beck, D. Seebach, F. Kurth, P. Dittrich, C. Sparr, S. Wittlin, M. Rottmann, P. Mäser “Cell Penetration, Herbicidal Activity, and in-vivo-Toxicity of Oligo-Arginine Derivatives and of Novel Guanidinium-Rich Compounds Derived from the Biopolymer Cyanophycin“ Helv. Chim. Acta 2018. [DOI]
C. Fischer, C. Sparr “Configurationally Stable Atropisomeric Acridinium Fluorophores“ Synlett 2018. [DOI]
A. Link, C. Sparr “Remote Central‐to‐Axial Chirality Conversion: Direct Atroposelective Ester to Biaryl Transformation“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018. [DOI]
D. Lotter, A. Castrogiovanni, M. Neuburger, C. Sparr “Catalyst-Controlled Stereodivergent Synthesis of Atropisomeric Multiaxis Systems“ ACS Cent. Sci. 2018. [DOI]
A. Link, C. Sparr “Stereoselective arene formation“ Chem. Soc. Rev. 2018. [DOI]
B. Zilate, A. Castrogiovanni, C. Sparr “Catalyst-Controlled Stereoselective Synthesis of Atropisomers“ ACS Catalysis 2018. [DOI]
C. Fischer, C. Sparr “Direkte Umwandlung von Estern in Heterocyclische Fluorophore“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017. [DOI]