Publications
2018-2021
2021
[60] Angewandte Chemie
The Dimethylbismuth Cation: Entry into Dative Bi–Bi Bonding and Unconventional Methyl Exchange
J. Ramler, F. Fantuzzi, F. Geist, A. Hanft, H. Braunschweig, B. Engels, C. Lichtenberg
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 24338–24394. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109545
Angew. Chem. 2021, 133, 24592–24598. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.202109545
Hot Paper; Highlighted as Frontispiece
[59] Angewandte Chemie
Cyclo-Dipnictadialanes
S. Nees, F. Fantuzzi, T. Wellnitz, M. Fischer, J.-E. Siewert, J. T. Goettel, A. Hofmann, M. Härterich, H. Braunschweig, C. Hering-Junghans
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 24318–24325. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111121
Angew. Chem. 2021, 133, 24520–24528. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.202111121
[58] Angewandte Chemie
A Neutral Beryllium(I) Radical
C. Czernetzki, M. Arrowsmith, F. Fantuzzi, A. Gärtner, I. Krummenacher, F. Schorr, T. Tröster, H. Braunschweig
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 20776–20780. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108405
Angew. Chem. 133, 20944–20948. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.202108405
Very Important Paper
[57] Angewandte Chemie
Platinum-Templated Coupling of B=N Units: Synthesis of BNBN Analogues of 1,3-Dienes and a Butatriene
C. Brunecker, M. Arrowsmith, F. Fantuzzi, H. Braunschweig
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 16864–16868. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106161
Angew. Chem. 2021, 133, 17000–17004. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.202106161
[56] Angewandte Chemie
Adducts of the Parent Boraphosphaketene H2BPCO and their Decarbonylative Insertion Chemistry
S. Hagspiel, F. Fantuzzi, R. D. Dewhurst, A. Gärtner, F. Lindl, A. Lamprecht, H. Braunschweig
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 13666–13670. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103521
Angew. Chem. 2021, 133, 13780–13784. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.202103521
[55] Angewandte Chemie
Isolation of Neutral, Mono-, and Dicationic B2P2 Rings by Diphosphorus Addition to a Boron–Boron Triple Bond
T. Brückner, F. Fantuzzi, T. E. Stennett, I. Krummenacher, R. D. Dewhurst, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 13661–13665. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102218
Angew. Chem. 2021, 133, 13774–13779. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.202102218
[54] Angewandte Chemie
Highly Colored Boron-Doped Thiazolothiazoles from the Reductive Dimerization of Boron Isothiocyanates
S. Hagspiel, M. Arrowsmith, F. Fantuzzi, A. Vargas, A. Rempel, A. Hermann, T. Brückner, H. Braunschweig
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 6446–6450. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202015508
Angew. Chem. 2021, 133, 6519–6524. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.202015508
[53] Angewandte Chemie
Isolation and Reactivity of an Antiaromatic s-Block Metal Compound
D. K. Roy, T. Tröster, F. Fantuzzi, R. D. Dewhurst, C. Lenczyk, K. Radacki, C. Pranckevicius, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 3812–3819. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202014557
Angew. Chem. 2021, 133, 3856–3863. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.202014557
Highlighted in Chemistry World
[52] Angewandte Chemie
Reduction and Rearrangement of a Boron(I) Carbonyl Complex
M. Rang, F. Fantuzzi, M. Arrowsmith, I. Krummenacher, E. Beck, R. Witte, A. Matler, A. Rempel, T. Bischof, K. Radacki, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 2963–2968. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202014167
Angew. Chem. 2021, 133, 3000–3005. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.202014167
[51] Chemical Science
One- and Two-Electron Reduction of Triarylborane-Based Helical Donor-Acceptor Compounds
X. Jia, J. Nitsch, Z. Wu, A. Friedrich, J. Krebs, I. Krummenacher, F. Fantuzzi, H. Braunschweig, M. Moos, C. Lambert, B. Engels, T. Marder
Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 11864–11872. DOI: 10.1039/D1SC02409D
[50] Chemical Science
Reactivity of cyano- and isothiocyanatoborylenes: metal coordination, one-electron oxidation and boron-centred Brønsted basicity
S. Hagspiel, E. Dren, M. Arrowsmith, F. Fantuzzi, A. Vargas, A. Rempel, M. Härterich, I. Krummenacher, H. Braunschweig
Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 7937–7942. DOI: 10.1039/D1SC01580J
[49] Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gas-phase spectroscopic characterization of neutral and ionic polycyclic aromatic phosphorus heterocycles (PAPHs)
R. R. Oliveira, G. Molpeceres, F. Fantuzzi, H. M. Quitián-Lara, H. M. Boechat-Roberty, J. Kästner
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 2021, 500, 2564–2576. DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa3460
[48] Chemical Communications
Dialkynyldiboranes(4) and the selectable reactivity of their C–H, C≡C and B–B bonds
F. Schorr, F. Fantuzzi, R. D. Dewhurst, H. Braunschweig
Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 2645–2648. DOI: 10.1039/D1CC00265A
[47] Chemistry - A European Journal
Controlled Synthesis of Oligomers Containing Main-Chain B(sp2)-B(sp2) Bonds
F. Schorr, N. Schopper, N. Riensch, F. Fantuzzi, M. Neder, R. Dewhurst, T. Thiess, T. Brückner, K. Hammond, H. Helten, M. Finze, H. Braunschweig
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 16043–16048. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103366
[46] Chemistry - A European Journal
Diphosphino-Functionalized 1,8-Naphthyridines: a Multifaceted Ligand Platform for Boranes and Diboranes
J. Cui, M. Dietz, M. Härterich, F. Fantuzzi, W. Lu, R. Dewhurst, H. Braunschweig
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 15751–15756. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102721
[45] Chemistry - A European Journal
Taming the Antiferromagnetic Beast: Computational Design of Ultrashort Mn−Mn Bonds Stabilized by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes
M. A. S. Francisco, F. Fantuzzi, T. M. Cardozo, P. M. Esteves, B. Engels, R. R. Oliveira
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 12126–12136. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101116
[44] Chemistry - A European Journal
Twisting versus Delocalization in CAAC- and NHC-Stabilized Boron-Based Biradicals: The Roles of Sterics and Electronics
P. Schmid, F. Fantuzzi, J. Klopf, N. B. Schröder, R. D. Dewhurst, H. Braunschweig, V. Engel, B. Engels
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 5160–5170. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004619
Hot Paper; Highlighted as Front Cover
[43] Inorganic Chemistry
Understanding, Modulating, and Leveraging Transannular M→Z Interactions
B. Ghosh, F. Fantuzzi, A. Phukan
Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 12790–12800. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00977
[42] Dalton Transactions
Unexpected formation of a dodecanuclear {Co(II)6Cu(II)6} nanowheel under ambient conditions: magneto-structural correlations
W. D. do Pim, I. F. Silva, E. N. da Silva Jr., H. O. Stumpf, W. X. C. Oliveira, E. F. Pedroso, C. B. Pinheiro, Y. Journaux, F. Fantuzzi, I. Krummenacher, H. Braunschweig, B. Engels, J. Cano, M. Julve, C. L. M. Pereira
Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 12430–12434. DOI: 10.1039/D1DT02268G
[41] Dalton Transactions
Splitting of Multiple Hydrogen Molecules by Bioinspired Diniobium Metal Complexes: A DFT Study
F. Fantuzzi, M. A. C. Nascimento, B. Ginovska, R. M. Bullock, S. Raugei
Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 840–849. DOI: 10.1039/D0DT03411H
Highlighted as Front Cover
Highlighted in Dalton Transactions HOT Articles
[40] Journal of Chemical Physics
Fragmentation of isocyanic acid, HNCO, following core excitation and ionization
M. Gerlach, F. Fantuzzi, L. Wohlfart, K. Kopp, B. Engels, J. Bozek, C. Nicolas, D. Mayer, M. Gühr, F. Holzmeier, I. Fischer
J. Chem. Phys. 2021, 154, 114302. DOI: 10.1063/5.0044506
[39] The Journal of Organic Chemistry
Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C–H/N–H Alkyne Annulation of Non-Symmetric 2-Aryl-(Benz)Imidazole Derivatives: Photophysical and Mechanistic Insights
G. Dias, E. Paz, J. Kadooka, A. Sabino, L. Cury, K. Torikai, C. A. de Simone, F. Fantuzzi, E. N. da Silva Jr.
J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 264–278. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02054
[38] Journal of Applied Physics
Ab initio study of structural and electronic properties of lithium fluoride nanotubes
R. R. Oliveira, F. Fantuzzi, M. A. C. Nascimento
J. Appl. Phys. 2021, 129, 205102. DOI: 10.1063/5.0047243
2020
[37] Angewandte Chemie
cAAC-Stabilized 9,10-diboraanthracenes – acenes with open-shell singlet biradical ground states
C. Saalfrank, F. Fantuzzi, T. Kupfer, B. Ritschel, A. Matler, K. Hammond, I. Krummenacher, R. Bertermann, R. Wirthensohn, M. Finze, P. Schmid, V. Engel, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 19338–19343. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008206
Angew. Chem. 2020, 132, 19502–19507. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.202008206
Very Important Paper
[36] Angewandte Chemie
Oxidation, Coordination and Nickel-Mediated Deconstruction of a Highly Electron-Rich Diboron Analogue of 1,3,5-Hexatriene
A. Hermann, F. Fantuzzi, M. Arrowsmith, T. Zorn, I. Krummenacher, B. Ritschel, K. Radacki, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 15717–15725. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006131
Angew. Chem. 2020, 132, 15847–15855. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.202006131
[35] Angewandte Chemie
Diborane(4) Azides: Surprisingly Stable Sources of Transient Iminoboranes
T. Thiess, G. Bélanger-Chabot, F. Fantuzzi, M. Michel, M. Ernst, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 15480–15486.DOI: 10.1002/anie.202003050
Angew. Chem. 2020, 132, 15608–15614. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.202003050
[34] Chemical Science
Diverse Ring-Opening Reactions of Rhodium η4-Azaborete Complexes
M. Heß, T. E. Stennett, F. Fantuzzi, R. Bertermann, M. Schock, M. Schäfer, T. Thiess, H. Braunschweig
Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 9134–9140. DOI: 10.1039/D0SC02283G
[33] Chemical Science
Reduction of a Dihydroboryl Cation to a Boryl Anion and its Air-Stable, Neutral Hydroboryl Radical through Hydrogen Shuttling
S. Hagspiel, M. Arrowsmith, F. Fantuzzi, A. Hermann, V. Paprocki, R. Drescher, I. Krummenacher, H. Braunschweig
Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 551–555. DOI: 10.1039/C9SC05026D
[32] Chemical Communications
Tuneable reduction of cymantrenylboranes to diborenes or borylene-derived boratafulvenes
U. Schmidt, F. Fantuzzi, M. Arrowsmith, A. Hermann, D. Prieschl, A. Rempel, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 14809–14812. DOI: 10.1039/D0CC06398C
[31] Chemistry - A European Journal
Functionalization of N2 via Formal 1,3-Haloboration of a Tungsten(0) σ-Dinitrogen Complex
A. Rempel, S. K. Mellerup, F. Fantuzzi, A. Herzog, A. Deißenberger, R. Bertermann, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig
Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 16019–16027. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002678
[30] Chemistry - A European Journal
Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Double Annulation of Quinones: Step-Economical Access to Valuable Bioactive Compounds
E. N. da Silva Jr., R. L. Carvalho, R. G. Almeida, L. G. Rosa, F. Fantuzzi, T. Rogge, P. M. S. Costa, C. O. Pessoa, C. Jacob, L. Ackermann
Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 10981–10986. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001434
[29] Chemistry - A European Journal
Boranediyl- and Diboran(4)-1,2-diyl-bridged Platinum A-Frame Complexes
C. Brunecker, J. H. Müssig, M. Arrowsmith, F. Fantuzzi, A. Stoy, J. Böhnke, A. Hofmann, R. Bertermann, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig
Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 8518–8523. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001168
[28] Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dissociative single and double photoionization of biphenyl (C12H10) by soft X-rays in planetary nebulae
H. M. Quitián-Lara, F. Fantuzzi, R. R. Oliveira, M. A. C. Nascimento, W. Wolff, H. M. Boechat-Roberty
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 2020, 499, 6066–6083. DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa3181
Highlighted in AstroPAH
[27] RSC Advances
Are disulfide bonds resilient to double ionization? Insights from coincidence spectroscopy and ab initio calculations
L. R. Varas, F. Fantuzzi, L. H. Coutinho, R. B. Bernini, M. A. C. Nascimento, G. G. B. de Souza
RSC Adv. 2020, 10, 35039–35048. DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05979J
[26] Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Production of Long-Lived Benzene Dications from Electron Impact in the 20-2000 eV Energy Range Combined with the Search for Global Minimum Structures
W. Wolff, A. Perlin, R. R. Oliveira, F. Fantuzzi, L. H. Coutinho, F. A. Ribeiro, G. Hilgers
J. Phys. Chem. A 2020, 124, 9261–9271. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c07931
[25] Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Structure, Stability and Spectroscopic Properties of Small Acetonitrile Cation Clusters
H. B. A. Cerqueira, J. C. Santos, F. Fantuzzi, F. A. Ribeiro, M. L. M. Rocco, R. R. Oliveira, A. B. Rocha
J. Phys. Chem. A 2020, 124, 6845–6855. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c03529
2019
[24] Journal of the American Chemical Society
Lewis-Base Stabilization of the Parent Al(I) Hydride under Ambient Conditions
S. Mellerup, Y. Cui, F. Fantuzzi, P. Schmid, J. Goettel, G. Bélanger-Chabot, M. Arrowsmith, I. Krummenacher, Q. Ye, V. Engel, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 16954–16960. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09128
[23] Angewandte Chemie
Bond‐Strengthening Backdonation in Aminoborylene‐Stabilized Aminoborylenes: At the Intersection of Borylenes and Diborenes
C. Pranckevicius, C. Herok, F. Fantuzzi, B. Engels, H. Braunschweig
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 12893–12897. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201906671
Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 13025–13029. DOI (German version): 10.1002/ange.201906671
[22] Chemical Communications
Selective Mono- and Dimetallation of a Group 3 Sandwich Complex
A. J. Martínez-Martínez, A. R. Kennedy, V. Paprocki, F. Fantuzzi, R. D. Dewhurst, C. T. O'Hara, H. Braunschweig, R. E. Mulvey
Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 9677–9680. DOI: 10.1039/C9CC03825F
[21] Chemistry - A European Journal
Mechanistic Insights into the Formation of Lithium Fluoride Nanotubes
F. Fantuzzi, R. R. Oliveira, A. Henkes, J. Rubayo-Soneira, M. A. C. Nascimento
Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 5269–5279. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805991
[20] Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Unexpected reversal of stability in strained systems containing one-electron bonds
F. Fantuzzi, W. Wolff, H. M. Quitián-Lara, H. M. Boechat-Roberty, G. Hilgers, B. Rudek, M. A. C. Nascimento
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2019, 21, 24984–24992. DOI: 10.1039/C9CP04964A
Hot PCCP Article
[19] Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Destruction and multiple ionization of PAHs by X-rays in circumnuclear regions of AGNs
T. Monfredini, H. M. Quitián-Lara, F. Fantuzzi, W. Wolff, E. Mendoza, A. F. Lago, D. A. Sales, M. G. Pastoriza, H. M. Boechat-Roberty
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 2019, 488, 451–469. DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz1021
2018
[18] Journal of the American Chemical Society
Doubly and Triply Charged Species Formed from Chlorobenzene Reveal Unusual C–Cl Multiple Bonding
F. Fantuzzi, B. Rudek, W. Wolff, M. A. C. Nascimento
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 4288–4292. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b12749
[17] Inorganic Chemistry
Diboryne Nanostructures Stabilized by Multitopic N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: A Computational Study
F. Fantuzzi, C. B. Coutinho, R. R. Oliveira, M. A. C. Nascimento
Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 3931–3940. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00089
[16] Astrophysical Journal
Hydrogenated Benzene in Circumstellar Environments: Insights into the Photostability of Super-hydrogenated PAHs
H. M. Quitián-Lara, F. Fantuzzi, M. A. C. Nascimento, W. Wolff, H. M. Boechat-Roberty
Astrophys. J. 2018, 854, 61. DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aaa977