Prof. Dr. Martin Breugst

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsOrganic Molecular Chemistry,Theoretical Chemistry: Electron Structure, Dynamics, Simulation
KeywordsOrganokatalyse, Computerchemie, Reaktionsmechanismen, Nicht-kovalente Wechselwirkungen

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityChemnitz
InstitutionTechnische Universität Chemnitz
InstituteInstitut für Chemie

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Kendall N. HoukDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles
Start of initial sponsorship01/10/2011

Program(s)

2011Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2014Seoung-ryoung Choi, Martin Breugst, Kendall N. Houk, C. Dale Poulter: δ-Deuterium Isotope Effects as Probes for Transition-State Structures of Isoprenoid Substrates. In: The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2014, 3572-3580
2014M. Breugst, K. N. Houk: Computational Analysis of Cyclophane-Based Bisthiourea-Catalyzed Henry Reactions. In: J. Org. Chem., 2014, 6302-6309
2014Matthew T. Richers, Martin Breugst, Alena Yu Platonova, Anja Ullrich, Arne Dieckmann, Kendall N. Houk, Daniel Seidel: Redox-Neutral α-Oxygenation of Amines: Reaction Development and Elucidation of the Mechanism. In: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 6123-6135
2014C. L. Jarvis, M. T. Richers, M. Breugst, K. N. Houk, D. Seidel: Redox-Neutral α-Sulfenylation of Secondary Amines: Ring-Fused N,S-Acetals. In: Org. Lett., 2014, 3556-3559
2013Martin Breugst, René Grée, K. N. Houk: Synergistic Effects between Lewis and Brønsted Acids: Application to the Prins Cyclization. In: J. Org. Chem., 2013, 9892-9897
2013Martin Breugst, Albert Eschenmoser, K. N. Houk: Theoretical Exploration of the Mechanism of Riboflavin Formation from 6,7-Dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine: Nucleophilic Catalysis, Hydride Transfer, Hydrogen Atom Transfer, or Nucleophilic Addition?. In: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 6658-6668
2013Arne Dieckmann, Martin Breugst, K. N. Houk: Zwitterions and Unobserved Intermediates in Organocatalytic Diels–Alder Reactions of Linear and Cross-Conjugated Trienamines. In: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 3237-3242