Publications

(155) Aiyedun, P. O.; Sonibare, M. A.;* Ajiboye, C. O.; Gueye, B.; Paliwal, R.; Albach, D. C.; Nchiozem-Ngnitedem, V.-A.;* Schmidt, B. Phytoecdysteroids from Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax. And their antioxidant and antidiabetic activities. Fitoterapia2024, 177, 106103 DOI.

(154) Olufolabo, K. O.; Lüersen, K.; Oguntimehin, S. A.; Nchiozem-Ngnitedem, V.-A.; Agbebi, E. A.; Faloye, K. O.; Nyamboki, D. K.; Rimbach, G.; Matasyoh, J. C.; Schmidt, B.; Moody, J. O. In vitro and in silico studies reveal antidiabetic property of arylbenzofurans from the root bark of Morus mesozygia Stapf. Front. Pharmacol.2024, 15, 1338333 DOI.

(153) Pérez, R.; Figueredo, C.; Burgos, V.; Cabrera-Pardo, J. R.; Schmidt, B.; Heydenreich, M.; Koch, A.; Deuis, J. R.; Vetter, I.; Paz, C.* Natural Compounds Purified from the Leaves of Aristotelia chilensis: Makomakinol, a New Alkaloid and the Effect of Aristoteline and Hobartine on NaV Channels. Int. J. Mol. Sci.2023, 24, 15504 DOI:10.3390/ijms242115504.

(152) Nchiozem-Ngnitedem, V.-A.*; Sperlich, E.; Matieta, V. Y.; Ngnouzouba Kuete, J. R.; Kuete, V.; Omer, E. A.; Efferth, T.; Schmidt, B. Synthesis and Bioactivity of Isoflavones from Ficus carica and Some Non-Natural Analogues. J. Nat. Prod.2023, 86, 1520-1528 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00219.

(151) Sarhan, R. M.; Kogikoski, S., Jr.;* Schürmann, R. M.; Zhao, Y.; Krause, A.; Schmidt, B.; Bald, I.; Lu, Y.* Colloidal Black Gold with Broadband Absorption for Plasmon-Induced Dimerization of 4-Nitrothiophenol and Cross-Linking of Thiolated Diazonium Compound. J. Phys. Chem. C2023, 127, 10051-10061  DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c00067.

(150) Oloya, B.; Namukobe, J.; Heydenreich, M.; Ssengooba, W.; Martin, J.; Möller, H. M.; Schmidt, B.; Byamukama, R. Two new compounds and the anti-mycobacterial activity of the constituents from Zanthoxylum leprieurii root bark. Phytochemistry Lett.2023, 54, 107-113 DOI.

(149) Kwesiga, G.; Greese, J.; Kelling, A.; Sperlich, E.; Schmidt, B. The Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling–Claisen Rearrangement–Cross-Metathesis Approach to Prenylated Isoflavones. J. Org. Chem.2023, 88, 1649-1664  DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02698.

(148) Bravo-Arrepol, G.; Becerra, J.; Ortiz, L.; Cabrera-Pardo, J.; Schmidt, B.; Heydenreich, M.; Kelling, A.; Sperlich, E.; Karpiński, T. M.; Paz, C.* Bromination of eudesmin isolated from araucaria araucana induces epimerization and give bromine derivatives with loss of anti-Candida activity. Nat. Prod. Res.2023, 37, 2466-2471 DOI:10.1080/14786419.2022.2089140.

(147) Sand, P.; Schmidt, B.* Orthogonal Arylation of a Diene-Sulfonamide using Cationic Transition Metal Catalysts. Eur. J. Org. Chem.2022, e202201336 DOI:10.1002/ejoc.202201336.

(146) Schmidt, B.; Hermanns, J.: Joachim Buddrus: Grundlagen der Organischen Chemie; 6th ed.; De Gruyter: Berlin, Boston, 2022 DOI:10.1515/9783110700886 (Lehrbuch).

(145) Cortez, N.; Marín, V.; Jiménez, V. A.; Silva, V.; Leyton, O.; Cabrera-Pardo, J. R.; Schmidt, B.; Heydenreich, M.; Burgos, V.; Duran, P.*; Paz, C.* Drimane Sesquiterpene Alcohols with Activity against Candida Yeast Obtained by Biotransformation with Cladosporium antarcticum. Int. J. Mol. Sci.2022, 23, 12995 DOI:10.3390/ijms232112995.

(144) Marín, V.; Bart, B.; Cortez, N.; Jiménez, V. A.; Silva, V.; Leyton, O.; Cabrera-Pardo, J. R.; Schmidt, B.; Heydenreich, M.; Burgos, V.*; Paz, C.* Drimane Sesquiterpene Aldehydes Control Candida Yeast Isolated from Candidemia in Chilean Patients. Int. J. Mol. Sci.2022, 23, 11753 DOI:10.3390/ijms231911753.

(143) Sperlich, E.*; Kelling, A.; Kwesiga, G.; Schmidt, B. Intermolecular interactions in the solid-state structures of isoflavones: the relationship between supramolecular structure, torsion angle, and macroscopic properties. CrystEngComm2022, 24, 4731-4739 DOI: 10.1039/D2CE00169A.

(142) Zhao, Y.; Sarhan, R. M.; Eljarrat, A.; Kochovski, Z.; Koch, C.; Schmidt, B.; Koopman, W.*; Lu, Y.* Surface-Functionalized Au–Pd Nanorods with Enhanced Photothermal Conversion and Catalytic Performance. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces2022, 14, 17259-17272 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00221.

(141) Lood, K.; Tikk, T.; Krüger, M.; Schmidt, B.* Methylene Capping Facilitates Cross-Metathesis Reactions of Enals: A Short Synthesis of 7-Methoxywutaifuranal from the Xylochemical Isoeugenol. J. Org. Chem.2022, 87, 3079-3088 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02851.

(140) Sand, P.; Schmidt, B.* Ruthenium-Catalyzed Sulfoalkenylation of Acetanilides and Dual-Use of the Catalyst Directing Group. Eur. J. Org. Chem.2021, 5497-5506 DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202101216.

(139) Oloya, B.; Namukobe, J.; Heydenreich, M.; Ssengooba, W.; Schmidt, B.; Byamukama, R. Antimycobacterial Activity of the Extract and Isolated Compounds From the Stem Bark of Zanthoxylum leprieurii Guill. and Perr. Nat. Prod. Commun.2021, 16, DOI: 10.1177/1934578x211035851.

(138) Kwesiga, G.; Sperlich, E.; Schmidt, B.* Scope and Applications of 2,3-Oxidative Aryl Rearrangements for the Synthesis of Isoflavone Natural Products. J. Org. Chem.2021, 86, 10699-10712 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01375.

(137) Riemer, N.; Riemer, M.; Krüger, M.; Clarkson, G. J.; Shipman, M.*; Schmidt, B.* Synthesis of Arylidene-β-lactams via exo-Selective Matsuda-Heck Arylation of Methylene-β-lactams. J. Org. Chem.2021, 86, 8786-8796 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00638.

(136) Sand, P.; Schmidt, B.* Pd-Catalyzed Oxidative Sulfoalkenylation of Acetanilides and Traceless Removal of the Catalyst Directing Group. ChemistrySelect  2021, 6, 3563-3567 DOI: 10.1002/slct.202101009.

(135) Krause, A.; Sperlich, E.; Schmidt, B.* Matsuda–Heck arylation of itaconates: a versatile approach to heterocycles from a renewable resource. Org. Biomol. Chem.  2021, 19, 4292-4302  DOI: 10.1039/D1OB00392E.

(134) Debsharma, T.; Schmidt, B.; Laschewsky, A.; Schlaad, H.* Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Unsaturated Carbohydrate Derivatives: Levoglucosenyl Alkyl Ethers. Macromolecules  2021, 54, 2720-2728 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02821.

(133) Schmidt, B.* The Role of Total Synthesis in Structure Revision and Elucidation of Decanolides (Nonanolides). In Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products Vol. 115; Kinghorn, A. D., Falk, H., Gibbons, S., Asakawa, Y., Liu, J.-K., Dirsch, V. M., Eds.; Springer International Publishing: Cham, 2021; pp 1-57 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-64853-4_1.

(132) Kwesiga, G.; Kelling, A.; Kersting, S.; Sperlich, E.; von Nickisch-Rosenegk, M.; Schmidt, B.* Total Syntheses of Prenylated Isoflavones from Erythrina sacleuxii and Their Antibacterial Activity: 5-Deoxy-3'-prenylbiochanin A and Erysubin F. J. Nat. Prod.2020, 83, 3445-3453. DOI

(131) Schultze, C.; Foß, S.; Schmidt, B.* 8-Prenylflavanones via Microwave Promoted Tandem Claisen Rearrangement/6-endo-trig Cyclization and Cross Metathesis. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 7373-7384 DOI

(130) Hermanns, J.*; Schmidt, B.; Glowinski, I.; Keller, D. Online Teaching in the Course “Organic Chemistry” for Nonmajor Chemistry Students: From Necessity to Opportunity. J. Chem. Ed. 2020, 97, 3140-3146 DOI

(129) Marin, V.; Iturra, A.; Opazo, A.; Schmidt, B.; Heydenreich, M.; Ortiz, L.; Jiménez, V. A.; Paz, C.* Oxidation of Isodrimeninol with PCC Yields Drimane Derivatives with Activity against Candida Yeast by Inhibition of Lanosterol 14-Alpha Demethylase. Biomolecules 2020, 10, 1101 DOI

(128)   Lood, K.; Schmidt, B.* Stereoselective Synthesis of Conjugated Polyenes Based on Tethered Olefin Metathesis and Carbonyl Olefination: Application to the Total Synthesis of (+)-Bretonin B. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 5122-5130 DOI

(127)   Otte, F.; Schmidt, B.* Matsuda-Heck Arylation of Glycals for the stereoselective Synthesis of Aryl C-Glycosides. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 14816-14829. DOI

(126)   Schultze, C.; Schmidt, B. Functionalized Benzofurans via Microwave-Promoted Tandem Claisen-Rearrangement/5-endo-dig Cyclization. J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2019, 56, 2619-2629. DOI

(125)   Holec, J.; Rybacek, J.; Vacek, J.; Karras, M.; Bednarova, L.; Budesinsky, M.; Slusna, M.; Holy, P.; Schmidt, B.*; Stara, I. G.; Stary, I.* Chirality-Controlled Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Dibenzo[6]helicenes into Langmuir-Blodgett Thin Films. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 11494-11502. DOI

(124)   Riemer, N.; Shipman, M.; Wessig, P.; Schmidt, B.* Iterative Arylation of Itaconimides with Diazonium Salts through Electrophilic Palladium Catalysis: Divergent beta-H-Elimination Pathways in Repetitive Matsuda-Heck Reactions. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 5732-5746. DOI

(123)   Berendt, F. N.; Hess, A.; Lehmann, M.; Schmidt, B.; Schlaad, H.* Polymerization of cystine-derived monomers. Polym. Chem. 2019, 10, 1636-1641. DOI

(122)   Hermanns, J*; Schmidt, B. Developing and Applying Stepped Supporting Tools in Organic Chemistry To Promote Students' Self-Regulated Learning. J. Chem. Ed. 2019, 96, 47-52. DOI

(121)   Schultze, C.; Schmidt, B.* Ring-closing-metathesis-based synthesis of annellated coumarins from 8-allylcoumarins.  Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2991-2998. DOI

(120)    Riemer, N.; Coswig, C.;  Shipman, M.; Schmidt, B.* Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Arenediazonium Salts with Organoindium or Organobismuth Reagents. Synlett 2018, 29, 2427-2431. Highlighted in Synform-News: https://www.thieme.de/en/thieme-chemistry/biphenyls-via-cross-coupling-of-arenediazonium-salts-137419.htm

(119)   Nguyen, H. N.; Lee, H.; Audörsch, S.; Reznichenko, A. L.; Nawara-Hultzsch, A. J.; Schmidt, B.; Hultzsch, K. C.* Asymmetric Intra- and Intermolecular Hydroamination Catalyzed by 3, 3'-Bis(trisarylsilyl)-Substituted Binaphtholate Rare-Earth-Metal Complexes. Organometallics 2018, 37, 4358-4379. DOI

(118)   Karras, M.; Dąbrowski, M.; Pohl, R.; Rybáček, J.; Vacek, J.; Bednárová, L.; Grela, K.; Starý, I.*; Stará, I. G.*; Schmidt, B.* Helicenes as chirality inducing groups in transition metal catalysis: the first helically chiral olefin metathesis catalyst. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 10994-10998. DOI

(117)   Karras, M.; Holec, J.; Bednarova, L.; Pohl, R.; Schmidt, B.*; Stará, I. G.*; Stary, I.* Asymmetric Synthesis of Nonracemic 2-Amino[6]helicenes and Their Self-Assembly into Langmuir Films.  J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 5523-5538. DOI

(116)   Paz, C.*; Heydenreich, M.; Schmidt, B., Vadra, N.; Baggio, R. Three new dihydro-agarofuran sesquiterpenes from the seeds of Maytenus boaria. Acta Cryst. C 2018, C74, 564-570. DOI

(115)   Schultze, C.; Schmidt, B.* Prenylcoumarins in One or Two Steps by a Microwave-Promoted Tandem Claisen Rearrangement/Wittig Olefination/ Cyclization Sequence. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 5210-5224. DOI

(114)   Arias, H. R.; Feuerbach, D.; Schmidt, B.; Heydenreich, M., Paz, C.*; Ortells, M.O. Drimane Sesquiterpenoids Noncompetitively Inhibit Human [alpha]-4-[beta]-2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors with Higher Potency to Human [alpha]-3-[beta-4] and [alpha]-7 Subtypes. J. Nat. Prod. 2018, 81, 811-817. DOI

(113)   Schmidt, B.*; Petersen M. H.; Braun, D. Bidirectional Synthesis of 6-Acetoxy-5-hexadecanolide, the Mosquito Oviposition Pheromone of Culex quinquifasciatus, from a C2-symmetric Building Block unsing Olefin Metathesis Reactions. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 1627-1633. DOI

(112)   Schmidt, B.*; Schultze C. A one flask synthesis of pyranocoumarins through microwave promoted propargyl-Claisen rearrangement/Wittig-olefination. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 223-227. DOI

(111)   Paz, C.*; Schmidt, B. Drimane Sesquiterpenes from Drimys winteri. In New Aspects in Medicinal Plants and Pharmacognosy; Tiezzi, A., Karpinski, T. M., Eds.; JB Books: Poznan, 2017, p 117-146.

(110)   Hermanns, J*. Schmidt, B. Zur Verwendung von QR-Codes in Uni-Seminaren- ein Baustein in den neu konzipierten Übungen zur Vorlesung "Organische Chemie für Studierende im Nebenfach" CHEMKON 2017, 24, 139-141. DOI

(109)   Schmidt, B.; Wolf, F. Synthesis of phenylpropanoids via Matsuda-Heck coupling of arene diazonium salts.  J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 4386-4395. DOI

(108)   Schmidt, B.; Audörsch, S. Stereoselective total syntheses of polyacetylene plant metabolites via ester-tethered ring closing metathesis. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 1743-1760. DOI

(107)   Schmidt, B.; Riemer, M. Microwave-Promoted Pd-Catalyzed Synthesis of Dibenzofurans from Ortho-Arylphenols. J. Heterocycl. Chem.2017, 53, 1287-1297. DOI

(106)   Schmidt, B.*; Wolf, F.; Ehlert, C. Systematic Investigation into the Matsuda–Heck Reaction of α-Methylene Lactones: How Conformational Constraints Direct the β-H-Elimination Step. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 11235-11249. DOI

(105)   Schmidt, B.*; Audörsch, S.; Kunz, O. Stereoselective Synthesis of 2Z,4E-Configured Dienoates through Tethered Ring Closing Metathesis. Synthesis 2016, 48,4509-4518. DOI

(104)   Schmidt, B.*; Wolf, F.; Brunner, H. Styrylsufonates and -Sulfonamides through Pd-Catalysed Matsuda-Heck Reactions of Vinylsulfonic Acid Derivatives and Arenediazonium Salts. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 2972-2982. DOI

(103)  Hermanns, J.*; Riemer, M.; Schmidt, B. Die Magnolie - eine Heilpflanze?! Praxis der Naturwissenschaften - Chemie in der Schule, 2016, 65(4), 32-35.

(102)  Schmidt, B.*; Audörsch, S. Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Atractylodemayne A, a Conjugated 2(E),8(Z),10(E)-Triene-4,6-diyne. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 1162-1165.DOI

(101)  Schmidt, B.*; Riemer, M. Microwave-Promoted Deprenylation: Prenyl Ether as a Thermolabile Phenol Protecting Group. Synthesis, 2016, 48, 1399-1406.DOI

(100)  Göbel, R.; Stoltenberg, M.; Krehl, S.; Biolley, C.; Rothe, R.; Schmidt, B.; Hesemann, P.; Taubert, A.* A Modular Approach towards Mesoporous Silica Monoliths with Organically Modified Pore Walls: Nucleophillic Addition, Olefin Metathesis, and Cycloaddition. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 2088-2099. DOI

(99)  Paz, C.*; Becerra, J.; Silvia, M.; Cabrera-Pardo, J.; Burgos, V.; Heydenreich, M.; Schmidt, B. (-)-8-Oxohobartine a New Indole Alkalod from Aristotelia chilensis (Mol.) Stuntz. Rec. Nat. Prod. 2016, 10, 68-73. DOI

(98)  Schmidt, B.*; Riemer, M.; Synthesis of Allyl- and Prenylcoumarins via Microwave-promoted Tandem Claisen-Rearrangement/Wittig-Olefination. Synthesis. 2016, 47, 141-149. DOI

(97)   Schmidt, B.; Riemer, M.; Schilde, U. The Tandem Claisen Rearrangement/6-endo Cyclization Approach to Allylated and Prenylated Chromones Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 7602-7611. DOI

(96)   Paz, C.; Becerra, J.; Silva, M.; Burgos, V.; Heydenreich, M.; Schmidt, B.; Tran, T.; Vetter,I.; (-)-Pentylsedinine, a New Alkaloid from the Leaves of Lobelia tupa with Agonist Activity at Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor. Nat. Prod. Commun. 2015, 10, 1355-1357.

(95)   Schmidt, B.; Elizarov, N.; Riemer, N.; Hölter, F. Acetamidoarenediazonium Salts: Opportunities for Multiple Arene Functionalizations Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 5826-5841. DOI

(94)   Schmidt, B.; Riemer, M.: Magnaldehydes B and E and Dictyobiphenyl B by Microwave-Promoted Cross-Coupling of Boronophenols Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 3760-3766. DOI

(93)   Schmidt, B.; Elizarov, N.; Schilde, U.; Kelling, A. Dual Role of Acetanilides: Traceless Removal of a Directing Group through Deacetylation/Diazotation and Palladium-Catalyzed C-C Coupling Reaction. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 4223-4234. DOI

(92)   Buddrus, J.; Schmidt, B. "Grundlagen der Organischen Chemie, 5. Auflage" De Gruyter Verlag, Berlin, 2014.

(91)   Schmidt, B.; Riemer, M.; Schilde, U. Chroman-4-ones via Microwave-Promoted Domino Claisen Rearrangement-Oxa-Michael Addition: Synthesis of Tabchromones A and B. Synlett, 2014, 25, 2943-2946. DOI

(90)   Schmidt, B.; Hauke, S. Olefin cross methathesis based de novo synthesis of a partially protected L-amicetose and a fully protected L-cinerulose derivative. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1023-1031.DOI

(89)   Riemer, M. Allyl Alkyl Carbonates. Synlett, 2014, 25, 1041-1042. DOI

(88)   Schmidt, B.; Riemer, M. Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling of Halophenols and Phenol Boronic Acids: Systematic Investigation of Positional Isomer Effects and Conclusions for the Synthesis of Phytoalexins from Pyrinae. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 4104-4118. DOI

(87)   Schmidt, B.; Hauke, S.; Mühlenberg, N. Imino Glycals via Ruthenium-Catalyzed RCM and Isomerization. Synthesis, 2014, 46, 1648-1658. DOI

(86)   Schmidt, B.; Hauke, S.; Krehl, S.; Kunz, O. Ring Closing Metathesis. In Comprehensive Organic Synthesis II; Fürstner, A. (Vol. Ed.); Knochel, P., Molander, G. A., Eds.; Elsevier, 2014; Vol. 5, 1400- 1482. DOI

(85)   Schmidt, B.; Krehl, S. Domino- and tandem olefin metathesis reactions. In Olefin Metathesis―Theory and Practice; Grela, K., Ed.; Wiley: Chichester, 2014.

(84)   Schmidt, B.; Hauke, S. Metathesis-based de-novo-synthesis of noviose. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1951-1960. DOI

(83)   Schmidt, B.; Kunz, O. Bidirectional cross metathesis and ring-closing metathesis/ring opening of a C2-symmetric building block: a strategy for the synthesis of decanolide natural products. Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2013, 9, 2544-2555. DOI

(82)   Schmidt, B.; Kunz, O. Stereoselective Synthesis of Dienyl Phosphonates via Extended Tethered Ring-Closing Metathesis Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4470–4473. DOI

(81)   Schmidt, B.; Riemer, M.; Karras, M. 2,2’-Biphenols via protecting group free thermal or microwave accelerated Suzuki-Miyaura coupling in water. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 8680–8688. DOI (Highlighted in Synfacts: DOI)

(80)   Schmidt, B.; Krehl, S.; Hauke, S. Assisted tandem catalytic cross metathesis-oxidation: in one flask from styrenes to 1,2-diketones and further to quinoxalines. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 5427–5435. DOI

(79)   Schmidt, B.; Hauke, S. Cross metathesis of allyl alcohols: how to suppress and how to promote double bond isomerization. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 4194–4206. DOI

(78)   Schmidt, B.; Elizarov, N.; Berger, R.; Hölter, F. Scope and limitations of the Heck-coupling of phenol diazonium salts and styrenes: a protecting-group economic synthesis of phenolic stilbenes. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 3674–3691. DOI

(77)   Schmidt, B.; Elizarov, N.; Berger, R.; Petersen, M. H. From paracetamol to rolipram and derivatives: application of deacetylation-diazotation sequences and Pd-catalyzed Matsuda-Heck reaction. Synthesis2013, 45, 1174–1180. DOI

(76)   Hermanns, J.; Schmidt, B. Marine Naturstoffe – ein Sachtext für die Sekundarstufe II. Praxis der Naturwissenschaften – Chemie in der Schule2013, 62(2), 29–31.

(75)   Schmidt, B.; Berger, R. A Deacetylation–Diazotation–Coupling Sequence: Palladium- Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation with Acetanilides as Formal Leaving Groups. Adv. Synth. Catal.2013, 355, 463–476. DOI

(74)   Schmidt, B.; Kunz, O.; Petersen, M. H. Total Syntheses of Naturally Occurring Seimatopolide A and Its Enantiomer from Chiral Pool Starting Materials Using a Bidirectional Strategy. J. Org. Chem.2012, 77, 10897–10906. DOI

(73)   Paz, C.; Peter, M. G.; Schmidt, B.; Becerra, J.; Gutierrez, M.; Astudillo, L.; Silva, M. Synthesis and AChE inhibiting activity of 2,4-substituted-6-phenylpyrimidines. J. Chil. Chem. Soc. 2012,57, 1292–1294. DOI

(72)   Schmidt, B.; Krehl, S.; Jablowski, E. Assisted tandem catalytic RCM-aromatization in the synthesis of pyrroles and furans. Org. Biomol. Chem.2012, 10, 5119–5130. DOI

(71)   Schmidt, B.; Krehl, S.; Sotelo-Meza, V. Synthesis of Chromanes through RCM-Transfer Hydrogenation. Synthesis 2012, 44, 1603–1613. (feature article) DOI

(70)   Schmidt, B.; Kunz, O. α,β-Unsaturated δ-Valerolactones through RCM-Isomerization Sequence. Synlett2012, 23, 851–854. DOI

(69)   Schmidt, B.; Elizarov, N. Selective arene functionalization through sequential oxidative and non-oxidative Heck reactions. Chem. Commun.2012, 48, 4350–4352. DOI

(68)   Schmidt, B.; Krehl, S.; Kelling, A.; Schilde, U. Synthesis of 8-arylsubstituted coumarins based on ring closing metathesis and Suzuki-Miyaura coupling: synthesis of a furyl coumarin natural product from Galipea panamensis. J. Org. Chem.2012, 77, 2360–2367. DOI

(67)   Schmidt, B.; Kunz, O. One-Flask Tethered Ring Closing Metathesis–Electrocyclic Ring Opening for the Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Conjugated Z/E-Dienes. Eur. J. Org. Chem.2012, 1008–1018. DOI

(66)   Duvinage, B.; Schmidt, B.; Kabutz, K. Kein Opium für die Feier, denn... Praxis der Naturwissenschaften – Chemie in der Schule 2011, 60(7), 36-41.

(65)   Schmidt, B.; Geißler, D. Olefin-Metathesis-Based Synthesis of Furans by an RCM/Deprotonation/Phosphorylation Sequence and Their Diels–Alder Reactions. Eur. J. Org. Chem.2011, 7140–7147. DOI

(64)   Schmidt, B.; Geißler, D. Ru- and Pd-Catalysed Synthesis of 2-Arylfurans by One-Flask Heck Arylation/Oxidation. Eur. J. Org. Chem.2011, 4814–4822. DOI

(63)   Schmidt, B.; Krehl, S. A single precatalyst Tandem RCM-allylic oxidation sequence. Chem. Commun.2011, 5879–5881. DOI

(62)   Schmidt, B.; Hölter, F. Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions with Phenol diazonium salts. Org. Biomol. Chem.2011, 9, 4919–4920. DOI

(61)   Schmidt, B.; Hölter, F.; Kelling, A.; Schilde, U. Pd-catalyzed arylation reactions with phenol diazonium salts: application in the synthesis of diarylheptanoids J. Org. Chem.2011, 76, 3357–3365. DOI

(60)   Schmidt, B.; Berger, R.; Kelling, A.; Schilde, U. Pd-catalyzed [2+2+1] coupling of alkynes and arenes: phenol diazonium salts as mechanistic trapdoors. Chem. Eur. J.2011, 17, 7032–7040. DOI

(59)   Schmidt, B.; Staude, L. Desymmetrization of (R,R)-Hexa-1,5-diene-3,4-diol via Monofunctionalization and Rhodium-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution  J. Org. Chem.2011, 76, 2220–2226. DOI

(58)   Buddrus, J.; unter Mitarbeit von Schmidt, B. „Grundlagen der Organischen Chemie“ de Gruyter Verlag, Berlin, 2011.

(57)   Schmidt, B.; Schanzenbach, D. Allyl ether (2011), Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (Online), John Wiley & Sons Ltd., www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/eros/, [March 18th 2011].

(56)   Schmidt, B.; Staude, L.; Kelling, A.; Schilde, U. A Cross-Metathesis-Conjugate Addition Route to Enantiopure γ-Butyrolactams and γ-Lactones from a C2-Symmetric Precursor. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 1721–1727. DOI

(55)   Reznichenko, A.; Emge, T.; Audörsch, S.; Klauber, E.; Hultzsch, K.; Schmidt, B.  Group 5 Metal Binaphtholate Complexes for Catalytic Asymmetric Hydroaminoalkylation and Hydroamination/Cyclization. Organometallics2011, 30 , 921–924. DOI

(54)   Krehl, S.; Geißler, D.; Hauke S.; Kunz, O.; Staude, L.; Schmidt, B. The catalytic performance of Ru-NHC alkylidene complexes: PCy3 versus pyridine as the dissociating ligand. Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2010, 6, 1188–1198. DOI

(53)   Schmidt, B.; Hölter, F.; Berger, R. Mizoroki-Heck Reactions with 4-Phenoldiazonium Salts. Adv. Synth. Catal.2010, 352, 2463–2473. DOI(one of the most accessed articles in 2011)

(52)   Schmidt, B.; Werner, F.; Kelling, A.; Schilde, U. The reaction of 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran with oxalyl chloride: formation and crystal structure analysis of an unexpected bicyclic product. J. Heterocyclic Chem.2010, 47, 1171–1175. DOI

(51)   Schmidt, B.; Kunz, O.; Biernat, A. Total Synthesis of (–)-Cleistenolide. J. Org. Chem.2010, 75, 2389–2394. DOI (one of the most downloaded articles in 2010)

(50)   Schmidt, B.; Geißler, D. Ring-Closing Metathesis of Acrylates: A Comparative Study. ChemCatChem2010, 2, 423–429. DOI

(49)    Schmidt, B.; Berger, R.; Hölter, F. Functionalized alkoxy arene diazonium salts from paracetamol. Org. Biomol. Chem.2010, 8, 1406–1414. DOI

(48)   Schmidt, B.; Berger, R.; Hölter, F.; Böge, N.; Kreipl, A. Process for production and applications of phenolic diazonium salts. Eur. Patent Appl. EP09158489, 2009.

(47)    Schmidt, B.; Staude, L. Ring-Size-Selective Enyne Metathesis as a Tool for Desymmetrization of an Enantiopure C2-Symmetric Building Block. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 9237–9240. DOI

(46)   Schmidt, B.; Hölter, F. A stereodivergent synthesis of all stereoisomers of centrolobine: control of selectivity by a protecting group manipulation. Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 11948–11953. DOI

(45)   Schmidt, B.; Biernat A. Synthesis of 3-Deoxy Glycals via Tandem Metathesis Sequences and Their Use in an Intermolecular Heck Arylation. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 5764–5769. DOI

(44)   Schmidt, B.; Hölter, F. Process for preparing aromatic diazonium salts from aromatic amides. WO 2008055927, 2008.

(43)   Schmidt, B.; Biernat, A. The Tandem Ring-Closing Metathesis-Isomerization Approach to 6-Deoxyglycals. Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 6135–6141. DOI

(42)   Schmidt, B; Biernat, A. Tandem RCM-isomerization approach to glycals of desoxyheptoses from a common precursor. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 105–108. DOI

(41)   Schmidt, B.; Biernat, A. Synthesis of enantiomerically pure dihydrofurans and dihydropyrans from common precursors using RCM and Tandem RCM-isomerization. Synlett  2007, 2375–2378. DOI

(40)   Schmidt, B.; Nave, S. Synthesis of Dihydrofurans and Dihydropyrans with Unsaturated Side Chains Based on Ring Size-Selective Ring-Closing Metathesis. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2007, 349, 215–230. (Special issue on olefin metathesis, Fürstner, A.; Grubbs R. H.; Schrock, R. R., eds.) DOI

(39)   Schmidt, B.; Staude, L. Unexpected hydrogen transfer in the course of olefin metathesis-isomerization based syntheses of chiral 2,3-dihydropyrans. J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 690, 5218–5221. DOI

(38)   Schmidt, B.; Nave, S. Stereoselective syntheses of enantiomerically pure 2,5-disubstituted dihydropyrans based on olefin metathesis. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 7364–7369. DOI

(37)   Schmidt, B.; Nave, S. Control of Ring Size Selectivity by Substrate directable RCM. Chem. Commun.2006, 2489-2491. highlighted in: Nachr. Chemie 2006, 54, 1184. DOI

(36)   Schmidt, B.; Hermanns, J. Ring closing metathesis of substrates containing more than two C-C-double bonds: rapid access to functionalized heterocycles. Curr. Org. Chem.2006, 10, 1363–1396 (Review). DOI

(35)   Schmidt, B. Olefin metathesis and isomerization: From undesired side reactions to useful synthetic methodology. J. Mol. Catal. A2006, 254, 53–57. DOI

(34)   Schmidt, B. Connecting catalytic cycles by organometallic transformations in situ: Novel perspectives in the olefin metathesis field. Pure Appl. Chem. 2006, 78, 469–476. DOI

(33)   Schmidt, B.; Nave S. Palladium-Catalyzed O-Allylation of α-Hydroxy Carbonyl Compounds. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2006, 348, 531–537. DOI

(32)   Schmidt, B.; Pohler, M. Ruthenium-catalyzed tandem ring closing metathesis (RCM)-atom transfer radical cyclization (ATRC) sequences. J. Organomet. Chem.2005, 690, 5552–5555. highlighted in: Nachr. Chemie2006, 54, 98. DOI

(31)   Schmidt, B. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis Double-Bond Isomerization Sequence. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 7672–7687. DOI

(30)   Schmidt, B.; Hermanns J. Olefin Metathesis directed toward Organic Synthesis: Principles and Applications. Top.Organomet. Chem. 2004, 13, 223–267 (Invited review). DOI

(29)   Schmidt, B. Tandem Isomerization/Claisen Rearrangement of Diallyl- and Allylhomoallylethers: In Situ Conversion of Grubbs’ catalyst to a Ru-H Species. Synlett  2004, 1541–1544. DOI

(28)   Schmidt B. In situ conversion of a Ru metathesis catalyst to an isomerization catalyst. Chem. Commun.2004, 742-743. highlighted  in: Green Chemistry 2004, 6, G58. DOI

(27)   Schmidt, B. Catalysis at the interface of ruthenium-carbene and ruthenium-hydride chemistry: organometallic aspects and applications to organic synthesis. Eur. J. Org. Chem.2004, 1865–1881 (Review). DOI

(26)   Schmidt, B.; Pohler, M.; Costisella, B. Ring closing olefin metathesis and radical cyclization as competing pathways. J. Org. Chem.2004, 69, 1421–1424. DOI

(25)   Schmidt, B. Rutheniumkatalysierte Cyclisierungen: mehr als "nur" Olefinmetathese! Angew. Chem. 2003, 115, 5146-5149; Ruthenium-catalysed cyclizations: More than just olefin metathesis! Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2003, 42, 4996–4999. ("Highlight") DOI

(24)   Schmidt, B; Pohler, M. Tandem olefin metathesis-hydrogenation at ambient temperature: Activation of Ruthenium carbene complexes by addition of hydrides. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2003, 1, 2512–2517. DOI

(23)   Schmidt, B. Heck arylation of cyclic enol ethers with aryldiazonium salts: Regio- and stereoselective synthesis of arylated oxacycles. Chem. Commun.2003, 1656–1657. DOI

(22)   Schmidt, B. An olefin metathesis/double bond isomerization sequence catalyzed by in situ generated ruthenium–hydride species. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 816–819. DOI

(21)   Wildemann, H.; Dünkelmann, P.; Müller, M.; Schmidt, B. A short olefin metathesis- based route to enantiomerically pure arylated dihydropyrans and a,b-unsaturated d- valero lactones. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 799–804. DOI

(20)   Schmidt, B.; Pohler, M.; Costisella, B.; Di- and tetrahydropyrans with orthogonally protected hydroxymethyl side chains. A synthetic route and the structure elucidation of an unexpected acetal cleavage product. Tetrahedron2002, 58, 7951–7958. DOI

(19)   Schmidt, B.; Wildemann, H. Synthesis of enantiomerically pure divinyl- and diallylcarbinols. J. Chem. Soc.-Perkin Trans. 1 2002, 1050–1060. DOI

(18)   Schmidt, B.; Costisella, B.; Roggenbuck, R.; Westhus, M.; Wildemann, H.; Eilbracht, P. Combining ring-closing metathesis and hydroformylation strategies: A novel approach to spirocyclic g-butyrolactones. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 7658–7665. DOI

(17)   Schmidt, B. A de novo synthesis of 2,6-dideoxy-C-aryl glycosides based on ring closing metathesis and diastereoselective epoxide cleavage/anomerization reactions. Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 791–794. DOI

(16)   Schmidt, B.; Westhus, M. Diastereoselectivity in a ring closing metathesis reaction with a remote stereogenic centre leading to quaternary dihydropyrans. Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 2421–2426. DOI

(15)   Schmidt, B.; Wildemann, H. Single and double ring closing metathesis in the formation of dihydropyrans and bisoxacyclic systems with a quaternary centre. J. Chem. Soc.-Perkin Trans. 1 2000, 2916–2925. DOI

(14)   Schmidt, B.; Wildemann, H. Diastereoselective ring-closing metathesis in the synthesis of dihydropyrans. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 5817–5822. DOI

(13)   Schmidt, B.; Wildemann, H. A synthesis of densely functionalized 2,3-dihydropyrans using ring-closing metathesis and base-induced rearrangements of dihydropyran oxides. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 3145–3163. DOI

(12)   Schmidt, B. Base-induced rearrangement of dihydropyran oxides: A novel synthesis of cyclic enol ethers with a hydroxy-function in the allylic position. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 4319–4320. DOI

(11)   Schmidt, B. Epoxide opening reactions of aryl substituted dihydropyran oxides: regio- and stereochemical studies directed towards deoxy-aryl-C-glycosides. J. Chem. Soc.-Perkin Trans. 1 1999, 2627–2637. DOI

(10)   Schmidt, B.; Wildemann, H. Synthesis of functionalized 2,3- and 3,4-dihydropyrans starting from a-hydroxycarboxylic esters via RCM. Synlett 1999, 1591–1593. DOI

(9)    Hermanns, J.; Schmidt, B. Five- and six-membered silicon-carbon heterocycles. Part 2. Synthetic modifications and applications of silacycles. J. Chem. Soc.-Perkin Trans. 1 1999, 81–102 (Review). DOI

(8)    Kocienski, P. J.; Brown, R. C. D.; Pommier, A.; Procter, M.; Schmidt, B. Synthesis of Salinomycin. J. Chem. Soc.-Perkin Trans. 1 1998, 9–39. DOI

(7)    Hermanns, J.; Schmidt, B. Five- and six-membered silicon-carbon heterocycles. Part 1. Synthetic methods for the construction of silacycles. J. Chem. Soc.-Perkin Trans. 1 1998, 2209–2230 (Review). DOI

(6)    Schmidt, B.; Sattelkau, T. Ring closing metathesis as the key step in the synthesis of furan-substituted C-aryl glycosides. Tetrahedron 1997, 53, 12991–13000. DOI

(5)    Herberich, G. E.; Schmidt, B.; Schmitz, A.; Fischer, A.; Riedel, M.; Herrmann, H.-F.; Özdemir, D. Preparation of transition metal compounds with boratabenzene ligands as olefin polymerization catalysts. (Hoechst AG), GE 19, 624,466, 1996; Chem. Abstr. 1997, 127, P136151y.

(4)    Herberich, G. E.; Rosenplänter, J.; Schmidt, B.; Englert, U. Borabenzene derivatives .24. From lithium 1-methylboratabenzene to 2-mono- and 2,2-disubstituted 1-methyl- 1,2-dihydroborinines with Me3Si, Me3Ge, Me3Sn, and Me3Pb substituents. Degenerate sigmatropic rearrangements with exceptionally low barriers and the structure of 2-(Me3Sn)C5H5BMe. Organometallics 1997, 16, 926–931. DOI

(3)    Schmidt, B.; Kocienski, P.; Reid, G. A synthesis of oxolenes and furans via oxacyclopentylidene chromium and molybdenum complexes. Tetrahedron 1996, 52, 1617–1630. DOI

(2)    Herberich, G. E.; Schmidt, B.; Englert, U. Borabenzene Derivatives .22. Synthesis of Boratabenzene Salts from 2,4-Pentadienylboranes - Structure of [NMe3Ph][C5H5BMe]. Organometallics 1995, 14, 471–480. DOI

(1)    Herberich, G. E.; Schmidt, B.; Englert, U.; Wagner, T. Borabenzene Derivatives .21. 2,4-Pentadienylboranes as Key Intermediates of a Novel Route to Boracyclohexadienes and Boratabenzenes - Structure of [Li(Tmpda)](C5H5BNMe2). Organometallics 1993, 12, 2891–2893. DOI