Prof. Dr. Bernd Goldfuss

publications

L. Fiorini, J. Köster, G.M. Piccini, B. Goldfuss, A. Prescimone, F. Fabris, K. Tiefenbacher, A. Scarso,
"Unusual Reaction of Isocyanides with Aromatic Aldehydes Catalyzed by a Supramolecular Capsule"
Chem. Eur. J. 2025, e202404061
doi.org/10.1002/chem.202404061.

H. Li, B. Goldfuss, J.S. Dickschat,
"On the Role of Hydrogen Migrations in the Taxadiene System"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202422788
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202422788.

Y. Lu, M. Knezevic, A. Prescimone, B. Goldfuss, K. Tiefenbacher,
"Site-selective C(sp3)-H oxidation of aliphatic substrates devoid of functional groups"
ChemRxiv 2024, 1-10.

G. B. Tabekoueng, H. Li, B. Goldfuss, G. Schnakenburg, J. S. Dickschat,
"Skeletal Rearrangements in the Enzyme-Catalysed Biosynthesis of
Coral-Type Diterpenes from Chitinophaga pinensis",
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202413860
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202413860.

H. Xu, H. Li, B. Goldfuss, G. Schnakenburg, J. S. Dickschat,
"Biosynthesis of the Non-Canonical C17 Sesquiterpenoids
Chlororaphen A and B from Pseudomonas Chlororaphis",
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202412040
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202412040.

K. A. Taizoumbe, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"The Diterpenoid Substrate Analogue 19-nor-GGPP Reveals
Pronounced Methyl Group Effects in Diterpene Cyclisations"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202318375
doi:10.1002/anie.202318375.

B. Gu, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Two Sesterterpene Synthases from Lentzea atacamensis
Demonstrate the Role of Conformational Variability in
Terpene Biosynthesis"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401539
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202401539.

Z.-Y. Huang, K. A. Taizoumbe, C. Liang, B. Goldfuss, J.-H. Xu, J. S. Dickschat,
"Spiroluchuene A Synthase: A Cyclase from Aspergillus luchuensis
Forming a Spirotetracyclic Diterpene"
Angew. Chem. I. E. 2023, 62, e202315659
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202315659.

H. Xu, L. Lauterbach, B. Goldfuss,
G. Schnakenburg, J. S. Dickschat,
"Fragmentation and [4+3]-cycloaddition in
sodorifen biosynthesis"
Nature Chemistry 2023, 15(8), 1164-1171.
doi.org/10.1038/s41557-023-01223-z

D. Schmid, T.-R. Li, B. Goldfuss, K. Tiefenbacher,
"Exploring the Glycosylation Reaction Inside the
Resorcin[4]arene Capsule"
J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 14515-14526.
doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.3c01547

H. Xu, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Biosynthesis of the Sesquiterpene Kitaviridene
through Skeletal Rearrangement with Formation of
a Methyl Group Equivalent"
Org. Lett. 2023, 25(18), 3330-3334.
Correction: Org. Lett. 2023, 25(24), 4603.
doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01168

B. Gu, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Mechanistic characterization and engineering of sesterviolene
synthase from Streptomyces violens"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202215688.
doi.org/10.1002/ange.202215688

B. Gu, B. Goldfuss, G. Schnakenburg, J. S. Dickschat,
"Subrutilane - A Hexacyclic Sesterterpene from Streptomyces subrutilus"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202313789.
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202313789

H. Xu, G. Schnakenburg, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Mechanistic Characterisation of the Bacterial
Sesterviridene Synthase from Kitasatospora viridis"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202306429.
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202306429

Z. Quan, A. Hou, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Mechanism of the Bifunctional Multiple
Product Sesterterpene Synthase AcAS from
Aspergillus calidoustu"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202117273.
doi.org/10.1002/anie.202117273

H. Xu, B. Goldfuss, G. Schnakenburg, J. S. Dickschat,
"The enzyme mechanism of patchoulol synthase"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 13.
doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.18.2

A. Hou, B. Goldfuss, J.S. Dickschat,
"Functional Switch and Ethyl Group Formation in the
Bacterial Polytrichastrene Synthase from Chryseobacterium polytrichastri"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 20781-20785.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109465

H. Xu, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"The 1,2- or 1,3-Hydride Shifts: What Controls Guaiane Biosynthesis?"
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 9758-9762.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101371

F. Ratsch, J.P. Strache, W. Schlundt, J.-M. Neudoerfl,
A. Adler, S. Aziz, B. Goldfuss, H.-G. Schmalz,
"Enantioselective Cleavage of Cyclobutanols
Through Ir-Catalyzed C-C Bond Activation:
Mechanistic and Synthetic Aspects"
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 4640-4652.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004843

L. Lauterbach, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Two Diterpene Synthases from Chryseobacterium:
Chryseodiene Synthase and Wanjudiene Synthase"
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 11943-11947.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004691
Corrigendum: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 18917.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108896

F. M. Dato, J.-M. Neudoerfl, M. Guetschow, B. Goldfuss, M. Pietsch,
" ω-Quinazolinonylalkyl aryl ureas as reversible inhibitors of
monoacylglycerol lipase"
Bioorganic Chemistry 2020, 94, 103352.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103352

E. Bruellingen, J.-M. Neudoerfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Ligand’s electronegativity controls the sense of
enantioselectivity in BIFOP-X palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylations"
New Journal of Chemistry 2019, 43, 15743-15753.
DOI: 10.1039/c9nj02798j

M. Atar, O. Taspinar, S. Hanft, B. Goldfuss, H.-G. Schmalz, A.G. Griesbeck,
"Hydrogen Peroxide Sensors Based on Fluorescence Quenching of
the 2-Aminobenzimidazole Fluorophore"
J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 15972-15977.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02262

E. Bruellingen, J.-M. Neudoerfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Enantioselective Cu-catalyzed 1,4-additions of organozinc and
Grignard reagents to enones: exceptional performance of the
hydrido-phosphite-ligand BIFOP-H"
New Journal of Chemistry 2019, 43, 4787-4799.
DOI: 10.1039/c8nj05886e

V. Grote, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Enantiopure Methyl- and Phenyllithium:
Mixed (Carb-)Anionic Anisyl Fencholate-Aggregates"
Organometallics 2019, 38, 771-779.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00724

M. Oumari, B. Goldfuss, C. Stoffels, H.-G. Schmalz, D. Gruendemann,
"Regeneration of ergothioneine after reaction with singlet oxygen"
Free Radical Biology & Medicine 2019, 134, 498-504.

F. Fox, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Silanediol versus chlorosilanol: hydrolyses and
hydrogen-bonding catalyses with fenchole-based silanes"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 167–186.

A. Klein, B. Goldfuss, J.-I. Van Der Vlugt,
"From mechanisms in homogeneous metal catalysis
to applications in chemical synthesis"
Inorganics 2018, 6, 19/1-19/4.

A. Eske, S. Ecker, C. Fendinger, B. Goldfuss,
M. Jonen, J. Lefarth, J.-M. Neudoerfl, M. Spilles, A.G. Griesbeck,
"Spirofused and Annulated 1,2,4-Trioxepane-, 1,2,4-Trioxocane-, and
1,2,4-Trioxonane-Cyclohexadienones: Cyclic Peroxides with Unusual
Ring Conformation Dynamics"
Angew. Chem. I.E. 2018, 57, 13770-13774.

F. M. Dato, M. Sheikh, R. Z. Uhl, A. W. Schueller, M. Steinkrueger,
P. Koch, J.-M. Neudörfl, M. Guetschow, B. Goldfuss, M. Pietsch,
"ω-Phthalimidoalkyl Aryl Ureas as Potent and Selective Inhibitors
of Cholesterol Esterase"
ChemMedChem 2018, 13, 1833-1847.

Q. Zhang, J. Rinkel, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat, K. Tiefenbacher,
"Sesquiterpene cyclizations catalysed inside the
resorcinarene capsule and application in the short
synthesis of isolongifolene and isolongifolenone"
Nature Catalysis 2018, 609-615.

F. F. Wolf, J.-M. Neudörfl, Bernd Goldfuss,
“Hydrogen-bonding cyclodiphosphazanes:
superior effects of 3,5-(CF3)2-substitution in
anion-recognition and counter-ion catalysis”
New J. Chem. 2018, 42, 4854-4870.

F. M. Dato, A. Maaßen, B. Goldfuss, M. Pietsch,
“Characterization of fatty acid amide hydrolase activity
by a fluorescence-based assay”
Analytical Biochemistry 2018, 546, 50-57.

A.G. Griesbeck, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss, S. Molitor,
“Synthesis of 3-Benzylated Isoindolinones by Photoredox
Decarboxylation of Arylacetates in the Presence of
N-Benzylphthalimide: Conductivity as a Kinetic Tool"
ChemPhotoChem. 2017, 1(8), 355-362.

A.G. Griesbeck, B. Goldfuss, C. Jaeger, E. Bruellingen, T. Lippold, M. Kleczka,
“Strong Asymmetry in the Perepoxide Bifurcation Mechanism:
The Large-Group Effect in the Singlet Oxygen Ene Reaction
with Allylic Alcohols”
ChemPhotoChem. 2017, 1(5), 213-221.

B. Goldfuss,
"Chemie für Mediziner für Dummies",
ISBN-13: 978-3527707263
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2016.

F. Wolf, H. Klare, B. Goldfuss,
"Asymmetric Michael Additions of 4-Hydroxycoumarin
to β-Nitrostyrenes with Chiral, Bifunctional
Hydrogen-Bonding Catalysts"
J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 1762 - 1768.

P. Rabe, A. Janusko, B. Goldfuss, J. S. Dickschat,
"Experimental and theoretical studies on
corvol ether biosynthesis"
ChemBioChem. 2016, 17, 146 - 149.

M. Schumacher, B. Goldfuss,
"Quantifying N-heterocyclic carbenes as umpolung
catalysts in the benzoin reaction: balance
between nucleophilicity and electrophilicity"
New J. Chem. 2015, 39, 4508 - 4518.

R. Blanco-Trillo, J. M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"An unusually stable chlorophosphite:
What makes BIFOP–Cl so robust against hydrolysis?"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 313 - 322.

H. Klare, S. Hanft, J. M. Neudörfl, N. E. Schlörer, A. Griesbeck, B. Goldfuss,
"Anion Recognition with Hydrogen-Bonding Cyclodiphosphazanes"
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 11847 - 11855.

M. Schumacher, B. Goldfuss,
"Metallo phosphonate catalyzed benzoin couplings:
The influence of the counterion"
New J. Chem. 2014, 38, 1040 - 1044.

H. Klare, J. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"New hydrogen-bonding organocatalysts: Chiral cyclophosphazanes and
phosphorus amides as catalysts for asymmetric Michael additions"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 224 - 236.

A. Eske, B. Goldfuss, A. G. Griesbeck, A. de Kiff,
M. Kleczka, M. Leven, J. M. Neudorfl, M. Vollmer
"Ene-Diene Transmissive Cycloaddition Reactions with Singlet Oxygen:
The Vinylogous Gem Effect and Its Use for
Polyoxyfunctionalization of Dienes"
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 1818 - 1829.

B. Goldfuss,
"Stereoselective Conjugate Addition of Methyl and Cyanide"
Science of Synthesis, C-1 Building Blocks in Organic Synthesis 1,
Editor: P. W. N. M. van Leeuwen, Thieme, Stuttgart, 2014,
Chapter 1.1.10, p. 341 - 357.

B. Goldfuss,
"Stereoselective Nucleophilic Methylation of Ketones and Aldehydes"
Science of Synthesis, C-1 Building Blocks in Organic Synthesis 1,
Editor: P. W. N. M. van Leeuwen, Thieme, Stuttgart, 2014,
Chapter 1.3.1, p. 415 - 443.

A. G. Griesbeck, B. Goldfuss, M. Leven, A. de Kiff,
Comparison of the singlet oxygen ene reactions of cyclic versus acyclic
β,γ-unsaturated ketones: an experimental and computational study,
Tetrahedron Letters 2013, 54, 2938 - 2941.

M. Leven, J. M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss:
"Metal-mediated aminocatalysis provides mild conditions:
Enantioselective Michael addition mediated by primary
amino catalysts and alkali-metal ions"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 155-165.

R. Blanco-Trillo, M. Leven, J. M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Electronegativity Governs Enantioselectivity:
Alkyl-Aryl Cross-Coupling with Fenchol-Based
Palladium-Phosphorus Halide Catalysts"
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 8, 1451-1465.

M. Leven, D. Müller, B. Goldfuss,
"Enantioselective alkynylation of aromatic aldehydes:
Pyridyl phenylene terpeneol catalysts with flexible biaryl axes"
Synlett 2011, 17, 2505-2508.

A. Gliga, B. Goldfuss, J. M. Neudörfl,
"Lithium phosphonate umpolung catalysts:
do fluoro substituents increase the catalytic activity?"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1189-1197.

A. Gliga, M. Schumacher, H. Klare, F. Soki, J. M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"New umpolung catalysts: reactivity and selectivity of terpenol-based
lithium phosphonates in enantioselective benzoin type couplings"
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 2, 256-263.

M. Leven, N. Schlörer, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Control of enantioselectivity with flexible biaryl axes:
Terpene-based alkyl zinc catalysts in enantioselective
dialkyl zinc additions"
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 13443-13449.

B. Goldfuss,
"C-H functionalizations via direct borane hydrocarbon
dehydrogenations and dehydrocarbonations"
Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 12856-12861.

R. Perez-Ruiz, Y. Diaz, B. Goldfuss, D. Hertel, K. Meerholz, A. G. Griesbeck,
"Fluoride recognition by a chiral urea receptor linked to a
phthalimide chromophore"
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2009, 7(17), 3499-3504.

Y. Alpagut, B. Goldfuss, J. Neudörfl,
"Control of asymmetric biaryl conformations with terpenol moieties:
Syntheses, structures and energetics of new enantiopure C₂-symmetric diols"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, 25.

F. Soki, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"Homo- vs. heterometallic organoaluminum fencholates:
Structures and selectivities"
J. Organomet. Chem. 2008, 693, 2139-2146.

B. Goldfuss, M. Schumacher,
"Umpolung catalysis: assessment of catalyst and
substrate reactivities in acyloin type reactions"
Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 1648-1653.

B. Goldfuss, D. A. Lange,
"Electronic differentiation competes with transition state sensitivity
in palladium-catalyzed allylic substitutions"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2007, 3, 36.

B. Goldfuss, T. Loschmann, T. Kop-Weiershausen, J. Neudörfl, F. Rominger,
"A superior P-H phosphonite: Asymmetric allylic substitutions with
fenchol-based palladium catalysts"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, 7.

D. A. Lange, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"New chiral lithium aluminum hydrides based on biphenyl-2,2´-bisfenchol (BIFOL):
structural analyses and enantioselective reductions of aryl alkyl ketones"
Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 3704-3709.

X. Cai, P. Cygon, B. Goldfuss, A.G. Griesbeck, H. Heckroth, M. Fujitsuka, T. Majima,
"alpha-Carbonyl Substituent Effect on the Lifetimes of Triplet 1,4-Biradicals from
Norrish-Type-II Reactions"
Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 4662-4667.

B. Goldfuss,
"Electronic differentiations in palladium-catalyzed allylic substitutions"
J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 4508-4513.

B. Goldfuss, M. Schumacher,
"Umpolung Catalysts: Comparative Assessments on Reactivities"
J. Mol. Mod. 2006, 12, 591-595.

B. Goldfuss,
"Organolithiums in Enantioselective Additions to s*- and p*-CO-Elektrophiles"
Synthesis 2005, 2271-2280.

T. Kop-Weiershausen, J. Lex, J.-M. Neudörfl, B. Goldfuss,
"An exceptional P-H phosphonite: Biphenyl-2,2'-bisfenchylchlorophosphite
and derived ligands (BIFOPs) in enantioselective copper-catalyzed 1,4-additions"
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2005, 1, 6.

F. Soki, J.-M. Neudörfl, Bernd Goldfuss,
"Surprising fenchone induced cyclization: synthesis of the new chiral diol
biphenyl-2,2'-sulfone-3,3'-bisfenchol (BISFOL)"
Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 10449-10453.

B. Goldfuss, M. Steigelmann, T. Löschmann, G. Schilling, F. Rominger,
"A dispensable methoxy group? Phenyl fencholate as chiral modifier of n-butyllithium"
Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 4019-4023.

B. Goldfuss, T. Löschmann, F. Rominger,
"Ligand Bite Governs Enantioselectivity:
Electronic and Steric Control in Pd- Catalyzed Allylic Alkylations
by Modular Fenchyl Phosphinites (FENOPs)"
Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 5422-5431.

J. A. Varela, D. Pena, B. Goldfuss, D. Denisenko, J. Kulhanek, K. Polborn, P. Knochel,
"Diastereoselective remote C-H activation by hydroboration"
Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 4252-4264.

K. M. Knapp, B. Goldfuss, P. Knochel,
“Stereoselective synthesis of anti-1,4-diols
by a BH₃-THF-mediated rearrangement of
1,2-disubstituted cyclobutenes”
Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 5259-5265.

B. Goldfuss,
“Enantioselective Addition of Organolithiums to C=O and Ethers”
in Topics in Organometallic Chemistry,
Ed.: D. M. Hodgson, Springer, Heidelberg 2003.

M. Steigelmann, Y. Nisar, F. Rominger, B. Goldfuss,
"Homo- and heterochiral alkylzinc fencholates:
linear or nonlinear effects in dialkylzinc additions to benzaldehyde."
Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 5211-5218.

M. Kollmar, H. Steinhagen, J. P. Janssen, B. Goldfuss,
S. A. Malinovskaya, J. Vázquez, F. Rominger and G. Helmchen,
"(h³-Phenylallyl) (phosphanyloxazoline)Pd Complexes:
X-Ray Crystallographic Studies, NMR Investigations and
ab initio/DFT Calculations"
Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 3103-3114.

J. Vázquez, B. Goldfuss, G. Helmchen,
“Isomerism of p-1,3-Dimethylallylphosphinooxazoline
Palladium Complexes:
A Comparison between Experiment and Theory”
J. Organomet. Chem. 2002, 641 (1-2), 67-70.

B. Goldfuss, M. Steigelmann, F. Rominger, H. Urtel
"Chiral modular n-Butyllithium-Derivatives:
nBuLi Complexes with Anisyl Fencholates”
Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 4456 - 4464.

M. Kollmar, B. Goldfuss, M. Reggelin, F. Rominger, G. Helmchen,
“(1,3-Dialkylallyl)(phosphino-oxazoline)palladium Complexes:
X-Ray Crystallographic Studies, NMR Investigations and
Computational Analyses"
Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 4913-4927.

J. A. Varela, D. Peña, B. Goldfuss, K. Polborn, P. Knochel,
“Mechanism and Application of the Remote C-H Activation
of Phenyl Substituted Alkenes by BH₃·THF”
Organic Letters 2001, 3, 2395-2398.

B. Goldfuss, T. Löschmann, F. Rominger,
“Phosphinofenchol or metastable Phosphorane?
Phosphorus-Derivatives of Fenchol"
Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 2028-2033; Chem. Eur. J. 2001, 7, 2284.

B. Goldfuss, M. Steigelmann, F. Rominger,
“Chirale Modifizierung von n-Butyllithium: Steuerung von Stöchiometrie,
Struktur und Enantioselektivität durch modulare Fencholat-Einheiten"
Angew. Chem. 2000, 112, 4299-4302;
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 4133-4136.

B. Goldfuss, P. Knochel, L. O. Bromm, K. Knapp,
“C-H-Aktivierung durch direkte Boran-Kohlenwasserstoff-Dehydrierung:
kinetische und thermodynamische Aspekte“
Angew. Chem. 2000, 112, 4302-4305;
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 4136-4139.

B. Goldfuss, U. Kazmaier
“Electronic Differentiations in Palladium Alkene Complexes:
trans-Phosphine Preference of Allylic Leaving Groups“
Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 6493-6496.

B. Goldfuss, F. Eisenträger
“Chiral ligand induced distortions: The origin of pyramidal
three-coordinated lithium ions in the X-ray crystal structure of
lithium exo-2-[o-(dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl]-1,3,3-
trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-endo-2-olate”
Aust. J. Chem. 2000, 53, 209-212.

S. Handschuh, B. Goldfuss, J. Chen, K.N. Houk, J. Gasteiger
“Steroid Binding by Antibodies and Artificial Receptors: Exploration of
Theoretical Methods to Determine the Origins of Binding Affinities and
Specificities“
J. Comp.-Aided Mol. Design 2000, 14, 611-629.

B. Goldfuss, M. Steigelmann, F. Rominger
"Increasing enantioselectivities and reactivities by stereochemical tuning:
Fenchone based catalysts in dialkylzinc additions to benzaldehyde"
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 1785-1792.

B. Goldfuss, M. Steigelmann
"Structure and reactivity of chiral fenchone based organozinc catalysts"
J. Mol. Model. 2000, 6, 166-170.

B. Goldfuss, M. Steigelmann, S. I. Khan, K. N. Houk
"Rationalization of enantioselectivities in dialkylzinc additions to
benzaldehyde catalyzed by fenchone derivatives"
J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 77-82.

B. Goldfuss, F. Rominger
"The origin of atropisomerism in 2,2’-bis((1R,2R,4S)-2-hydroxy-
1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl)-1,1’-biphenyl:
Synthesis, structure and energetics"
Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 881-884.

B. Goldfuss, S. I. Khan, K. N. Houk
"Chiral complexes with n-butyllithium and methylzinc:
X-ray crystal structures of lithium and
zinc(1R,2R,4S)-2-endo-oxido-2-exo-(ortho-
methoxyphenyl)-1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane"
Organometallics 1999, 18, 2927-2929.

M. Nendel, B. Goldfuss, B. Beno, K. N. Houk, K. Hafner, H. J. Lindner
"Theoretical Studies of Novel Aromatic Molecules and Transition States"
Pure Appl. Chem. 1999, 71, 221-229.

M. Nendel, B. Goldfuss, K. N. Houk, K. Hafner, U. Grieser
"Bis-periazulene, a simple Kekule Biradical with a Triplet GroundState"
Theoretical Chem. Acc. 1999, 102, 397-400.

M. Nendel, B. Goldfuss, K. N. Houk, K. Hafner
"s-Indacene, a Quasi-Delocalized Molecule with
Mixed Aromatic and Anti-aromatic character"
J. Mol. Structure (Theochem) 1999, 462, 23-28.

B. Goldfuss, K. N. Houk
"The Origin of Enantioselectivities in chiral amino alkohol
catalyzed asymmeric additions of organozinc reagents
to benzaldehyde"
J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 8998-9006.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer, S. Handschuh, F. Hampel
"New chelating silylamido ligands: Syntheses and
X-ray crystal structures of lithium and magnesium derivatives
of [t-Bu-HN-SiMe₂-o-C₆H₄-X] (X = OMe, NMe₂, CH₂NMe₂, CF₃)"
J. Organomet. Chem. 1998, 552 (N1-2), 285-292.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer, S. Handschuh, Hampel, W. Bauer
"The presence and absence of agostic electrostatic Si-H-M interactions in
[M{Me₂Si(H)N-t-Bu}] (M = Li, Mg_1/2) species"
Organometallics 1997, 16, 5999-6003.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer, F. Hampel
"Lithio-Aversion of thiophene sulfur atoms in the
X-ray crystal structures of [Li-O-SiMe₂(2-C₄H₃S)]₆ and
[Li-O-CH(i-Pr)(2-C₄H₃S)]₆:
Models for electrostatic metal-thiophene interactions"
Organometallics 1997, 16, 5032-5041.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer
"Aromaticity in group 14 metalloles:
Structural, energetic, and magnetic criteria"
Organometallics 1997, 16, 1543-1552.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer, F. Hampel
"Alkali metal cation pi-interactions in metalated and
nonmetalated acetylenes: pi-bonded lithiums in the
X-ray crystal structures of [Li-CC-SiMe₂-C₆H₄-OMe]₆ and
[Li-O-CMe₂-CC-H]₆ and computational studies"
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 1072-1080.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer, F. Hampel
"A lithium-bonded cyclopropyl edge - the X-ray crystal structure of
[Li-O-C(Me)-(c-CHCH₂CH₂)₂]₆ and computational studies"
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 12183-12189.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer, F. Hampel
"Aromaticity in Silole Dianions - Structural, Energetic,
and Magnetic Aspects"
Organometallics 1996, 15, 1755-1757.

B. Goldfuss, P. v. R. Schleyer
"The Silolyl Anion C₄H₄SiH^- is Aromatic and the
Lithium Silolide C₄H₄SiHLi even more so"
Organometallics 1995, 14, 1553-1555.

P. v. R. Schleyer, P. K. Freeman, H. J. Jiao, B. Goldfuss
"Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity in five-membered C₄H₄X Ring Systems -
Classical and Magnetic Concepts may not be Orthogonal"
Angew. Chem. 1995, 107, 332-335;
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1995, 34, 337-340.