Publications

2026 34) S. S. Cremer, P. Coburger, C. Czernetzki, G. Hierlmeier*   Catalytic Sulfur-Atom Transfer Enabled by a Bis(disulfide) Titanium Complex   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. accepted article     33) G. B. Panetti, M. V. Pecoraro, R. Li, J. Kim, G. Hierlmeier, P. J. Chirik   Synthesis of Chromium(IV) Nitrides Through High-Spin Tetrahedral Chromium(I) Intermediates   Inorg. Chem. 2026, 65, 5156–5165.   DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c05944 32) T. Hadlington, G. Hierlmeier   Trendbericht Anorganische Chemie 2025: Nebengruppen- und Koordinationschemie   Nachr. Chem. 2026, 74, 63–71.   DOI: 10.1002/nadc.20264155481 31) P. Fritsche, C. Czernetzki, M. L. Heldner, L. Hörlin, I. Krummenacher, G. Hierlmeier*   Controlling Reductive Elimination Pathways in Ti(IV) Pincer Complexes: Concerted versus Radical Mechanisms via Ligand Design    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 4694–4705.   DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c21215 2025
30)	M. K. Uttendorfer, L. M. Schneider, L. S. Diener, G. Hierlmeier, G. Balázs, R. Wolf
	A radical path to 1,2-diphosphacyclobutenes
	Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 17464–17467.
	DOI: 10.1039/d5cc05221a
29)	M. L. Heldner, T. Körner, C. Czernetzki, P. Geppert, A. Nowak-Król, G. Hierlmeier*
	Visible-Light Induced Bond Homolysis in Titanacyclopentadienes for the Catalytic Cyclodimerization of Internal Alkynes
	J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 37741–37750.
	DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c13492
28)	M. V. Pecoraro, G. B. Panetti, J. Kim, G. Hierlmeier, P. J. Chirik
	Synthesis and Photodriven Hydrogenation of Tungsten Nitride Complexes Prepared from Dinitrogen Cleavage
	JACS Au 2025, 5, 3858–3865.
	DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.5c00533
27)	G. Hierlmeier, T. Hadlington
	Trendbericht Anorganische Chemie 2024: Nebengruppen- und Koordinationschemie
	Nachr. Chem.  2025, 73, 56–64.
	DOI: 10.1002/nadc.20254146850
2024
26)	P. Gupta, G. Hierlmeier, C. Baete, M. V. Pecoraro, P. Tosatti, K. Puentener, P. J. Chirik
	Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Naphthalenes with Molybdenum Catalysts: Ligand Design Improves Chemoselectivity
	ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 15545–15552.
	DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c03843
25)	M. J. Lebowitz, C. S. MacNeil, L. N. Mendelsohn, M. Shevlin, M. V. Pecoraro, G. Hierlmeier, P. J. Chirik
	Cationic Bis(η6-arene) Cobalt(I) Complexes: Enabling Catalyst Discovery by High-Throughput Experimentation
	ACS Catal. 2024, 13260–13268
	DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c03843
24)	P. Fritsche,+ L. Geyer,+ C. Czernetzki, G. Hierlmeier
	Coordination-Induced Reductive Elimination from a Titanium(IV) Complex
	Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 9030–9033.
	DOI: 10.1039/D4CC02500H
23)	M. K. Uttendorfer, G. Hierlmeier, G. Balázs, R. Wolf
	Access to 1,2,3-triphospholide ligands by reduction of di-tert-butyldiphosphatetrahedrane
	Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 10113–10119.
	DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01067A
22)	G. Hierlmeier, R. J. Kutta, P. Coburger, G. Stammler, J. Schwabedissen, N. W. Mitzel, M. Dimitrova, R. Berger, P. Nürnberger, R. Wolf
	Structure and photochemistry of di-tert-butyldiphosphatetrahedrane
	Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 5596–5603.
	DOI: 10.1039/D4SC00936C
2023
21)	J. B. Roque, A. M. Shimozono, T. P. Pabst, G. Hierlmeier, P. O. Peterson, P. J. Chirik
	Kinetic and thermodynamic control of C(sp2)-H activation enables site-selective borylation
	Science 2023, 382, 1165-1170.
	DOI: 10.1126/science.adj6527
20)	G. Hierlmeier, P. Tosatti, K. Puentener, P. J. Chirik
	Arene Insertion with Pincer-Supported Molybdenum-Hydrides: Determination of Site-Selectivity, Relative Rates, and Arene Complex Formation
	J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023,145, 21027–21039.
	DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06961
19)	S. J. Horsewill, G. Hierlmeier, Z. Farasat, J. P. Barham, D. J. Scott
	Shining Fresh Light on Complex Photoredox Mechanisms through Isolation of Intermediate Radical Anions
	ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 9392–9403.
	DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c02515
18)	B. Lee, T. P. Pabst, G. Hierlmeier, P. J. Chirik
	Exploring the Effect of Pincer Rigidity on Oxidative Addition Reactions with Cobalt(I) Complexes
	Organometallics, 2023, 42, 708–718.
	DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00079
17)	G. Hierlmeier, P. Tosatti, K. Puentener, P. J. Chirik
	Identification of Cyclohexadienyl Hydrides as Intermediates in Molybdenum-Catalyzed Arene Hydrogenation
	Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202216026; Angew. Chem. 2023, 135, e202216026.
	DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216026; DOI: 10.1002/ange.202216026
2022
16)	G. Hierlmeier, C. Rödl, R. Wolf
	A Homoleptic Tris(diphosphacyclobutadiene) Tripledecker Sandwich Complex
	Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 12212–12215.
	DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04601f
15)	C. S. MacNeil, L. N. Mendelsohn, T. P. Pabst, G. Hierlmeier, P. J. Chirik
	Alcohol Synthesis by Cobalt-Catalyzed Visible-Light-Driven Reductive Hydroformylation
	J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 19219–19224.
	DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07745
14)	M. K. Uttendorfer, G. Hierlmeier, R. Wolf
	A Homoleptic Diphosphatetrahedrane Nickel(0) Complex
	Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2022, e202200124.
	DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202200124
13)	P. Viereck, G. Hierlmeier, P. Tosatti, K. Puentener, P. J. Chirik
	Molybdenum-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Fused Arenes and Heteroarenes
	J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 11203–11214.
	DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02007
12)	G. Hierlmeier, R. Wolf
	Bulking up CpBIG: A Penta-Terphenyl Cyclopentadienyl Ligand
	Organometallics, 2022, 41, 776–784.
	DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00009
11)	G. Hierlmeier, R. Wolf
	Diphosphorus Release and Heterocumulene Oligomerisation by Nickel Complexes
	Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2022, e202101057.
	DOI: doi/10.1002/ejic.202101057
2021
10)	G. Hierlmeier, P. Coburger, D. J. Scott, T. M. Maier, S. Pelties, R. Wolf, D. M. Pividori, K. Meyer, N. P. van Leest, B. de Bruin
	Di-tert-butyldiphosphatetrahedrane as a Source for 1,2-Diphosphacyclobutadiene Ligands
	Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 14936–14946
	DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102335
9)	P. Coburger, J. Leitl, D. J. Scott, G. Hierlmeier, I. G. Shenderovic, E. Hey-Hawkins, R. Wolf
	Synthesis of a Carborane-substituted Bis(phosphanido) Cobaltate(I), Ligand Substitution, and Unusual P4 Fragmentation
	Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 11225–11235.
	DOI: 10.1039/d1sc02948g
8)	G. Hierlmeier, R. Wolf
	Activation of Di-tert-butyldiphosphatetrahedrane: Access to (tBuCP)n (n = 2, 4) Ligand Frameworks by P‒C Bond Cleavage
	Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 6435–6440; Angew. Chem. 2021, 113, 6507–6512.
	DOI: 10.1002/anie.202015680; DOI: 10.1002/ange.202015680
7)	G. Hierlmeier, M. K. Uttendorfer, R. Wolf
	Di-tert-butyldiphosphatetrahedrane as a Building Block for Phosphaalkenes and Phosphirenes
	Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 2356–2359.
	DOI: 10.1039/d0cc07103j
2020
6)	C. G. P. Ziegler, C. Taube, J. A. Kelly, G. Hierlmeier, M. Uttendorfer, J. J. Weigand, R. Wolf
	An Unusual Ni2Si2P8 Cluster Formed by Complexation and Thermolysis
	Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 14071–14074.
	DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05365a
5)	J. Leitl, P. Coburger, D. J. Scott, N. P. van Leest, C. G. P. Ziegler, G. Hierlmeier, B. de Bruin, C. Müller, R. Wolf
	Phosphorus-Analogues of [Ni(bpy)2]: Synthesis and Application in Carbon-Halogen Bond Activation
	Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 9951–9961.
	DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01115
4)	G. Hierlmeier, P. Coburger, N. P. van Leest, B. de Bruin, R. Wolf
	Aggregation and Degradation of White Phosphorus Mediated by 12 Valence Electron Nickel(0) Complexes
	Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 14148–14153; Angew. Chem. 2020, 132, 14252–14257.
	DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004020; DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004020
2019
3)	G. Hierlmeier, P. Coburger, M. Bodensteiner, R. Wolf
	Di-tert-butyldiphosphatetrahedrane: Catalytic Synthesis of the Elusive Phosphaalkyne Dimer
	Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 16918–16922; Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 17074-17078.
	DOI: 10.1002/anie.201910505; DOI: 10.1002/ange.201910505; highlighted with a front cover
2018
2)	G. Hierlmeier, A. Hinz, R. Wolf, J. M. Goicoechea
	Synthesis and Reactivity of Nickel-Stabilised µ2:η2,η2-P2 , As2 and PAs Units
	Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2018, 57, 431–436; Angew. Chem. 2018, 130, 439–444.
	DOI: 10.1002/anie.201710582; DOI: 10.1002/ange.201710582
2015
1)	L. R. Collins, G. Hierlmeier, M. F. Mahon, I. M. Riddlestone, M. K. Whittesey
	Unexpected Migratory Insertion Reactions of M(alkyl)2 (M=Zn, Cd)
	Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 3215–3218.
	DOI: 10.1002/chem.201406406

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