Synthesis and reaction mechanisms in the field of non-natural organic molecules

• Benzvalene and other bicyclo[1.1.0]butane derivatives: reactivity of strained ring systems including heterocycles, kKinetics of thermolysis of strained hydrocarbons
• Cyclic allylanions (homoaromaticity in anionic systems)
• 6-Oxo-1,3,4-oxadiazine: Reactions with alkenes and alkynes - formation of gamma-oxo-ketenes, dihydro-alpha-pyrones, alpha-pyrons, seven-, eight- and nine-membered alpha,beta-unsaturated enollactones, cyclopentenones, cyclopenta[c]pyranes
• Strained cycloallenes: release, dimerization and interception reactions of 1,2-cyclo-hexadiene, heptadiene, octadiene and nonadiene as well as substituted and heterocyclic derivatives
• Carbocations: solvolysis of cyclic bicyclobutylcarbinyl, cyclobutylcarbinyl and cyclopropylcarbinyl substrates