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Susanne Striegler Susanne Striegler
Assistant Professor

University of Ulm, Habilitation, 2003
California Institute of Technology, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1996-1997
University of Ulm, Ph.D., 1995

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Organic Chemistry:  enzyme mimics, catalysis, molecular recognition

We design and synthesize transition metal complexes as catalysts to transform carbohydrates into other, useful entities in a novel way. These catalysts are derived from transition metal ions and multidentate ligands, such as salen.

Our projects focus on

  • developing selective catalysts for oligosaccharide synthesis
  • fighting HIV and cancer with new carbohydrate binding complexes
  • battling obesity with unnatural sugars
  • providing carbohydrates from renewable resources
  • deriving gasoline from biodegradable waste
     

We use organic synthesis, catalysis, biochemistry and molecular recognition in combination with material science for these interdisciplinary projects.
 

Selected Publications:

S. Striegler,* M. G. Gichinga, Disaccharide recognition by binuclear copper(II) complexes, Chem. Commun. 2008 , 5930-5932.

M. G. Gichinga, S. Striegler,* Effect of water on the catalytic oxidation of catechols, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130(15), 5150-5156.

S. Striegler,* M. G. Gichinga, M. Dittel, Macromolecular salen catalyst with largely enhanced catalytic activity, Org. Lett. 2008, 10(2), 241-244; highlighted by Y. Uozumi, T. Osako in SYNFACTS 2008, 4, 0438.