Publications
Peer-Reviewed
- ‘Molecular and crystal structure of catena-poly[1-benzyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]quinazolin-1-ium-2,5-bis(thiolate) [[aquasodium]-di-μ-aqua]]’. S. V. Shishkina, M. S. Kovalenko, O. G. Drushlyak, M. O. Shyshkina, C. Dank*, S. M. Kovalenko; Acta Cryst, 2026, E82 , 755–759, DOI: 10.1107/S2056989026005487
- ’An improved synthesis, X-ray study, and quantum chemistry calculations of novel fused mesoionic heterocycle: substituted 5-thioxo-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]quinazolin-1-ium-2-thiolates‘. S. M. Kovalenko ,O. G. Drushlyak ,M. Kyrpa, M. S. Kovalenko, I. O. Mariutsa, V. V. Ivanov, S. V. Shishkina, C. Dank; Journal of Sulfur Chemistry, 2026, 1-21, DOI: 10.1080/17415993.2026.2653042.
- ‘Towards the Use of Metabolic Volatiles in Breath for Determining Drug Response: Gstachamine as an Unlabeled Substrate to Measure CYP3A4 Activity’. V. Stock, R. Hofer, K. Liedl, J. Troppmair,T. Langer, H. Gstach, C. Dank, S. Kammerer,V. Ruzsanyi*; ChemMedChem 2025, e202500492, DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202500492.
- ‘Diisopromine as a non-labelled CYP3A4 substrate: Implications for breath test development’. V. Stock, R. Hofer, V. Spanke, K. Liedl, J. Troppmair,T. Langer, C. Dank, H. Gstach, S. Kammerer,V. Ruzsanyi*; Bioorganic Chemistry 2025, 163, 108772, DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2025.108772.
- ‘ATG8ylation of vacuolar membrane protects plants against cell wall damage’. J. Julian, P. Gao, A. Del Chiaro, J. C. De La Concepcion, L. Armengot, M. Somssich, H. Duverge, M. Clavel, N. Grujic, R. Kobylinska, I. Polivka, M. Besten, T. Grube Andersen, C. Dank, B. Korbei, A. Bachmair, N. S. Coll, E. A. Minina, J. Sprakel, Y. Dagdas; Nature Plants 2025, 11, 321–339, DOI: 10.1038/s41477-025-01907-z.
- ‘Tolterodine is a novel candidate for assessing CYP3A4 activity through metabolic volatiles to predict drug responses’. V. Stock, R. Hofer, F. Lochmann, V. Spanke, K. R. Liedl, J. Troppmair, T. Langer, H. Gstach, C. Dank, C. A. Mayhew, S. Kammerer, V. Ruzsanyi; Scientific Reports. 2025, (2025) 15:2462 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-86450-9
- ‘Syntheses, reactivity, and biological applications of coumarins’. A. Citarella, S. Vittorio, C. Dank*, L. Ielo*; Front. Chem., 2024, 12, DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1362992.
- ‘Synthesis of Indazoles via N–N Bond-forming Oxidative Cyclization from 2-Aminomethyl-phenylamines’. A. Schoeggl Toledano, J. Bitai, D. Covini, J. Karolyi-Oezguer, C. Dank, H. Berger, A. Gollner*; Org Lett 2024, 26, 6, 1229–1232, DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00036.
- ‘Discovery and characterization of a chemical probe targeting the zinc-finger ubiquitin-binding domain of HDAC6’. R. J. Harding, I. Franzoni, M. K. Mann, M. M. Szewczyk, B. Mirabi, D. D. G. Owens, S. Ackloo, A. Scheremetjew, K. A. Juarez-Ornelas, R. Sanichar, R. J. Baker, C. Dank, P. J. Brown, D. Barsyte-Lovejoy, V. Santhakumar, M. Schapira, M. Lautens, C. H. Arrowsmith; J. Med. Chem. 2023, 66, 15, 10273–10288, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00314.
- Heterocyclic Compounds as Synthetic Tyrosinase Inhibitors: Recent Advances. S. Vittorio, C. Dank, L. Ielo*; Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(10), 9097, DOI: 10.3390/ijms24109097.
- ’Recent Advances in the Accessibility, Synthetic Utility, and Biological Applications of Aziridines’. C. Dank, L. Ielo*; Org. Biomol. Chem. 2023, 4553-4573, DOI: 10.1039/D3OB00424D.
- ’Synthetic Ionizable Colloidal Drug Aggregates Enable Endosomal Disruption’. E. Donders, K. Slaughter, C. Dank, A. Ganesh, B. Shoichet, M. Lautens, M. Shoichet*; Adv. Sci. 2023, 2300311, DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300311.
- ‘Synthesis and Reactions of 3,3-Difluoro-2-exo-methylidene Indolines’. N. Zeidan, M. Zambri, S. Unger, C. Dank, A. Torelli, B. Mirabi, M. Lautens*. Org Lett 2020, 22, 9, 3688-3691, DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01175.
- ‘A Many-Faced Alkaloid: Polymorphism of (–)-Monophyllidin’. C. Dank*, R. Wurzer, S. Felsinger, R. Bugl, H. Kählig, W. Hela, A. Roller*, H. Gstach*. Molecules 2020, 25, 3, 449, DOI: 10.3390/molecules25030449.
‘Recent Advances Towards Syntheses of Diterpenoid Alkaloids’. C. Dank, R. Sanichar, K.-L. Choo, M. Olsen, M. Lautens*; Synthesis, 2019, 51, 21, 3915-3946, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611897.
‘Synthesis and biological evaluation of cis-restrained carbocyclic combretastatin A-4 analogs: Influence of the ring size and saturation on cytotoxic properties’. C. Nowikow, R. Fürst, M. Kauderer, C. Dank, W. Schmid, M. Hajduch, J. Rehulka, S. Gurska, O. Mokshyna, P. Polishchuk, I. Zupko, P. Dzubak, U. Rinner*. Bioorgan Med Chem, 2019, 27, 19, 115032, DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.07.048.
‘BAF complex vulnerabilities in cancer demonstrated via structure-based PROTAC design’. W. Farnaby, M. Koegl, M. J. Roy, C. Whitworth, E. Diers, N. Trainor, D. Zollman, S. Steurer, J. Karolyi-Oezguer, C. Riedmueller, T. Gmaschitz, J. Wachter, C. Dank, M. Galant, B. Sharps, K. Rumpel, E. Traxler, T. Gerstberger, R. Schnitzer, O. Petermann, P. Greb, H. Weinstabl, G. Bader, A. Zoephel, A. Weiss-Puxbaum, K. Ehrenhöfer-Wölfer, S. Wöhrle, G. Boehmelt, J. Rinnenthal, H. Arnhof, N. Wiechens, M.-Y. Wu, T. Owen-Hughes, P. Ettmayer, M. Pearson, D. B. McConnell*, and A. Ciulli*; Nature Chem. Biol., 2019, 15, 7, 672-680, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-019-0294-6.
‘Highly Selective PTK2 Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras to Probe Focal Adhesion Kinase Scaffolding Functions’. J. Popow, H. Arnhof, G. Bader, H. Berger, A. Ciulli, D. Covini, C. Dank, T. Gmaschitz, P. Greb, J. Karolyi-Özgür, M. Koegl, D. B. McConnell, M. Pearson, M. Rieger, J. Rinnenthal, V. Roessler, A. Schrenk, M. Spina, S. Steurer, N. Trainor, E. Traxler, C. Wieshofer, A. Zoephel, and P. Ettmayer*; J. Med. Chem., 2019, 62, 5, 2508-2520, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01826.
‘Chemically induced degradation of the oncogenic transcription factor BCL6’. N. Kerres, S. Steurer, G. Bader, H. Berger, M. Caligiuri, C. Dank, J.R. Engen, P. Ettmayer, B. Fischerauer, G. Flotzinger, D. Gerlach, T. Gerstberger, T. Gmaschitz, P. Greb, B. Han, E. Heyes, R.E. Iacob, D. Kessler, L. Lamarre, D.R. Lancia, S. Lucas, M. Mayer, K. Mayr, N. Mischerikow, C. Peinsipp, O. Petermann, U. Reiser, D. Rudolph, K. Rumpel, C. Salomon, D. Scharn, S. Schlager, R. Schnitzer, A. Schrenk, N. Schweifer, D. Thompson, E. Traxler, R. Varecka, T. Voss, A. Weiss-Puxbaum, S. Winkler, X. Zheng, A. Zoephel, N. Kraut, D. McConnell, M. Pearson, and M. Koegl*; Cell Reports, 2017, 20, 12, 2860-2875, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.08.081.
‘Hybrids of Salicylalkylamides and Mannich Bases: Control of the Amide Conformation by Hydrogen Bonding in Solution and in the Solid State’. C. Dank, B. Kirchknopf, M. Mastalir, H. Kählig, S. Felsinger, A. Roller, V.B. Arion, H.Gstach*; Molecules, 2015, 20, 1, 1686-1711, DOI: 10.3390/molecules20011686.
Published Patents
EP3867263 (B1) – ‘PROTEOLYSIS TARGETING CHIMERA (PROTACS) AS DEGRADERS OF SMARCA2 AND/OR SMARCA4’. A. Ciulli, C. Dank, E. Diers, W. Farnaby, M. Roy, S. Steurer, N. Trainor; BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INT.
Book Chapters
‘Reductions of Ketones to Alkenes’. C. Dank, L. Ielo; In: Comprehensive Organic Synthesis. 3rd Edition. Volume 10, 2025, 830-859. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-96025-0.00158-7.
‘Syntheses and Biological Applications of Selected N-Containing Heterocycles: Recent Advances of Derivatives of Aziridines, Triazoles, and Piperazines.’ S. Vittorio, C. Dank, L. Ielo*; In: Targets in Heterocyclic Systems 2024, 28, 280-307. DOI: 10.17374/targets.2025.28.280.
‘Galanthamine‘. U. Rinner, C. Dank, T. Hudlicky. In: Targets in Heterocyclic Systems; ‘Attanasi, O. A.; Spinelli, D. Eds.; Italian Society of Chemistry, Rome, 2016, 286-318, DOI: 10.17374/targets.2017.20.283.
Non Peer-Reviewed
- ‘Aryl Thioether Metathesis under Nickel Catalysis’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 04, 0414, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707639.
- ‘Axially Chiral 2,3-Disubstituted Indoles via Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Cacchi Reaction’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 04, 0416, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707640.
- ‘Transthioetherification of Aryl Halides with Thioethers or Thioesters under Palladium Catalysis’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 04, 0424, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707641.
- ‘Stereodivergent Allylic Alkylation/Fluorination of Acyclic Ketones’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 04, 0425, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707642.
- ‘Fused Tricyclic Hydronaphthofurans through Rhodium-Catalyzed Desymmetrization’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 04, 0433, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707643.
- ‘Iron-Electrocatalyzed C–H Arylations’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 03, 0293, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690353.
- ‘Enantioselective C(sp3)–H Amidation under Rhodium Catalysis’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 03, 0303, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690351.
- ‘Palladium-Catalyzed Dearomative [2+2+1] Spiroannulation through Alkyne-Directed C–H Activation’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 03, 0311, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690354.
- ‘Photoredox- and Cobalt-Catalyzed Intermolecular Reductive Ene-Yne Coupling’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 03, 0313, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690352.
- ‘Functionalized Aryl Azides through Aryllithium Generation in Flow’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 03, 0367, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690345.
- ‘Titanium-Catalyzed Mono-Decyanation of Geminal Dinitriles’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 02, 0171, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1691484.
- ‘Diynes through Electrochemical Gold Redox Catalysis’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 02, 0172, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1691602.
- ‘Palladium(0)-Catalyzed syn-1,2-Carboboration and Carbosilylation’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 02, 0176, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1691485.
- ‘Allenylsilanes from Propargyl Dichlorides under Copper Catalysis’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 02, 0188, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1691483.
- ‘Photochemical Cleavage of 2-Nitrobenzyl Esters of Uronic Acids in Continuous Flow’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2020, 16, 02, 0242, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1691477.
- ‘Zinc-Catalyzed Tandem Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation/Michael Addition’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 11, 1262, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690316.
- ‘Hydroalkylation of Terminal Alkynes with Primary or Secondary Alkyl Iodides’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 11, 1263, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690314.
- ‘Synthesis of 2-Arylquinazolines via Visible-Light-Induced Benzylic C–H Functionalization’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 11, 1264, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690317.
- ‘Enantioselective Allylic Substitution with Nucleophiles in Aqueous Solution under Iridium Catalysis’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 11, 1265, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690315.
- ‘Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination and Hydroamidation of Allylic Alcohols through Iron Catalysis’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 11, 1270, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690313.
- ‘Decarboxylative Difluoromethylation via Copper Catalysis’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 10, 1134, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690921.
- ‘Gold-Catalyzed Enantioselective Cyclizations of Enynes through Remote Enantioinduction’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 10, 1135, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690919.
- ‘Aminotrifluoromethylation of Alkenes via Copper Catalysis’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 10, 1148, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690922.
- ‘Iridium-Catalyzed Regiodivergent Oxyamination of Unactivated Alkenes’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 10, 1149, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690920.
- ‘Synthesis of α-CF2H-Substituted Ketones from Styrenes via Photoredox Catalysis in Flow’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 10, 1212, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690918
- ‘Mild Copper-Catalyzed N-Arylation of Sulfoximines’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 08, 883, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689808.
- ‘Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Homoallylic Tertiary Alcohols through Copper Catalysis’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 08, 884, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689809.
- ‘Nickel-Catalyzed Cyano-Borrowing Reaction Affording β-Cyano Ketones’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 08, 886, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689807.
- ‘Counterion-Controlled Cobalt-Catalyzed Addition of Cyclopropanols to Oxabyciclic Alkenes’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 08, 898, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689805.
- ‘Ruthenium-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of α-Acetamido Benzocyclic Ketones’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 08, 905, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689806.
- ‘Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Cyanofluoroalkylation of Alkenes Induced by Visible Light’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 07, 752, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689964.
- ‘P-Stereogenic Centers via Thulium(III)-Catalyzed Desymmetrization of Dialkynylphosphine Oxides’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 07, 758, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689966.
- ‘Axially Chiral Biaryl Compounds via Cu-Catalyzed Acyloxylations of Cyclic Diaryliodonium Salts’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 07, 771, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689963.
- ‘ortho-Thiolation via the Catellani Reaction’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 07, 772, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689967.
- ‘Palladium-Catalyzed syn-Hydrocarboxylation of Alkynes Utilizing Hydroxy Groups’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 07, 776, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689965.
- ‘Chemoselective sp3-C–H Activation in Oxidative Coupling to Form Quaternary Centers’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 06, 624, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611605.
- ‘Penta-Alkenylated Carboboranes through CrossCoupling of Monocarboranes with Alkenes’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 06, 631, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611602.
- ‘Carbonyl-Carbonyl Metathesis via Photoredox Catalysis’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 06, 633, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611603.
- ‘Iridium-Catalyzed C–C Activation Driven by Aromatization’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 06, 639, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611604.
- ‘Light-Induced Beckmann Rearrangement in Continuous Flow’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 06, 693, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611601.
- ‘Asymmetric C(sp3)–H Arylation Through a Hybrid Palladium Catalyst’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 04, 381, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612351.
‘Asymmetric C(sp3)–H Amidation of Thioamides Catalyzed by a CobaltIII/Chiral Carboxylic Acid Hybrid System’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 04, 382, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612352.
- ‘Palladium-Catalyzed Dearomative Intermolecular [4+1] Spiroannulation by C(sp3)–H Activation’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 04, 397, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612353.
- ‘Stereoselective Synthesis of anti-Isomers of γ-Boryl-Substituted Homoallylic Alcohols’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 04, 401, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612354.
- ‘Gold-Catalyzed Temperature-Controlled Divergent Hydroamination/Cycloaddition Cascade Reactions’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 04, 404, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612355.
‘Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Amination of Sulfonamides’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 03, 258, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612238.
‘Anilines from Activated Benzoic Acids by Metal-Mediated Decarboxylative Amination’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 03, 265, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612239.
‘Ring-Fused Pyridinium Compounds from Rhodium-Catalyzed Multicomponent Reactions’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 03, 266, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612237.
- ‘Enantioselective Ring Opening/Cross-Coupling or Cyclopropanation of Cyclobutanones’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 03, 281, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612240.
‘Homologation of Ketones and Aryl Aldehydes in Flow’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 03, 329, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612232.
‘Palladium-Catalyzed Ligand-Controlled Regioselective Acylation’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 02, 158, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612003.
‘Metal-Catalyzed Oxa[4+2] Cyclization of Quinone Methides with Alkynyl Benzyl Alcohols’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019 ,15, 02, 162, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612001.
‘Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Alkenylation of Arenes Gives Alkenyl Chlorides or Trisubstituted Alkenes’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 02, 169, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611999.
‘Mild Platinum-Catalyzed Process to Desaturate Lactams, Ketones, and Lactones’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 02, 173, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612000.
‘Dibenzo[b,d]oxepines by Olefinic C–F Bond Functionalization and Intramolecular Pd-Catalyzed C–H Activation’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2019, 15, 02, 175, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612002.
‘Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective Reductive Diarylation’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2018, 14, 12, 1255, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611312.
‘Palladium-Catalyzed Atroposelective C–H Activation’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2018, 14, 12, 1256, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611314.
‘Nickel-Catalyzed Diarylation of 1,2-Disubstituted Alkenylarenes’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2018, 14, 12, 1261, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611316.
‘Rhodium-Catalyst Generates Cyclic Peptide Stereocenters in Sequence’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2018, 14, 12, 1263, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611313.
‘Stereoselective Iridium-Catalyzed Haloamidation of Alkynes’. C. Dank, M. Lautens; Synfacts, 2018, 14, 12, 1269, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611315.