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35. Allylation and Thermosetting of Acetosolv Wheat Straw Lignin  Alessio Truncali, Davide Di Francesco, Cristiana Margarita, Iuliana Ribca, Louise Brandt, Benedikt Sochor, Stephan V. Roth, Mats Johansson, Helena Lundberg*, ChemSusChem (Accepted for publication)

34. Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design Approach to Non-Toxic Bisphenol Polymers , Cristiana Margarita, Paula Pierozan, Sathiyaraj Subramaniyan, Andrey Shatskiy, Darius Pakarinen, Annabelle Fritz, Emma Lundqvist, Victoria Chu, Hampus Hagelin, Ulf Norinder*, Minna Hakkarainen*, Oskar Karlsson*, Helena Lundberg*, ChemRxiv, 2024

33. Metal-free Electrochemical Desulfurative Borylation of Thioethers  Julius Kuzmin, Helena Lundberg*, ChemRxiv, 2024

32. Glycerol electrooxidation at industrially relevant current densities using electrodeposited PdNi/Ni foam catalysts in aerated alkaline media Jai White*, Laurent Peters, Daniel Martín-Yerga, Irina Terekhina, Athira Anil, Helena Lundberg, German Salazar Alvarez, Mats Johnsson, Gunnar Henriksson, Ann Cornell*, J. Electrochem. Soc., 2023, 170, 086504.

31. Electroreductive Deoxygenative C–H and C–C Bond Formation from Non-Derivatized Alcohols Fueled by Borohydride Oxidation Piret Villo, Malin Lill, Zainab Alsaman, Adrian Soto Kronberg, Victoria Chu, Guillermo Ahumada, Hemlata Agarwala, Mårten Ahlquist*, Helena Lundberg*, ChemElectroChem, 2023, e202300420 (invited contribution to the special collection in celebration of the Swedish Chemical Society's 140th anniversary. A previous manuscript version can be found in ChemRxiv ) 

30. Catalytic dehydrative transformations mediated by moisture-tolerant zirconocene triflate
Cristiana Margarita, Davide Di Francesco, Helena Lundberg*, Synlett, 2023, 34, 1678-1684 (invited contribution to the EuChemS Young Investigator Workshop special collection )

29. Electroreductive Desulfurative Transformations with Thioethers as Alkyl Radical Precursors  Julius Kuzmin, Johannes L. Röckl, Nils Schwarz, Jonas Djossou, Guillermo Ahumada, Mårten Ahlquist*, Helena Lundberg*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62,e202304272 (selected as Front Cover . A previous version of the manuscript can be found in ChemRxiv )

28. Mild and Selective Etherification of Wheat Straw Lignin and Lignin Model Alcohols by Moisture-Tolerant Zirconium Catalysis Cristiana Margarita, Davide Di Francesco, Ivan Kumaniaev, Carlos Jansson Rada, Hernando Tuñon, Helena Lundberg*, Green Chemistry, 2023, 25, 2401–2408.

27. Electrosynthetic C–O Bond Activation in Alcohols and Alcohol Derivatives  Piret Villo, Andrey Shatskiy, Markus Kärkäs*, Helena Lundberg*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202211952. 

26. Samarium and Ytterbium in Organic Electrosynthesis  Johannes L. Röckl, Helena Lundberg*, Synthesis 2023, 55, 1375. (Invited contribution to special collection "Bürgenstock Conference Special Section – Future Stars in Organic Chemistry")

25. Electrosynthetic C-F Bond Cleavage  Johannes L. Röckl, Emma L. Robertson, Helena Lundberg*, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 6707. (Invited contribution to special collection " Synthetic electrochemistry ")

24. Zirconium-Catalysed Direct Substitution of Alcohols: Enhancing the Selectivity by Kinetic Analysis  Cristiana Margarita, Piret Villo, Hernando Tuñon, Oscar Dalla-Santa, David Camaj,Robin Carlsson, Malin Lill,Anja Ramström, Helena Lundberg*, Catal. Sci. Tech., 2021, 11, 7420. (Highlighted as Catalysis Science & Technology Editor’s Choice )

23. Recent Advances in Asymmetric Catalytic Electrosynthesis  Cristiana Margarita, Helena Lundberg*, Catalysts, 2020, 10, 982. (Invited review)

22. Kinetic Analysis as an Optimization Tool for Catalytic Esterification with a Moisture Tolerant Zirconium Complex  Piret Villo, Oscar Dalla-Santa, Zoltán Szabó, Helena Lundberg*, J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 6959.

21. Zirconium Catalyzed Amide Formation Without Water Scavenging  Helena Lundberg*, Fredrik Tinnis, Hans Adolfsson*, Appl. Organomet. Chem. 2019, 33, e5062.

20. Organic Electrosynthesis: Applications in Complex Molecule Synthesis  Andrey Shatskiy, Helena Lundberg*, Markus Kärkäs*, ChemElectroChem, 2019, 6, 4067. ( Cover feature )

19. Hindered dialkyl ether synthesis with electrogenerated carbocations  Jinbao Xiang, Ming Shang, Yu Kawamata, Helena Lundberg, Solomon Reisberg, Miao Chen, Pavel Mykhailiuk, Gregory Beutner, Michael Collins, Alyn Davies, Matthew Del Bel, Gary Gallego, Jillian Spangler, Jeremy T. Starr, Shouliang Yang, Donna Blackmond*, Phil Baran*, Nature, 2019, 573, 398. ( highlighted  in Chemical & Engineering News, previously published  on ChemRxiv preprint server)

18. Kinetically Guided Radical-Based Synthesis of C(sp3)-C(sp3) Linkages on DNA  Jie Wang, Helena Lundberg, Shota Asai, Pedro Martín-Acosta, Jason S. Chen, Stephen Brown, William Farrell, Russell Dushin, Christopher J. O’Donnell, Anohka S. Ratnayake, Paul Richardson, Zhiqing Liu, Tian Qin, Donna G. Blackmond*, Phil Baran*, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2018, 115, E6404. (Authors contributed equally to this work) ( previously published  on ChemRxiv preprint server)

17. Practical Cu-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Borylation  Jie Wang, Ming Shang, Helena Lundberg, Karla S. Feu, Scott J. Hecker, Tian Qin, Donna G. Blackmond*, Phil S. Baran*, ACS Catal. 2018, 9537.

16. Mechanistic Elucidation of Zirconium-Catalyzed Direct Amidation  Helena Lundberg, Fredrik Tinnis, Jiji Zhang, Andrés G. Algarra, Fahmi Himo*, Hans Adolfsson*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 2286.

15. Catalytic α-Alkylation/Reduction of Ketones with Primary Alcohols to Furnish Secondary Alcohols  Helena Lundberg*, Hans Adolfsson*, Synthesis, 2016, 48, 644.

14. Ruthenium-Catalysed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Propargylic Ketones  Andrey Shatskiy, Tove Kivijärvi, Helena Lundberg, Fredrik Tinnis, Hans Adolfsson*, ChemCatChem, 2015, 7, 3818.

13. Hafnium-catalyzed direct amide formation at room temperature  Helena Lundberg, Hans Adolfsson*, ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 3271.

12. Zirconium (IV) chloride catalyzed amide formation from carboxylic acid and amine: (S)-tert-butyl 2-(benzylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate Fredrik Tinnis, Helena Lundberg, Tove Kivijärvi, Hans Adolfsson*, Org. Synth. 2015, 92, 227.

11. Metal-Free N-Arylation of Secondary Amides at Room Temperature  Fredrik Tinnis, Elin Stridfeldt, Helena Lundberg, Hans Adolfsson*, Berit Olofsson*, Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 2688.

10. Tandem α-Alkylation/Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Acetophenones with Primary Alcohols  Oleksandr Kovalenko, Helena Lundberg, Dennis Hübner, Hans Adolfsson*, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 30, 6639.

9. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Tandem-Isomerization/Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Allylic Alcohols  Tove Slagbrand, Helena Lundberg, Hans Adolfsson*, Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 16102.

8. Catalytic amide formation from non-activated carboxylic acids and amines  Helena Lundberg, Fredrik Tinnis, Nicklas Selander, Hans Adolfsson*, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2014, 43, 2714.

7. High throughput screening of a catalyst library for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of heteroaromatic ketones. Formal synthesis of (R)-Fluoxetine and (S)-Duloxetine Elina Buitrago, Helena Lundberg, Hans Andersson, Per Ryberg, Hans Adolfsson*, ChemCatChem, 2012, 4, 2082.

6. Direct catalytic formation of primary and tertiary amides from non-activated carboxylic acids, employing carbamates as amine source Fredrik Tinnis, Helena Lundberg, Hans Adolfsson*, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 13, 2531.

5. Titanium(IV)isopropoxide as an efficient catalyst for direct amidation of non-activated carboxylic acids  Helena Lundberg, Fredrik Tinnis, Hans Adolfsson*, Synlett, 2012, 23, 2201.

4. Direct amide coupling of non-activated carboxylic acids and amines catalyzed by zirconium(IV) chloride  Helena Lundberg, Fredrik Tinnis, Hans Adolfsson*, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 3822.

3. A single-site supported cationic Rh(I) complex for selective redox isomerization of allylic alcohols  Suman Sahoo, Helena Lundberg, Nanna Ahlsten, Mattias Edén, Xiaodong Zou*, Belén Martín-Matute*, ChemCatChem 2012, 4, 243.

2. Ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones in ethanol  Helena Lundberg, Hans Adolfsson*, Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 2754.

1. Rhodium-catalysed isomerization of allylic alcohols in water at ambient temperature  Nanna Ahlsten, Helena Lundberg, Belén Martín-Matute*, Green Chem. 2010, 12, 1628.