University of Ulm, Germany, Habilitation, 2003 California Institute of Technology, CA, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1996-1997 University of Ulm, Germany, Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.), 1995 University of Ulm, Germany, Diplom (M.S.), 1993 University of Ulm, Germany, Vordiplom (B.S.), 1989

Organic

Organic Chemistry: catalysis, carbohydrates, molecular recognition, polymers

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 macromolecular catalysts for selective oligosaccharide synthesis fighting HIV and cancer with new carbohydrate binding complexes battling obesity with unnatural sugars providing carbohydrates from renewable resources We use organic synthesis, catalysis, biochemistry and molecular recognition in combination with material science for these interdisciplinary projects.

S. Striegler*, M. Dittel, R. Kanso, N. A. Alonso and E. C. Duin, Hydrolysis of glycosides with microgel catalysts, Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50(18), 8869–8878.

R. Kanso, S. Striegler,* Multi gram-scale synthesis of galactothionolactam and its transformation into a galactonoamidine, Carbohydr. Res. 2011, 346(7), 897-904.

S. Striegler, * N. A. Dunaway, M. G. Gichinga, L. L. Milton, Binuclear complexes for aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols and carbohydrates, Tetrahedron 2010, 66(40), 7927-7932.

M. G. Gichinga, S. Striegler,* N. A. Dunaway, J. D. Barnett, Miniemulsion polymers as support for transition metal catalysts, Polymer 2010, 51(3), 606-615.

S. Striegler,* N. A. Dunaway, M. G. Gichinga, J. D. Barnett, A.-G. D. Nelson, Evaluating binuclear copper(II) complexes for glycoside hydrolysis, Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49(6), 2639-2648.