Integrating the Transformative Power of Catalysis and Chemical Biology

Research

Our mission is to advance the field of catalysis and chemical biology through cutting-edge research and innovation. We strive to discover and develop new catalysts and chemical methods that can improve the efficiency and sustainability of chemical processes, as well as uncover new insights into the biology of living systems. By applying our expertise in both catalysis and chemical biology, we aim to make a positive impact on society and the environment through the development of new technologies and treatments.

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Recent Publications

Direct Regioselective Dehydrogenation of α-Substituted Cyclic Ketones

S. A. Schwengers, G. G. Gerosa, T. Amatov, N. Yasukawa, S. Brunen, M. Leutzsch, B. Mitschke, G. A. Shevchenko, B. List, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202307081

A prebiotically plausible scenario of an RNA-peptide world

F. Müller, L. Escobar, F. Xu, E. Węgrzyn, M. Nainytė, T. Amatov, C.‐Y. Chan, A. Pichler, T. Carell, Nature 2022, 605, 279.

Confinement-controlled, Either syn- or anti-selective catalytic asymmetric Mukaiyama aldolizations of propionaldehyde enolsilanes

T. Amatov, N. Tsuji, R. Maji, L. Schreyer, H. Zhou, M. Leutzsch, B. List, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 14475.

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News

Dr. Shrouq Mujahed joined our lab as a postdoctoral researcher and we had our first group iftar in Abu Dhabi.

April 04, 2024

Tynchtyk has received the Thieme Chemistry Journals Award 2023!

Established in 1999, Thieme Chemistry Journals Award is given to up-and-coming researchers worldwide who are in the early stages of their independent academic career as assistant or junior professors. The awardees are selected exclusively by the editorial board members of SYNTHESIS, SYNLETT, and SYNFACTS who constantly watch out for promising, young individuals working in chemical synthesis and catalysis or closely related areas of organic chemistry.

February 22, 2023

Dr. Kundan Shaw joins us as the first and founding member of our lab! Welcome to Abu Dhabi and NYUAD, Kundan!

February 20, 2023

Hello, World!

Amatov Lab website is officially live! We hope to share many exciting results from our research here!

February 20, 2023