Born

February 14, 1982 in St. Niklaus VS, Switzerland

Education

2002

Matura (Typus C), Kollegium Spiritus Sanctus in Brig VS, Switzerland

2002-2006

Chemistry studies at the ETH Zürich

2006

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

2006

Master of Science in Chemistry

2006 - 2009

PhD in Chemistry at the ETH Zürich under the supervision of Prof. P. S. Pregosin: “Ruthenium(IV) Catalyzed Allylation Using Allyl Alcohols as Substrates”.

Since Jan. 2010

Post-doctoral Associate under the supervision of Prof. Andreas Pfaltz

Publications

Ruthenium Catalyzed Selective Regio- and Mono-Allylation of 1,3-Diketones Using Allyl Alcohols as Substrates.
S. Gruber, P. S. Pregosin, Adv. Synth. Catal, 2009, 351, 3235-3242.

Rapid Selective Ru-Sulfonate-Catalyzed Allylation of Indoles Using Alcohols as Substrates.
S. Gruber, A. B. Zaitsev, M. Wörle, P. S. Pregosin, Organometallics, 2009, 28, 3437-3448.

Fast and Highly Regioselective Allylation of Indole and Pyrrole Compounds by Allyl Alcohols Using Ru-Sulfonate Catalysts.
A. B. Zaitsev, S. Gruber, P. A. Plüss, P. S. Pregosin, L. F. Veiros, M. Wörle, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 11604-11605.

Facile Ruthenium(IV)-Catalyzed Single and Double Allylation of Indole Compounds using Alcohols as Substrates: Aspects of Ruthenium(IV) Allyl Chemistry.
S. Gruber A. B. Zaitsev, M. Wörle, P. S. Pregosin, L. F. Veiros, Organometallics, 2008, 27, 3796-3805.

Fast, efficient Ru(IV)-Catalysed Regioselective Allylation of Indoles using Allyl Alcohol (without additives) under Mild Conditions.
A. B. Zaitsev, S. Gruber, P. S. Pregosin, Chem. Commun., 2007, 44, 4692-4693.

Allylic Alcohols as Substrate for Ruthenium-Catalyzed C-C Coupling Allylation Reactions.
I. F. Nieves, D. Schott, S. Gruber, P. S. Pregosin, Helvetica Chimica Acta, 2007, 90, 271-276.