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{{Short description|American organic chemist}}
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{{Infobox scientist|name              = Corianna S. Schindler|workplaces        = [[University of Michigan]] (2013–present)<br>
[[Scripps Research]]|alma_mater        = [[Technical University of Munich]] {{small|Diploma 2004}}<br>
[[ETH Zurich]] {{small|PhD 2010}}|doctoral_advisor  = [[Erick M. Carreira]]|academic_advisors = [[K.C. Nicolaou]], [[Eric N. Jacobsen]]|website           = {{url|schindlerresearchgroup.com/}}
}}
'''Corinna S. Schindler''' is a Professor of Chemistry at the [[University of Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Corinna Schindler {{!}} U-M LSA Chemistry|url=https://lsa.umich.edu/chem/people/faculty/corinnas.html|access-date=2021-05-31|website=lsa.umich.edu|language=en}}</ref> She develops catalytic reactions with environmentally benign metals such as iron, towards the synthesis of biologically active small molecules. For her research in the development of new catalysts, Schindler has been honored with several early-career researcher awards including the [[Packard Fellowship|David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship]] in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Schindler, Corinna S.|url=https://www.packard.org/what-we-fund/science/packard-fellowships-for-science-and-engineering/fellowship-directory/corinna-s-schindler/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=The David and Lucile Packard Foundation|language=en-US}}</ref> the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-02-21|title=Seven U-M scientists selected for Sloan Fellowships|url=https://news.umich.edu/seven-u-m-scientists-selected-for-sloan-fellowships/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=University of Michigan News|language=en-US}}</ref> and being named a member of the [[Chemical & Engineering News|C&EN]] Talented 12 in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-01|title=Corinna Schindler – Talented 12|url=http://talented12.cenmag.org/corinna-schindler/|access-date=2021-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001155921/http://talented12.cenmag.org/corinna-schindler/|archive-date=2020-10-01}}</ref> Schindler has served on the Editorial Board of ''[[Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry|Organic and Bimolecular Chemistry]]'' since 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=says|first=FPSJOB com|title=OBC welcomes new Editorial Board member Corinna S. Schindler – Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry Blog|url=https://blogs.rsc.org/ob/2018/09/03/obc-welcomes-new-editorial-board-member-corinna-s-schindler/|access-date=2021-05-31|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Schindler was born and raised in [[Schwäbisch Hall]], Germany. She did her undergraduate work at the [[Technical University of Munich]], where she worked on organometallic chemistry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Corinna Schindler|url=https://www.schindlerresearchgroup.com/corinnaschindler|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Schindler Group|language=en}}</ref> She completed her Diploma Thesis (equivalent of a Master of Science) in 2004 under the direction of [[K. C. Nicolaou]] at the [[Scripps Research Institute]] in [[La Jolla|La Jolla, California]]. In Nicolaou's group, Schindler worked on the [[total synthesis]] of the [[natural product]]s marinomycins A-C.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Nicolaou|first1=K. C.|last2=Nold|first2=Andrea L.|last3=Milburn|first3=Robert R.|last4=Schindler|first4=Corinna S.|date=2006|title=Total Synthesis of Marinomycins A–C|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200601867|journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition|volume=45|issue=39|pages=6527–6532|doi=10.1002/anie.200601867|pmid=16977657|issn=1521-3773}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Nicolaou|first1=K. C.|last2=Nold|first2=Andrea L.|last3=Milburn|first3=Robert R.|last4=Schindler|first4=Corinna S.|last5=Cole|first5=Kevin P.|last6=Yamaguchi|first6=Junichiro|date=2007-02-01|title=Total Synthesis of Marinomycins A−C and of Their Monomeric Counterparts Monomarinomycin A and iso-Monomarinomycin A|url=https://doi.org/10.1021/ja068053p|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|volume=129|issue=6|pages=1760–1768|doi=10.1021/ja068053p|pmid=17249678|issn=0002-7863}}</ref>
Schindler earned her [[doctorate degree]] in 2010 at the [[ETH Zurich]] under the direction of [[Erick M. Carreira]]. Her PhD thesis focused on the development of new synthetic strategies to access the aeruginosin class of natural products,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Schindler|first1=Corinna S.|last2=Stephenson|first2=Corey R. J.|last3=Carreira|first3=Erick M.|date=2008|title=Enantioselective Synthesis of the Core of Banyaside, Suomilide, and Spumigin HKVV|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200803655|journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition|volume=47|issue=46|pages=8852–8855|doi=10.1002/anie.200803655|pmid=18855958|issn=1521-3773}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Schindler|first1=Corinna S.|last2=Bertschi|first2=Louis|last3=Carreira|first3=Erick M.|date=2010|title=Total Synthesis of Nominal Banyaside B: Structural Revision of the Glycosylation Site|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201004047|journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition|volume=49|issue=48|pages=9229–9232|doi=10.1002/anie.201004047|pmid=20967913|issn=1521-3773}}</ref> centered on the opening of oxabicyclic ring systems.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Schindler|first1=Corinna S.|last2=Diethelm|first2=Stefan|last3=Carreira|first3=Erick M.|date=2009|title=Nucleophilic Opening of Oxabicyclic Ring Systems|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.200902046|journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition|volume=48|issue=34|pages=6296–6299|doi=10.1002/anie.200902046|pmid=19606434|issn=1521-3773}}</ref>
After completing her doctorate degree, Schindler joined [[Eric N. Jacobsen]]'s research group at [[Harvard University]] as a Feodor Lynen Postdoctoral Fellow.<ref name="lsa.umich.edu">{{cite web|title=Corinna Schindler of Chemistry Awarded Packard Fellowship {{!}} U-M LSA U-M College of LSA|url=https://lsa.umich.edu/lsa/news-events/all-news/search-news/corinna-schindler-of-chemistry-awarded-packard-fellowship.html|website=lsa.umich.edu|language=en}}</ref> In Jacobsen's group, she developed [[Enantioselective synthesis|enantioselective]] aza-[[Sakurai reaction]]s<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Park|first1=Yongho|last2=Schindler|first2=Corinna S.|last3=Jacobsen|first3=Eric N.|date=2016-11-16|title=Enantioselective Aza-Sakurai Cyclizations: Dual Role of Thiourea as H-Bond Donor and Lewis Base|url=https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b09736|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|volume=138|issue=45|pages=14848–14851|doi=10.1021/jacs.6b09736|issn=0002-7863|pmc=5148636|pmid=27787993}}</ref> and [[photoredox catalysis]] for amine oxidations.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Bergonzini|first1=Giulia|last2=Schindler|first2=Corinna S.|last3=Wallentin|first3=Carl-Johan|last4=Jacobsen|first4=Eric N.|last5=Stephenson|first5=Corey R. J.|date=2013-11-26|title=Photoredox activation and anion binding catalysis in the dual catalytic enantioselective synthesis of β-amino esters|journal=Chemical Science|language=en|volume=5|issue=1|pages=112–116|doi=10.1039/C3SC52265B|pmid=24294480|issn=2041-6539|pmc=3842187}}</ref>
Schindler began her independent career in 2013 at the University of Michigan as an Assistant Professor. She was promoted to Associate Professor (and granted tenure) in 2019.<ref name=":0" />
==Research interests==
Schindler's research group includes an international team of researchers working in the area of organic chemistry with an emphasis on the synthesis of molecules of biological importance.&nbsp; Key areas of interest include the development of new synthetic routes for molecules that are potentially important in the areas of material science and medicine. Schindler's research group also focuses on the synthesis of biologically active natural products such as the platelet aggregation and influenza virus replication inhibiting herqulines B and C.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Zhu|first1=Xu|last2=McAtee|first2=Christopher C.|last3=Schindler|first3=Corinna S.|date=2019-02-14|title=Total Syntheses of Herqulines B and C|url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jacs.8b13849?rand=60z9xjh6|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|volume=141|issue=8|pages=3409–3413|doi=10.1021/jacs.8b13849|pmid=30762360|s2cid=73455728|issn=0002-7863}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Total Syntheses of Herqulines B and C - SYNFORM - Thieme Chemistry|url=https://www.thieme.de/en/thieme-chemistry/total-syntheses-of-herqulines-b-and-c-143448.htm|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Thieme|language=en-GB}}</ref>
Her laboratory recently reported a [[Carbonyl olefin metathesis|carbonyl-olefin ring closure metathesis]] reaction using an environmentally benign iron [[Catalysis|catalyst]], [[iron(III) chloride]], that could replace widely-used precious metal catalysts, which are expensive and can be harmful to the environment.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ludwig|first1=Jacob R.|last2=Zimmerman|first2=Paul M.|last3=Gianino|first3=Joseph B.|last4=Schindler|first4=Corinna S.|date=2016|title=Iron( III )-catalysed carbonyl–olefin metathesis|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/nature17432|journal=Nature|language=en|volume=533|issue=7603|pages=374–379|doi=10.1038/nature17432|pmid=27120158|bibcode=2016Natur.533..374L|s2cid=205248433|issn=1476-4687}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=McAtee|first1=Christopher C.|last2=Riehl|first2=Paul S.|last3=Schindler|first3=Corinna S.|date=2017-03-01|title=Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons via Iron(III)-Catalyzed Carbonyl–Olefin Metathesis|url=https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b01114|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|volume=139|issue=8|pages=2960–2963|doi=10.1021/jacs.7b01114|issn=0002-7863|pmc=6095473|pmid=28221039}}</ref>
== Awards and honors ==
For her contributions to science, Schindler has been the recipient of many research and recognition awards.<ref name="lsa.umich.edu"/>&nbsp; These include:
* [[Feodor-Lynen Fellowship]] [[Alexander von Humboldt Foundation]] (2010)
* [[ETH Medal]] (2011)
* NSF Career Award (2016)
* Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2018)
* [[Chemical & Engineering News|C&E News]] Talented Twelve (2017)
* [[Alfred Sloan Foundation|Alfred P. Sloan Foundation]] Fellow (2107)
* [[ACS Award in Pure Chemistry]] (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/national/bytopic/acs-award-in-pure-chemistry.html|title=ACS Award in Pure Chemistry|publisher=ACS|accessdate= 2 September 2020}}</ref>
==Publications==
* {{cite journal | last1=Schindler | first1=Corinna S. | last2=Forster | first2=Patrik M. | last3=Carreira | first3=Erick M. | title=Facile Formation of N-Acyl-oxazolidinone Derivatives Using Acid Fluorides | journal=Organic Letters | publisher=American Chemical Society (ACS) | volume=12 | issue=18 | date=13 August 2010 | issn=1523-7060 | doi=10.1021/ol1016977 | pages=4102–4105| pmid=20707372 }}
* {{cite journal | last1=Schindler | first1=Corinna S. | last2=Diethelm | first2=Stefan | last3=Carreira | first3=Erick M. | title=Nucleophilic Opening of Oxabicyclic Ring Systems | journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition | publisher=Wiley | volume=48 | issue=34 | date=15 July 2009 | issn=1433-7851 | doi=10.1002/anie.200902046 | pages=6296–6299| pmid=19606434 }}
* {{cite journal | last1=Schindler | first1=Corinna S. | last2=Carreira | first2=Erick M. | title=Rapid formation of complexity in the total synthesis of natural products enabled by oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptene building blocks | journal=Chemical Society Reviews | publisher=Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) | volume=38 | issue=11 | year=2009 | pages=3222–3241 | issn=0306-0012 | doi=10.1039/b915448p | pmid=19847353 }}
* {{cite journal | last1=Schindler | first1=Corinna S. | last2=Stephenson | first2=Corey R. J. | last3=Carreira | first3=Erick M. | title=Enantioselective Synthesis of the Core of Banyaside, Suomilide, and Spumigin HKVV | journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition | publisher=Wiley | volume=47 | issue=46 | date=3 November 2008 | issn=1433-7851 | doi=10.1002/anie.200803655 | pages=8852–8855| pmid=18855958 }}
* {{cite journal | last1=Schindler | first1=Corinna S. | last2=Jacobsen | first2=Eric N. | title=A New Twist on Cooperative Catalysis | journal=Science | publisher=American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | volume=340 | issue=6136 | date=31 May 2013 | issn=0036-8075 | doi=10.1126/science.1238769 | pages=1052–1053| pmid=23723222 | bibcode=2013Sci...340.1052S | s2cid=35756570 }}
* {{cite journal | last1=Schindler | first1=Corinna S. | last2=Bertschi | first2=Louis | last3=Carreira | first3=Erick M. | title=Total Synthesis of Nominal Banyaside B: Structural Revision of the Glycosylation Site | journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition | publisher=Wiley | volume=49 | issue=48 | date=22 October 2010 | issn=1433-7851 | doi=10.1002/anie.201004047 | pages=9229–9232| pmid=20967913 }}
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