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A. Stephen K. Hashmi

A. Stephen K. Hashmi

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Chemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
126
Citations
57877
World Ranking
387
National Ranking
30

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

A. Stephen K. Hashmi is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany, where they have contributed extensively to the fields of chemistry and materials science. Their research output, comprising over 400 publications, primarily focuses on organic and materials chemistry, with additional work in inorganic and physical and theoretical chemistry.

Their scientific work explores various specialized topics, including crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, catalytic alkyne reactions, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, cyclopropane reaction mechanisms, and catalytic cross-coupling reactions.

Hashmi's recent publications include:

  • "Light in Gold Catalysis," 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • "Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Gold Catalysis for Materials Science," 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • "1,2-Migrations onto Gold Carbene Centers," 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • "Introduction: Gold Chemistry," 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • "Depolymerization of Technical-Grade Polyamide 66 and Polyurethane Materials through Hydrogenation," 2020, ChemSusChem

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Frank Röminger, Matthias Rudolph, Martin C. Dietl, Petra Krämer, and Thomas Schaub.

Key venues for Hashmi's publications include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Their work spans main fields such as chemistry and materials science, while subfields of particular interest are organic chemistry, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, process chemistry and technology, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Gold-Catalyzed Organic Reactions

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • Homogeneous gold catalysis beyond assumptions and proposals--characterized intermediates.

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • A New Gold-Catalyzed C−C Bond Formation

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Lothar Schwarz;Ji-Hyun Choi;Tanja M. Frost

  • Gold catalysis in total synthesis—an update

    Matthias Rudolph;A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • Gold catalysis in total synthesis.

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Matthias Rudolph

  • Modern Allene Chemistry

    Norbert Krause;A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • Highly Selective Gold-Catalyzed Arene Synthesis

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;and Tanja M. Frost;J. W. Bats

  • Gold catalysis in total synthesis – recent achievements

    Daniel Pflästerer;A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • Dual gold catalysis.

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • Homogene Gold‐Katalyse jenseits von Vermutungen und Annahmen – charakterisierte Intermediate

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • Gold Catalysis: Mild Conditions for the Synthesis of Oxazoles from N-Propargylcarboxamides and Mechanistic Aspects

    A Stephen K Hashmi;Jan P Weyrauch;Wolfgang Frey;Jan W Bats

  • New and Selective Transition Metal Catalyzed Reactions of Allenes.

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • Heterocycles from gold catalysis.

    Matthias Rudolph;A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • The Catalysis Gold Rush: New Claims

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • Eine neue Gold‐katalysierte C‐C‐Bindungsknüpfung

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Lothar Schwarz;Ji‐Hyun Choi;Tanja M. Frost

  • The recent achievements of redox-neutral radical C–C cross-coupling enabled by visible-light

    Jin Xie;Hongming Jin;A. Stephen K. Hashmi;A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • Homogeneous gold catalysts and alkynes: A successful liaison

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • Gold-catalysed reactions of diynes

    Abdullah M. Asiri;A. Stephen K. Hashmi;A. Stephen K. Hashmi

  • Gold catalysis: the benefits of N and N,O ligands.

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Jan P. Weyrauch;Matthias Rudolph;Elzen Kurpejović

  • The Role of Gold Acetylides as a Selectivity Trigger and the Importance of gem-Diaurated Species in the Gold-Catalyzed Hydroarylating-Aromatization of Arene-Diynes

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Ingo Braun;Matthias Rudolph;Frank Rominger

  • Gold Catalysis in Total Synthesis - Recent Achievements

    Daniel Pflaesterer;A. Stephen K. Hashmi

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Rominger
Frank Rominger Heidelberg University
Matthias Rudolph
Matthias Rudolph Heidelberg University
Jan W. Bats
Jan W. Bats Goethe University Frankfurt
Wolfgang Frey
Wolfgang Frey University of Stuttgart
Jin Xie
Jin Xie Nanjing University
Michael Bolte
Michael Bolte Goethe University Frankfurt
Abdullah M. Asiri
Abdullah M. Asiri King Abdulaziz University
Andreas Dreuw
Andreas Dreuw Heidelberg University
Douglas W. Stephan
Douglas W. Stephan University of Toronto
Yana Vaynzof
Yana Vaynzof TU Dresden

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