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Andreas W. Ehlers is a researcher affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, specializing primarily in materials science and chemistry. Their work spans various subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's recent research has been published in several prominent venues. Frequent publication outlets include The Cambridge Structural Database, Chemistry - A European Journal, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Computational Chemistry, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Andreas W. Ehlers has contributed to a range of topics in their research portfolio:

  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Catalytic C-H functionalization methods
  • Organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis
  • Oxidative organic chemistry reactions
  • Asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis

Their recent published papers include:

  • Photoinduced and Thermal Single-Electron Transfer to Generate Radicals from Frustrated Lewis Pairs (2020), Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Iron-Catalyzed Intermolecular C-N Cross-Coupling Reactions via Radical Activation Mechanism (2023), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Performance of TDDFT Vertical Excitation Energies of Core-Substituted Naphthalene Diimides (2020), Journal of Computational Chemistry
  • Markovnikov-Selective Cobalt-Catalyzed Wacker-Type Oxidation of Styrenes into Ketones under Ambient Conditions Enabled by Hydrogen Bonding (2023), Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Amine-Boranes using Geminal Phosphino-Boranes (2020), Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie

Collaborations have been a significant part of their research, with frequent co-authors including J. Chris Slootweg, Martin Nieger, Koop Lammertsma, Flip Holtrop, and Maximilian Joost.

Best Publications

  • A set of f-polarization functions for pseudo-potential basis sets of the transition metals ScCu, YAg and LaAu

    A.W. Ehlers;M. Böhme;S. Dapprich;A. Gobbi

  • Geometry optimizations in the zero order regular approximation for relativistic effects.

    Erik van Lenthe;Andreas Ehlers;Evert-Jan Baerends

  • A set of d-polarization functions for pseudo-potential basis sets of the main group elements AlBi and f-type polarization functions for Zn, Cd, Hg

    A. Höllwarth;M. Böhme;S Dapprich;A.W. Ehlers

  • Performance of the OPBE exchange-correlation functional

    Marcel Swart;Andreas W. Ehlers;Koop Lammertsma

  • Validation of Exchange-Correlation Functionals for Spin States of Iron Complexes

    Marcel Swart;André R. Groenhof;and Andreas W. Ehlers;Koop Lammertsma

  • Geminal phosphorus/aluminum-based frustrated Lewis pairs: C-H versus C≡C activation and CO2 fixation

    Christian Appelt;Hauke Westenberg;Federica Bertini;Andreas W. Ehlers

  • Structures and Bond Energies of the Transition Metal Hexacarbonyls M(CO)6 (M = Cr, Mo, W). A Theoretical Study

    Andreas W. Ehlers;Gernot Frenking

  • Structure and Bonding of the Transition-Metal Carbonyl Complexes M(CO)5L (M = Cr, Mo, W) and M(CO)3L (M = Ni, Pd, Pt; L = CO, SiO, CS, N2, NO+, CN-, NC-, HCCH, CCH2, CH2, CF2, H2)1

    Andreas W. Ehlers;Stefan Dapprich;and Sergei F. Vyboishchikov;Gernot Frenking

  • The Mechanism of Zinc(II)-Dithiocarbamate-Accelerated Vulcanization Uncovered; Theoretical and Experimental Evidence

    Peter J. Nieuwenhuizen;Andreas W. Ehlers;Jaap G. Haasnoot;Sander R. Janse

  • Alternatives to the CO Ligand: Coordination of the Isolobal Analogues BF, BNH2, BN(CH3)2, and BO− in Mono‐ and Binuclear First‐Row Transition Metal Complexes

    Andreas W. Ehlers;Evert Jan Baerends;F. Matthias Bickelhaupt;Udo Radius

  • Preorganized frustrated Lewis pairs.

    F. Bertini;V. Lyaskovskyy;B.J.J. Timmer;F.J.J. de Kanter

  • Piano-stool iron(II) complexes as probes for the bonding of N-heterocyclic carbenes: Indications for pi-acceptor ability

    Laszlo Mercs;Gaël Labat;Antonia Neels;and Andreas Ehlers

  • IS CO A SPECIAL LIGAND IN ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY? THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF AB, FE(CO)4AB, AND FE(AB)5 (AB = N2, CO, BF, SIO)

    U. Radius;F.M. Bickelhaupt;A.W. Ehlers;N. Goldberg

  • A Significant but Constrained Geometry Pt→Al Interaction: Fixation of CO2 and CS2, Activation of H2 and PhCONH2.

    Marc Devillard;Richard Declercq;Emmanuel Nicolas;Andreas W. Ehlers

  • Stereomutation of pentavalent compounds: validating the Berry pseudorotation, redressing Ugi's turnstile rotation, and revealing the two- and three-arm turnstiles.

    Erik P. A. Couzijn;J. Chris Slootweg;Andreas W. Ehlers;Koop Lammertsma

  • Structures and Bond Energies of the Transition-Metal Carbonyls M(CO)5 (M = Fe, Ru, Os) and M(CO)4 (M = Ni, Pd, Pt)

    Andreas W. Ehlers;Gernot Frenking

  • Nucleophilic or electrophilic phosphinidene Complex MLn=PH; what makes the difference ?

    Andreas W. Ehlers;Evert Jan Baerends;Koop Lammertsma

  • Dissociating energies, vibrational frequencies and 13C NMR chemical shifts of the 18 electron species [M(CO)6]n (M=Hf-Ir, Mo, Tc, Ru, Cr, Mn, Fe). A density functional study.

    Andreas W. Ehlers;Yosadara Ruiz-Morales;Evert Jan Baerends;Tom Ziegler

  • Electronic Ground States of Iron Porphyrin and of the First Species in the Catalytic Reaction Cycle of Cytochrome P450s

    André R. Groenhof;Marcel Swart;and Andreas W. Ehlers;Koop Lammertsma

  • On the electronic impact of abnormal C4-bonding in N-heterocyclic carbene complexes.

    Marion Heckenroth;Antonia Neels;Michael G. Garnier;Philipp Aebi

  • Pseudopotential Calculations of Transition Metal Compounds: Scope and Limitations

    Gernot Frenking;Iris Antes;Marlis Böhme;Stefan Dapprich

Frequent Co-Authors

Koop Lammertsma
Koop Lammertsma University of Johannesburg
Martin Lutz
Martin Lutz Utrecht University
Anthony L. Spek
Anthony L. Spek Utrecht University
Martin Nieger
Martin Nieger University of Helsinki
Romano V. A. Orru
Romano V. A. Orru Maastricht University
Eelco Ruijter
Eelco Ruijter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bas de Bruin
Bas de Bruin University of Amsterdam
F. Matthias Bickelhaupt
F. Matthias Bickelhaupt Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Werner Uhl
Werner Uhl University of Münster
Célia Fonseca Guerra
Célia Fonseca Guerra Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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