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68
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World Ranking
6736
National Ranking
2020

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Daniel Seidel is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of chemistry, focusing primarily on organic chemistry. Their research portfolio includes 93 publications predominantly in this field, with additional work in materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, process chemistry and technology, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their subfields of study include:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Seidel's main research topics encompass a range of catalytic and synthetic techniques, with notable attention given to:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis

Their recent papers include multiple publications in high-impact venues such as Nature Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SynOpen, and the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Select recent works are:

  • "Rapid functionalization of multiple C-H bonds in unprotected alicyclic amines" (2020) published in Nature Chemistry
  • "Photocatalytic Direct Decarboxylation of Carboxylic Acids to Derivatize or Degrade Polymers" (2022) published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "C-H Bond Functionalization of Amines: A Graphical Overview of Diverse Methods" (2021) published in SynOpen
  • "Degradation of Polyacrylates by One-Pot Sequential Dehydrodecarboxylation and Ozonolysis" (2023) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "A Selenourea-Thiourea Brønsted Acid Catalyst Facilitates Asymmetric Conjugate Additions of Amines to α,β-Unsaturated Esters" (2020) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent co-authors contributing to their work include:

  • Anirudra Paul
  • Khalil A. Abboud
  • Ion Ghiviriga
  • Alafate Adili
  • Subhradeep Dutta

The primary venues for their publications include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie

In recognition of their contributions, Daniel Seidel was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2011.

Best Publications

  • A new copper acetate-bis(oxazoline)-catalyzed, enantioselective Henry reaction

    David A. Evans;Daniel Seidel;Magnus Rueping;Hon Wai Lam

  • C-H bond functionalization through intramolecular hydride transfer.

    Michael C. Haibach;Daniel Seidel

  • Scope and mechanism of enantioselective Michael additions of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to nitroalkenes catalyzed by nickel(II)-diamine complexes.

    David A. Evans;Shizue Mito;Daniel Seidel

  • α-Amination of Nitrogen Heterocycles: Ring-Fused Aminals

    Chen Zhang;Chandra Kanta De;and Rudrajit Mal;Daniel Seidel

  • Catalytic Enantioselective Additions of Indoles to Nitroalkenes

    Madhu Ganesh;Daniel Seidel

  • Cyclo[8]pyrrole: A Simple-to-Make Expanded Porphyrin with No Meso Bridges

    Daniel Seidel;Vincent M Lynch;Jonathan L Sessler

  • Merging Nucleophilic and Hydrogen Bonding Catalysis: An Anion Binding Approach to the Kinetic Resolution of Amines

    Chandra Kanta De;Eric G. Klauber;Daniel Seidel

  • The Azomethine Ylide Route to Amine C–H Functionalization: Redox-Versions of Classic Reactions and a Pathway to New Transformations

    Daniel Seidel

  • Nontraditional reactions of azomethine ylides: decarboxylative three-component couplings of alpha-amino acids.

    Chen Zhang;Daniel Seidel

  • Ni(II)-Bis[(R,R)-N,N'-dibenzylcyclohexane-1,2-diamine]Br2 catalyzed enantioselective Michael additions of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to conjugated nitroalkenes.

    David A. Evans;Daniel Seidel

  • Catalytic Enantioselective Intramolecular Redox Reactions: Ring-Fused Tetrahydroquinolines

    Sandip Murarka;Indubhusan Deb;Chen Zhang;Daniel Seidel

  • Lewis acid catalyzed formation of tetrahydroquinolines via an intramolecular redox process.

    Sandip Murarka;Chen Zhang;Marlena D. Konieczynska;Daniel Seidel

  • Direct α-C–H bond functionalization of unprotected cyclic amines

    Weijie Chen;Longle Ma;Anirudra Paul;Daniel Seidel

  • Redox-neutral indole annulation cascades.

    Michael C. Haibach;Indubhusan Deb;Chandra Kanta De;Daniel Seidel

  • A dual-catalysis approach to the asymmetric Steglich rearrangement and catalytic enantioselective addition of O-acylated azlactones to isoquinolines.

    Chandra Kanta De;Nisha Mittal;Daniel Seidel

  • Facile Formation of Cyclic Aminals through a Brønsted Acid-Promoted Redox Process

    Chen Zhang;Sandip Murarka;Daniel Seidel

  • Nonlinear optical properties and excited-state dynamics of highly symmetric expanded porphyrins.

    Zin Seok Yoon;Jung Ho Kwon;Min Chul Yoon;Mi Kyoung Koh

  • Hexaphyrin(1.0.1.0.0.0): An Expanded Porphyrin Ligand for the Actinide Cations Uranyl (UO22+) and Neptunyl (NpO2+)

    Jonathan L Sessler;Daniel Seidel;Anne E. Vivian;Vincent M Lynch

  • Formation and properties of cyclo[6]pyrrole and cyclo[7]pyrrole.

    Köhler T;Seidel D;Lynch;Arp Fo

  • Asymmetric Brønsted acid catalysis with chiral carboxylic acids.

    Chang Min;Daniel Seidel

Frequent Co-Authors

Khalil A. Abboud
Khalil A. Abboud University of Florida
Jonathan L. Sessler
Jonathan L. Sessler The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas J. Emge
Thomas J. Emge Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ion Ghiviriga
Ion Ghiviriga University of Florida
Ivo Leito
Ivo Leito University of Tartu
Vincent M. Lynch
Vincent M. Lynch The University of Texas at Austin
Spencer Knapp
Spencer Knapp Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Anthony K. Burrell
Anthony K. Burrell National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Peter R. Schreiner
Peter R. Schreiner University of Giessen
Brian L. Scott
Brian L. Scott Los Alamos National Laboratory

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