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390
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2019 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

David Milstein is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Their research spans primarily the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with notable contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their main scientific focus includes topics such as Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, and Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods.

Milstein has published extensively, with frequent appearances in specific academic venues. These include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Science
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Nature Catalysis

The scientist's recent publications cover various aspects of catalysis and sustainable chemistry. Some of the selected papers are:

  • Homogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Energy: Hydrogen and Methanol Economies, Fuels from Biomass, and Related Topics, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Hydrogenative Depolymerization of Nylons, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Highly efficient additive-free dehydrogenation of neat formic acid, 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • Catalytic Furfural/5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural Oxidation to Furoic Acid/Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic Acid with H2 Production Using Alkaline Water as the Formal Oxidant, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Metal-Ligand Cooperation Facilitates Bond Activation and Catalytic Hydrogenation with Zinc Pincer Complexes, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Yael Diskin-Posner
  • Yehoshoa Ben-David
  • Liat Avram
  • Linda J. W. Shimon
  • Raanan Carmieli

David Milstein has received several notable honors, reflecting recognition within the scientific community. These include becoming a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2019, a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom also in 2019, and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Cyclometalated phosphine-based pincer complexes: Mechanistic insight in catalysis, coordination, and bond activation

    Milko E. Van Der Boom;David Milstein

  • Applications of acceptorless dehydrogenation and related transformations in chemical synthesis.

    Chidambaram Gunanathan;David Milstein

  • A GENERAL, SELECTIVE, AND FACILE METHOD FOR KETONE SYNTHESIS FROM ACID CHLORIDES AND ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS CATALYZED BY PALLADIUM

    D. Milstein;J. K. Stille

  • Direct Synthesis of Amides from Alcohols and Amines with Liberation of H2

    Chidambaram Gunanathan;Yehoshoa Ben-David;David Milstein

  • Metal–Ligand Cooperation

    Julia R. Khusnutdinova;David Milstein

  • Metal-ligand cooperation by aromatization-dearomatization: a new paradigm in bond activation and "green" catalysis.

    Chidambaram Gunanathan;David Milstein

  • Bond Activation and Catalysis by Ruthenium Pincer Complexes

    Chidambaram Gunanathan;David Milstein

  • Metal Insertion into C−C Bonds in Solution

    Boris Rybtchinski;David Milstein

  • Facile Conversion of Alcohols into Esters and Dihydrogen Catalyzed by New Ruthenium Complexes

    Jing Zhang;Gregory Leitus;Yehoshoa Ben-David;David Milstein

  • Palladium-catalyzed coupling of tetraorganotin compounds with aryl and benzyl halides. Synthetic utility and mechanism

    David Milstein;J. K. Stille

  • Efficient hydrogenation of organic carbonates, carbamates and formates indicates alternative routes to methanol based on CO2 and CO

    Ekambaram Balaraman;Chidambaram Gunanathan;Jing Zhang;Linda J. W. Shimon

  • Highly Active Pd(II) PCP-Type Catalysts for the Heck Reaction

    Manuela Ohff;Andreas Ohff;and Milko E. van der Boom;David Milstein

  • Efficient Homogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of Esters to Alcohols

    Jing Zhang;Gregory Leitus;Yehoshoa Ben-David;David Milstein

  • Hydrogenation and dehydrogenation iron pincer catalysts capable of metal-ligand cooperation by aromatization/dearomatization.

    Thomas Zell;David Milstein

  • Homogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Energy: Hydrogen and Methanol Economies, Fuels from Biomass, and Related Topics.

    Amit Kumar;Prosenjit Daw;David Milstein

  • Selective Synthesis of Primary Amines Directly from Alcohols and Ammonia

    Chidambaram Gunanathan;David Milstein

  • Low-Pressure Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide Catalyzed by an Iron Pincer Complex Exhibiting Noble Metal Activity

    Robert Langer;Yael Diskin-Posner;Gregory Leitus;Linda J. W. Shimon

  • Consecutive thermal H2 and light-induced O2 evolution from water promoted by a metal complex.

    Stephan W. Kohl;Lev Weiner;Leonid Schwartsburd;Leonid Konstantinovski

  • Catalytic activation of carbon-fluorine bonds by a soluble transition metal complex.

    Michael Aizenberg;David Milstein

  • Homogeneous Catalysis by Cobalt and Manganese Pincer Complexes

    Arup Mukherjee;David Milstein

  • Direct Synthesis of Imines from Alcohols and Amines with Liberation of H2

    Boopathy Gnanaprakasam;Jing Zhang;David Milstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Yehoshoa Ben-David
Yehoshoa Ben-David Weizmann Institute of Science
Linda J. W. Shimon
Linda J. W. Shimon Weizmann Institute of Science
Gregory Leitus
Gregory Leitus Weizmann Institute of Science
Yael Diskin-Posner
Yael Diskin-Posner Weizmann Institute of Science
Ekambaram Balaraman
Ekambaram Balaraman Indian Institute of Science
Boris Rybtchinski
Boris Rybtchinski Weizmann Institute of Science
Jan M. L. Martin
Jan M. L. Martin Weizmann Institute of Science
Milko E. van der Boom
Milko E. van der Boom Weizmann Institute of Science
Todd B. Marder
Todd B. Marder University of Würzburg
Felix Frolow
Felix Frolow Tel Aviv University

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