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Eelco Ruijter is a researcher affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their primary field of study is Chemistry, with a specific focus on Organic Chemistry. Their work also spans subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's research encompasses several core topics, notably Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms, Alkaloids with attention to synthesis and pharmacology, Catalytic Alkyne Reactions, Chemical synthesis and alkaloids, Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, and Crystallization and Solubility Studies.

Ruijter has contributed to multiple publications, appearing frequently in various scientific journals. Their notable venues of publication include:

  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Ruijter are:

  • Transition metal-catalysed carbene- and nitrene transfer to carbon monoxide and isocyanides, 2022, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Recent Advances in Palladium-Catalyzed Isocyanide Insertions, 2020, Molecules
  • Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade to Benzoxepins by Using Vinyl-Substituted Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (−)-Limaspermidine and (−)-Kopsinine by a Nitroaryl Transfer Cascade Strategy, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Synthesis of Quinazolin-4-ones by Copper-Catalyzed Isocyanide Insertion, 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Frequent collaborators include Romano V. A. Orrù, Matteo Faltracco, Brendan Horst, Thomas R. Roose, and Bert U. W. Maes. These co-authors have jointly contributed on multiple occasions, fostering research continuity and specialization in their shared areas of expertise.

Best Publications

  • Multicomponent Reaction Design in the Quest for Molecular Complexity and Diversity

    Eelco Ruijter;Rachel Scheffelaar;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Multicomponent reactions: advanced tools for sustainable organic synthesis

    Răzvan C. Cioc;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Recent developments in asymmetric multicomponent reactions.

    Corien de Graaff;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Recent applications of multicomponent reactions in medicinal chemistry

    Paul Slobbe;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Palladium-catalyzed migratory insertion of isocyanides: an emerging platform in cross-coupling chemistry.

    Tjøstil Vlaar;Eelco Ruijter;Bert U. W. Maes;Romano V. A. Orru

  • What can a chemist learn from nature's macrocycles?--a brief, conceptual view.

    Ludger A. Wessjohann;Eelco Ruijter;Daniel Garcia-Rivera;Wolfganf Brandt

  • Isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions towards cyclic constrained peptidomimetics

    Gijs Koopmanschap;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V.A. Orru

  • Recent Advances in Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Cyclizations

    Tjøstil Vlaar;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Recent Advances in Transition-Metal-Catalyzed [2+2+2]-Cyclo(co)trimerization Reactions

    Daniël L. J. Broere;Eelco Ruijter

  • A highly efficient synthesis of telaprevir by strategic use of biocatalysis and multicomponent reactions

    Anass Znabet;Marloes M Polak;Elwin Janssen;Frans J J de Kanter

  • Multicomponent reactions - opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry.

    Eelco Ruijter;Romano V A Orru

  • Sustainable Synthesis of Diverse Privileged Heterocycles by Palladium‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Isocyanide Insertion

    Tjøstil Vlaar;Razvan C. Cioc;Pieter Mampuys;Bert U. W. Maes

  • 1-Azadienes in cycloaddition and multicomponent reactions towards N-heterocycles.

    Bas Groenendaal;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Mehrkomponentenreaktionen als Weg zu molekularer Komplexität und Diversität

    Eelco Ruijter;Rachel Scheffelaar;Romano V. A. Orru

  • The efficient one-pot reaction of up to eight components by the union of multicomponent reactions.

    Niels Elders;Dion van der Born;Loes J. D. Hendrickx;Brian J. J. Timmer

  • Base Metal Catalyzed Isocyanide Insertions

    Jurriën W. Collet;Jurriën W. Collet;Thomas R. Roose;Eelco Ruijter;Bert U. W. Maes

  • Total Synthesis of Aspidosperma and Strychnos Alkaloids through Indole Dearomatization

    Jordy M. Saya;Eelco Ruijter;Romano V. A. Orru

  • Synthesis of Heterocycles via Multicomponent Reactions II

    Romano V. A. V. A. Orru;Eelco Ruijter

  • Highly stereoselective synthesis of substituted prolyl peptides using a combination of biocatalytic desymmetrization and multicomponent reactions.

    Anass Znabet;Eelco Ruijter;Frans J. J. de Kanter;Valentin Köhler

  • Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of 4-aminophthalazin-1(2H)-ones by isocyanide insertion.

    Tjøstil Vlaar;Eelco Ruijter;Anass Znabet;Elwin Janssen

  • Photocrosslinking and Click Chemistry Enable the Specific Detection of Proteins Interacting with Phospholipids at the Membrane Interface

    Jacob Gubbens;Eelco Ruijter;Laurence E.V. de Fays;J. Mirjam A. Damen

  • Selective Formation of 2‐Imidazolines and 2‐Substituted Oxazoles by Using a Three‐Component Reaction

    Niels Elders;Eelco Ruijter;Frans J. J. de Kanter;Marinus B. Groen

Frequent Co-Authors

Romano V. A. Orru
Romano V. A. Orru Maastricht University
Bert U. W. Maes
Bert U. W. Maes University of Antwerp
Ludger A. Wessjohann
Ludger A. Wessjohann Leibniz Association
Nicholas J. Turner
Nicholas J. Turner University of Manchester
Koop Lammertsma
Koop Lammertsma University of Johannesburg
Andreas W. Ehlers
Andreas W. Ehlers University of Amsterdam
Martin Lutz
Martin Lutz Utrecht University
Anthony L. Spek
Anthony L. Spek Utrecht University
F. Matthias Bickelhaupt
F. Matthias Bickelhaupt Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Célia Fonseca Guerra
Célia Fonseca Guerra Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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