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Frank Himmelsbach is affiliated with Boehringer Ingelheim in Germany. Their research primarily centers on chemistry, with a focus on organic and inorganic chemistry, alongside materials chemistry.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Chemistry

Within chemistry, their subfields of expertise are:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

Their research topics encompass several specialized areas:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications

Frank Himmelsbach has co-authored work with the following researchers:

  • Christoph Nopper
  • Bernhard Breit
  • Nikolaus Müller
  • Beloslava Goycheva
  • Felix Bauer

Their recent publications include:

  • Photocatalytic synthesis of homoallylic amines via nucleophilic addition of nickel allyl complexes to imines, 2025, Chemical Science
  • O-p-Methoxyphenyl α-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids as Versatile Hydroxyalkylation Agents for Photocatalysis, 2024, Chemistry - A European Journal

The venues in which Frank Himmelsbach has published recent research are:

  • Chemical Science
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Best Publications

  • BIBW2992, an irreversible EGFR/HER2 inhibitor highly effective in preclinical lung cancer models.

    D Li;L Ambrogio;L Ambrogio;T Shimamura;S Kubo

  • Target Binding Properties and Cellular Activity of Afatinib (BIBW 2992), an Irreversible ErbB Family Blocker.

    Flavio Solca;Goeran Dahl;Andreas Zoephel;Gerd Bader

  • Empagliflozin, a novel selective sodium glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor: characterisation and comparison with other SGLT-2 inhibitors.

    R. Grempler;L. Thomas;M. Eckhardt;F. Himmelsbach

  • (R)-8-(3-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-7-but-2-ynyl-3-methyl-1-(4-methyl-quinazolin-2-ylmethyl)-3,7-dihydro-purine-2,6-dione (BI 1356), a novel xanthine-based dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor, has a superior potency and longer duration of action compared with other dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors.

    Leo Thomas;Matthias Eckhardt;Elke Langkopf;Moh Tadayyon

  • 8-(3-(R)-aminopiperidin-1-yl)-7-but-2-ynyl-3-methyl-1-(4-methyl-quinazolin-2-ylmethyl)-3,7-dihydropurine-2,6-dione (BI 1356), a highly potent, selective, long-acting, and orally bioavailable DPP-4 inhibitor for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

    Matthias Eckhardt;Elke Langkopf;Michael Mark;Moh Tadayyon

  • The p-nitrophenylethyl (NPE) group: A versatile new blocking group for phosphate and aglycone protection in nucleosides and nucleotides

    Frank Himmelsbach;Bernd S. Schulz;Thomas Trichtinger;Ramamurthy Charubala

  • 8-[3-amino-piperidin-1-yl]-xanthines, the production thereof and the use of the same as medicaments

    Frank Himmelsbach;Elke Langkopf;Matthias Eckhardt;Michael Mark

  • Glucopyranosyl-substituted phenyl derivatives, medicaments containing such compounds, their use and process for their manufacture

    Matthias Eckhardt;Peter Eickelmann;Frank Himmelsbach;Edward Leon Barsoumian

  • 8-[3-amino-piperidin-1-yl]-xanthines, the preparation thereof and their use as pharmaceutical compositions

    Frank Himmelsbach;Elke Langkopf;Matthias Eckhardt;Michael Mark

  • Glucopyranosyl-substituted benzyl-benzene derivatives, medicaments containing such compounds, their use and process for their manufacture

    Matthias Eckhardt;Frank Himmelsbach;Peter Eickelmann;Leo Thomas

  • Xanthine derivatives, the preparation thereof and their use as pharmaceutical compositions

    Frank Himmelsbach;Michael Mark;Matthias Eckhardt;Elke Langkopf

  • Glucopyranosyl-substituted benzonitrile derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, their use and process for their manufacture

    Matthias Eckhardt;Frank Himmelsbach;Peter Eickelmann;Achim Sauer

  • Glucopyranosyl-substituted benzol derivatives, drugs containing said compounds, the use thereof and method for the production thereof

    Frank Himmelsbach;Matthias Eckhardt;Peter Eickelmann;Edward Leon Barsoumian

  • 5-membered heterocyclic compounds, processes for preparing them and pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds

    Volkhard Austel;Helmut Pieper;Frank Himmelsbach;Guenter Linz

  • 8-[3-amino-piperidin-1-yl]-xanthine, the production thereof and the use in the form of a ddp-iv inhibitor

    Frank Himmelsbach;Elke Langkopf;Matthias Eckhardt;Mohammad Tadayyon

  • Uses of DPP-IV inhibitors

    Klaus Dugi;Frank Himmelsbach;Michael Mark

  • Krystallinsk form av 1-klor-4-(B-D-glukopyranos-1-yl)-2-[4-((S)-tetrahydrofuran-3-yloksy)-benzyl]-benzen, metode for fremstilling, samt anvendelse for fremstilling av medikamenter for behandling av sykdom

    Himmelsbach Frank;Eckhardt Matthias;Schmid Sandra;Schuehle Martin

  • Bicyclic heterocycles, medicaments containing these compounds, their use and methods for the production thereof

    Frank Himmelsbach;Elke Langkopf;Birgit Jung;Stefan Blech

  • Novel 3-methyl-7-butinyl-xanthines, production thereof, and use thereof as medicaments

    Elke Langkopf;Matthias Eckhardt;Frank Himmelsbach;Mohammad Tadayyon

  • Bicyclic heterocycles, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, their use and processes for preparing them

    Frank Himmelsbach;Elke Langkopf;Thomas Metz;Flavio Solca

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Eckhardt
Matthias Eckhardt Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)
Herbert Nar
Herbert Nar Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)
Wenjun Tang
Wenjun Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chris H. Senanayake
Chris H. Senanayake TCG GreenChem Inc.
Christian Klein
Christian Klein Roche (Switzerland)
Matthew Meyerson
Matthew Meyerson Harvard University
Heidi Greulich
Heidi Greulich Broad Institute
Marisa C. Kozlowski
Marisa C. Kozlowski University of Pennsylvania
Robert F. Padera
Robert F. Padera Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lucian R. Chirieac
Lucian R. Chirieac Brigham and Women's Hospital

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