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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Chemistry D-index 70 Citations 14,761 194 World Ranking 2693 National Ranking 227

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Alkene

His primary areas of investigation include Enantioselective synthesis, Organic chemistry, Catalysis, Allylic rearrangement and Stereochemistry. Enantioselective synthesis and Denticity are frequently intertwined in his study. His Catalysis research includes elements of Chelation, Substitution reaction and Intermolecular force.

His work deals with themes such as Amination, Phosphorus, Ligand, Iridium and Nucleophile, which intersect with Allylic rearrangement. His study on Chirality is often connected to Center and S system as part of broader study in Stereochemistry. Günter Helmchen has researched Palladium in several fields, including Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and Crystal structure.

His most cited work include:

  • Basic Principles of the CIP-System and Proposals for a Revision† (433 citations)
  • Phosphinoaryl- and phosphinoalkyloxazolines as new chiral ligands for enantioselective catalysis: Very high enantioselectivity in palladium catalyzed allylic substitutions (406 citations)
  • Catalysis of allylic substitutions by Pd complexes of oxazolines containing an additional P, S, or Se Center. X-ray crystal structures and solution structures of chiral π-allyl palladium complexes of phosphinoaryloxazolines (238 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Organic chemistry, Enantioselective synthesis, Catalysis, Allylic rearrangement and Stereochemistry. His work in the fields of Organic chemistry, such as Enantiomer, Diels alder, Lewis acids and bases and Aryl, intersects with other areas such as Conjugate. His research in Enantioselective synthesis tackles topics such as Nucleophile which are related to areas like Regioselectivity.

The various areas that Günter Helmchen examines in his Catalysis study include Medicinal chemistry and Polymer chemistry. His Allylic rearrangement research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Amination, Enantiomeric excess, Substitution reaction, Palladium and Iridium. His studies deal with areas such as Aliphatic compound, Crystal structure and Stereoselectivity as well as Stereochemistry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Organic chemistry (44.68%)
  • Enantioselective synthesis (36.52%)
  • Catalysis (34.04%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2005-2020)?

  • Allylic rearrangement (30.14%)
  • Organic chemistry (44.68%)
  • Enantioselective synthesis (36.52%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Günter Helmchen spends much of his time researching Allylic rearrangement, Organic chemistry, Enantioselective synthesis, Catalysis and Iridium. In his work, Ligand is strongly intertwined with Substitution reaction, which is a subfield of Allylic rearrangement. His Enantioselective synthesis study combines topics in areas such as Amination, Total synthesis, Stereochemistry and Nucleophile.

His Stereochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Stereocenter and Stereoselectivity. His Catalysis research includes elements of Medicinal chemistry and Intermolecular force. His study on Iridium also encompasses disciplines like

  • Tsuji–Trost reaction that connect with fields like Alkylation,
  • Nitro, which have a strong connection to Phosphorus.

Between 2005 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Iridium-catalyzed allylic vinylation and asymmetric allylic amination reactions with o-aminostyrenes. (125 citations)
  • Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution Reactions (124 citations)
  • Salt-free iridium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic aminations with N,N-diacylamines and ortho-nosylamide as ammonia equivalents. (119 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Alkene

His primary areas of study are Allylic rearrangement, Enantioselective synthesis, Iridium, Organic chemistry and Catalysis. Günter Helmchen has researched Allylic rearrangement in several fields, including Total synthesis and Substitution reaction. His Enantioselective synthesis research includes themes of Amination, Stereochemistry, Nucleophile and Regioselectivity.

His Nucleophile research incorporates themes from Combinatorial chemistry and Palladium. His biological study deals with issues like Hydroxamic acid, which deal with fields such as Reagent and Base. His research in the fields of Homogeneous catalysis overlaps with other disciplines such as Ring-closing metathesis.

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Best Publications

Basic Principles of the CIP-System and Proposals for a Revision†

Vladlmir Prelog;Günter Helmchen.
Angewandte Chemie (1982)

660 Citations

Phosphinoaryl- and phosphinoalkyloxazolines as new chiral ligands for enantioselective catalysis: Very high enantioselectivity in palladium catalyzed allylic substitutions

Jürgen Sprinz;Günter Helmchen.
Tetrahedron Letters (1993)

631 Citations

Catalysis of allylic substitutions by Pd complexes of oxazolines containing an additional P, S, or Se Center. X-ray crystal structures and solution structures of chiral π-allyl palladium complexes of phosphinoaryloxazolines

Jürgen Sprinz;Matthias Kiefer;Günter Helmchen;Michael Reggelin.
Tetrahedron Letters (1994)

365 Citations

Enantioselective palladium-catalyzed allylic substitutions with asymmetric chiral ligands

Günter Helmchen.
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry (1999)

319 Citations

Asymmetric Two‐Center Catalysis—Learning from Nature

Henning Steinhagen;Günter Helmchen.
Angewandte Chemie (1996)

274 Citations

Grundlagen des CIP‐Systems und Vorschläge für eine Revision

Vladimir Prelog;Günter Helmchen.
Angewandte Chemie (2006)

266 Citations

First Enantioselective Alkylations of Monosubstituted Allylic Acetates Catalyzed by Chiral Iridium Complexes

Jörg P Janssen;Günter Helmchen.
Tetrahedron Letters (1997)

244 Citations

Palladium‐Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation with Phosphinoaryldihydrooxazole Ligands: First Evidence and NMR Spectroscopic Structure Determination of a Primary Olefin–Pd0 Complex

Henning Steinhagen;Michael Reggelin;Günter Helmchen.
Angewandte Chemie (1997)

233 Citations

Ir-catalysed allylic substitution: mechanistic aspects and asymmetric synthesis with phosphorus amidites as ligands

Björn Bartels;Günter Helmchen.
Chemical Communications (1999)

195 Citations

Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution Reactions

Qiang Cheng;Hang-Fei Tu;Chao Zheng;Jian-Ping Qu.
Chemical Reviews (2019)

185 Citations

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