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Heinz Gornitzka is affiliated with Paul Sabatier University in France. Their research spans multiple aspects of materials science and chemistry, with a focused expertise in materials chemistry and organic chemistry. Their scholarly output encompasses 65 publications in materials chemistry and 40 in organic chemistry, supplemented by works in inorganic chemistry, oncology, and public health-related fields.

Their main topics of research include crystallization and solubility studies, primarily explored through X-ray diffraction techniques in crystallography. Their work also covers the synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic and organometallic compounds, synthetic organic chemistry methods, and the synthesis and properties of metal complexes. Specific focus is shown in areas such as N-heterocyclic carbenes in both organic and inorganic chemistry as well as organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis.

Frequent collaborators in Heinz Gornitzka's research include Catherine Hemmert, Vladimir Ya. Lee, Akira Sekiguchi, Olga A. Gapurenko, and Ruslan M. Minyaev.

Their publications are often featured in a select group of journals and databases, particularly The Cambridge Structural Database, where they have contributed 31 publications. Other frequent venues include Organometallics, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Molecules, and Angewandte Chemie.

  • Metallodrug Profiling against SARS-CoV-2 Target Proteins Identifies Highly Potent Inhibitors of the S/ACE2 interaction and the Papain-like Protease PLpro, 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • An Artemisinin-Derivative-(NHC)Gold(I) Hybrid with Enhanced Cytotoxicity through Inhibition of NRF2 Transcriptional Activity, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • From a (Silatrigerma)cyclobutenylium Ion to a (Silatrigerma)cyclobutenyl Radical and Back, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Hybrid Gold(I) NHC-Artemether Complexes to Target Falciparum Malaria Parasites, 2020, Molecules
  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Antileishmanial Activity of Neutral Gold(I) Complexes with N-heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Bearing Sulfur-Containing Side Arms, 2021, Organometallics

Best Publications

  • Singlet diradicals: from transition states to crystalline compounds.

    David Scheschkewitz;Hideki Amii;Heinz Gornitzka;Wolfgang W. Schoeller

  • Rhodium(I) Complexes of a PBP Ambiphilic Ligand: Evidence for a Metal→Borane Interaction

    Sébastien Bontemps;Heinz Gornitzka;Ghenwa Bouhadir;Karinne Miqueu

  • 1,2,4-Triazole-3,5-diylidene: A Building Block for Organometallic Polymer Synthesis

    Olivier Guerret;Stéphane Solé;Heinz Gornitzka;Markus Teichert

  • Facile Derivatization of a “Chemo-active” NHC Incorporating an Enolate Backbone and Relevant Tuning of Its Electronic Properties

    Laure Benhamou;Nadia Vujkovic;Vincent César;Heinz Gornitzka

  • A Stable P‐Heterocyclic Carbene

    David Martin;David Martin;Antoine Baceiredo;Heinz Gornitzka;Wolfgang W. Schoeller

  • (Amino)(Aryl)Carbenes: Stable Singlet Carbenes Featuring a Spectator Substituent

    Stéphane Solé;Heinz Gornitzka;Wolfgang W. Schoeller;Didier Bourissou

  • Imidazol-2-ylidene-4-olate: an anionic N-heterocyclic carbene pre-programmed for further derivatization.

    Laure Benhamou;Vincent César;Heinz Gornitzka;Noël Lugan

  • Stable versions of transient push-pull carbenes: extending lifetimes from nanoseconds to weeks

    Christophe Buron;Heinz Gornitzka;Vadim Romanenko;Guy Bertrand

  • Synthesis and antimalarial activity of trioxaquine derivatives.

    Odile Dechy-Cabaret;Françoise Benoit-Vical;Christophe Loup;Anne Robert

  • Preparation, characterization and crystal structures of manganese(II), iron(III) and copper(II) complexes of the bi.

    Catherine Hemmert;Marguerite Pitié;Michael Renz;Heinz Gornitzka

  • Three coordinate divalent Group 14 element compounds with a β-diketiminate as supporting ligand L2MX [L2=PhNC(Me)CHC(Me)NPh, X=Cl, I; M=Ge, Sn]

    Aman Akkari;Janice J. Byrne;Isabelle Saur;Ghassoub Rima

  • Preparation and Study of New Poly‐8‐Hydroxyquinoline Chelators for an anti‐Alzheimer Strategy

    Céline Deraeve;Christophe Boldron;Alexandrine Maraval;Honoré Mazarguil

  • Dinuclear gold(I) and gold(III) complexes of bridging functionalized bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) ligands: synthesis, structural, spectroscopic and electrochemical characterizations

    François Jean-Baptiste dit Dominique;Heinz Gornitzka;Alix Sournia-Saquet;Catherine Hemmert

  • Switching of chiral induction in helical aromatic oligoamides using solid state-solution state equilibrium.

    Hua Jiang;Christel Dolain;Jean-Michel Léger;Heinz Gornitzka

  • Activity-guided isolation of antiplasmodial dihydrochalcones and flavanones from Piper hostmannianum var. berbicense

    Bénédicte Portet;Nicolas Fabre;Vincent Roumy;Heinz Gornitzka

  • Synthesis, structures, and antimalarial activities of some silver(I), gold(I) and gold(III) complexes involving N-heterocyclic carbene ligands.

    Catherine Hemmert;Aymeric Fabié;Aymeric Fabié;Aude Fabre;Aude Fabre;Françoise Benoit-Vical;Françoise Benoit-Vical

  • Combined cation-π and anion-π interactions for zwitterion recognition.

    Olivier Perraud;Vincent Robert;Heinz Gornitzka;Alexandre Martinez

  • Coordination of the Bis(pyridyl)methyl Substituent to Group 1 and 13 Metals

    Heinz Gornitzka;Dietmar Stalke

  • A Route to a Germanium-Carbon Triple Bond: First Chemical Evidence for a Germyne.

    Christine Bibal;Stéphane Mazières;Heinz Gornitzka;Claude Couret

  • Hydroxy-substituted oligopyridine dicarboxamide helical foldamers

    Ivan Huc;Victor Maurizot;Heinz Gornitzka;Jean-Michel Léger

  • A solid-state study of eight-coordinate lanthanide(III) complexes (Ln = Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy) with 1-hydroxy-2-pyridinone

    Christine Tedeschi;Joëlle Azéma;Heinz Gornitzka;Pierre Tisnès

  • Isolation of a Benzene Valence Isomer with One-Electron Phosphorus-Phosphorus Bonds

    Yves Canac;Didier Bourissou;Antoine Baceiredo;Heinz Gornitzka

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Bertrand
Guy Bertrand University of California, San Diego
Antoine Baceiredo
Antoine Baceiredo Paul Sabatier University
Didier Bourissou
Didier Bourissou Paul Sabatier University
Wolfgang W. Schoeller
Wolfgang W. Schoeller University of California, Riverside
David Scheschkewitz
David Scheschkewitz Saarland University
Bernard Meunier
Bernard Meunier Guangdong University of Technology
David C. Martin
David C. Martin University of Delaware
Dietmar Stalke
Dietmar Stalke University of Göttingen
Ivan Huc
Ivan Huc Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Laurent Maron
Laurent Maron Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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