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Isabel W. C. E. Arends

Isabel W. C. E. Arends

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Chemistry
Netherlands
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
23690
World Ranking
4882
National Ranking
120

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2017 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Isabel W. C. E. Arends is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of chemistry and biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, covering a total of eight publications across these areas. The subfields include inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, molecular biology, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as plant science.

Their work engages deeply with topics such as metal-catalyzed oxygenation mechanisms, oxidative organic chemistry reactions, and enzyme catalysis and immobilization. Additional areas of study involve enzyme-mediated dye degradation, chemistry and chemical engineering, vanadium and halogenation chemistry, and electrochemical sensors and biosensors.

Isabel Arends has contributed to several scientific journals, with a notable concentration of publications in ChemCatChem. Other venues include ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering and Catalysts. Their recent papers include:

  • "FOx News: Towards Methanol-driven Biocatalytic Oxyfunctionalisation Reactions" (2020, ChemCatChem)
  • "Chemoenzymatic Halocyclization of 4-Pentenoic Acid at Preparative Scale" (2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering)
  • "Laccase Did It again: A Scalable and Clean Regeneration System for NAD+ and Its Application in the Synthesis of 12-oxo-Hydroxysteroids" (2020, Catalysts)
  • "Selective Oxyfunctionalisation Reactions Driven by Sulfite Oxidase-Catalysed In Situ Generation of H2O2" (2020, ChemCatChem)
  • "Front Cover: Selective Oxyfunctionalisation Reactions Driven by Sulfite Oxidase-Catalysed In Situ Generation of H2O2 (ChemCatChem 12/2020)" (2020, ChemCatChem)

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors, including Caroline E. Paul, Frank Hollmann, Miguel Alcalde, Morten M. C. H. van Schie, and Alexander Tobias Kaczmarek. These collaborations span multiple publications and highlight a network of researchers engaged in related fields.

Isabel Arends has been recognized by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, receiving an award in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Green Chemistry and Catalysis

    Roger Arthur Sheldon;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Ulf Hanefeld

  • Are natural deep eutectic solvents the missing link in understanding cellular metabolism and physiology

    Young Hae Choi;Jaap van Spronsen;Yuntao Dai;Marianne Verberne

  • Green, catalytic oxidation of alcohols in water

    Gerd-Jan ten Brink;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Roger A. Sheldon

  • Green, Catalytic Oxidations of Alcohols

    Roger A Sheldon;Isabel W C E Arends;Gerd-Jan Ten Brink;Arné Dijksman

  • Heterogeneous Catalysts for Liquid-Phase Oxidations: Philosophers' Stones or Trojan Horses?

    Roger A. Sheldon;Martin Wallau;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Ulf Schuchardt

  • New developments in catalytic alcohol oxidations for fine chemicals synthesis

    R.A Sheldon;I.W.C.E Arends;A Dijksman

  • Organocatalytic Oxidations Mediated by Nitroxyl Radicals

    Roger A. Sheldon;Isabel W. C. E. Arends

  • Activities and stabilities of heterogeneous catalysts in selective liquid phase oxidations: recent developments

    I.W.C.E. Arends;R.A. Sheldon

  • Oxidative Transformations of Organic Compounds Mediated by Redox Molecular Sieves

    Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Roger A. Sheldon;Martin Wallau;Ulf Schuchardt

  • The occurrence and reactivity of phenoxyl linkages in lignin and low rank coal

    Edwin Dorrestijn;Lucas J.J. Laarhoven;Isabel W.C.E. Arends;Peter Mulder

  • Enzyme-mediated oxidations for the chemist

    Frank Hollmann;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Katja Buehler;Anett Schallmey

  • Copper(II)-catalysed aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes.

    Patrick Gamez;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Jan Reedijk;Roger A. Sheldon

  • Enzymatic reductions for the chemist

    Frank Hollmann;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Dirk Holtmann

  • Room Temperature Aerobic Copper–Catalysed Selective Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes

    Patrick Gamez;Patrick Gamez;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Roger A. Sheldon;Jan Reedijk

  • Biocatalytic Redox Reactions for Organic Synthesis: Nonconventional Regeneration Methods

    Frank Hollmann;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Katja Buehler

  • Preparation and use of cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs) of laccases

    Inga Matijošytė;Isabel W.C.E. Arends;Simon de Vries;Roger A. Sheldon

  • Preparation, Characterization, and Performance of FeZSM-5 for the Selective Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol with N2O

    A. Ribera;I.W.C.E. Arends;S. de Vries;J. Pérez-Ramı́rez

  • Cu(II)-nitroxyl radicals as catalytic galactose oxidase mimics

    Arné Dijksman;Isabel W C E Arends;Roger A Sheldon

  • Catalytic Conversions in Water. Part 21: Mechanistic Investigations on the Palladium‐Catalysed Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols in Water†

    Gerd-Jan ten Brink;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Roger A. Sheldon

  • Catalytic oxidations mediated by metal ions and nitroxyl radicals

    Roger A. Sheldon;Isabel W.C.E. Arends

  • Introduction: Green Chemistry and Catalysis

    Roger Arthur Sheldon;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Ulf Hanefeld

  • Enzyme-Mediated Oxidations for the Chemist

    Frank Hollmann;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Katja Buehler;Anett Schallmey

  • Copper(II)‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation to Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes.

    Patrick Gamez;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Jan Reedijk;Roger A. Sheldon

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger A. Sheldon
Roger A. Sheldon Delft University of Technology
Frank Hollmann
Frank Hollmann Delft University of Technology
Ulf Hanefeld
Ulf Hanefeld Delft University of Technology
Thomas Maschmeyer
Thomas Maschmeyer University of Sydney
Luca Gonsalvi
Luca Gonsalvi National Research Council (CNR)
Guido Mul
Guido Mul University of Twente
Patrick Gamez
Patrick Gamez University of Barcelona
Miguel Alcalde
Miguel Alcalde Spanish National Research Council
Ulf Schuchardt
Ulf Schuchardt State University of Campinas
Bineta Keita
Bineta Keita University of Paris-Saclay

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