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Kai C. Hultzsch

Kai C. Hultzsch

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Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
8974
World Ranking
16308
National Ranking
104

Overview

Kai C. Hultzsch is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria. Their research spans the fields of chemistry and materials science, with a focus on several specialized subfields including organic chemistry, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, molecular biology, and process chemistry and technology.

Their work covers a range of topics such as crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, synthetic organic chemistry methods, and organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis.

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include Mariusz Wolff, Yousra Bahjou, Smaail Radi, Mohamed El Massaoudi, and Youssef Draoui, indicating ongoing partnerships within their scientific community.

Kai C. Hultzsch has contributed to various publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in The Cambridge Structural Database, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, and Organic Letters.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Borrowing Hydrogen and Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling in the Multicomponent Synthesis of N-Heterocycles: A Comparison between Base and Noble Metal Catalysis, 2021, European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Synthesis of Tetrahydroquinolines via Borrowing Hydrogen Methodology Using a Manganese PN3 Pincer Catalyst, 2020, Organic Letters
  • Yttrium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination and Sequential Intermolecular Hydroamination/Endocyclization of Vinylsilanes, 2023, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Effect of Additives in the Hydroamination/Cyclization of Aminoalkenes Catalyzed by a Binaphtholate Yttrium Catalyst, 2023, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Silyl-Substituted ortho-Terphenoxide Group 3-5 Complexes: Synthesis, Structure and Applications in Catalysis, 2023, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Hydroamination: direct addition of amines to alkenes and alkynes.

    Thomas E. Müller;Kai C. Hultzsch;Miguel Yus;Francisco Foubelo

  • Transition Metal‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroamination of Alkenes (AHA)

    Kai C. Hultzsch

  • 3,3‘-Bis(trisarylsilyl)-Substituted Binaphtholate Rare Earth Metal Catalysts for Asymmetric Hydroamination

    Denis V. Gribkov;Kai C. Hultzsch;Frank Hampel

  • Single-Component Polymerization Catalysts for Ethylene and Styrene: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Alkyl and Hydrido Yttrium Complexes Containing a Linked Amido-Cyclopentadienyl Ligand

    Kai C. Hultzsch;Peter Voth;Klaus Beckerle;Thomas P. Spaniol

  • Catalytic asymmetric hydroamination of non-activated olefins

    Kai C. Hultzsch

  • Synthesis and characterization of new biphenolate and binaphtholate rare-Earth-metal amido complexes: catalysts for asymmetric olefin hydroamination/cyclization.

    Denis V. Gribkov;Kai C. Hultzsch;Frank Hampel

  • Hydroamination/Cyclization of Aminoalkenes Using Cationic Zirconocene and Titanocene Catalysts

    Kai C. Hultzsch;Denis V. Gribkov

  • Base-catalysed asymmetric hydroamination/cyclisation of aminoalkenes utilising a dimeric chiral diamidobinaphthyl dilithium salt

    Patricia Horrillo Martínez;Kai C. Hultzsch;Frank Hampel

  • Asymmetric intermolecular hydroamination of unactivated alkenes with simple amines.

    Alexander L. Reznichenko;Hiep N. Nguyen;Kai C. Hultzsch

  • Half‐Sandwich Alkyl and Hydrido Complexes of Yttrium: Convenient Synthesis and Polymerization Catalysis of Polar Monomers

    Kai C. Hultzsch;Thomas P. Spaniol;Jun Okuda

  • New Yttrium Complexes Bearing Diamidoamine Ligands as Efficient and Diastereoselective Catalysts for the Intramolecular Hydroamination of Alkenes and Alkynes

    Kai C. Hultzsch;Frank Hampel;Thomas Wagner

  • Chiral Lanthanocene Derivatives Containing Two Linked Amido−Cyclopentadienyl Ligands: Heterobimetallic Structure and Lactone Polymerization Activity

    Kai C. Hultzsch;Thomas P. Spaniol;Jun Okuda

  • Rare earth metal complexes based on β-diketiminato and novel linked bis(β-diketiminato) ligands: Synthesis, structural characterization and catalytic application in epoxide/CO2-copolymerization

    Daniela V. Vitanova;Frank Hampel;Kai C. Hultzsch

  • The First Polymer-Supported and Recyclable Chiral Catalyst for Enantioselective Olefin Metathesis

    Kai C. Hultzsch;Jesper A. Jernelius;Amir H. Hoveyda;Richard R. Schrock

  • Non-metallocene rare earth metal catalysts for the diastereoselective and enantioselective hydroamination of aminoalkenes

    Kai C. Hultzsch;Denis V. Gribkov;Frank Hampel

  • A chiral phenoxyamine magnesium catalyst for the enantioselective hydroamination/cyclization of aminoalkenes and intermolecular hydroamination of vinyl arenes.

    Xiaoming Zhang;Thomas J. Emge;Kai C. Hultzsch

  • Kinetic resolution of chiral aminoalkenes via asymmetric hydroamination/cyclisation using binaphtholate yttrium complexes

    Denis V. Gribkov;Kai C. Hultzsch

  • The mechanism of hydroaminoalkylation catalyzed by group 5 metal binaphtholate complexes.

    Alexander L. Reznichenko;Kai C. Hultzsch

  • Group 5 Metal Binaphtholate Complexes for Catalytic Asymmetric Hydroaminoalkylation and Hydroamination/Cyclization

    Alexander L. Reznichenko;Thomas J. Emge;Stephan Audörsch;Stephan Audörsch;Eric G. Klauber

  • Thermal and Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP) of [1]Silaferrocenophanes with Chlorine Substituents at Silicon: A Route to Tunable Poly(ferrocenylsilanes)

    David L. Zechel;Kai C. Hultzsch;Ron Rulkens;David Balaishis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Okuda
Jun Okuda RWTH Aachen University
Frank Hampel
Frank Hampel University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Thomas P. Spaniol
Thomas P. Spaniol RWTH Aachen University
Amir H. Hoveyda
Amir H. Hoveyda Boston College
Richard R. Schrock
Richard R. Schrock University of California, Riverside
Thomas J. Emge
Thomas J. Emge Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Bernd Schmidt
Bernd Schmidt University of Potsdam
Vicenç Branchadell
Vicenç Branchadell Autonomous University of Barcelona
Ian Manners
Ian Manners University of Victoria
Ifor D. W. Samuel
Ifor D. W. Samuel University of St Andrews

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