What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
- Enzyme
Kendall N. Houk spends much of his time researching Computational chemistry, Catalysis, Stereochemistry, Photochemistry and Organic chemistry.
His research in Computational chemistry is mostly concerned with Density functional theory.
His Catalysis research incorporates elements of Combinatorial chemistry and Medicinal chemistry.
His Stereochemistry research also works with subjects such as
- Stereoselectivity which is related to area like Steric effects,
- Aldol reaction which is related to area like Enamine.
His Photochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Regioselectivity, Ene reaction, Oxidative addition, Substituent and Nucleophile.
His Cycloaddition research integrates issues from Reactivity and Acetylene.
His most cited work include:
- Kemp elimination catalysts by computational enzyme design (933 citations)
- De novo computational design of retro-aldol enzymes. (889 citations)
- Benchmarking the Conductor-like Polarizable Continuum Model (CPCM) for Aqueous Solvation Free Energies of Neutral and Ionic Organic Molecules. (643 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary scientific interests are in Stereochemistry, Computational chemistry, Catalysis, Organic chemistry and Photochemistry.
Kendall N. Houk has researched Stereochemistry in several fields, including Stereoisomerism, Ring, Cycloaddition and Stereoselectivity.
Kendall N. Houk does research in Computational chemistry, focusing on Density functional theory specifically.
His studies in Catalysis integrate themes in fields like Combinatorial chemistry, Ligand and Medicinal chemistry.
He most often published in these fields:
- Stereochemistry (29.19%)
- Computational chemistry (23.41%)
- Catalysis (20.13%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?
- Catalysis (20.13%)
- Stereochemistry (29.19%)
- Combinatorial chemistry (7.61%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Kendall N. Houk mostly deals with Catalysis, Stereochemistry, Combinatorial chemistry, Density functional theory and Computational chemistry.
Catalysis is a primary field of his research addressed under Organic chemistry.
His Stereochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Ring, Cycloaddition and Stereoselectivity.
His study looks at the intersection of Combinatorial chemistry and topics like Nucleophile with Electrophile.
His Density functional theory research includes elements of Photochemistry, Selectivity, Diels alder and Transition state.
His work deals with themes such as Reactivity, Interaction energy, Cyclopentadiene and Reaction mechanism, which intersect with Computational chemistry.
Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Analyzing Reaction Rates with the Distortion/Interaction‐Activation Strain Model (326 citations)
- Constructive molecular configurations for surface-defect passivation of perovskite photovoltaics. (162 citations)
- Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling of Aryl Esters (102 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
- Enzyme
Kendall N. Houk mainly focuses on Catalysis, Stereochemistry, Computational chemistry, Combinatorial chemistry and Density functional theory.
Catalysis is a primary field of his research addressed under Organic chemistry.
His Stereochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Biocatalysis, Chemical synthesis, Ring and Substrate.
His Computational chemistry study incorporates themes from Reactivity, Cycloaddition, Interaction energy and Cyclopentadiene.
His study looks at the relationship between Combinatorial chemistry and fields such as Nucleophile, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems.
His Density functional theory study combines topics in areas such as Photochemistry, Diels alder, Activation energy and Stereoselectivity.
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