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Klaus Wurst is affiliated with the University of Innsbruck in Austria and conducts research primarily in the areas of materials science and chemistry. Their work spans a range of specialized fields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, molecular biology, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions
  • Crystal Structures and Properties
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Inorganic Chemistry and Materials

Wurst has contributed to a number of publications recognized in various scientific journals. Recent papers include the following:

  • Solvent-Driven Supramolecular Wrapping of Self-Assembled Structures, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • N-Heterocyclic Carbene Gold(I) Complexes: Mechanism of the Ligand Scrambling Reaction and Their Oxidation to Gold(III) in Aqueous Solutions, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Rapid Assembly of Tetrasubstituted Furans via Pummerer-Type Rearrangement, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Investigations of the Reactivity, Stability and Biological Activity of Halido (NHC)gold(i) Complexes, 2021, Dalton Transactions
  • Replacement of the Cobalt Center of Vitamin B12 by Nickel: Nibalamin and Nibyric Acid Prepared from Metal-Free B12 Ligands Hydrogenobalamin and Hydrogenobyric Acid, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Their research has been featured frequently in these publication venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Angewandte Chemie

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research activity, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Holger Kopacka
  • Stephan Hohloch
  • Thomas Magauer
  • Herwig Schottenberger
  • Florian R. Neururer

Best Publications

  • A nanoporous molecular magnet with reversible solvent-induced mechanical and magnetic properties

    Daniel Maspoch;Daniel Ruiz-Molina;Klaus Wurst;Neus Domingo

  • Highly selective chromogenic and redox or fluorescent sensors of Hg2+ in aqueous environment based on 1,4-disubstituted azines.

    Antonio Caballero;Rosario Martínez;Vega Lloveras;Imma Ratera

  • N,N‘-Diferrocenyl-N-heterocyclic Carbenes and Their Derivatives

    Benno Bildstein;Michael Malaun;Holger Kopacka;Klaus Wurst

  • 1,3-dialkyl- and 1,3-diaryl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-ylidene rhodium(i) and palladium(II) complexes: synthesis, structure, and reactivity

    Monika Mayr;Klaus Wurst;Karl‐Hans Ongania;Michael R. Buchmeiser

  • Synthesis and reactivity of homogeneous and heterogeneous ruthenium-based metathesis catalysts containing electron-withdrawing ligands.

    Jens O. Krause;Oskar Nuyken;Klaus Wurst;Michael R. Buchmeiser

  • Access to Well-Defined Heterogeneous Catalytic Systems via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP): Applications in Palladium(II)-Mediated Coupling Reactions

    Michael R. Buchmeiser;K. Wurst

  • Novel metathesis catalysts based on ruthenium 1,3-dimesityl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-ylidenes: synthesis, structure, immobilization, and catalytic activity.

    Liangru Yang;Monika Mayr;Klaus Wurst;Michael R. Buchmeiser

  • Bis(pyrimidine)-based palladium catalysts: synthesis, X-ray structure and applications in Heck–, Suzuki–, Sonogashira–Hagihara couplings and amination reactions

    Michael R. Buchmeiser;Thomas Schareina;Rhett Kempe;Klaus Wurst

  • CO2 and SnII Adducts of N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes as Delayed‐Action Catalysts for Polyurethane Synthesis

    Bhasker Bantu;Gajanan Manohar Pawar;Ulrich Decker;Klaus Wurst

  • Synthesis of a Silica‐Based Heterogeneous Second Generation Grubbs Catalyst

    Monika Mayr;Michael R. Buchmeiser;Klaus Wurst

  • Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization for the Preparation of Surface-Grafted Polymer Supports

    Michael R. Buchmeiser;Frank Sinner;Mathew Mupa;Klaus Wurst

  • CO2, Magnesium, Aluminum, and Zinc Adducts of N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes as (Latent) Catalysts for Polyurethane Synthesis

    Bhasker Bantu;Gajanan Manohar Pawar;Klaus Wurst;Ulrich Decker

  • Immobilization of a Rhodium Carbene Complex to an Amphiphilic Block Copolymer for Hydroformylation of 1-Octene under Aqueous Two-Phase Conditions

    M. Tobias Zarka;Martin Bortenschlager;Klaus Wurst;Oskar Nuyken

  • Imidazoline-2-ylidene metal complexes with pendant ferrocenyl substituents

    Benno Bildstein;Michael Malaun;Holger Kopacka;Karl-Hans Ongania

  • Dipyridyl Amide-Functionalized Polymers Prepared by Ring-Opening-Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) for the Selective Extraction of Mercury and Palladium

    Frank Sinner;Michael R. Buchmeiser;Richard Tessadri;Mathew Mupa

  • A molecular multiproperty switching array based on the redox behavior of a ferrocenyl polychlorotriphenylmethyl radical.

    Christian Sporer;Imma Ratera;Daniel Ruiz-Molina;Yuxia Zhao

  • New Soluble Bis[nona-, octa-, and pentamethylferrocenes] as “Molecular Wires” with a Metal-to-Metal Distance of up to 40 Å#

    Andreas Hradsky;Benno Bildstein;Norbert Schuler;Herwig Schottenberger

  • N-Acyl-N,N-dipyridyl and N-acyl-N-pyridyl-N-quinoyl amine based palladium complexes. Synthesis, X-ray structures, heterogenization and use in Heck couplings

    Josef Silberg;Thomas Schareina;Rhett Kempe;K Wurst

  • Factors Relevant for the Regioselective Cyclopolymerization of 1,6-Heptadiynes, N,N-Dipropargylamines, N,N-Dipropargylammonium Salts, and Dipropargyl Ethers by RuIV−Alkylidene-Based Metathesis Initiators

    P. Santhosh Kumar;K. Wurst;Michael R. Buchmeiser

  • Cationic RuII Complexes with N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands for UV‐Induced Ring‐Opening Metathesis Polymerization

    Dongren Wang;Klaus Wurst;Wolfgang Knolle;Ulrich Decker

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaume Veciana
Jaume Veciana Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Michael R. Buchmeiser
Michael R. Buchmeiser University of Stuttgart
Concepció Rovira
Concepció Rovira Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Daniel Ruiz-Molina
Daniel Ruiz-Molina Spanish National Research Council
Bernhard Kräutler
Bernhard Kräutler University of Innsbruck
Daniel Maspoch
Daniel Maspoch Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia
David B. Amabilino
David B. Amabilino University of Nottingham
Klaus R. Liedl
Klaus R. Liedl University of Innsbruck
Xavi Ribas
Xavi Ribas University of Girona
Manuel Almeida
Manuel Almeida University of Porto

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