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2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
150
Citations
81179
World Ranking
139
National Ranking
11

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Lutz Ackermann is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany. Their research spans extensive contributions to chemistry and materials science, with a particular focus on organic and materials chemistry. They have published extensively in these areas, reflecting a broad and deep engagement with both fundamental and applied aspects of the disciplines.

Ackermann's main fields of study include:

  • Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Their subfields of specialization cover:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Within these areas, they have worked on several prominent research topics, among which are:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Ackermann's publication record features key papers demonstrating various facets of modern chemical synthesis and catalysis. Notable papers include:

  • "Organic Electrochemistry: Molecular Syntheses with Potential," 2021, ACS Central Science
  • "Late-stage C-H functionalization offers new opportunities in drug discovery," 2021, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • "C-H activation," 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • "Powering the Future: How Can Electrochemistry Make a Difference in Organic Synthesis?," 2020, Chem
  • "Enantioselective Pallada-Electrocatalyzed C−H Activation by Transient Directing Groups: Expedient Access to Helicenes," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, indicating sustained research outputs in diverse but related topics. These venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Science
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Collaboratively, Ackermann works with multiple researchers, reflecting an engaged network in their scientific community. Frequent co-authors include:

  • João C. A. Oliveira
  • Antonis M. Messinis
  • Torben Rogge
  • Cláudia Pessoa
  • Julia Struwe

Best Publications

  • Transition-metal-catalyzed direct arylation of (hetero)arenes by C-H bond cleavage.

    Lutz Ackermann;Rubén Vicente;AnantâR. Kapdi

  • Carboxylate-assisted transition-metal-catalyzed C-H bond functionalizations: mechanism and scope.

    Lutz Ackermann

  • 3d Transition Metals for C-H Activation.

    Parthasarathy Gandeepan;Thomas Müller;Daniel Zell;Gianpiero Cera

  • Carboxylate-assisted ruthenium-catalyzed alkyne annulations by C-H/Het-H bond functionalizations.

    Lutz Ackermann

  • Cobalt-Catalyzed C―H Activation

    Marc Moselage;Jie Li;Lutz Ackermann

  • Weakly Coordinating Directing Groups for Ruthenium(II)‐ Catalyzed CH Activation

    Suman De Sarkar;Weiping Liu;Sergei I. Kozhushkov;Lutz Ackermann

  • Organic Electrochemistry: Molecular Syntheses with Potential.

    Cuiju Zhu;Nate W J Ang;Tjark H Meyer;Youai Qiu

  • Late-stage C-H functionalization offers new opportunities in drug discovery

    Lucas Guillemard;Nikolaos Kaplaneris;Lutz Ackermann;Magnus J. Johansson;Magnus J. Johansson

  • Übergangsmetallkatalysierte direkte Arylierungen von (Hetero)Arenen durch C-H-Bindungsbruch

    Lutz Ackermann;Rubén Vicente;Anant R. Kapdi

  • Comparative investigation of ruthenium-based metathesis catalysts bearing N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands.

    Alois Fürstner;Lutz Ackermann;Barbara Gabor;Richard Goddard

  • Metalla-electrocatalyzed C-H Activation by Earth-Abundant 3d Metals and Beyond.

    Lutz Ackermann

  • Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Oxidative Annulation by Cleavage of CH/NH Bonds

    Lutz Ackermann;Alexander V. Lygin;Nora Hofmann

  • Ruthenium-catalyzed direct oxidative alkenylation of arenes through twofold C–H bond functionalization

    Sergei I. Kozhushkov;Lutz Ackermann

  • Electrocatalytic C–H Activation

    Nicolas Sauermann;Tjark H. Meyer;Youai Qiu;Lutz Ackermann

  • Ruthenium Carbene Complexes with N,N‘-Bis(mesityl)imidazol-2-ylidene Ligands: RCM Catalysts of Extended Scope

    Alois Furstner;Oliver R. Thiel;Lutz Ackermann;Hans-Joerg Schanz

  • Transient Directing Groups for Transformative C–H Activation by Synergistic Metal Catalysis

    Parthasarathy Gandeepan;Lutz Ackermann

  • Ruthenium Carbene Complexes with Imidazolin-2-ylidene Ligands Allow the Formation of Tetrasubstituted Cycloalkenes by RCM

    Lutz Ackermann;Alois Fürstner;Thomas Weskamp;Florian J. Kohl

  • Manganese-Catalyzed C–H Activation

    Weiping Liu;Lutz Ackermann

  • C–H activation

    Torben Rogge;Nikolaos Kaplaneris;Naoto Chatani;Jinwoo Kim

  • Catalytic arylation reactions by C-H bond activation with aryl tosylates.

    Lutz Ackermann;Andreas Althammer;Robert Born

  • Metal-catalyzed direct alkylations of (hetero)arenes via C–H bond cleavages with unactivated alkyl halides

    Lutz Ackermann

  • Modern arylation methods

    Lutz Ackermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Weiping Liu
Weiping Liu Zhejiang University
Luigi Vaccaro
Luigi Vaccaro University of Perugia
Dietmar Stalke
Dietmar Stalke University of Göttingen
Ilan Marek
Ilan Marek Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Alois Fürstner
Alois Fürstner Max Planck Society
Svetlana B. Tsogoeva
Svetlana B. Tsogoeva University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Giuseppe Zanoni
Giuseppe Zanoni University of Pavia
Claus Jacob
Claus Jacob Saarland University
Serhiy Demeshko
Serhiy Demeshko University of Göttingen
Franc Meyer
Franc Meyer University of Göttingen

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