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Matthias Wagner is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Materials Science, with a primary focus on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry. Their work also encompasses topics related to Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging.

The scientist's research interests are reflected in their main thematic focus areas, which include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Organoboron and Organosilicon Chemistry
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Inorganic/Organometallic Compounds
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Boron Compounds in Chemistry
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions

Wagner has co-authored work with several frequent collaborators, including Michael Bolte, Hans-Wolfram Lerner, A.V. Virovets, Felipe Fantuzzi, and Jannik Gilmer.

Their research has been published in various scientific venues, with notable concentrations in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Science
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Some of their recent papers illustrate the range of their research output and focus areas:

  • Boron-Doped Polycyclic π-Electron Systems with an Antiaromatic Borole Substructure That Forms Photoresponsive B-P Lewis Adducts, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • BNB-Doped Phenalenyls: Modular Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties, and One-Electron Reduction, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Threat to the Throne: Can Two Cooperating Boron Atoms Rival Transition Metals in Chemical Bond Activation and Catalysis?, 2020, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Diboraanthracene-Doped Polymer Systems for Colour-Tuneable Room-Temperature Organic Afterglow, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • One tool to bring them all: Au-catalyzed synthesis of B,O- and B,N-doped PAHs from boronic and borinic acids, 2021, Chemical Science

Best Publications

  • Synthesis and Structure of a Stable Silylene

    Michael Denk;Robert Lennon;Randy Hayashi;Robert West

  • Photoelectron-Spectroscopy of a Carbene/Silylene/Germylene Series

    Anthony J. Arduengo;Hans Bock;Han Chen;Michael Denk

  • Doping Polycyclic Aromatics with Boron for Superior Performance in Materials Science and Catalysis

    Esther von Grotthuss;Alexandra John;Thomas Kaese;Matthias Wagner

  • Stable Cyclic Germanediyls (“Cyclogermylenes”): Synthesis, Structure, Metal Complexes, and Thermolyses

    Wolfgang A. Herrmann;Michael Denk;Joachim Behm;Wolfgang Scherer

  • 9,10-Dihydro-9,10-diboraanthracene: supramolecular structure and use as a building block for luminescent conjugated polymers.

    Andreas Lorbach;Michael Bolte;Haiyan Li;Hans-Wolfram Lerner

  • Aryl(hydro)boranes: versatile building blocks for boron-doped π-electron materials

    Andreas Lorbach;Alexander Hübner;Matthias Wagner

  • Boron‐Containing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Facile Synthesis of Stable, Redox‐Active Luminophores

    Valentin M. Hertz;Michael Bolte;Hans-Wolfram Lerner;Matthias Wagner

  • C-Functionalized, Air- and Water-Stable 9,10-Dihydro-9,10-diboraanthracenes: Efficient Blue to Red Emitting Luminophores

    Christian Reus;Sabine Weidlich;Michael Bolte;Hans-Wolfram Lerner

  • C5H4 ? BR2 Bending in Ferrocenylboranes: A Delocalized Through‐Space Interaction Between Iron and Boron

    Matthias Scheibitz;Michael Bolte;Jan W. Bats;H.-Wolfram Lerner

  • Stabile, cyclische Germandiyle („Cyclogermylene”︁): Herstellung, Molekülstruktur, Metallkomplexe und Thermolysen

    Wolfgang A. Herrmann;Michael Denk;Joachim Behm;Wolfgang Scherer

  • A synthetic route to borylene-bridged poly(ferrocenylene)s.

    Julia B. Heilmann;Matthias Scheibitz;Yang Qin;Anand Sundararaman

  • A DSC and Raman spectroscopy study on the effect of PAMAM dendrimer on DPPC model lipid membranes.

    Konstantinos Gardikis;Sophia Hatziantoniou;Kyriakos Viras;Matthias Wagner

  • Giant generic topological Hall resistivity of MnSi under pressure

    R. Ritz;M. Halder;C. Franz;A. Bauer

  • Pd-catalyzed Heck arylation of cycloalkenes—studies on selectivity comparing homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts

    L. Djakovitch;M. Wagner;C.G. Hartung;M. Beller

  • Electronic structure of a stable silylene: photoelectron spectra and theoretical calculations of Si(NRCHCHNR), Si(NRCH2CH2NR) and SiH2(NRCHCHNR)

    Michael Denk;Jennifer C. Green;Nils Metzler;Matthias Wagner

  • A boron-doped helicene as a highly soluble, benchtop-stable green emitter

    Kai Schickedanz;Timo Trageser;Michael Bolte;Hans-Wolfram Lerner

  • Confirmed by X-ray Crystallography: The B⋅B One-Electron σ Bond

    Alexander Hübner;Andreas M. Diehl;Martin Diefenbach;Burkhard Endeward

  • Reversible Dihydrogen Activation by Reduced Aryl Boranes as Main-Group Ambiphiles

    Esther von Grotthuss;Martin Diefenbach;Michael Bolte;Hans-Wolfram Lerner

  • Facile Route to Quadruply Annulated Borepins.

    Kai Schickedanz;Julian Radtke;Michael Bolte;Hans-Wolfram Lerner

  • Main-chain boron-containing oligophenylenes via ring-opening polymerization of 9-H-9-borafluorene.

    Alexander Hübner;Zheng-Wang Qu;Ulli Englert;Michael Bolte

  • Boron−Nitrogen Coordination Polymers Bearing Ferrocene in the Main Chain

    Manja Grosche;Eberhardt Herdtweck;Frank Peters;Matthias Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Wolfram Lerner
Hans-Wolfram Lerner Goethe University Frankfurt
Michael Bolte
Michael Bolte Goethe University Frankfurt
Jan W. Bats
Jan W. Bats Goethe University Frankfurt
Max C. Holthausen
Max C. Holthausen Goethe University Frankfurt
Piero Zanello
Piero Zanello University of Siena
Weimin Chen
Weimin Chen Linköping University
Frieder Jäkle
Frieder Jäkle Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Bo Monemar
Bo Monemar Linköping University
Robert E. Dinnebier
Robert E. Dinnebier Max Planck Society
Heinrich Nöth
Heinrich Nöth Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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