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Michel Pfeffer

Michel Pfeffer

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Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
11068
World Ranking
11633
National Ranking
855

Overview

Michel Pfeffer is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany and has focused their research on the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Oncology, Molecular Biology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's research explores topics such as Metal complexes synthesis and properties, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, and X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography. They have also contributed to studies in Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Trace Elements in Health, Chemical Reaction Mechanisms, and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Michel Pfeffer include:

  • "Bypassing the Resistance Mechanisms of the Tumor Ecosystem by Targeting the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Pathway Using Ruthenium- and Osmium-Based Organometallic Compounds: An Exciting Long-Term Collaboration with Dr. Michel Pfeffer" (2021, Molecules)
  • "The Thermochemistry of Alkyne Insertion into a Palladacycle Outlines the Solvation Conundrum in DFT" (2021, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry)
  • "Follow-Up Study of Trans-C to Cis-C Thermally or Photochemically Induced Isomerization of Terpyridine Adducts of Cycloruthenated 2-Aryl-2'-pyridine Compounds" (2024, Inorganic Chemistry)
  • "CCDC 2040876: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination" (2021, The Cambridge Structural Database)
  • "CCDC 2040877: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination" (2021, The Cambridge Structural Database)

Frequent publication venues for Michel Pfeffer's work include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Molecules
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Collaborations have been significant in Michel Pfeffer's research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yann Cornaton
  • Jean-Pierre Djukic
  • Milan R. Milovanović
  • Mélanie Boucher
  • Snežana D. Zarić

Best Publications

  • Ru-, Rh-, and Pd-Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation Involving C-H Activation and Addition on Unsaturated Substrates: Reactions and Mechanistic Aspects

    Vincent Ritleng;Claude Sirlin;Michel Pfeffer

  • Reactions of cyclopalladated compounds and alkynes: New pathways for organic synthesis?

    Michel Pfeffer

  • Cycloruthenated Compounds – Synthesis and Applications

    Jean‐Pierre Djukic;Jean‐Baptiste Sortais;Laurent Barloy;Michel Pfeffer

  • A Ruthenium-Containing Organometallic Compound Reduces Tumor Growth through Induction of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Gene CHOP

    Xiangjun Meng;Mili L. Leyva;Marjorie Jenny;Isabelle Gross

  • Selected applications to organic synthesis of intramolecular C-H activation reactions by transition metals

    M. Pfeffer

  • An Effective Route to Cycloruthenated N-Ligands under Mild Conditions

    Susana Fernandez;Michel Pfeffer;and Vincent Ritleng;Claude Sirlin

  • Ruthenium (II)-Derived Organometallic Compounds Induce Cytostatic and Cytotoxic Effects on Mammalian Cancer Cell Lines through p53-Dependent and p53-Independent Mechanisms

    Christian Gaiddon;Pierre Jeannequin;Pierre Bischoff;Michel Pfeffer

  • Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Racemic β-Haloalcohols : Direct Access to Enantioenriched Epoxides

    Robert M. Haak;Florian Berthiol;Thomas Jerphagnon;Arnaud J.A. Gayet

  • Insertion of alkynes into the palladium-carbon bond of palladacycles. Mechanistic information from high-pressure kinetic and x-ray structural data

    A. D. Ryabov;Rudi Van Eldik;Guy Le Borgne;Michel Pfeffer

  • New synthesis and new bio-application of cyclometalated ruthenium(II) complexes for fast mediated electron transfer with peroxidase and glucose oxidase.

    Alexander D. Ryabov;Valentin S. Sukharev;Larissa Alexandrova;and Ronan Le Lagadec

  • Reaction of cyclopalladated compounds. 15. Controlled synthesis of heterocyclic compounds through ring enlargement by alkyne insertions into the palladium-carbon bonds of cyclopalladated amines followed by ring closure

    Fida. Maassarani;Michel. Pfeffer;Guy. Le Borgne

  • Stereoselective “Electrophilic” Cyclometalation of Planar-Prochiral (η6-Arene)tricarbonylchromium Complexes with Asymmetric Metal Centers: pseudo-T-4 [Cp*RhCl2]2 and [Cp*IrCl2]2

    Carla Scheeren;Fida Maasarani;Akram Hijazi;Jean-Pierre Djukic

  • Reactions of cyclopalladated compounds. Part 21. Various examples of sulphur-assisted intramolecular palladation of aryl and alkyl groups

    Jaïrton Dupont;Nohma Beydoun;Michel Pfeffer

  • Palladium-Mediated Intramolecular Formation of a C-S Bond: Application to the Selective Syntheses of Six- and Seven-Membered Sulfur-Containing Heterocycles

    John Spencer;Michel Pfeffer;Andre DeCian;Jean Fischer

  • Cycloruthenated Primary and Secondary Amines as Efficient Catalyst Precursors for Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation

    Jean-Baptiste Sortais;Vincent Ritleng;Adeline Voelklin;Alexandre Holuigue

  • Reaction of cyclopalladated compounds Part 16. Stepwise insertion of one, two, and three alkyne molecules into the palladium-carbon bond of a six-membered palladocycle. One-pot synthesis of spirocyclic compounds

    Fida. Maassarani;Michel. Pfeffer;Guy. Le Borgne

  • Library of second-generation cycloruthenated compounds and evaluation of their biological properties as potential anticancer drugs: passing the nanomolar barrier.

    Ludivine Fetzer;Bastien Boff;Moussa Ali;Meng Xiangjun

  • Further insight into the mechanism of the palladium induced carbocyclisation of aryl rings

    Michel Pfeffer;Jean-Pascal Sutter;Marc A. Rotteveel;André De Cian

  • Cyclometalated Complexes of Ruthenium, Rhodium and Iridium as Catalysts for Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones and Imines

    Nicolas Pannetier;Jean-Baptiste Sortais;Jean-Thomas Issenhuth;Laurent Barloy

  • REGIOSELECTIVITY OF THE INSERTION OF 4,4-DIMETHYL-2-PENTYNE INTO THE PD-C BOND OF CYCLOPALLADATED COMPLEXES

    John Spencer;Michel Pfeffer;Nathalie Kyritsakas;Jean Fischer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Fischer
Jean Fischer Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Claude B. Sirlin
Claude B. Sirlin University of California, San Diego
André De Cian
André De Cian Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jairton Dupont
Jairton Dupont Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Pierre Braunstein
Pierre Braunstein University of Strasbourg
Jean-Pascal Sutter
Jean-Pascal Sutter Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Karl Heinz Dötz
Karl Heinz Dötz University of Bonn
Alexander D. Ryabov
Alexander D. Ryabov Carnegie Mellon University
Gerard van Koten
Gerard van Koten Utrecht University
Judith A. K. Howard
Judith A. K. Howard Durham University

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