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  • 1941 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Oliver Reiser is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany and is an active researcher in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Pharmaceutical Science.

Their research topics cover a range of areas, with notable focus on:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions

Oliver Reiser has contributed numerous publications, including papers in key journals. Some of their recent works include:

  • "Visible-Light-Induced Homolysis of Earth-Abundant Metal-Substrate Complexes: A Complementary Activation Strategy in Photoredox Catalysis" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Copper-photocatalyzed ATRA reactions: concepts, applications, and opportunities" (2022, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • "Copper Makes the Difference: Visible Light-Mediated Atom Transfer Radical Addition Reactions of Iodoform with Olefins" (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • "Shining Visible Light on Vinyl Halides: Expanding the Horizons of Photocatalysis" (2020, Accounts of Chemical Research)
  • "Iron(III)-Light-Induced Homolysis: A Dual Photocatalytic Approach for the Hydroacylation of Alkenes Using Acyl Radicals via Direct HAT from Aldehydes" (2022, ACS Catalysis)

Their frequent co-authors include Julia Rehbein, Huw M. L. Davies, Peter Kreitmeier, Sebastian Fischer, and Sebastian Engl. Collaboration has been cited multiple times with these peers.

Oliver Reiser has published widely in several venues, with a high number of publications in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Organic Letters

Award recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor granted in 1941.

Best Publications

  • Visible-Light Photocatalysis: Does It Make a Difference in Organic Synthesis?

    Leyre Marzo;Santosh K. Pagire;Oliver Reiser;Burkhard König

  • Copper's rapid ascent in visible-light photoredox catalysis.

    Asik Hossain;Aditya Bhattacharyya;Oliver Reiser

  • Around and beyond Cram's Rule.

    Anne Mengel;Oliver Reiser

  • Nanoparticles as Semi‐Heterogeneous Catalyst Supports

    Alexander Schätz;Alexander Schätz;Oliver Reiser;Wendelin J. Stark

  • Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis: Generation and Addition of N-Aryltetrahydroisoquinoline-Derived α-Amino Radicals to Michael Acceptors

    Paul Kohls;Deepak Jadhav;Ganesh Pandey;Oliver Reiser

  • Shining Light on Copper: Unique Opportunities for Visible-Light-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Addition Reactions and Related Processes.

    Oliver Reiser

  • Synthesis and applications of beta-aminocarboxylic acids containing a cyclopropane ring.

    Frieder Gnad;Oliver Reiser

  • Visible-Light-Induced Homolysis of Earth-Abundant Metal-Substrate Complexes: A Complementary Activation Strategy in Photoredox Catalysis.

    Youssef Abderrazak;Aditya Bhattacharyya;Oliver Reiser

  • [Cu(dap) 2Cl] as an efficient visible-light-driven photoredox catalyst in carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions

    Michael Pirtsch;Suva Paria;Taisuke Matsuno;Taisuke Matsuno;Hiroyuki Isobe

  • Trifluoromethylchlorosulfonylation of Alkenes: Evidence for an Inner-Sphere Mechanism by a Copper Phenanthroline Photoredox Catalyst

    Dattatraya B. Bagal;Dattatraya B. Bagal;Georgiy Kachkovskyi;Georgiy Kachkovskyi;Matthias Knorn;Thomas Rawner

  • Peptides containing β-amino acid patterns: challenges and successes in medicinal chemistry.

    Chiara Cabrele;Tamás A. Martinek;Oliver Reiser;Łukasz Berlicki

  • Photokatalyse mit sichtbarem Licht: Welche Bedeutung hat sie für die organische Synthese?

    Leyre Marzo;Santosh K. Pagire;Oliver Reiser;Burkhard König

  • Polymer- and Dendrimer-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles as Versatile Supports for Catalysts, Scavengers, and Reagents

    Quirin M. Kainz;Oliver Reiser

  • Synthetic approaches towards structurally diverse γ-butyrolactone natural-product-like compounds

    Michael Seitz;Oliver Reiser

  • Copper in Photocatalysis

    Suva Paria;Oliver Reiser

  • Cu(II)‐Azabis(oxazoline)‐Complexes Immobilized on Superparamagnetic Magnetite@Silica‐Nanoparticles: A Highly Selective and Recyclable Catalyst for the Kinetic Resolution of 1,2‐Diols

    Alexander Schätz;Markus Hager;Oliver Reiser

  • A recyclable nanoparticle-supported palladium catalyst for the hydroxycarbonylation of aryl halides in water.

    Sebastian Wittmann;Alexander Schätz;Robert N. Grass;Wendelin J. Stark

  • Surprisingly Stable Helical Conformations in α/β‐Peptides by Incorporation of cis‐β‐Aminocyclopropane Carboxylic Acids

    Silvia De Pol;Chiara Zorn;Christian D. Klein;Oliver Zerbe

  • Aza-bis(oxazolines): New Chiral Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis†

    Martin Glos;Oliver Reiser

  • Visible-Light-Mediated Regioselective Chlorosulfonylation of Alkenes and Alkynes: Introducing the Cu(II) Complex [Cu(dap)Cl2] to Photochemical ATRA Reactions

    Asik Hossain;Sebastian Engl;Eugen Lutsker;Oliver Reiser

  • A Recyclable Nanoparticle-Supported Palladium Catalyst for the Hydroxycarbonylation of Aryl Halides in Water.

    Sebastian Wittmann;Alexander Schaetz;Robert N. Grass;Wendelin J. Stark

Frequent Co-Authors

Armin de Meijere
Armin de Meijere University of Göttingen
Burkhard König
Burkhard König University of Regensburg
José M. Fraile
José M. Fraile University of Zaragoza
José I. García
José I. García University of Zaragoza
Norbert Sewald
Norbert Sewald Bielefeld University
Armin Buschauer
Armin Buschauer University of Regensburg
Anne-Marie Caminade
Anne-Marie Caminade Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Fuqiang Huang
Fuqiang Huang Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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