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43
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9970
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17062
National Ranking
285

Overview

Paul Müller is a researcher affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland, specializing primarily in Materials Science. Their work spans various subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Their research output includes contributions to a range of topics within materials science and chemistry. Notable themes that characterize their work include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Electron Spin Resonance Studies
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena

Müller's publication record demonstrates engagement with several established scientific venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Dalton Transactions

Their recent peer-reviewed papers highlight ongoing contributions to areas intersecting optical properties, molecular electronics, and rechargeable battery technology. Selected publications include:

  • "Ultra-narrow optical linewidths in rare-earth molecular crystals" (2022), published in Nature
  • "Copper Porphyrin as a Stable Cathode for High-Performance Rechargeable Potassium Organic Batteries" (2020), published in ChemSusChem
  • "Exploring superconductivity under strong coupling with the vacuum electromagnetic field" (2025), published in The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Introduction of plumbole to f-element chemistry" (2021), published in Chemical Science
  • "Optical spin-state polarization in a binuclear europium complex towards molecule-based coherent light-spin interfaces" (2021), published in Nature Communications

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Peter W. Roesky, Luca Münzfeld, Eufemio Moreno Pineda, Sören Schlittenhardt, and Senthil Kumar Kuppusamy, reflecting sustained joint research efforts. This collaborative dimension is evident in the range and frequency of publications with these colleagues.

Best Publications

  • Enantioselective catalytic aziridinations and asymmetric nitrene insertions into CH bonds.

    Paul Müller;Corinne Fruit

  • Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)

    P. Muller

  • Toward a Synthetically Useful Stereoselective C−H Amination of Hydrocarbons

    Chungen Liang;Florence Collet;Fabien Robert-Peillard;Paul Muller

  • Efficient diastereoselective intermolecular rhodium-catalyzed C-H amination.

    Chungen Liang;Fabien Robert-Peillard;Corinne Fruit;Paul Müller

  • Rhodium(II)-Catalyzed CH Insertions with {[(4-Nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]imino}phenyl-λ3-iodane

    Ivo Nageli;Corine Baud;Gérald Hugues Bernardinelli;Yvan Daniel Michel Jacquier

  • High enantioselectivity in the intramolecular cyclopropanation of allyl diazoacetates using a novel rhodium(II) catalyst

    Michael P. Doyle;Roland J. Pieters;Stephen F. Martin;Richard E. Austin

  • A method for rhodium(II)-catalyzed aziridination of olefins

    Paul Müller;Corine Baud;Yvan Jacquier

  • Asymmetric transfer of carbenes with phenyliodonium ylides.

    Paul Müller

  • Catalyzed oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes with iodosylbenzene

    Paul Müller;José Godoy

  • Effective Uses of Dirhodium(II) Tetrakis[methyl 2-oxopyrrolidine-5(R or S)-carboxylate] for Highly Enantioselective Intermolecular Cyclopropenation Reactions

    Michael P. Doyle;Marina Protopopova;Paul Muller;Doina Ene

  • Rhodium(II)-catalyzed olefin cyclopropanation with the phenyliodonium ylide derived from Meldrum's acid

    Paul Müller;Yves Allenbach;Estelle Robert

  • Intermolecular Cyclopropanation versus CH Insertion in RhII-Catalyzed Carbenoid Reactions

    Paul Müller;Sarah Tohill

  • Rhodium(II)‐catalyzed aziridinations and CH insertions with [N‐(p‐nitrobenzenesulfonyl)imino]phenyliodinane

    Paul Müller;Corine Baud;Yvan Jacquier;Mary Moran

  • Intramolecular Asymmetric Amidations of Sulfonamides and Sulfamates Catalyzed by Chiral Dirhodium(II) Complexes

    Corinne Fruit;Paul Müller

  • Asymmetric transfer of nitrenes catalyzed by chiral dirhodium(II) using aromatic sulfamate esters

    Corinne Fruit;Paul Müller

  • Carbenoid Reactions in Rhodium(II)‐Catalyzed Decomposition of Iodonium Ylides

    Paul Müller;Daniel Fernandez

  • The rhodium(II)-catalyzed aziridination of olefins with {[(4-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]imino}phenyl-lambda3-iodane

    Paul Muller;Corine Baud;Yvan Daniel Michel Jacquier

  • First X-ray Structure of a N-Naphthaloyl-Tethered Chiral Dirhodium(II) Complex: Structural Basis for Tether Substitution Improving Asymmetric Control in Olefin Cyclopropanation

    Ashraf Ghanem;Michael G. Gardiner;Rachel M. Williamson;Paul Müller

  • Oxidation of amines to imines with hypervalent iodine

    Paul Müller;David Manuel Gilabert

  • Selectivity Enhancement in the Rh(II)-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation of Styrene with (Silanyloxyvinyl)diazoacetates

    Paul Müller;Gérald Bernardinelli;Yves F. Allenbach;Maria Ferri

Frequent Co-Authors

Gérald Bernardinelli
Gérald Bernardinelli University of Geneva
Michael P. Doyle
Michael P. Doyle The University of Texas at San Antonio
Curt Wentrup
Curt Wentrup University of Queensland
Ibon Alkorta
Ibon Alkorta Spanish National Research Council
Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein
Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein National Research Centre, Egypt
Philippe Dauban
Philippe Dauban Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles
Robert H. Dodd
Robert H. Dodd Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Roland J. Pieters
Roland J. Pieters Utrecht University
Stephen F. Martin
Stephen F. Martin The University of Texas at Austin

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