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Pher G. Andersson

Pher G. Andersson

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Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
15442
World Ranking
5951
National Ranking
77

Overview

Pher G. Andersson is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden. Their primary research area is Chemistry, with particular emphasis on Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Additional fields of study include Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Process Chemistry and Technology.

Their work spans a range of topics mainly within catalysis and synthetic chemistry. Key research themes include:

  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Andersson has published extensively, with recent papers covering catalytic hydrogenation and asymmetric synthesis. Some notable publications include:

  • Enantioconvergent and enantiodivergent catalytic hydrogenation of isomeric olefins, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Asymmetric Full Saturation of Vinylarenes with Cooperative Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Rhodium Catalysis, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Iridium-catalyzed enantioconvergent hydrogenation of trisubstituted olefins, 2022, Nature Communications
  • The Implications of the Brønsted Acidic Properties of Crabtree-Type Catalysts in the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Olefins, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Highly Enantioselective Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Conjugated Trisubstituted Enones, 2020, Organic Letters

Their frequent co-authors include Bram B. C. Peters, Jia Zheng, Jianping Yang, Thishana Singh, and Luca Massaro, with collaborations reflecting overlapping interests in catalysis and synthetic methodologies.

Scientific outputs have been regularly published in notable journals such as:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Chemical Science
  • Organic Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • Mechanistic aspects of transition metal-catalyzed hydrogen transfer reactions.

    Joseph S. M. Samec;Jan-E. Bäckvall;Pher G. Andersson;Peter Brandt

  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Olefins Using Chiral Crabtree-type Catalysts: Scope and Limitations

    J. Johan Verendel;Oscar Pàmies;Montserrat Diéguez;Pher G. Andersson;Pher G. Andersson;Pher G. Andersson

  • Modern Reduction Methods

    Pher G. Andersson;Ian J Munslow

  • Ru(arene)(amino alcohol)-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones: Mechanism and Origin of Enantioselectivity

    Diego A. Alonso;Peter Brandt;Sofia J. M. Nordin;Pher G. Andersson

  • Toward an Understanding of the High Enantioselectivity in the Osmium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Dihydroxylation (AD). 1. Kinetics

    Hartmuth C. Kolb;Pher G. Andersson;K. Barry Sharpless

  • CONVENIENT METHOD FOR THE ORTHO-FORMYLATION OF PHENOLS

    Nini U. Hofsløkken;Lars Skattebøl;Fredrik Johansson;Sophie K. Bertilsson

  • Iridium catalysts for the asymmetric hydrogenation of olefins with nontraditional functional substituents

    Tamara L. Church;Pher G. Andersson

  • Mechanistic Studies of Copper-Catalyzed Alkene Aziridination

    Peter Brandt;Mikael J. Södergren;Pher G. Andersson, ,‡ and;† Per-Ola Norrby

  • Pyranoside phosphite-oxazoline ligands for the highly versatile and enantioselective ir-catalyzed hydrogenation of minimally functionalized olefins. A combined theoretical and experimental study.

    Javier Mazuela;Per-Ola Norrby;Pher G. Andersson;Pher G. Andersson;Oscar Pàmies

  • Ir-catalysed asymmetric hydrogenation: Ligands, substrates and mechanism.

    Klas Källström;Ian Munslow;Pher G. Andersson

  • Mechanistic Insights into the Phosphine-Free RuCp*-Diamine-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Aryl Ketones: Experimental and Theoretical Evidence for an Alcohol-Mediated Dihydrogen Activation

    Christian Hedberg;Klas Källström;Per I. Arvidsson;Peter Brandt

  • Catalytic asymmetric dihydroxylation of tetrasubstituted olefins

    Kouhei Morikawa;Jeonghan Park;Pher G. Andersson;Tomiki Hashiyama

  • New Mechanistic Insights into the Iridium–Phosphanooxazoline-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Unfunctionalized Olefins: A DFT and Kinetic Study

    Peter Brandt;Christian Hedberg;Pher G. Andersson

  • Deprotection of Sulfonyl Aziridines

    Diego A. Alonso;Pher G. Andersson

  • Asymmetric hydrogenation of trisubstituted olefins with iridium-phosphine thiazole complexes: a further investigation of the ligand structure.

    Christian Hedberg;Klas Källström;Peter Brandt;Lars Kristian Hansen

  • Evolution and Prospects of the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Unfunctionalized Olefins.

    Cristiana Margarita;Pher G. Andersson

  • Rationally Designed Ligands for Asymmetric Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Olefins

    Klas Källström;Christian Hedberg;Peter Brandt;and Annette Bayer

  • Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Cyclization Using Molecular Oxygen as Reoxidant

    Magnus Rönn;Jan-Erling Bäckvall;Pher Andersson

  • (1S,3R,4R)-2-Azanorbornylmethanol, an Efficient Ligand for Ruthenium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones.

    Diego A. Alonso;David Guijarro;Pedro Pinho;Oliver Temme

  • Preparation and Use of Aziridino Alcohols as Promoters for the Enantioselective Addition of Dialkylzinc Reagents to N-(Diphenylphosphinoyl) Imines.

    Pher G. Andersson;David Guijarro;David Tanner

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan-E. Bäckvall
Jan-E. Bäckvall Stockholm University
Montserrat Diéguez
Montserrat Diéguez Rovira i Virgili University
Oscar Pàmies
Oscar Pàmies Rovira i Virgili University
Jean-Pierre Tuchagues
Jean-Pierre Tuchagues Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jonas Bergquist
Jonas Bergquist Uppsala University
Per-Ola Norrby
Per-Ola Norrby AstraZeneca (Sweden)
Hong Chen
Hong Chen Southern University of Science and Technology
Junliang Sun
Junliang Sun Peking University
Per I. Arvidsson
Per I. Arvidsson Science for Life Laboratory
Masahiro Murakami
Masahiro Murakami Kyoto University

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