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57
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1984 - C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems

Overview

Robert Madsen is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark. Their research primarily focuses on various domains within chemistry, with a notable concentration on organic and inorganic chemistry. The work also spans related areas including biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and pharmaceutical science.

The scientist's studies cover several specialized subfields such as organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and pharmaceutical science. The principal themes of their research work include:

  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

Frequent collaborators in their research include Sebastián Meier, Stefan S. Warthegau, Bo M. Jessen, Esben Taarning, and Kassem El-Chami.

Prominent publication venues for Madsen's work are diverse, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their projects. These include the European Journal of Organic Chemistry, ChemCatChem, ChemistrySelect, The Cambridge Structural Database, and Chemical Science.

Selected recent publications exemplify the breadth and focus of the research:

  • Radical condensation between benzylic alcohols and acetamides to form 3-arylpropanamides, 2020, Chemical Science
  • Vanadium- and Chromium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Synthesis of Imines from Alcohols and Amines, 2021, Organometallics
  • Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Rearrangement of Allylic Esters, 2020, ChemistrySelect
  • Photocatalyzed Carbon−Carbon Bond Formation Between Glycerol and Electron-Deficient Olefins, 2023, ChemCatChem
  • Decatungstate-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation Between Furfural and Electron-Deficient Olefins, 2024, European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Robert Madsen's contributions to chemistry have been recognized with the C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems in 1984.

Best Publications

  • Amide Synthesis from Alcohols and Amines by the Extrusion of Dihydrogen

    Lars Ulrik Rubæk Nordstrøm;Henning Vogt;R. Madsen

  • Enyne Metathesis Catalyzed by Ruthenium Carbene Complexes

    Carina Storm Poulsen;Robert Madsen

  • Chemicals from Renewables: Aerobic Oxidation of Furfural and Hydroxymethylfurfural over Gold Catalysts

    Esben Taarning;Inger Staunstrup Nielsen;Kresten Egeblad;Robert Madsen

  • Formation of Acetic Acid by Aqueous‐Phase Oxidation of Ethanol with Air in the Presence of a Heterogeneous Gold Catalyst

    Claus H. Christensen;Betina Jørgensen;Jeppe Rass-Hansen;Kresten Egeblad

  • n-Pentenyl Glycosides in Organic Chemistry: A Contemporary Example of Serendipity

    Bert Fraser-Reid;Uko E. Udodong;Zufan Wu;Hakan Ottosson

  • Amide Synthesis from Alcohols and Amines Catalyzed by Ruthenium N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes

    Johan Hygum Dam;Gyorgyi Osztrovszky;Lars Ulrik Rubæk Nordstrøm;Robert Madsen

  • Two New Orthogonal Amine-Protecting Groups that can be Cleaved under Mild or Neutral Conditions

    John S. Debenham;Robert Madsen;Carmichael Roberts;Bert Fraser-Reid

  • The mechanism for the rhodium-catalyzed decarbonylation of aldehydes: a combined experimental and theoretical study.

    Peter Fristrup;Michael Kreis;Anders Palmelund;Per-Ola Norrby

  • Palladium‐Catalyzed Aryl Amination–Heck Cyclization Cascade: A One‐Flask Approach to 3‐Substituted Indoles

    Thomas Jensen;Henrik Pedersen;Benny Bang-Andersen;Robert Madsen

  • A General and Convenient Method for the Rhodium‐Catalyzed Decarbonylation of Aldehydes

    Michael Kreis;Anders Palmelund;Lennart Bunch;Robert Madsen

  • Direct aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to methyl esters catalyzed by a heterogeneous gold catalyst

    Inger S. Nielsen;Esben Taarning;Kresten Egeblad;Robert Madsen

  • Dehydrogenative Synthesis of Imines from Alcohols and Amines Catalyzed by a Ruthenium N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex

    Agnese Maggi;Robert Madsen

  • Carbohydrate Carbocyclization by a Novel Zinc-Mediated Domino Reaction and Ring-Closing Olefin Metathesis

    Lene Hyldtoft;Robert Madsen

  • Ruthenium-catalysed synthesis of 2- and 3-substituted quinolines from anilines and 1,3-diols

    Rune Nygaard Monrad;Robert Madsen

  • Iridium catalysed synthesis of piperazines from diols.

    Lars Ulrik Rubæk Nordstrøm;Robert Madsen

  • Ruthenium-catalyzed alkylation of oxindole with alcohols.

    Thomas Jensen;Robert Madsen

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of Carbanucleosides

    Barry M. Trost;Robert Madsen;and Simon D. Guile;Brian Brown

  • A Short Enantioselective Synthesis of Carbanucleosides

    Barry M. Trost;Robert Madsen;Simon G. Guile;Andrew E. H. Elia

  • A short synthesis of (+)-cyclophellitol.

    Flemming Gundorph Hansen;Eva Bundgaard;Robert Madsen

  • Olefin Metathesis in Carbohydrate Chemistry

    M. Jorgensen;P. Hadwiger;R. Madsen;A. E. Stutz

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Aryl Amination-Heck Cyclization Cascade: A One-Flask Approach to 3-Substituted Indoles.

    Thomas Jensen;Henrik Pedersen;Benny Bang‐Andersen;Robert Madsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Lars Andresen
Thomas Lars Andresen Technical University of Denmark
Claus H. Christensen
Claus H. Christensen Aarhus University
Barry M. Trost
Barry M. Trost Stanford University
Per-Ola Norrby
Per-Ola Norrby AstraZeneca (Sweden)
Bert Fraser-Reid
Bert Fraser-Reid Duke University
Günther H.J. Peters
Günther H.J. Peters Technical University of Denmark
Sebastian Meier
Sebastian Meier Technical University of Denmark
Gideon J. Davies
Gideon J. Davies University of York
Charlotte Jacobsen
Charlotte Jacobsen Technical University of Denmark
Pher G. Andersson
Pher G. Andersson Stockholm University

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