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Citations
35047
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2246
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164

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Polish Academy of Science
  • 1989 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1961 - Liebig-Denkmünze (Liebig Medal), Society of German Chemists
  • 1960 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Rolf Huisgen was affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily spanned the fields of Environmental Science and Energy, with focused contributions in Environmental Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's work extensively covered topics related to Chemistry and Chemical Engineering as well as CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts.

Rolf Huisgen's recent publication included:

  • Graphisches Inhaltsverzeichnis: Angew. Chem. 30/2020 (2020, Angewandte Chemie)

Frequent coauthors in their research were:

  • H Li
  • Al Schwarz
  • Beschrieben Das Ungewçhnliche Oxidationsverhalten Von
  • Carmen Leitner
  • Marion Schulz

They commonly published in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

Throughout their career, Rolf Huisgen received several awards, including:

  • Polish Academy of Science (1997)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1989)
  • Liebig-Denkmünze (Liebig Medal), Society of German Chemists (1961)
  • Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) (1960)

Best Publications

  • 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions. Past and Future†

    Rolf Huisgen

  • 1.3‐Dipolare Cycloadditionen Rückschau und Ausblick

    Rolf Huisgen

  • Kinetics and Mechanism of 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions

    R. Huisgen

  • 1.3-Dipolare Cycloadditionen, XXXII. Kinetik der Additionen organischer Azide an CC-Mehrfachbindungen

    Rolf Huisgen;Günter Szeimies;Leander Möbius

  • 1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions. 76. Concerted nature of 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions and the question of diradical intermediates

    Rolf. Huisgen

  • Diphenyl-nitrilimin und seine 1.3-dipolaren additionen an alkene und alkine

    Rolf Huisgen;Michael Seidel;Günter Wallbillich;Hans Knupfer

  • Kinetics and reaction mechanisms: selected examples from the experience of forty years

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  • Kinetik und Mechanismus 1.3‐Dipolarer Cycloadditionen

    R. Huisgen

  • Cycloadditions — Definition, Classification, and Characterization

    R. Huisgen

  • 1.3‐Dipolare Cycloadditionen, XXIII. Einige Beobachtungen zur Addition organischer Azide an CC‐Dreifachbindungen

    Rolf Huisgen;Rudolf Knorr;Leander Möbius;Günter Szeimies

  • 1,5,-Electrocyclizations—An Important Principle of Heterocyclic Chemistry

    Rolf Huisgen

  • Ringöffnungen der Azole, II. Die Bildung von 1.3.4‐Oxdiazolen bei der Acylierung 5‐substituierter Tetrazole

    Rolf Huisgen;Jürgen Sauer;Hans Jürgen Sturm;John H. Markgraf

  • Stereospecific Conversion of cis-trans Isomeric Aziridines to Open-Chain Azomethine Ylides

    Rolf. Huisgen;Wolfgang. Scheer;Helmut. Huber

  • Die Addukte primärer und sekundärer Amine an Carbonester der Acetylenreihe und ihre Konfiguration

    Rolf Huisgen;Klaus Herbig;Alfred Siegl;Helmut Huber

  • 1.3-Dipolare Cycloadditionen, XXV. Der Nachweis des freien Diphenylnitrilimins als Zwischenstufe bei Cycloadditionen

    James S. Clovis;Albrecht Eckell;Rolf Huisgen;Reiner Sustmann

  • 1.4‐Dipolare Cycloadditionen, II. Dreikomponenten‐Reaktionen des Isochinolins mit Acetylendicarbonsäureester und verschiedenen Dipolarophilen

    Rolf Huisgen;Masanobu Morikawa;Klaus Herbig;Erwin Brunn

  • 1.3-Dipolare Cycloadditionen, XXX. Substituenteneffekte in den Kernresonanzspektren von 1.3-Diphenyl-Δ2-pyrazolinen und 3-Phenyl-Δ2-isoxazolinen

    Reiner Sustmann;Rolf Huisgen;Helmut Huber

  • Altes und Neues über aliphatische Diazoverbindungen

    R. Huisgen

  • Nucleophile aromatische Substitutionen über Arine

    R. Huisgen;J. Sauer

  • 1,3‐Dipolare Cycloadditionen, 74. Orientierungsphänomene bei Cycloadditionen aliphatischer und aromatischer Nitriloxide an α,β‐ungesättigte Carbonester2)

    Manfred Christl;Rolf Huisgen

  • Pentazole, I. Die Lösung Eines Klassischen Problems der Organischen Stickstoffchemie

    Rolf Huisgen;Ivar Ugi

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt Polborn
Kurt Polborn Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hans-Ulrich Reissig
Hans-Ulrich Reissig Freie Universität Berlin
Reiner Sustmann
Reiner Sustmann University of Duisburg-Essen
Ivar Ugi
Ivar Ugi Technical University of Munich
Johann Gasteiger
Johann Gasteiger University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Herbert Mayr
Herbert Mayr Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Gernot Boche
Gernot Boche Philipp University of Marburg
Isabella L. Karle
Isabella L. Karle United States Naval Research Laboratory
Judith L. Flippen-Anderson
Judith L. Flippen-Anderson United States Naval Research Laboratory
Heinrich Nöth
Heinrich Nöth Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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