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Rudi van Eldik is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Chemistry and Materials Science. Within these broader categories, they have contributed significantly to subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The main topics of Rudi van Eldik's work include:

  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection

The scientist has published extensively in various academic venues. Their frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Coordination Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Molecules
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

A selection of recent papers demonstrates the thematic scope and ongoing research interests:

  • Inhaled silica nanoparticles exacerbate atherosclerosis through skewing macrophage polarization towards M1 phenotype, 2021, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Steric and electronic tuning of the reactivity of [RuII(terpy)(N^N)Cl]Cl complexes, 2020, Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • Experimental and Computational Insight into the Mechanism of NO Binding to Ferric Microperoxidase. The Likely Role of Tautomerization to Account for the pH Dependence, 2021, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Mechanistic Studies on the Reaction between Aquacobalamin and the HNO Donor Piloty's Acid over a Wide pH Range in Aqueous Solution, 2021, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry of Ru(edta) complexes relevant to small molecule transformations: Catalytic implications and challenges, 2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Throughout their career, Rudi van Eldik has collaborated frequently with several other researchers, indicating a strong network of scientific partnerships. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Anna Katafias
  • Ralph Puchta
  • Dušan Ćoćić
  • Grażyna Stochel
  • Marta Chrzanowska

Best Publications

  • Transition Metal-Catalyzed Oxidation of Sulfur(IV) Oxides. Atmospheric-Relevant Processes and Mechanisms

    Christian. Brandt;Rudi. van Eldik

  • Activation and Reaction Volumes in Solution. 3

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  • Characterisation of polymer fractions from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and implications for waste management.

    Martin Schlummer;Ludwig Gruber;Andreas Mäurer;Gerd Wolz

  • Gutmann donor and acceptor numbers for ionic liquids.

    Matthias Schmeisser;Peter Illner;Ralph Puchta;Achim Zahl

  • Inorganic high pressure chemistry : kinetics and mechanisms

    Rudi van Eldik

  • Kinetics and Mechanism of the Iron(III)-catalyzed Autoxidation of Sulfur(IV) Oxides in Aqueous Solution. Evidence for the Redox Cycling of Iron in the Presence of Oxygen and Modeling of the Overall Reaction Mechanism

    Christian Brandt;Istvan Fabian;Rudi van Eldik

  • Hydration and Water Exchange of Zinc(II) Ions. Application of Density Functional Theory

    Michael Hartmann;Timothy Clark, ,† and;Rudi van Eldik

  • Understanding chemical reaction mechanisms in ionic liquids: successes and challenges

    Colin D. Hubbard;Peter Illner;Rudi van Eldik

  • Kinetics and mechanism of the hydration of carbon dioxide and dehydration of bicarbonate catalyzed by a zinc (II) complex of 1,5,9-triazacyclododecane as a model for carbonic anhydrase

    Xiaoping Zhang;Rudi van Eldik;Tohru Koike;Eiichi Kimura

  • Kinetics of [FeII(edta)] Oxidation by Molecular Oxygen Revisited. New Evidence for a Multistep Mechanism

    Sabine Seibig and;Rudi van Eldik

  • Kinetics and Mechanism of the Reversible Binding of Nitric Oxide to Reduced Cobalamin B12r (Cob(II)alamin)

    Maria Wolak;Achim Zahl;Thorsten Schneppensieper;Grazyna Stochel, ,† and

  • A Functional-Model for Carbonic-Anhydrase - Thermodynamic and Kinetic-Study of a Tetraazacyclododecane Complex of Zinc(II)

    Xiaoping Zhang;Rudi van Eldik

  • Electronic tuning of the lability of Pt(II) complexes through π-acceptor effects. Correlations between thermodynamic, kinetic, and theoretical parameters

    Andreas Hofmann;Deogratius Jaganyi;Orde Q. Munro;Gunter Liehr

  • Thermodynamic and kinetic studies on reactions of Pt(II) complexes with biologically relevant nucleophiles.

    Nadine Summa;Wolfgang Schiessl;Ralph Puchta;Nico van Eikema Hommes

  • Cyclometalated analogues of platinum terpyridine complexes: Kinetic study of the strong σ-donor cis and trans effects of carbon in the presence of a π-acceptor ligand backbone

    Andreas Hofmann;Lutz Dahlenburg;Rudi van Eldik

  • Control of Iron(II) Spin States in 2,2′:6′,2″-Terpyridine Complexes through Ligand Substitution

    Edwin C. Constable;Gerhard Baum;Eckhard Bill;Raylene Dyson

  • Metal ion-catalyzed oxidative degradation of Orange II by H2O2. High catalytic activity of simple manganese salts

    Erika Ember;Sabine Rothbart;Ralph Puchta;Rudi van Eldik

  • Mechanistic studies on the reversible binding of nitric oxide to metmyoglobin.

    Leroy E. Laverman;Alicja Wanat;Janusz Oszajca;Grazyna Stochel

  • Insertion of alkynes into the palladium-carbon bond of palladacycles. Mechanistic information from high-pressure kinetic and x-ray structural data

    A. D. Ryabov;Rudi Van Eldik;Guy Le Borgne;Michel Pfeffer

  • Outer-sphere redox reactions of [CoIII(NH3)5(HxPyOz)](m– 3)– complexes. A temperature- and pressure-dependence kinetic study on the influence of the phosphorus oxoanions

    Manuel Martinez;Mari-Angel Pitarque;Rudi van Eldik

  • Mass spectrometric analysis of nitric oxide-modified caspase-3.

    Birgit Zech;Matthias Wilm;Rudi van Eldik;Bernhard Brüne

  • Spectrophotometric stopped-flow apparatus suitable for high-pressure experiments to 200 MPa

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Frequent Co-Authors

Dan Meyerstein
Dan Meyerstein Ariel University
Frank W. Heinemann
Frank W. Heinemann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ivana Ivanović-Burmazović
Ivana Ivanović-Burmazović Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hari C. Bajaj
Hari C. Bajaj Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute
Alexander D. Ryabov
Alexander D. Ryabov Carnegie Mellon University
Andreas Hofmann
Andreas Hofmann University of Melbourne
Zong-Wan Mao
Zong-Wan Mao Sun Yat-sen University
Lucio Randaccio
Lucio Randaccio University of Trieste
James F. Wishart
James F. Wishart Brookhaven National Laboratory
Sara Goldstein
Sara Goldstein Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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