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Overview

Ruth M. Gschwind is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany, where the focus of their research broadly spans Chemistry and Materials Science. Their work emphasizes subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Pharmaceutical Science.

Their research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Organoboron and Organosilicon Chemistry
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Inorganic/Organometallic Compounds

Key frequent co-authors collaborating with Ruth M. Gschwind include:

  • Verena Streitferdt
  • Robert Wolf
  • Johannes Gramüller
  • Wagner Silva
  • John A. Kelly

They have contributed to multiple publication venues, with notable frequency in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Recent papers include:

  • Enantioselective [2 + 2] Photocycloaddition via Iminium Ions: Catalysis by a Sensitizing Chiral Brønsted Acid, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Accelerated Photochemical Reactions at Oil-Water Interface Exploiting Melting Point Depression, 2024, Science
  • Extended Hydrogen Bond Networks for Effective Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer (PCET) Reactions: The Unexpected Role of Thiophenol and Its Acidic Channel in Photocatalytic Hydroamidations, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • What is the Role of Acid-Acid Interactions in Asymmetric Phosphoric Acid Organocatalysis? A Detailed Mechanistic Study Using Interlocked and Non-Interlocked Catalysts, 2020, Chemical Science
  • A Thioxanthone Sensitizer with a Chiral Phosphoric Acid Binding Site: Properties and Applications in Visible Light-Mediated Cycloadditions, 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal

Best Publications

  • Measurement of transference numbers for lithium ion electrolytes via four different methods, a comparative study

    S. Zugmann;M. Fleischmann;M. Amereller;Ruth M. Gschwind

  • Identification of (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-2-enyl pyrophosphate as a major activator for human γδ T cells in Escherichia coli

    Martin Hintz;Armin Reichenberg;Boran Altincicek;Ute Bahr

  • Hydrogel-based drug delivery systems: comparison of drug diffusivity and release kinetics.

    Ferdinand Brandl;Fritz Kastner;Ruth M Gschwind;Torsten Blunk

  • Selective Single C(sp3)–F Bond Cleavage in Trifluoromethylarenes: Merging Visible-Light Catalysis with Lewis Acid Activation

    Kang Chen;Nele Berg;Ruth Maria Gschwind;Burkhard König

  • 1,8-Bis(tetramethylguanidino)naphthalene (TMGN): A New, Superbasic and Kinetically Active “Proton Sponge”

    Volker Raab;Jennifer Kipke;Ruth M. Gschwind;Jörg Sundermeyer

  • The Elusive Enamine Intermediate in Proline‐Catalyzed Aldol Reactions: NMR Detection, Formation Pathway, and Stabilization Trends

    Markus B. Schmid;Kirsten Zeitler;Ruth M. Gschwind

  • The Photocatalyzed Aza-Henry Reaction of N-Aryltetrahydroisoquinolines: Comprehensive Mechanism, H•- versus H+-Abstraction, and Background Reactions

    Hanna Bartling;Anna Eisenhofer;Burkhard König;Ruth M. Gschwind

  • Highly diastereoselective Csp₃-Csp₂ Negishi cross-coupling with 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-substituted cycloalkylzinc compounds.

    Tobias Thaler;Benjamin Haag;Andrei Gavryushin;Katrin Schober

  • LED based NMR illumination device for mechanistic studies on photochemical reactions--versatile and simple, yet surprisingly powerful.

    C. Feldmeier;H. Bartling;E. Riedle;Ruth Maria Gschwind

  • Organocuprates and Diamagnetic Copper Complexes: Structures and NMR Spectroscopic Structure Elucidation in Solution

    Ruth M. Gschwind

  • Formation and Stability of Prolinol and Prolinol Ether Enamines by NMR: Delicate Selectivity and Reactivity Balances and Parasitic Equilibria

    Markus B. Schmid;Kirsten Zeitler;Ruth M. Gschwind

  • Brønsted Acid Catalysis: Hydrogen Bonding versus Ion Pairing in Imine Activation

    Matthias Fleischmann;Diana Drettwan;Erli Sugiono;Magnus Rueping

  • Automated backbone assignment of labeled proteins using the threshold accepting algorithm

    Michael Leutner;Ruth M. Gschwind;Jens Liermann;Christian Schwarz

  • The relation between ion pair structures and reactivities of lithium cuprates

    Michael John;Carsten Auel;Christoph Behrens;Michael Marsch

  • NMR-detection of Cu(III) intermediates in substitution reactions of alkyl halides with Gilman cuprates.

    Tobias Gärtner;Wolfram Henze;Ruth M. Gschwind

  • Distinct conformational preferences of prolinol and prolinol ether enamines in solution revealed by NMR

    Markus Benedikt Schmid;Kirsten Zeitler;Ruth Maria Gschwind

  • LED‐Illuminated NMR Studies of Flavin‐Catalyzed Photooxidations Reveal Solvent Control of the Electron‐Transfer Mechanism

    Christian Feldmeier;Hanna Bartling;Kathrin Magerl;Ruth M. Gschwind

  • Stabilization of Tetrahedral P4 and As4 Molecules as Guests in Polymeric and Spherical Environments

    Christoph Schwarzmaier;Andrea Schindler;Claudia Heindl;Sabine Scheuermayer

  • Direct catalytic transformation of white phosphorus into arylphosphines and phosphonium salts

    Ulrich Lennert;Percia Beatrice Arockiam;Verena Streitferdt;Daniel J Scott

  • Electrolytes for lithium and lithium ion batteries: From synthesis of novel lithium borates and ionic liquids to development of novel measurement methods

    M. Amereller;T. Schedlbauer;D. Moosbauer;C. Schreiner

  • Controlling the rate of shuttling motions in [2]rotaxanes by electrostatic interactions: a cation as solvent-tunable brake.

    Pradyut Ghosh;Guido Federwisch;Michael Kogej;Christoph A. Schalley

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred Scheer
Manfred Scheer University of Regensburg
Alexander V. Virovets
Alexander V. Virovets University of Regensburg
Burkhard König
Burkhard König University of Regensburg
Martin Oestreich
Martin Oestreich Technical University of Berlin
Mathias O. Senge
Mathias O. Senge Trinity College Dublin
Kilian Muñiz
Kilian Muñiz Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Norbert Sewald
Norbert Sewald Bielefeld University
Gernot Boche
Gernot Boche Philipp University of Marburg
Hans-Achim Wagenknecht
Hans-Achim Wagenknecht Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Christian Müller
Christian Müller Freie Universität Berlin

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