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Thomas Braun

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Chemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
9454
World Ranking
14337
National Ranking
1047

Thomas Braun publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Braun sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 210 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Thomas Braun D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Braun sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Thomas Braun is affiliated with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily spans Materials Science and Chemistry, with an emphasis on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Inorganic Chemistry, and Process Chemistry and Technology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, Fluorine in Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds, Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms, and Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods.

The recent papers authored or coauthored by Thomas Braun include the following:

  • Platinum-Catalyzed Hydrofluorination of Alkynes: Hydrogen Bonding to Indolylphosphine Ligands to Provide Fluoride Reactivity, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • C-F activation reactions at germylium ions: dehydrofluorination of fluoralkanes, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Synthesis, Reactivity, and Bonding of Gold(I) Fluorido-Phosphine Complexes, 2021, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Platinum Indolylphosphine Fluorido and Polyfluorido Complexes: An Interplay between Cyclometallation, Fluoride Migration, and Hydrogen Bonding, 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • An Intermetallic CaFe6Ge6 Approach to Unprecedented Ca−Fe−O Electrocatalyst for Efficient Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction, 2022, ChemCatChem

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Thomas Braun include Mike Ahrens, Martin Kaupp, Stefan Sander, Simon G. Rachor, and Robert Müller. These professional connections reflect a collaborative network contributing to the scientist's research output.

Thomas Braun regularly publishes in several notable scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are The Cambridge Structural Database, Chemistry - A European Journal, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Chemical Science, and Angewandte Chemie.

Best Publications

  • Functionalization of fluorinated molecules by transition-metal-mediated C-F bond activation to access fluorinated building blocks.

    Theresia Ahrens;Johannes Kohlmann;Mike Ahrens;Thomas Braun

  • Synthesis of fluorinated building blocks by transition-metal-mediated hydrodefluorination reactions.

    Moritz F. Kuehnel;Dieter Lentz;Thomas Braun

  • Routes to fluorinated organic derivatives by nickel mediated C–F activation of heteroaromatics

    Thomas Braun;Robin N. Perutz

  • C-F activation of fluorinated arenes using NHC-stabilized nickel(0) complexes: selectivity and mechanistic investigations.

    Thomas Schaub;Peter Fischer;Andreas Steffen;Thomas Braun

  • A Highly Reactive Rhodium(I)–Boryl Complex as a Useful Tool for C ? H Bond Activation and Catalytic C ? F Bond Borylation

    Michael Teltewskoi;Julien A. Panetier;Stuart A. Macgregor;Thomas Braun

  • Catalytic C-F activation and hydrodefluorination of fluoroalkyl groups.

    Gregor Meier;Thomas Braun

  • Catalytic C-F activation of polyfluorinated pyridines by nickel-mediated cross-coupling reactions.

    Thomas Braun;Robin N. Perutz;Marianna I. Sladek

  • C–F Bond Activation of Highly Fluorinated Molecules at Rhodium: From Model Reactions to Catalysis

    Thomas Braun;Falk Wehmeier

  • Contrasting reactivity of fluoropyridines at palladium and platinum: C-F oxidative addition at palladium, P-C and C-F activation at platinum

    Naseralla A. Jasim;Robin N. Perutz;Adrian C. Whitwood;Thomas Braun

  • Conversion of Hexafluoropropene into 1,1,1-Trifluoropropane by Rhodium-Mediated CF Activation†

    Thomas Braun;Daniel Noveski;Beate Neumann;Hans-Georg Stammler

  • Catalytic C-C coupling reactions at nickel by C-F activation of a pyrimidine in the presence of a C-Cl bond: The crucial role of highly reactive fluoro complexes

    Andreas Steffen;Marianna I. Sladek;Thomas Braun;Beate Neumann

  • C ? F Activation at Rhodium Boryl Complexes: Formation of 2‐Fluoroalkyl‐1,3,2‐Dioxaborolanes by Catalytic Functionalization of Hexafluoropropene

    Thomas Braun;Marcel Ahijado Salomon;Kai Altenhöner;Michael Teltewskoi

  • C–F or C–H bond activation and C–C coupling reactions of fluorinated pyridines at rhodium: synthesis, structure and reactivity of a variety of tetrafluoropyridyl complexes

    Daniel Noveski;Thomas Braun;Beate Neumann;Anja Stammler

  • C–F Activation and hydrodefluorination of fluorinated alkenes at rhodium

    Daniel Noveski;Thomas Braun;Miriam Schulte;Beate Neumann

  • Hydrogenation of a Rhodium Peroxido Complex by Formate Derivatives: Mechanistic Studies and the Catalytic Formation of H2O2 from O2†

    Gregor Meier;Thomas Braun

  • Hydrodefluorination of pentafluoropyridine at rhodium using dihydrogen: detection of unusual rhodium hydrido complexes.

    Thomas Braun;Daniel Noveski;Marcel Ahijado;Falk Wehmeier

  • Catalytic C-F bond activation of hexafluoropropene by rhodium : Formation of (3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silanes

    Thomas Braun;Falk Wehmeier;Kai Altenhöner

  • Reactivity of a palladium fluoro complex towards silanes and Bu3SnCH=CH2: Catalytic derivatisation of pentafluoropyridine based on carbon-fluorine bond activation reactions.

    Thomas Braun;Joseph Izundu;Andreas Steffen;Beate Neumann

  • C–H and C–F Bond Activations at a Rhodium(I) Boryl Complex: Reaction Steps for the Catalytic Borylation of Fluorinated Aromatics

    Sabrina I. Kalläne;Michael Teltewskoi;Thomas Braun;Beatrice Braun

  • Coordination and oxidative addition of octafluoronaphthalene at a nickel centre: isolation of an intermediate in C–F bond activation

    Thomas Braun;Leroy Cronin;Catherine L. Higgitt;John E. McGrady

  • Synthese fluorierter Bausteine durch Übergangsmetall‐vermittelte Hydrodefluorierungsreaktionen

    Moritz F. Kuehnel;Dieter Lentz;Thomas Braun

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Georg Stammler
Hans-Georg Stammler Bielefeld University
Erhard Kemnitz
Erhard Kemnitz Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Beate Neumann
Beate Neumann Bielefeld University
Helmut Werner
Helmut Werner University of Würzburg
Robin N. Perutz
Robin N. Perutz University of York
Martin Kaupp
Martin Kaupp Technical University of Berlin
Stuart MacGregor
Stuart MacGregor QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Guy C. Lloyd-Jones
Guy C. Lloyd-Jones University of Edinburgh
Odile Eisenstein
Odile Eisenstein University of Montpellier
Markus Reiher
Markus Reiher ETH Zurich

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