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Thorsten Bach is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on chemistry and materials science, with a strong emphasis on organic chemistry and materials chemistry.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a concentration on photochemical reactions and related topics. Some key papers include:

  • Enantioselective Photochemical Reactions Enabled by Triplet Energy Transfer, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Photochemical Deracemization of Primary Allene Amides by Triplet Energy Transfer: A Combined Synthetic and Theoretical Study, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Photochemical Deracemization of Allenes and Subsequent Chirality Transfer, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Photochemical Deracemization of Chiral Alkenes via Triplet Energy Transfer, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Enantioselective, Visible Light Mediated Aza Paternò-Büchi Reactions of Quinoxalinones, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The main topics of their work involve:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequently collaborating co-authors are:

  • Christian Jandl
  • Thomas Pickl
  • Johanna Proessdorf
  • Christian H. Schiwek
  • Johannes Großkopf

Thorsten Bach's research output represents a sustained engagement with organic and materials chemistry, featuring extensive study of photochemical processes, crystallography, and catalytic methods within these fields.

Best Publications

  • Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Cyclobutanes by Olefin [2+2] Photocycloaddition Reactions

    Saner Poplata;Andreas Tröster;You-Quan Zou;Thorsten Bach

  • Photochemical reactions as key steps in natural product synthesis

    Thorsten Bach;Jörg P. Hehn

  • Enantioselective catalysis of photochemical reactions.

    Richard Brimioulle;Dominik Lenhart;Mark Marcello Maturi;Thorsten Bach

  • Regioselective cross-coupling reactions of multiple halogenated nitrogen-, oxygen-, and sulfur-containing heterocycles

    Sven Schröter;Christoph Stock;Thorsten Bach

  • Catalytic enantioselective reactions driven by photoinduced electron transfer

    Andreas Bauer;Felix Westkämper;Stefan Grimme;Thorsten Bach

  • Pd(II)-Catalyzed Regioselective 2-Alkylation of Indoles via a Norbornene-Mediated C–H Activation: Mechanism and Applications

    Lei Jiao;Eberhardt Herdtweck;Thorsten Bach

  • Enantioselective Photochemical Reactions Enabled by Triplet Energy Transfer.

    Johannes Großkopf;Thilo Kratz;Thomas Rigotti;Thorsten Bach

  • Enantioselective Lewis acid catalysis of intramolecular enone [2+2] photocycloaddition reactions.

    Richard Brimioulle;Thorsten Bach

  • Palladium-catalyzed direct 2-alkylation of indoles by norbornene-mediated regioselective cascade C-H activation.

    Lei Jiao;Thorsten Bach

  • A Chiral Thioxanthone as an Organocatalyst for Enantioselective [2+2] Photocycloaddition Reactions Induced by Visible Light

    Rafael Alonso;Thorsten Bach

  • Stereoselective Intermolecular [2 + 2]-Photocycloaddition Reactions and Their Application in Synthesis

    Thorsten Bach

  • Enantioselective Intermolecular [2 + 2] Photocycloaddition Reactions of 2(1H)-Quinolones Induced by Visible Light Irradiation

    Andreas Tröster;Rafael Alonso;Andreas Bauer;Thorsten Bach

  • Enantioselective Intramolecular [2 + 2]-Photocycloaddition Reactions of 4-Substituted Quinolones Catalyzed by a Chiral Sensitizer with a Hydrogen-Bonding Motif

    Christiane Müller;Andreas Bauer;Mark Marcello Maturi;M. Consuelo Cuquerella

  • Catalytic deracemization of chiral allenes by sensitized excitation with visible light

    Alena Hölzl-Hobmeier;Andreas Bauer;Alexandre Vieira Silva;Stefan M. Huber

  • Iminium and enamine catalysis in enantioselective photochemical reactions

    You-Quan Zou;Fabian M. Hörmann;Thorsten Bach

  • Light-driven enantioselective organocatalysis.

    Christiane Müller;Andreas Bauer;Thorsten Bach

  • Highly enantioselective intra- and intermolecular [2 + 2] photocycloaddition reactions of 2-quinolones mediated by a chiral lactam host: host-guest interactions, product configuration, and the origin of the stereoselectivity in solution.

    Thorsten Bach;Hermann Bergmann;Benjamin Grosch;Klaus Harms

  • Photochemische Reaktionen als Schlüsselschritte in der Naturstoffsynthese

    Thorsten Bach;Jörg P. Hehn

  • Enantioselective Lewis Acid Catalysis in Intramolecular [2+2] Photocycloaddition Reactions of Coumarins

    Hao Guo;Eberhardt Herdtweck;Thorsten Bach

  • Enantioselective Catalysis of the Intermolecular [2+2] Photocycloaddition between 2‐Pyridones and Acetylenedicarboxylates

    Mark Marcello Maturi;Thorsten Bach

  • Enantioselektive Katalyse photochemischer Reaktionen

    Richard Brimioulle;Dominik Lenhart;Mark M. Maturi;Thorsten Bach

Frequent Co-Authors

Eberhardt Herdtweck
Eberhardt Herdtweck Technical University of Munich
Klaus Harms
Klaus Harms Philipp University of Marburg
Stefan F. Kirsch
Stefan F. Kirsch University of Wuppertal
Rolf Müller
Rolf Müller Saarland University
George A. Olah
George A. Olah University of Southern California
G. K. Surya Prakash
G. K. Surya Prakash University of Southern California
Yoshihisa Inoue
Yoshihisa Inoue Osaka University
Manfred T. Reetz
Manfred T. Reetz Max Planck Society
Takehiko Wada
Takehiko Wada Tohoku University

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