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Walter Leitner

Walter Leitner

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Chemistry

D-Index
94
Citations
38732
World Ranking
1678
National Ranking
121

Overview

Walter Leitner is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science. Within these domains, Leitner's work particularly focuses on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Process Chemistry and Technology, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's primary research topics include carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, catalysis for biomass conversion, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and catalysts for methane reforming.

Leitner's recent publications illustrate the range of their research interests. Notable papers include:

  • "Designing for a green chemistry future," published in 2020 in Science
  • "Transition Metal Complexes as Catalysts for the Electroconversion of CO2: An Organometallic Perspective," published in 2021 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "An overview of the biphasic dehydration of sugars to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural: a rational selection of solvents using COSMO-RS and selection guides," published in 2020 in Green Chemistry
  • "Metal Nanoparticles Immobilized on Molecularly Modified Surfaces: Versatile Catalytic Systems for Controlled Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis," published in 2021 in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of alkenes with Pd/carbon nanotubes at an oil-water interface," published in 2022 in Nature Catalysis

Frequent co-authors in Leitner's research include:

  • Alexis Bordet
  • Thomas Weyhermüller
  • Andreas J. Vorholt
  • Christophe Werlé
  • Nicolas Kaeffer

Leitner's work has appeared frequently in journals and publication venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Green Chemistry
  • ACS Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Sustainable Conversion of Carbon Dioxide: An Integrated Review of Catalysis and Life Cycle Assessment

    Jens Artz;Thomas E. Müller;Katharina Thenert;Johanna Kleinekorte

  • Worldwide innovations in the development of carbon capture technologies and the utilization of CO2

    Peter Markewitz;Wilhelm Kuckshinrichs;Walter Leitner;Walter Leitner;Jochen Linssen

  • Designing for a green chemistry future.

    Julie B. Zimmerman;Paul T. Anastas;Hanno C. Erythropel;Walter Leitner;Walter Leitner

  • Carbon Dioxide as a Raw Material: The Synthesis of Formic Acid and Its Derivatives from CO2

    Walter Leitner

  • Chemical synthesis using supercritical fluids

    Philip G. Jessop;Walter Leitner

  • Selective Catalytic Synthesis Using the Combination of Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen: Catalytic Chess at the Interface of Energy and Chemistry

    Jürgen Klankermayer;Sebastian Wesselbaum;Kassem Beydoun;Walter Leitner;Walter Leitner

  • Chemical Technologies for Exploiting and Recycling Carbon Dioxide into the Value Chain

    Martina Peters;Martina Peters;Burkhard Köhler;Wilhelm Kuckshinrichs;Walter Leitner

  • Supercritical carbon dioxide as a green reaction medium for catalysis.

    Walter Leitner

  • Selective and flexible transformation of biomass-derived platform chemicals by a multifunctional catalytic system

    Frank M. A. Geilen;Barthel Engendahl;Andreas Harwardt;Wolfgang Marquardt

  • The coordination chemistry of carbon dioxide and its relevance for catalysis: a critical survey

    W. Leitner

  • Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol by Using a Homogeneous Ruthenium–Phosphine Catalyst

    Sebastian Wesselbaum;Thorsten vom Stein;Jürgen Klankermayer;Walter Leitner;Walter Leitner

  • Carbon dioxide (CO2) as sustainable feedstock for polyurethane production

    J. Langanke;A. Wolf;J. Hofmann;K. Böhm

  • Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol using a homogeneous ruthenium–Triphos catalyst : from mechanistic investigations to multiphase catalysis

    Sebastian Wesselbaum;Verena Moha;Markus Meuresch;Sandra Brosinski

  • Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Imines in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

    Sabine Kainz;Axel Brinkmann;Walter Leitner;Andreas Pfaltz

  • Chemical Synthesis Using Supercritical Fluids: Jessop/Chemical

    Philip G. Jessop;Walter Leitner

  • Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydroformylation in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

    Daniel Koch;Walter Leitner

  • Perfluoroalkyl‐Substituted Arylphosphanes as Ligands for Homogenous Catalysis in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

    Sabine Kainz;Daniel Koch;Walter Leitner;Wolfgang Baumann

  • Multiphase homogeneous catalysis

    Boy Cornils;Wolfgang A. Herrmann;István T. Horváth;Walter Leitner

  • Advanced Biofuels and Beyond: Chemistry Solutions for Propulsion and Production.

    Walter Leitner;Jürgen Klankermayer;Stefan Pischinger;Heinz Pitsch

  • Highly Versatile Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carboxylic and Carbonic Acid Derivatives using a Ru-Triphos Complex: Molecular Control over Selectivity and Substrate Scope

    Thorsten vom Stein;Markus Meuresch;Dominik Limper;Marc Schmitz

  • Biphasic Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols Catalyzed by Poly(ethylene glycol)‐Stabilized Palladium Nanoparticles in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

    Zhenshan Hou;Nils Theyssen;Axel Brinkmann;Walter Leitner

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Müller
Thomas Müller Ruhr University Bochum
Jürgen Klankermayer
Jürgen Klankermayer RWTH Aachen University
Pablo Domínguez de María
Pablo Domínguez de María RWTH Aachen University
Stefan Pischinger
Stefan Pischinger RWTH Aachen University
André Bardow
André Bardow ETH Zurich
Carsten Bolm
Carsten Bolm RWTH Aachen University
Philip G. Jessop
Philip G. Jessop Queen's University
Alexander Mitsos
Alexander Mitsos RWTH Aachen University
Christian W. Lehmann
Christian W. Lehmann Max Planck Society
Peter Wasserscheid
Peter Wasserscheid University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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