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Chemistry D-index 76 Citations 15,796 215 World Ranking 1845 National Ranking 44

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Awards & Achievements

1987 - Ernest Guenther Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Alkene

His main research concerns Organic chemistry, Stereochemistry, Enantioselective synthesis, Intramolecular force and Aliphatic compound. His Stereochemistry research incorporates elements of Addition reaction, Regioselectivity and Asymmetric induction. His Enantioselective synthesis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Bornane, Chirality, Aldehyde and Camphor.

His work carried out in the field of Intramolecular force brings together such families of science as Cyclopentanes, Total synthesis and Palladium. In Aliphatic compound, Wolfgang Oppolzer works on issues like Amination, which are connected to Stereocenter and Sodium hexamethyldisilazide. His work in Organic synthesis addresses issues such as Ene reaction, which are connected to fields such as Ring.

His most cited work include:

  • Camphor derivatives as chiral auxiliaries in asymmetric synthesis (332 citations)
  • Intramolecular [4+2] and [3+2] Cycloadditions in Organic Synthesis (328 citations)
  • Asymmetric Diels-Alder and Ene Reactions in Organic Synthesis. New Synthetic Methods (48) (322 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Wolfgang Oppolzer focuses on Stereochemistry, Intramolecular force, Organic chemistry, Medicinal chemistry and Enantioselective synthesis. In his research on the topic of Stereochemistry, Alkylation is strongly related with Regioselectivity. The Intramolecular force study combines topics in areas such as Olefin fiber, Cycloaddition and Ene reaction.

His Ene reaction research integrates issues from Catalysis and Magnesium. Wolfgang Oppolzer has researched Medicinal chemistry in several fields, including Electrophile, Ring and Alkyl. His studies examine the connections between Enantioselective synthesis and genetics, as well as such issues in Enantiomer, with regards to Chirality.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Stereochemistry (43.11%)
  • Intramolecular force (35.63%)
  • Organic chemistry (34.43%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1993-2010)?

  • Enantioselective synthesis (23.95%)
  • Stereochemistry (43.11%)
  • Organic chemistry (34.43%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Enantioselective synthesis, Stereochemistry, Organic chemistry, Intramolecular force and Catalysis. His Enantioselective synthesis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Alkylation, Group, Cycloaddition and Decarboxylation. His Stereochemistry research incorporates elements of Electrophile, Ring and Aldehyde.

His work on Yield, Reagent, Toluene and Saponification as part of general Organic chemistry study is frequently connected to Non destructive, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His work deals with themes such as Transmetalation, Medicinal chemistry, Dibenzylideneacetone, Olefin fiber and Monoterpene, which intersect with Intramolecular force. Wolfgang Oppolzer studied Catalysis and Ene reaction that intersect with Palladium, Polymer chemistry, Pyrrole derivatives and Organic synthesis.

Between 1993 and 2010, his most popular works were:

  • Asymmetric Alkylations of a Sultam‐Derived Glycine Equivalent: Practical preparation of enantiomerically pure α‐amino acids (77 citations)
  • Palladium-Catalysed Intramolecular Cyclisations of Olefinic Propargylic Carbonates and application to the diastereoselective synthesis of enantiomerically pure (−)-α-thujone (71 citations)
  • Diastereo- and enantioselective syntheses of (−)-coniine, (−)-solenopsin A, (−)-solenopsis fugaz venom and (−)-xenovenine via deoxygenative decarboxylation of 2-carbonylsultam-substituted n-hydroxy-piperidines and -pyrrolidines (59 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Alkene

Wolfgang Oppolzer focuses on Enantioselective synthesis, Organic chemistry, Stereochemistry, Intramolecular force and Catalysis. His research in Enantioselective synthesis intersects with topics in Combinatorial chemistry, Analogue synthesis, Absolute configuration and Cycloaddition. He interconnects Stereocenter and Hydroxylamine in the investigation of issues within Stereochemistry.

His research ties Medicinal chemistry and Intramolecular force together. His Catalysis research includes themes of Polyquinane and Ene reaction. His Ene reaction research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Alkene, Polymer chemistry and Palladium.

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Best Publications

Camphor derivatives as chiral auxiliaries in asymmetric synthesis

Wolfgang Oppolzer.
Tetrahedron (1987)

509 Citations

The Total Synthesis of Cephalosporin C1

R. B. Woodward;K. Heusler;J. Gosteli;P. Naegeli.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1966)

507 Citations

Intramolecular [4+2] and [3+2] Cycloadditions in Organic Synthesis

Wolfgang Oppolzer.
Angewandte Chemie (1977)

506 Citations

Asymmetric Diels-Alder and Ene Reactions in Organic Synthesis. New Synthetic Methods (48)

Wolfgang Oppolzer.
Angewandte Chemie (1984)

492 Citations

Intramolecular Ene Reactions in Organic Synthesis

Wolfgang Oppolzer;Victor Snieckus.
Angewandte Chemie (1978)

464 Citations

Camphor‐Derived N‐Acryloyl and N‐Crotonoyl Sultams: Practical Activated Dienophiles in Asymmetric Diels‐alder Reactions. Preliminary Communication

Wolfgang Oppolzer;Christian Chapuis;Gérald Bernardinelli.
Helvetica Chimica Acta (1984)

298 Citations

Camphor as a natural source of chirality in asymmetric synthesis

W. Oppolzer.
Pure and Applied Chemistry (1990)

294 Citations

Bornane sultam-directed asymmetric synthesis of crystalline, enantiomerically pure syn aldols

Wolfgang Oppolzer;Julian Blagg;Ines Rodriguez;Eric Walther.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1990)

283 Citations

Intramolecular, Stoichiometric (Li, Mg, Zn) and Catalytic (Ni, Pd, Pt) Metallo‐Ene Reactions in Organic Synthesis [New Synthetic Methods (75)]

Wolfgang Oppolzer.
Angewandte Chemie (1989)

238 Citations

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of Secondary (E)-allyl alcohols from acetylenes and aldehydes via (1-alkenyl)zinc intermediates. Preliminary Communication

Wolfgang Oppolzer;Roumen Nikolaev Radinov.
Helvetica Chimica Acta (1992)

237 Citations

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