Prof. Dr. Walter Leitner - Molekulare Katalyse

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• Marchenko, N., Lacroix, L.-M., Ratel-Ramond, N., Leitner, W., Bordet, A., Tricard, S. (2023). Bimetallic Fe_xPt_100–x Nanoparticles Immobilized on Supported Ionic Liquid Phases as Hydrogenation and Hydrodeoxygenation Catalysts: Influence of the Metal Content on Activity and Selectivity. ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS, 6(21), 20231-20239. doi:10.1021/acsanm.3c03996.
• Sodreau, A., Zahedi, H. G., Dervisoglu, R., Kang, L., Menten, J., Zenner, J., Terefenko, N., DeBeer, S., Wiegand, T., Bordet, A.,  Leitner, W. (2023). A Simple and Versatile Approach for the Low-Temperature Synthesis of Transition Metal Phosphide Nanoparticles from Metal Chloride Complexes and P(SiMe₃)₃. ADVANCED MATERIALS. 2306621 (1-9) doi:10.1002/adma.202306621.
• Levin, N., Goclik, L., Walschus, H., Antil, N., Bordet, A.,  Leitner, W. (2023). Decarboxylation and Tandem Reduction/Decarboxylation Pathways to Substituted Phenols from Aromatic Carboxylic Acids Using Bimetallic Nanoparticles on Supported Ionic Liquid Phases as Multifunctional Catalysts. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 145(41), 22845-22854. doi:10.1021/jacs.3c09290.
• Durin, G., Kaeffer, N.,  Leitner, W. (2023). Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of unsaturated organic compounds with molecular complexes: Mechanistic views. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, (41): 101371, pp. 1-10. doi:10.1016/j.coelec.2023.101371.
• Zhang, Y., El Sayed, S., Kang, L., Sanger, M., Wiegand, T., Jessop, P. G., DeBeer, S., Bordet, A., Leitner, W. (2023). Adaptive Catalysts for the Selective Hydrogenation of Bicyclic Heteroaromatics using Ruthenium Nanoparticles on a CO₂-Responsive Support. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English, (XX): e202311427, pp. x-xx. doi:10.1002/anie.202311427.
• Durin, G., Lee, M., Pogany, M. A., Weyhermüller, T., Kaeffer, N., Leitner, W. (2023). Hydride-Free Hydrogenation: Unraveling the Mechanism of Electrocatalytic Alkyne Semihydrogenation by Nickel-Bipyridine Complexes. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETy, 145(31), 17103-17111. doi:10.1021/jacs.3c03340.
• Jenthra, S., Mondal, T., Kemper, G., Lantzius-Beninga, M., Hölscher, M., Leitner, W. (2023). Ligand-Controlled Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Heck Coupling for Regioselective Access to Branched Olefins. ACS Catalysis, (13), 10085-10093. doi:10.1021/acscatal.3c02224.
• Vossen, J. T., Leitner, W.,  Vorholt, A. J. (2023). Exploring the Hurdles in Thermomorphic Multicomponent Systems in the Rhodium-Catalyzed Multiphase Hydroformylation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, (11), 10462-10470. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01885.
• Bordet, A., Leitner, W. (2023). Adaptive Catalytic Systems for Chemical Energy Conversion. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English, (62): E202301956, pp. 1-8. doi:10.1002/anie.202301956.
• Vossen, J. T., Hülsken, N., Vorholt, A. J., Leitner, W. (2023). Recycling of a thermoresponsive "catalyst pill": separation of a molecular catalyst in solid ethylene carbonate in various reactions. Green Chemistry, (25), 2872-2880. doi:10.1039/d2gc04822a.
• Kemper, G., Hölscher, M., Leitner, W. (2023). Pd(II)-catalyzed carboxylation of aromatic C?H bonds with CO2. Science Advances, 9(5): eadf2966, pp. 1-10. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adf2966.
• Cramer, H. H., Das, S., Wodrich, M. D., Corminboeuf, C., Werlé, C., Leitner, W. (2023). Theory-guided development of homogeneous catalysts for the reduction of CO2 to formate, formaldehyde, and methanol derivatives. Chemical Science, (14) 2799-2807. doi:10.1039/d2sc06793e. doi:10.1039/d2sc06793e.
• Anandaraj, S. J. L., Kang, L., DeBeer, S., Bordet, A.,  Leitner, W. (2023). Catalytic Hydrogenation of CO2 to Formate Using Ruthenium Nanoparticles Immobilized on Supported Ionic Liquid Phases. Small, (19)2206806, pp. 1-10. doi:10.1002/smll.202206806.
• Han, C., Zenner, J., Johny, J., Kaeffer, N., Bordet, A.,  Leitner, W. (2023). Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of alkenes with Pd/carbon nanotubes at an oil-water interface. Nature Catalysis, 5(12), 1110-1119. doi:10.1038/s41929-022-0088
• Ullmann, L., Guntermann, N., Kohl, P., Schröders, G., Müsgens, A., Francio, G., Leitner, W., Blank, L. M. (2022). Improved Itaconate Production with Ustilago cynodontis via Co-Metabolism of CO2-Derived Formate. JOURNAL OF FUNGI, 8(12): 1277, pp. 1-17. doi:10.3390/jof8121277.
• Mengers, H. G., Guntermann, N., von Westarp, W. G., Jupke, A., Klankermayer, J., Blank, L. M., Leitner, W., Rother, D. (2023). Three Sides of the Same Coin: Combining Microbial, Enzymatic, and Organometallic Catalysis for Integrated Conversion of Renewable Carbon Sources. Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik, 95(4),485-490 doi:10.1002/cite.202200169.
• Antico, E., Leutzsch, M., Wessel, N., Weyhermüller, T., Werlé, C., Leitner, W. (2022). Selective oxidation of silanes into silanols with water using [MnBr(CO)(5)] as a precatalyst. Chemical Science, 14(1), 54-60. doi:10.1039/d2sc05959b.
• Kalsi, D., Anandaraj, S. J. L., Durai, M., Weidenthaler, C., Emondts, M., Nolan, S. P., Bordet, A., Leitner, W. (2022). One-Pot Multicomponent Synthesis of Allyl and Alkylamines Using a Catalytic System Composed of Ruthenium Nanoparticles on Copper N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Modified Silica. ACS Catalysis, 12(24), 14902-14910. doi:10.1021/acscatal.2c04044.
• Kuss, D. A., Hölscher, M., Leitner, W. (2022). Combined Computational and Experimental Investigation on the Mechanism of CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol with Mn-PNP-Pincer Catalysts. ACS Catalysis, (12), 15310-15322. doi:10.1021/acscatal.2c04806.
• Diehl, T., Lanzerath, P., Francio, G.,  Leitner, W. (2022). A Self-Separating Multiphasic System for Catalytic Hydrogenation of CO2 and CO2-Derivatives to Methanol. ChemSusChem, (15): e202201250, pp. 1-8. doi:10.1002/cssc.202201250.
• October, J., Köhnke, K., Thanheuser, N., Vorholt, A. J., Leitner, W. (2022). Reppe-Carbonylation of Alkenes with Carboxylic Acids: A Catalytic and Mechanistic Study. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2022(43): e202201018, pp. 1-7. doi:10.1002/ejoc.202201018.
• Ehmann, K. R., Nisters, A., Vorholt, A. J.,  Leitner, W. (2022). Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation to Formic Acid with Self-Separating Product and Recyclable Catalyst Phase. ChemCatChem, 14(19): e2022008, pp. 1-7. doi:10.1002/cctc.202200892.
• Guntermann, N., Francio, G.,  Leitner, W. (2022). Hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid in biphasic systems using aqueous solutions of amino acids as the product phase. Green Chemistry, (xx), 1-7. doi:10.1039/d2gc02598a.
• Rösler, T., Betting, J., Püschel, S., Vorholt, A. J.,  Leitner, W. (2022). Solvent design for catalyst recycling of rhodium/amine catalysts via scCO(2) extraction in the reductive hydroformylation of alpha olefins. Green Chemistry, 24(17), 6578-6588. doi:10.1039/d2gc01252a.
• Strohmann, M. P., Vorholt, A. J.,  Leitner, W. (2022). Branched Tertiary Amines from Aldehydes and alpha-Olefins by Combined Multiphase Tandem Reactions. CHEMISTRY A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, (xx): e202202081, pp. 1-8. doi:10.1002/chem.202202081.
• Lin, S.-H., Hetaba, W., Chaudret, B., Leitner, W.,  Bordet, A. (2022). Copper-Decorated Iron Carbide Nanoparticles Heated by Magnetic Induction as Adaptive Multifunctional Catalysts for the Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Aldehydes. Advanced Energy Materials,12(42) 2201783, pp. 1-10. doi:10.1002/aenm.202201783.
• Kliemann, M. N., Teeuwen, S., Weike, C., Francio, G.,  Leitner, W. (2022). Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrohydrazonemethylation of Styrenes: Access to Chiral Hydrazones, Hydrazides, Hydrazines and Amines. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, (364), 4006-4012. doi:10.1002/adsc.202200804.
• Kacem, S., Qiao, Y., Wirtz, C., Theyssen, N., Bordet, A., Leitner, W. (2022). Supercritical carbon dioxide as reaction medium for selective hydrogenation of fluorinated arenes. Green Chemistry, (24), 8671-8676. doi:10.1039/d2gc02623f..
• Jürling-Will, P., Botz, T., Francio, G., Leitner, W. (2022). A "Power-to-X" Route to Acetic Acid via Palladium-Catalyzed Isomerization of Methyl Formate. ChemSusChem, e202201006, pp. 1-7. doi:10.1002/cssc.202201006.
• Schrimpf, M., Graefe, P. A., Holl, A., Vorholt, A. J.,  Leitner, W. (2022). Effect of Liquid-Liquid Interfacial Area on Biphasic Catalysis Exemplified by Hydroformylation. ACS Catalysis, (12), 7850-7861. doi:10.1021/acscatal.2c01972.
• Kaeffer, N.  Leitner, W. (2022). Electrocatalysis with Molecular Transition-Metal Complexes for Reductive Organic Synthesis. JACS Au 2022 2 (6), 1266-1289. doi:10.1021/jacsau.2c00031
• Jeske, K., Rösler, T., Belleflamme, M., Rodenas, T., Fischer, N., Claeys, M., Leitner, W., Vorholt, A. J., Prieto, G. (2022). Direct Conversion of Syngas to Higher Alcohols via Tandem Integration of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis and Reductive Hydroformylation. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English, e202201004, pp. 1-9. doi:10.1002/anie.202201004.
• Vossen, J. T., Vorholt, A. J., Leitner, W. (2022). Catalyst Recycling in the Reactive Distillation of Primary Alcohols to Olefins Using a Phosphoric Acid Catalyst. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, 10(18), 5922-5931. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c00237.
• Lee, M.-Y., Kahl, C., Kaeffer, N., Leitner, W. (2022). Electrocatalytic Semihydrogenation of Alkynes with [Ni(bpy)3]2+. Journal of the American Chemical Society, (2), 573-578. doi:10.1021/jacsau.1c00574.
• Sisodiya-Amrute, S., Van Stappen, C., Rengshausen, S., Han, C., Sodreau, A., Weidenthaler, C., Tricard, S., DeBeer, S., Chaudret, B., Bordet, A.,  Leitner, W. (2022). <p>Bimetallic MxRu100_x nanoparticles (M = Fe, Co) on supported ionic liquid phases (MxRu100-x@SILP) as hydrogenation catalysts: Influence of M and M:Ru ratio on activity and selectivity</p>. Journal of Catalysis,(407), 141-148. doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2022.01.030.
• Leitner, W. (2022). If sustainability is the goal, green chemistry will show the way! - happy birthday to Paul Anastas. Green Chemistry, 24(9), 3374-3375. doi:10.1039/d2gc90035a.
• Köhnke, K., Wessel, N., Esteban, J., Jing, J., Vorholt, A. J., Leitner, W. (2022). Operando monitoring of mechanisms and deactivation of molecular catalysts. Green Chemistry, 24(5), 1951-1972. doi:10.1039/d1gc04383h.
• Hoffmann, M., Hermesmann, M., Leven, M., Leitner, W.,  Müller, T. E. (2022). Semi-Crystalline Polyoxymethylene-co-Polyoxyalkylene Multi-Block Telechels as Building Blocks for Polyurethane Applications. Polymers, 14(5): 882, pp. 1-24. doi:10.3390/polym14050882.
• Goclik, L., Walschus, H., Bordet, A.,  Leitner, W. (2022). Selective hydrodeoxygenation of acetophenone derivatives using a Fe25Ru75@SILP catalyst: a practical approach to the synthesis of alkyl phenols and anilines. Green Chemistry, (24), 2937-2945. doi:10.1039/d1gc04189d.
• Hölscher, M., Kemper, G., Jenthra, S., Bolm, C.,  Leitner, W. (2022). Factors Governing the Catalytic Insertion of CO2 into Arenes - A DFT Case Study for Pd and Pt Phosphane Sulfonamido Complexes. Chemistry – A European Journal, e202104375, pp. 1-9. doi:10.1002/chem.202104375.
• Machat, M. R., Marbach, J., Schumacher, H., Raju, S., Lansing, M., Over, L. C., Adler, L., Langanke, J., Wolf, A., Leitner, W., Gürtler, C. (2022). Turning CO/CO2-containing industrialprocess gas into valuable building blocks for the polyurethane industry. REACTION CHEMISTRYENGINEERING, (7), 580-589. doi:10.1039/d1re00508a.
• Püschel, S., Hammami, E., Rösler, T., Ehmann, K. R., Vorholt, A. J.,  Leitner, W. (2022). Auto-tandem catalytic reductive hydroformylation with continuous multiphase catalyst recycling. Catalysis Science & Technology, (12) 728-736. doi:10.1039/d1cy02000e.
• Guntermann, N., Mengers, H. G., Francio, G., Blank, L. M.,  Leitner, W. (2021). Bio-energy conversion with carbon capture and utilization (BECCU): integrated biomass fermentation and chemo-catalytic CO2 hydrogenation for bioethanol and formic acid co-production. Green Chemistry, 23(24), 9860-9864. doi:10.1039/d1gc02915k.
• Cramer, H. H., Ye, S., Neese, F., Werlé, C., Leitner, W. (2021). Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Carbon Dioxide to the Formic Acid, Formaldehyde, and Methanol Level-How to Control the Catalytic Network? JACS Au, 1(11), 2058-2069. doi:10.1021/jacsau.1c00350.
• Kinzel, N. W., Demirbas, D., Bill, E., Weyhermüller, T., Werlé, C., Kaeffer, N., Leitner, W. (2021). Systematic Variation of 3d Metal Centers in a Redox-Innocent Ligand Environment: Structures, Electrochemical Properties, and Carbon Dioxide Activation. Inorganic Chemistry, (xx), xx-xx. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02909.
• Kinzel, N. W., Werlé, C., Leitner, W. (2021). Transition Metal Complexes as Catalysts for the Electroconversion of CO2: An Organometallic Perspective. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English, (60), 11268-11686. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202006988
• Kreissl, H., Jin, J., Lin, S.-H., Schütte, D., Störtte, S., Levin, N., Chaudret, B., Vorholt, A., Bordet, A. Leitner, W. (2021). Commercial Cu2Cr2O5 Decorated with Iron Carbide Nanoparticles as Multifunctional Catalyst for Magnetically Induced Continuous Flow Hydrogenation of Aromatic Ketones. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English, (xx), xx-xx. doi:10.1002/anie.202107916.
• Kaithal, A., Chatterjee, B., Werlé, C.,  Leitner, W. (2021). Acceptorless dehydrogenation of methanol to carbon monoxide and hydrogen using molecular catalysts. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English, (xx), xx-xx. doi:10.1002/anie.202110910.
• Zenner, J., Moos, G., Luska, K. L., Bordet, A.,  Leitner, W. (2021). Rh NPs Immobilized on Phosphonium- based Supported Ionic Liquid Phases (Rh@SILPs) as Hydrogenation Catalysts. Chimia, 75(9), 724-732. doi:10.2533/chimia.2021.724.
• Weidener, D., Klose, H., Graf von Westarp, W., Jupke, A., Leitner, W., De Maria, P. D., Grande,P.M.  (2021). Selective lignin fractionation using CO2-expanded 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF). Green Chemistry, (23), 6330-6336. doi:10.1039/D1GC01651B.
• Rösler, T., Ehmann, K. R., Köhnke, K., Leutzsch, M., Wessel, N., Vorholt, A. J., Leitner, W.  (2021). Reductive hydroformylation with a selective and highly active rhodium amine system. Journal of Catalysis, 400, 234-243. doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2021.06.001.
• Bardow, A., Bizzarri, C., Cao, X. E., Cowan, A. J., Cummings, C., Del Angel Hernandez, V., Doan, H.,  Dowson, G., Ghosh, S., Gil, V., Gugujonovic, K., Kamali, A. R., König, M., Leitner, W ., Luo, J., et.al.(2021). Emerging technologies: general discussion. Faraday Discussions, 230(0), 388-412. doi:10.1039/d1fd90048j.
• Antico, E., Schlichter, P., Werle, C., Leitner, W. (2021) Reduction of Carboxylic Acids to Alcohols via Manganese(I) Catalyzed Hydrosilylation. JACS AU, 1(6), 742-749. doi:10.1021/jacsau.1c00140.
• Bordet, A., El Sayed, S., Sanger, M., Boniface, K. J., Kalsi, D., Luska, K. L., Jessop, P.; Leitner,W. (2021). Selectivity control in hydrogenation through adaptive catalysis using ruthenium nanoparticles on a CO2-responsive support. Nature chemistry. doi:10.1038/s41557-021-00735-w.
• Leitner, W., & Schmitz, M. (2021). Concluding remarks: Carbon dioxide utilization: where are we now? and where are we going? Faraday discussions.(XX) XX-XX doi:10.1039/d1fd00038a.
• Püschel, S., Störtte, S., Topphoff, J., Vorholt, A. J., Leitner, W. (2021). Green process design for reductive hydroformylation of renewable olefin cuts for drop-in diesel fuels. ChemSusChem, (14), 5226-5234 . doi:10.1002/cssc.202100929.
• Bordet, A., Leitner, W. (2021). Metal Nanoparticles Immobilized on Molecularly Modified Surfaces: Versatile Catalytic Systems for Controlled Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis. Accounts of Chemical Research, (xxx), xxx-xxx. doi:10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00013.
• Kaithal, A., Hölscher, M., Leitner, W. (2021). Carbon monoxide and hydrogen (syngas) as a C1-building block for selective catalytic methylation Chemical Science. 12, 976-982 https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SC05404F
• Kuß, D. A., Hölscher, M.,  Leitner, W. (2021). Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol with Mn-PNP-Pincer Complexes in the Presence of Lewis Acids: the Formate Resting State Unleashed. CHEMCATCHEM . (13) 1-6  doi:10.1002/cctc.202100649.
• Rengshausen, S., Van Stappen, C., Levin, N., Tricard, S., Luska, K.L., DeBeer, S., Chaudret, B., Bordet, A., Leitner, W. (2021). Organometallic Synthesis of Bimetallic Cobalt‐Rhodium Nanoparticles in Supported Ionic Liquid Phases (Co_xRh_100−x@SILP) as Catalysts for the Selective Hydrogenation of Multifunctional Aromatic Substrates Small, 17,2006683 (10pp) https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202006683
• Weidener, D, Leitner, W., Domínguez de María, P., Klose, H., Grande, P.M. (2021). Lignocellulose fractionation using recyclable phosphoric acid: Lignin, cellulose and furfural production. ChemSusChem. 14, 909-916, https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202002383
• Kaithal, A., Kalsi, D., Krishnakumar, V., Pattanaik, S., Bordet, A., Leitner, W., Gunanathan, C. (2020). Ruthenium-Catalyzed Selective Hydroboronolysis of Ethers ACS Catalysis 10(24), 14390-14397. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c04269
• Voit, G., Jenthra, S., Hölscher, M., Weyhermüller, T., Leitner, W. (2020). Reversible Insertion of Carbon Dioxide at Phosphine Sulfonamido Pd^II–Aryl Complexes Organometallics 39(24), 4465-4473. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00560
• Bordet, A., Moos, G., Welsh, C., Licence, P., Luska K.L., Leitner, W. (2020). Molecular Control of the Catalytic Properties of Rhodium Nanoparticles in Supported Ionic Liquid Phase (SILP) Systems ACS Catalysis 10(23), 13904-13912. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c03559
• Strohmann, M., Vossen, J.T., Vorholt, A.J., Leitner, W. (2020). Recycling of two molecular catalysts in the hydroformylation/aldol condensation tandem reaction using one multiphase system Green Chemistry 22(23), 8444-8451. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC03392H
• Kacem, S., Emondts, M., Bordet, A., Leitner, W. (2020). Selective hydrogenation of fluorinated arenes using rhodium nanoparticles on molecularly modified silica Catalysis Science & Technology 10(23), 8120-8126. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CY01716G
• Pandey, P., Daw, P., Din Reshi, N.U., Ehmann, K.R., Hölscher, M., Leitner, W., Bera, J.K. (2020).  A Proton-Responsive Annulated Mesoionic Carbene (MIC) Scaffold on Ir Complex for Proton/Hydride Shuttle: An Experimental and Computational Investigation on Reductive Amination of Aldehyde Organometallics 39(21), 3849-3863. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00568
• Weidener, D., Dama, M., Dietrich, S.K., Ohrem, B., Pauly, M., Leitner, W., Domínguez de Maria, P., Grande, P.M., Klose, H. (2020). Multiscale analysis of lignocellulose recalcitrance towards OrganoCat pretreatment and fractionation Biotechnology for Biofuels 13, 155. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-020-01796-8
• Hussong, C., Langanke, J., Leitner, W. (2020). A green route to polyurethanes: oxidative carbonylation of industrially relevant aromatic diamines by CO₂-based methyl formate Green Chemistry 22(23), 8260-8270. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC02412K
• Hussong, C., Langanke, J., Leitner, W. (2020). Carbon2Polymer: A CO₂‐based Route to Polyurethanes via Oxidative Carbonylation of TDA with Methyl Formate Chemie Ingenieur Technik 92(10), 1482-1488. https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.202000031
• Goclik, L., Offner-Marko, L., Bordet, A., Leitner, W. (2020). Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Hydroxyacetophenones to Ethyl-Substituted Phenol Derivatives Using a FeRu@SILP Catalyst Chemical Communications 56(66), 9509-9512. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC03695A
• Weidener, D., Holtz, A., Klose, H., Jupke, A., Leitner, W., Grande, P.M. (2020). Lignin Precipitation and Fractionation from OrganoCat Pulping to Obtain Lignin with Different Sizes and Chemical Composition Molecules 25(15), 3330. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25153330
• Chatterjee, B., Kalsi, D., Kaithal, A., Bordet, A., Leitner, W., Gunanathan, C. (2020). One-pot dual catalysis for the hydrogenation of heteroarenes and arenes Catalysis Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CY00928H
• Beck-Sickinger, A.G., Carell, T., Dehnen, S., Leitner, W., Schreiner, P.R., Wennemers, H. (2020). From Scientists to Scientists—Moving Angewandte into the Future Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59(31), 12548-12549. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202008469
• Cramer, H.H., Chatterjee, B., Weyhermüller, T., Werlé, C., Leitner, W. (2020). Controlling the Product Platform of Carbon Dioxide Reduction: Adaptive Catalytic Hydrosilylation of CO₂ Using a Molecular Cobalt(II) Triazine Complex Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59(36), 15674-15681. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202004463
• Erken, C., Hindemith, C., Weyhermüller, T., Hölscher, M., Werlé, C., Leitner, W. (2020). Hydroamination of Aromatic Alkynes to Imines Catalyzed by Pd(II)–Anthraphos Complexes ACS Omega 5(15), 8912-8918. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c00562
• Moos, G., Emondts, M., Bordet, A., Leitner, W. (2020). Selective Hydrogenation and Hydrodeoxygenation of Aromatic Ketones to Cyclohexane Derivatives Using a Rh@SILP Catalyst Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59(29), 11977-11983. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201916385
• Esteban, J., Vorholt, A.J., Leitner, W. (2020). An overview of the biphasic dehydration of sugars to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural: a rational selection of solvents using COSMO-RS and selection guides Green Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9GC04208C
• Estes, D.P., Leutzsch, M., Schubert, L., Bordet, A., Leitner, W. (2020). The Effect of Ligand Electronics on the Reversible Catalytic Hydrogenation of CO₂ to Formic Acid using Ruthenium Polyhydride Complexes: A Thermodynamic and Kinetic Study ACS Catalysis 10(5), 2990-2998. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c00404
• Zimmerman, J.B., Anastas, P.T., Erythropel, H.C., Leitner, W. (2020). Designing for a green chemistry future Science 367(6476), 397-400. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay3060
• El Sayed, S., Bordet, A., Weidenthaler, C., Hetaba, W., Luska, K., Leitner, W. (2020) Selective Hydrogenation of Benzofurans using Lewis Acid Modified Ruthenium-SILP Catalysts ACS Catalysis 10(3), 2124-2130. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.9b05124
• Holtz, A., Weidener, D., Leitner, W., Klose, H., Grande, P.M., Jupke, A. (2020). Process development for separation of lignin from OrganoCat lignocellulose fractionation using antisolvent precipitation Separation and Purification Technology 236, 116295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116295
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