Publications

  • 68) "Reactivity of [ReOCl3(PPh3)2] towards substituted anilines" Cvetković, O.; Theiner, J.; Wolff M.J.; Hultzsch, K.C. Z. Anorg Allg. Chem. 2024, e202400007. PDF.
  • 67) "Yttrium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroamination of Norbornene with Simple Amines" Polak L. H.; Hultzsch, K.C. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2024, e202400129. PDF.
  • 66) "Silyl-Substituted ortho-Terphenoxide Group 3–5 Complexes: Synthesis, Structure and Applications in Catalysis" Polak, L. H.; Soltys, J. B.; Hultzsch, K.C. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, e202300532. PDF.

  • 65) "Yttrium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination and Sequential Intermolecular Hydroamination/Endocyclization of Vinylsilanes" Polak, L. H.; Soltys, J. B.; Hultzsch, K.C. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2023, 365, 4293–4302. PDF.

  • 64) "Effect of Additives in the Hydroamination/Cyclization of Aminoalkenes Catalyzed by a Binaphtholate Yttrium Catalyst" Nawara-Hultzsch, A. J.; Goswami, A.; Hultzsch, K.C. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2023, 568–578. PDF.

  • 63) "Borrowing Hydrogen and Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling in the Multicomponent Synthesis of N-Heterocycles: A Comparison between Base and Noble Metal Catalysis" Hofmann, N.; Hultzsch, K.C. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 6206-6223. PDF

  • 62) "Synthesis of Tetrahydroquinolines via Borrowing Hydrogen Methodology Using a Manganese PN3 Pincer Catalyst" Hofmann, N.; Homberg, L.; Hultzsch, K.C. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 7964–7970. PDF
    This work was featured in Synfacts (Issue no. 16, November 2020, page 1428).

  • 61) "A Highly Active PN3 Manganese Pincer Complex Performing N-Alkylation of Amines Under Mild Conditions" Homberg, L.; Roller, A.; Hultzsch, K. C. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 3142–3147. PDF

  • 60) "Switching the N-Alkylation of Arylamines with Benzyl Alcohols to Imine Formation Enables the One-Pot Synthesis of Enantioenriched α-N-Alkylamino Phosphonates" Hofmann, N.; Hultzsch, K. C. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, DOI:10.1002/ejoc.201900209 PDF

  • 59) "Rare-Earth-Metal-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution of Chiral Aminoalkenes via Hydroamination: The Effect of the Silyl Substituent of the Binaphtholate Ligand on Resolution Efficiency" Nguyen, H. N.; Hultzsch, K. C. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 2592–2601. PDF
    This article was featured as a Cover Feature

  •  58) "Asymmetric Intra- and Intermolecular Hydroamination Catalyzed by 3,3′-Bis(trisarylsilyl)- and 3,3′-Bis(arylalkylsilyl)-Substituted Binaphtholate Rare-Earth-Metal Complexes" Nguyen, H. N.; Lee, H.; Audörsch, S.; Reznichenko, A. L.; Nawara-Hultzsch, A. J.; Schmidt, B.; Hultzsch, K. C. Organometallics 2018, 37, 4358–4379. PDF

  • 57) "Hydroamination of Alkenes" Reznichenko, A. L.; Hultzsch, K. C. in Organic Reactions; S. E. Denmark, A. Charette, Eds.; Wiley: Hoboken, NJ, 2015, 1-554. PDF
  •  56) "σ-Insertive Mechanism versus Concerted Non-insertive Mechanism in the Intramolecular Hydroamination of Aminoalkenes Catalyzed by Phenoxyamine Magnesium Complexes: A Synthetic and Computational Study" Zhang, X.; Tobisch, S.; Hultzsch, K. C. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 7841-7857. PDF  Hotpaper

  • 55) "Asymmetric Hydroamination" Reznichenko, A. L.; Nawara-Hultzsch, A. J.; Hultzsch, K. C. Top. Curr. Chem. 2014, 343, 191-260. PDF
  • 54) "C1-Symmetric Rare Earth Metal Aminodiolate Complexes for Intra- and Intermolecular Asymmetric Hydroamination" Reznichenko, A. L.; Hultzsch, K. C. Organometallics 2013, 32, 1394-1408. PDF

  • 53) "Early Transition Metal (Group 3-5, Lanthanides and Actinides) and Main Group Metal (Group 1, 2, and 13) Catalyzed Hydroamination" Reznichenko, A. L.; Hultzsch, K. C. Top. Organomet. Chem. 2013, 43, 51-114. PDF
  • 52) The Mechanism of Hydroaminoalkylation Catalyzed by Group 5 Metal Binaphtholate Complexes" Reznichenko, A. L.; Hultzsch, K. C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 3300-3311. PDF

  • 51) "A Chiral Phenoxyamine Magnesium Catalyst for the Enantioselective Hydroamination/Cyclization of Aminoalkenes and Intermolecular Hydroamination of Vinyl Arenes" Zhang, X.; Emge, T. J.; Hultzsch, K. C. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 394-398; Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 406-410. English PDF German PDF This work was featured as a VIP paper with a frontispiece in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (Volume 51, Issue no. 2, January 9th 2012).
  • 50) "Group 5 Metal Binaphtholate Complexes for the Catalytic Asymmetric Hydroaminoalkylation and Hydroamination/Cyclization" Reznichenko, A. L.; Emge, T. J.; Audörsch, S.; Klauber, E. G.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Schmidt, B. Organometallics 2011, 30, 921-924. PDF This work was featured on the front cover of Organometallics (Volume 30, Issue no. 5, March 14th 2011).

  • 49) "Linked Bis(β-Diketiminato) Yttrium and Lanthanum Complexes as Catalysts in Asymmetric Hydroamination/Cyclization of Aminoalkenes (AHA)" Vitanova, D. V.; Hampel, F.; Hultzsch, K. C. J. Organomet. Chem. 2011, 696, 321-330. PDF

  • 48)"Intramolecular Aminoalkene Hydroamination Catalyzed by Magnesium Complexes Containing Multidentate Phenoxyamine Ligands" Zhang, X.; Emge, T. J.; Hultzsch, K. C. Organometallics 2010, 29, 5871-5877. PDF

  • 47) "Asymmetric Intermolecular Hydroamination of Unactivated Alkenes with Simple Amines" Reznichenko, A. L.; Nguyen, H. N.; Hultzsch, K. C. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 8984-8987; Angew. Chem. 2010, 122, 9168-9171. English PDF German PDF
    This work was featured in Synfacts (Issue no. 2, February 2011, page 0176).

  • 46) "Hydroamination, Hydrophosphination, Hydrophosphinylation, and Hydrophosphonylation of Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds" Reznichenko, A. L.; Hultzsch, K. C. in Science of Synthesis Reference Library: Stereoselective Synthesis; J. G. de Vries, Ed.; Thieme: Stuttgart, 2010, 689-729.
  • 45)"Catalytic σ-bond Metathesis" Reznichenko, A. L.; Hultzsch, K. C. Struct. Bond.2010, 137, 1-48. PDF
  • 44) "Asymmetric Hydroamination" Reznichenko, A. L.; Hultzsch, K. C. in Chiral Amine Synthesis: Methods, Developments and Applications; T. Nugent, Ed.; Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, 2010, 341-375. PDF
  • 43) "C2-Symmetric Zirconium Bis(Amidate) Complexes with Enhanced Reactivity in Aminoalkene Hydroamination" Reznichenko, A. L.; Hultzsch, K. C. Organometallics 2010, 29, 24-27. PDF

  • 42) "Kinetic Resolution of Aminoalkenes via Asymmetric Hydroamination (AHA): A Mechanistic Study" Reznichenko, A. L.; Hampel, F.; Hultzsch, K. C. Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 12819-12827. PDF
  • 41) "Intramolecular Hydroamination/Cyclization of Aminoalkenes Catalyzed by Diamidobinaphtyl Magnesium- and Zinc-Complexes" Horillo-Martinz, P.; Hultzsch, K. C. Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 2054–2056. PDF

  • 40) "Imido and Amidotitanium Complexes that Contain a [OSSO]-Type Bis(phenolato) Ligand: Synthesis, Structures, and Hydroamination Catalysis" Lian, B.; Spaniol, T. P.; Horrillo-Martínez, P.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Okuda, J. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 429-434. PDF

  • 39) "Hydroamination: Direct Addition of Amines to Alkenes and Alkynes" Müller, T. E.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Yus, M.; Foubelo, F.; Tada, M. Chem. Rev. 2008, 108, 3795-3892. PDF

  • 38) "Synthesis and Structural Characterization of β-Diketiminato Yttrium Complexes and their Application in Epoxide/CO2-Copolymerization" Lazarov, B. B.; Hampel, F.; Hultzsch, K. C. Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2007, 633, 2367-2373. PDF
  • 37) "Dinuclear Zinc Complexes Based on Parallel β-Diiminato Binding Sites: Syntheses, Structures and Properties as Co-polymerisation Catalysts" Pilz, M. F.; Limberg, C.; Lazarov, B. B.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Ziemer, B. Organometallics 2007, 26, 3668-3676. PDF

  • 36) "(+)-Neomenthyl- and (–)-phenylmenthyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl and indenyl yttrocenes as Catalysts in asymmetric hydroamination/cyclization of aminoalkenes (AHA)." Vitanova, D. V.; Hampel, F.; Hultzsch, K. C. J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692, 4690-4701. PDF

  • 35) "Base-Catalyzed Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Vinyl Arenes – Scope, Limitations and Computational Studies" Horrillo-Martínez, P.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Gil, A.; Branchadell, V. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 3311-3325. PDF

  • 34) "Base catalysed asymmetric hydroamination/cyclisation of aminoalkenes utilising a chiral dimeric diamidobinaphthyl dilithium salt" Horrillo Martínez, P.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Hampel, F. Chem. Commun. 2006, 2221-2223. PDF This work was featured on the inside front cover of Chemical Communications (Issue no. 21, June 4th 2006).

  • 33) "3,3’-Bis(trisarylsilyl)-Substituted Binaphtholate Rare Earth Metal Catalysts for Asymmetric Hydroamination" Gribkov, D. V.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Hampel, F. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 3748-3759. PDF

  • 32) "Rare Earth Metal Complexes Based on β-Diketiminato and Novel Linked Bis(β-Diketiminato) Ligands: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Catalytic Application in Epoxide/CO2-Copolymerization." Vitanova, D. V.; Hampel, F.; Hultzsch, K. C. J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690, 5182-5197. PDF

  • 31) Catalytic asymmetric hydroamination of non-activated olefins" Hultzsch, K. C. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2005, 3, 1819-1824. PDF  This work was featured on the front cover of Organic Biomolecular Chemistry (Volume 3, Issue no. 10, May 21st 2005).

  • 30) "Synthesis and structural characterisation of novel linked bis(β-diketiminato) rare earth metal complexes" Vitanova, D. V.; Hampel, F.; Hultzsch, K. C. Dalton Trans. 2005, 1565-1566. PDF

  • 29) "Non-Metallocene Rare Earth Metal Catalysts for the Diastereoselective and Enantioselective Hydroamination of Aminoalkenes" Hultzsch, K. C.; Gribkov, D. V.; Hampel, F. J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690, 4441-4452. PDF

  • 28) "Transition Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroamination of Alkenes (AHA)" Hultzsch, K. C.; Adv. Synth. Catal., 2005, 347, 367-391. PDF
  • 27) "Hydroamination/Cyclization of Aminoalkenes Using Cationic Zirconocene and Titanocene Catalysts" Gribkov, D. V.; Hultzsch, K. C. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 5542-5546; Angew. Chem. 2004, 116, 5659-5663. English PDF German PDF

  • 26) "Optical Spectroscopy of Long Polyenes" Christensen, R. L.; Faksh, A.; Meyers, J. A.; Samuel, I. D. W.; Wood, P.; Schrock, R. R.; Hultzsch, K. C. J. Phys. Chem. A 2004, 108, 8229-8236. PDF
  • 25) "Synthesis and Characterization of Biphenolate Alkyllanthanum Complexes as Catalysts for Hydroamination/Cyclization and Hydrosilylation" Gribkov, D. V.; Hampel, F.; Hultzsch, K. C. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 4091-4101. PDF

  • 24) "Supported Chiral Mo-Based Complexes as Efficient Catalysts for Enantioselective Olefin Metathesis" Dolman, S. J.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Prezet, F.; Teng, X.; Hoveyda, A. H; Schrock, R. R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 10945-10953. PDF
  • 23)"New Yttrium Complexes Bearing Diamidoamine Ligands as Efficient and Diastereoselective Catalysts for the Intramolecular Hydroamination of Alkenes and Alkynes" Hultzsch, K. C.; Hampel, F.; Wagner, T. Organometallics 2004, 23, 2601-2612. PDF

  • 22) "Investigations of Reactions between Chiral Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene Complexes and Ethylene: Observation of Unsolvated Base-Free Methylene Complexes, Metalacyclobutane and Metalacyclopentane Complexes, and Molybdenum(IV) Olefin Complexes" Tsang, W. C. P.; Jamieson, J. Y.; Aeilts, S. L.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Schrock, R. R.; Hoveyda, A. H Organometallics 2004, 23, 1997-2007. PDF
  • 21) "Kinetic resolution of chiral aminoalkenes via asymmetric hydroamination/cyclisation using binaphtholate yttrium complexes" Gribkov, D. V.; Hultzsch, K. C. Chem. Commun. 2004, 730-731. PDF

  • 20) "Synthesis and Characterization of New Biphenolate and Binaphtholate Rare Earth Metal Amido Complexes. Catalysts for Asymmetric Olefin Hydroamination/Cyclization." Gribkov, D. V.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Hampel, F. Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 4796-4810. PDF
  • 19) "Synthesis and Characterization of a Tetranuclear Hydride Cluster of Yttrium [{(η5-C5Me4SiMe3)Y}4(μ-H)4(μ3-H)4(THF)2]" Hultzsch, K. C.; Voth, P.; Spaniol, T. P.; Okuda, J. Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2003, 629, 1272-1276. PDF
  • 18) "Alkylidene and Metalacyclic Complexes of Tungsten that Contain a Chiral Biphenoxide Ligand. Synthesis, Asymmetric Ring-Closing Metathesis, and Mechanistic Investigations." Tsang, W. C. P.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Alexander, J. B.; Bonitatebus, Jr., P. J., Schrock, R. R.; Hoveyda, A. H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 2652-2666. PDF
  • 17) "Group 3 and 4 metal alkyl and hydrido complexes containing a linked amido-cyclopentadienyl ligand: 'constrained geometry' polymerization catalysts for nonpolar and polar monomers" Arndt, S.; Beckerle, K.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Sinnema, P.-J.; Voth, P.; Spaniol, T. P.; Okuda, J. J. Mol. Catal. A: Chemical 2002, 190, 215-223. PDF
  • 16) "The First Polymer-Supported and Recyclable Chiral Catalyst for Enantioselective Olefin Metathesis" Hultzsch, K. C.; Jernelius, J. A.; Hoveyda, A. H.; Schrock, R. R. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 589-593; Angew. Chem. 2002, 114, 609-613 English PDF  This work was featured on page 13 of the February 18th 2002 issue of Chemical&Engineering News, in Science 2002, 295, 1605 and on the cover of the October 2002 issue of Chemical Reviews !
  • 15) "Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene Complexes Containing Biphen Ligands that Have Silyl Groups Attached through the 6 and 6' Methyl Group Carbon Atoms" Hultzsch, K. C.; Bonitatebus, Jr., P. J.; Jernelius, J.; Schrock, R. R.; Hoveyda, A. H. Organometallics 2001, 20, 4705-4712. PDF
  • 14) "Polymerization Catalysts Based on Neutral and Cationic 12-Electron Alkyl and Hydrido Complexes" Okuda, J.; Arndt, S.; Beckerle, K.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Sinnema, P.-J.; Voth, P.; Spaniol, T. P. Advances on Organometallic Catalysts and Olefin Polymerization in China and Germany ; Sun, J., Janiak, C. Ed.; Chemical Industry Press, 2001, p. 217–225.
  • 13) "Rare Earth half-sandwich catalysts for the homo- and copolymerization of ethylene and styrene" Okuda, J.; Arndt, S.; Beckerle, K.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Voth, P.; Spaniol, T. P. Organomet. Catal. Olefin Polym.; Blom, R., Ed.; Springer-Verlag: Berlin, 2001, p. 156-165.
  • 12) "Rare Earth metal-based catalysts for the polymerization of nonpolar and polar monomers" Okuda, J.; Arndt, S.; Beckerle, K.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Voth, P.; Spaniol, T. P. Pure Appl. Chem. 2001, 73, 351-354. PDF
  • 11) "Synthesis of Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene Complexes that Contain 3,3'-Dialkyl-5,5',6,6'-tetramethyl-1,1'-biphenyl-2,2'-diolates (Alkyl = t-Bu or Adamantyl). Catalysts for Enantioselective Olefin Metathesis Reactions." Alexander, J. B.; Schrock, R. R.; Davis, W. M.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Hoveyda, A. H.; Houser, J. H. Organometallics 2000, 19, 3700-3715. PDF
  • 10) "Single-Component Polymerization Catalysts for Ethylene and Styrene: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Alkyl and Hydrido Yttrium Complexes Containing a Linked Amido-Cyclopentadienyl Ligand" Hultzsch, K. C.; Voth, P.; Beckerle, K.; Spaniol, T. P.; Okuda, J. Organometallics 2000, 19, 228-243. PDF
  • 9) "Ring-opening polymerization of lactides using heterobimetallic yttrocene complexes" Beckerle, K.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Okuda, J. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 1999, 200, 1702 -1707. PDF
  • 8) "Polymerization of Ethylene, Styrene, and Acrylic Monomers Using Linked Amido-Cyclopentadienyl Metal Complexes" Okuda, J.; Amor, F.; Eberle, T.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Spaniol, T. P. Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem.) 1999, 40(1), 371-372.
  • 7) "Half-Sandwich Alkyl and Hydrido Complexes of Yttrium: Convenient Synthesis and Polymerization Catalysis of Polar Monomers" Hultzsch, K. C.; Spaniol, T. P.; Okuda, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 227 – 230; Angew. Chem. 1999, 111, 163-166. English PDF German PDF
  • 6) "Zirconium, hafnium, and yttrium complexes containing two linked amido-tetramethylcyclopentadienyl ligands: Synthesis, reactivity and molecular structure of Hf(η5:η1-C5Me4SiMe2NiPr)2" Okuda, J.; Amor, F.; du Plooy, K. E.; Eberle, T.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Spaniol, T. P. Polyhedron 1998, 17, 1073-1080. PDF
  • 5) "Synthesis and Characterization of Yttrium Complexes Containing A Tridentate Linked Amido-Cyclopentadienyl Ligand"  Hultzsch, K. C.; Spaniol, T. P.; Okuda, J. Organometallics 1998, 17, 485-488. PDF
  • 4) "Chiral Lanthanocene Derivatives Containing Two Linked Amido-Cyclopentadienyl Ligands: Heterobimetallic Structure and Lactone Polymerization Activity" Hultzsch, K. C.; Spaniol, T. P.; Okuda, J. Organometallics 1997, 16, 4845-4856. PDF
  • 3) "Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone Using Heterobimetallic Lanthanocene Complexes" Hultzsch, K. C.; Okuda, J. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 1997, 18, 809-815. PDF
  • 2) "Thermal and Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP) of [1]Silaferrocenophanes with Chlorine Substituents at Silicon: A Route to Tunable Poly(ferrocenylsilanes)" Zechel, D. L.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Rulkens, R.; Balaishis, D.; Ni, Y.; Pudelski, J. K.; Lough, A. J.; Manners, I.; Foucher, D. A. Organometallics 1996, 15, 1972-1978. PDF
  • 1) "Synthesis, Characterization, and Homopolymerization and Copolymerization Behavior of the Silicon-Bridged [1]Chromarenophane Cr(η-C6H5)2SiMe2" Hultzsch, K. C.; Nelson, J. M.; Lough, A. J.; Manners, I. Organometallics 1995, 14, 5496-5502. PDF

Patents

  • 1) "Binuclear metal hydride complexes as catalysts for the (co)polymerization of polar monomers" Okuda, J.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Geprägs, M. EP 0980873, 2000; JP 2000178280, 2000; US 6291655, 2001.
  • 2) "Nonbridged, mononuclear dialkylmetal half-sandwich complexes of rare earth metals and their use as catalysts for the (co)polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers" Okuda, J.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Geprägs, M. EP 0980875, 2000; JP 2000178293, 2000
  • 3) "Method for (co)polymerizing polar and non-polar monomers" Geprägs, M.; Queisser, J.; Okuda, J.; Hultzsch, K. C.; Beckerle, K. DE 19959252, 2001; WO 01/42314, 2001; US 6599996, 2003; JP 2004500450, 2004.