Selected Publications
2024
Unger, Christoph; Schmalz, Holger; Lipp, Jannis; Kretschmer, Winfried; Kempe, Rhett
A Closed‐Loop Recyclable Low‐Density Polyethylene
in Advanced Science (2024)
doi:10.1002/advs.202307229 ...
2023
Fertig, Robin; Leowsky-Künstler, Felix; Irrgang, Torsten; Kempe, Rhett
Rational design of N-heterocyclic compound classes via regenerative cyclization of diamines
in Nature Communications volume 14 (2023)
doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36220-w ...
Loukrakpam, Rameshwori; Ferreira Gomes Lobo, Bruna; Prokop, Martin; Bauer, Christof; Kutter, Maximilian; Baier, Felix; Kempe, Rhett; Roth, Christina
Challenges and limitations of accelerated stress testing in GDE half-cell set-ups
in Journal of Power Sources volume 569 (2023)
doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.232905 ...
Goller, Alexander; Obenauf, Johannes; Kretschmer, Winfried; Kempe, Rhett
The Highly Controlled and Efficient Polymerization of Ethylene
in Angewandte Chemie International Edition volume 62 (2023) issue 8
doi:10.1002/ange.202216464 ...
2022
Dietel, Thomas; Lukas, Fabian; Kretschmer, Winfried; Kempe, Rhett
Elongation and branching of α-olefins by two ethylene molecules
in Science volume 375 (2022) issue 6584. - page 1021-1024
doi:10.1126/science.abm5281 ...
2021
Elfinger, Matthias; Schönauer, Timon; Thomä, Sabrina; Stäglich, Robert; Zobel, Mirijam; Senker, Jürgen; Drechsler, Markus; Kempe, Rhett
Co Catalyzed Synthesis of Primary Amines via Reductive Amination employing Hydrogen under very ...
in ChemSusChem volume 14 (2021) issue 11. - page 2360-2366
doi:10.1002/cssc.202100553 ...
Zhang, Guoying; Irrgang, Torsten; Schlagbauer, Martin; Kempe, Rhett
Synthesis of 1,3-diketones from esters via liberation of hydrogen
in Chem Catalysis volume 1 (2021) issue 3. - page 681-690
doi:10.1016/j.checat.2021.05.007 ...
2020
Bäumler, Christoph; Bauer, Christof; Kempe, Rhett
The Synthesis of Primary Amines through Reductive Amination Employing an Iron Catalyst
in ChemSusChem volume 13 (2020) issue 12. - page 3110-3114
doi:10.15495/EPub_UBT_00005026 ...
Kallmeier, Fabian; Fertig, Robin; Irrgang, Torsten; Kempe, Rhett
Chromium Catalyzed Alkylation of Amines by Alcohols
in Angewandte Chemie International Edition volume 59 (2020) issue 29. - page 11789-11793
doi:10.1002/anie.202001704 ...
Schlagbauer, Martin; Kallmeier, Fabian; Irrgang, Torsten; Kempe, Rhett
Manganese catalyzed ß‐methylation of alcohols by methanol
in Angewandte Chemie International Edition volume 59 (2020) issue 4. - page 1485-1490
doi:10.1002/anie.201912055 ...
Irrgang, Torsten; Kempe, Rhett
Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Reductive Amination Employing Hydrogen
in Chemical Reviews volume 120 (2020) issue 17. - page 9583-9674
doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00248 ...
2019
Hahn, Gabriela; Kunnas, Peter; de Jonge, Niels; Kempe, Rhett
General synthesis of primary amines via reductive amination employing a reusable nickel catalys ...
in Nature Catalysis volume 2 (2019) . - page 71-77
doi:10.1038/s41929-018-0202-6 ...
Irrgang, Torsten; Kempe, Rhett
3d-Metal Catalyzed N- and C-Alkylation Reactions via Borrowing Hydrogen or Hydrogen Autotransfe ...
in Chemical Reviews volume 119 (2019) issue 4. - page 2525-2549
doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00306 ...
Freitag, Frederik; Irrgang, Torsten; Kempe, Rhett
Mechanistic Studies of Hydride Transfer to Imines from a Highly Active and Chemoselective Manga ...
in Journal of the American Chemical Society volume 141 (2019) issue 29. - page 11677-11685
doi:10.1021/jacs.9b05024 ...
Kempe, Rhett
The co-catalyst is the key
in Nature Catalysis volume 2 (2019) . - page 184-185
doi:10.1038/s41929-019-0251-5 ...
Schwob, Tobias; Ade, Mirco; Kempe, Rhett
A Cobalt Catalyst Permits the Direct Hydrogenative Synthesis of 1H‐Perimidines from a Dinitroar ...
in ChemSusChem volume 12 (2019) issue 13. - page 3013-3017
doi:10.1002/cssc.201900498 ...
Schwob, Tobias; Kunnas, Peter; de Jonge, Niels; Papp, Christian; Steinrück, Hans-Peter; Kempe, Rhett
General and selective deoxygenation by hydrogen using a reusable earth-abundant metal catalyst
in Science Advances volume 5 (2019) issue 11
doi:10.1126/sciadv.aav3680 ...
2018
Kallmeier, Fabian; Kempe, Rhett
Manganese Complexes for (De)Hydrogenation Catalysis : A Comparison to Cobalt and Iron Catalysts
in Angewandte Chemie International Edition volume 57 (2018) issue 1. - page 46-60
doi:10.1002/anie.201709010 ...
Zhang, Guoying; Irrgang, Torsten; Dietel, Thomas; Kallmeier, Fabian; Kempe, Rhett
Manganese‐catalyzed Dehydrogenative Alkylation or α‐Olefination of Alkyl‐N‐Heteroaromatics by A ...
in Angewandte Chemie International Edition volume 57 (2018) issue 29. - page 9131-9135
doi:10.1002/anie.201801573 ...
Fertig, Robin; Irrgang, Torsten; Freitag, Frederik; Zander, Judith; Kempe, Rhett
Manganese-Catalyzed and Base-Switchable Synthesis of Amines or Imines via Borrowing Hydrogen or ...
in ACS Catalysis volume 8 (2018) issue 9. - page 8525-8530
doi:10.1021/acscatal.8b02530 ...
Forberg, Daniel; Schwob, Tobias; Kempe, Rhett
Catalytic condensation for the formation of polycyclic heteroaromatic compounds
in Nature Communications volume 9 (2018)
doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04143-6 ...
2017
Riberio, Luis; Flores, Octavio; Furtat, Plinio; Gervais, Christel; Kempe, Rhett; Machado, Ricardo A. F.; Motz, Günter
A novel PAN/silazane hybrid polymer for processing of carbon-based fibres with extraordinary ox ...
in Journal of Materials Chemistry A volume 5 (2017) issue 2. - page 720-729
doi:10.1039/c6ta09293d ...
Deibl, Nicklas; Kempe, Rhett
Manganese-Catalyzed Multicomponent Synthesis of Pyrimidines from Alcohols and Amidines
in Angewandte Chemie International Edition volume 56 (2017) issue 6. - page 1663-1666
doi:10.1002/anie.201611318 ...
Hille, Toni; Irrgang, Torsten; Kempe, Rhett
Synthesis of meta-Functionalized Pyridines via Selective Dehydrogenative Heterocondensation of ...
in Angewandte Chemie International Edition volume 56 (2017) issue 1. - page 371-374
doi:10.1002/anie.201610071 ...
Gollwitzer, Andreas; Dietel, Thomas; Kretschmer, Winfried; Kempe, Rhett
A Broadly Tunable Synthesis of Linear α-Olefins
in Nature Communications volume 8 (2017)
doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01507-2 ...
Kallmeier, Fabian; Dudziec, Beata; Irrgang, Torsten; Kempe, Rhett
Manganese-Catalyzed Sustainable Synthesis of Pyrroles from Alcohols and Amino Alcohols
in Angewandte Chemie International Edition volume 56 (2017) issue 25. - page 7261-7265
doi:10.1002/anie.201702543 ...
2016
Schwob, Tobias; Kempe, Rhett
A Reusable Co Catalyst for the Selective Hydrogenation of Functionalized Nitroarenes and the Di ...
in Angewandte Chemie International Edition volume 55 (2016) issue 48. - page 15175-15179
doi:10.1002/anie.201608321 ...
Forberg, Daniel; Schwob, Tobias; Zaheer, Muhammad; Friedrich, Martin; Miyajima, Nobuyoshi; Kempe, Rhett
Single-catalyst high-weight% hydrogen storage in an N-heterocycle synthesized from lignin hydro ...
in Nature Communications volume 7 (2016)
doi:10.1038/ncomms13201 ...
Deibl, Nicklas; Kempe, Rhett
General and Mild Cobalt-Catalyzed C-Alkylation of Unactivated Amides and Esters with Alcohols
in Journal of the American Chemical Society volume 138 (2016) issue 34. - page 10786-10789
doi:10.1021/jacs.6b06448 ...
Kallmeier, Fabian; Irrgang, Torsten; Dietel, Thomas; Kempe, Rhett
Highly Active and Selective Manganese C=O Bond Hydrogenation Catalysts : The Importance of the ...
in Angewandte Chemie International Edition volume 55 (2016) issue 39. - page 11806-11809
doi:10.1002/anie.201606218 ...
2015
Zaheer, Muhammad; Kempe, Rhett
Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Aryl Ethers : A Key Step in Lignin Valorization to Valuable Chemica ...
in ACS Catalysis volume 5 (2015) issue 3. - page 1675-1684
doi:10.1021/cs501498f ...
Rösler, Sina; Obenauf, Johannes; Kempe, Rhett
A Highly Active and Easily Accessible Cobalt Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenation of C═O Bonds ...
in Journal of the American Chemical Society volume 137 (2015) issue 25. - page 7998-8001
doi:10.1021/jacs.5b04349 ...
Deibl, Nicklas; Ament, Kevin; Kempe, Rhett
A Sustainable Multicomponent Pyrimidine Synthesis
in Journal of the American Chemical Society volume 137 (2015) issue 40. - page 12804-12807
doi:10.1021/jacs.5b09510 ...
Ewert, Julia-Katharina; Weingarth, Daniel; Denner, Christine; Friedrich, Martin; Zeiger, M.; Schreiber, Anna; Jäckel, Nicolas; Presser, Volker; Kempe, Rhett
Enhanced capacitance of nitrogen-doped hierarchically porous carbide-derived carbon in matched ...
in Journal of Materials Chemistry A volume 3 (2015) issue 37. - page 18906-18912
doi:10.1039/C5TA04773K ...
Rösler, Sina; Ertl, Michael; Irrgang, Torsten; Kempe, Rhett
Cobalt-Catalyzed Alkylation of Aromatic Amines by Alcohols
in Angewandte Chemie International Edition volume 54 (2015) issue 50. - page 15046-15050
doi:10.1002/anie.201507955 ...