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Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Rina Takahashi
Hokkaido University
2
Yue Pang
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
3
Bastian Rösch
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
4
Philip M. Keil
Max Planck Computing and Data Facility
5
Joshua D. Queen
University of California, Irvine
6
Philipp Dabringhaus
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7
Leonardo Giusti
Institute for the Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds
8
Debabrata Dhara
University of Würzburg
9
Stephan Reichl
University of Regensburg
10
Henric Steffenfauseweh
Bielefeld University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Carbodiphosphorane-Activated Distibene and Dibismuthene Dications
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
25 cit.
2
Synthesis of Crystallographically Characterizable Bis(cyclopentadienyl) Sc(II) Complexes: (C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>2</sub><sup>t</sup>Bu<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>Sc and {[C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(SiMe<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>2</sub>ScI}<sup>1–</sup>
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
18 cit.
3
Synthesis and Reactivity of a Dialane‐Bridged Diradical
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
17 cit.
4
Dicationic Boron Derivatives of Schlenk’s and Thiele’s Hydrocarbon
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2025
15 cit.
5
In situ formation of reactive (di)gallenes for bond activation
Nature Synthesis|2024
14 cit.
6
Thermodynamic Modulation of Dihydrogen Activation Through Rational Ligand Design in Ge<sup>II</sup>–Ni<sup>0</sup> Complexes
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
14 cit.
7
Annulated Radical Cations with a C <sub>4</sub> E <sub>2</sub> ‐Core (E = P, As, Sb): Stable Pnictogen Analogs of Elusive Aryl Radical Anions of Birch Reduction Reactions
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2025
14 cit.
8
N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Analogues of Wittig Hydrocarbon
Chemistry - A European Journal|2024
8 cit.
9
Dinitrogen reduction chemistry with scandium provides a complex with two side-on (NN)<sup>2−</sup> ligands bound to one metal: (C<sub>5</sub>Me<sub>5</sub>)Sc[(µ-η<sup>2</sup>:η<sup>2</sup>-N<sub>2</sub>)Sc(C<sub>5</sub>Me<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>2</sub>
Chemical Science|2024
8 cit.
10
A Discrete Trialane with a Near-Linear Al<sub>3</sub> Axis
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
8 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Risti Ragadhita
Indonesia University of Education
2
Robert J. Gilliard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3
Liu Leo Liu
Southern University of Science and Technology
4
Lutz Greb
Heidelberg University
5
Congqing Zhu
Nanjing University
6
Crispin Lichtenberg
Philipps University of Marburg
7
Christian Hering‐Junghans
Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
8
Sudip Pan
Jilin University
9
Saurabh S. Chitnis
Dalhousie University
10
Michael J. Cowley
University of Edinburgh

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Synthesis and reactivity of low-oxidation-state alkaline earth metal complexes
Nature Synthesis|2022
78 cit.
2
Facile Synthesis of the Dicyanophosphide Anion via Electrochemical Activation of White Phosphorus: An Avenue to Organophosphorus Compounds
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
67 cit.
3
Stable Ketenyl Anions via Ligand Exchange at an Anionic Carbon as Powerful Synthons**
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2023
62 cit.
4
Air-Stable Thermoluminescent Carbodicarbene-Borafluorenium Ions
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
61 cit.
5
Lewis Superacidic Heavy Pnictaalkene Cations: Comparative Assessment of Carbodicarbene-Stibenium and Carbodicarbene-Bismuthenium Ions
Inorganic Chemistry|2022
53 cit.
6
Air- and photo-stable luminescent carbodicarbene-azaboraacenium ions
Nature Chemistry|2023
51 cit.
7
A stable rhodium-coordinated carbene with a σ <sup>0</sup> π <sup>2</sup> electronic configuration
Science|2024
51 cit.
8
Modulating the Frontier Orbitals of an Aluminylene for Facile Dearomatization of Inert Arenes**
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2022
50 cit.
9
Crystalline monometal-substituted free carbenes
Chem|2022
49 cit.
10
Heterometallic Clusters with Uranium–Metal Bonds Supported by Double-Layer Nitrogen–Phosphorus Ligands
Accounts of Chemical Research|2022
45 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Philip P. Power
University of California, Davis
2
Herbert W. Roesky
University of Göttingen
3
Gernot Frenking
Nanjing Tech University
4
Douglas W. Stephan
University of Toronto
5
Dietmar Stalke
University of Göttingen
6
Gerhard Erker
University of Münster
7
John F. Nixon
University of Sussex
8
Matthias Drieß
Technische Universität Berlin
9
Dominic S. Wright
University of Cambridge
10
T. Don Tilley
University of California, Berkeley

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Comparison of silver and molybdenum microfocus X-ray sources for single-crystal structure determination
Journal of Applied Crystallography|2014
4.8k cit.
2
Reversible, Metal-Free Hydrogen Activation
Science|2006
2.1k cit.
3
A set of f-polarization functions for pseudo-potential basis sets of the transition metals ScCu, YAg and LaAu
Chemical Physics Letters|1993
2.1k cit.
4
Frustrated Lewis Pairs: Metal‐free Hydrogen Activation and More
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2009
2k cit.
5
Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry: Development and Perspectives
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2015
1.8k cit.
6
Main-group elements as transition metals
Nature|2010
1.7k cit.
7
Crystal handling at low temperatures
Journal of Applied Crystallography|1993
1.2k cit.
8
Frustrated Lewis Pairs
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2015
1.2k cit.
9
Frustrated Lewis Pairs: From Concept to Catalysis
Accounts of Chemical Research|2014
1.1k cit.
10
Topics in current chemistry
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry|1982
1.1k cit.

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