Edwin Otten

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Edwin Otten is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Edwin Otten has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Organic Chemistry, 41 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 25 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Edwin Otten's work include Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (22 papers), Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (20 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (19 papers). Edwin Otten is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (22 papers), Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (20 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (19 papers). Edwin Otten collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Canada. Edwin Otten's co-authors include Douglas W. Stephan, Mu‐Chieh Chang, R.C. Neu, Roland Fröhlich, Gerald Kehr, Gerhard Erker, Ben L. Feringa, C.M. Momming, Stefan Grimme and Jos C. M. Kistemaker and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Edwin Otten

80 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Reversible Metal‐Free Car... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 200 400 600
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Reversible Metal‐Free Carbon Dioxide Binding by Frustrated Lewis Pairs
    2009 660 citations C.M. Momming, Edwin Otten et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Edwin Otten 3.0k 1.7k 990 626 333 81 4.0k
Mark Botoshansky 2.6k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 1.4× 308 0.5× 409 1.2× 147 4.0k
Alexander Pöthig 3.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 948 1.0× 473 0.8× 104 0.3× 185 4.5k
Mohand Melaïmi 6.3k 2.1× 2.2k 1.3× 726 0.7× 412 0.7× 154 0.5× 80 6.8k
Michael J. Ingleson 5.1k 1.7× 2.3k 1.3× 1.5k 1.6× 256 0.4× 215 0.6× 135 6.3k
Titel Jurca 2.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 317 0.5× 236 0.7× 105 3.7k
Hon Man Lee 5.7k 1.9× 2.1k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 560 0.9× 295 0.9× 172 6.8k
Jitendra K. Bera 2.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 665 0.7× 326 0.5× 123 0.4× 126 3.5k
Heikki M. Tuononen 3.3k 1.1× 2.4k 1.4× 620 0.6× 248 0.4× 389 1.2× 147 4.3k
Burjor Captain 3.2k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 1.6k 1.6× 162 0.3× 243 0.7× 158 4.3k
Martyn P. Coles 5.9k 2.0× 4.2k 2.4× 774 0.8× 719 1.1× 251 0.8× 210 6.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edwin Otten

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All Works

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Heyes, Derren J., et al.. (2025). Asymmetric Enantio-complementary Synthesis of Thioethers via Ene-Reductase-Catalyzed C–C Bond Formation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(22). 18618–18625. 1 indexed citations
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Cunha, Ana V., et al.. (2024). Changes in aromaticity of spin-crossover complexes: a signature for non-innocent ligands. Dalton Transactions. 53(6). 2789–2796. 1 indexed citations
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Gómez‐Bengoa, Enrique, et al.. (2023). Mechanistic studies of the palladium-catalyzed S,O-ligand promoted C–H olefination of aromatic compounds. Chemical Science. 14(11). 2943–2953. 6 indexed citations
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Vries, F. de, et al.. (2022). Bipolar Verdazyl Radicals for Symmetrical Batteries: Properties and Stability in All States of Charge. ChemPhysChem. 24(4). e202200779–e202200779. 14 indexed citations
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Roke, Diederik, et al.. (2019). A chiral self-sorting photoresponsive coordination cage based on overcrowded alkenes. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 15. 2767–2773. 41 indexed citations
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Vries, F. de, et al.. (2018). Palladium alkyl complexes with a formazanate ligand: synthesis, structure and reactivity. Dalton Transactions. 47(41). 14445–14451. 8 indexed citations
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Otten, Edwin, et al.. (2018). Lewis Acid Catalyzed Conversion of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 1,2,4-Benzenetriol, an Overlooked Biobased Compound. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(3). 3419–3425. 36 indexed citations
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Rong, Jiawei, Juan F. Collados, Pablo Ortiz, et al.. (2016). Catalytic enantioselective addition of Grignard reagents to aromatic silyl ketimines. Nature Communications. 7(1). 13780–13780. 24 indexed citations
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Laurent, Adèle D., Edwin Otten, Boris Le Guennic, & Denis Jacquemin. (2016). Formazanate boron difluoride dyes: discrepancies between TD-DFT and wavefunction descriptions. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 22(11). 263–263. 8 indexed citations
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Zijlstra, Douwe S., et al.. (2015). A Metal–Ligand Cooperative Pathway for Intermolecular Oxa‐Michael Additions to Unsaturated Nitriles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(14). 4236–4240. 48 indexed citations
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Tang, Zhou, Edwin Otten, Joost N. H. Reek, Jarl Ivar van der Vlugt, & Bas de Bruin. (2015). Dynamic Ligand Reactivity in a Rhodium Pincer Complex. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(36). 12683–12693. 29 indexed citations
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Hornillos, Valentı́n, Carlos Vila, Edwin Otten, & Ben L. Feringa. (2015). Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Phosphine Boronates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(27). 7867–7871. 37 indexed citations
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Chang, Mu‐Chieh, et al.. (2014). The Formazanate Ligand as an Electron Reservoir: Bis(Formazanate) Zinc Complexes Isolated in Three Redox States. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(16). 4118–4122. 88 indexed citations
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Chang, Mu‐Chieh, et al.. (2014). Alkene Isomerisation Catalysed by a Ruthenium PNN Pincer Complex. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(47). 15434–15442. 46 indexed citations
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Vlatković, Matea, Luca Bernardi, Edwin Otten, & Ben L. Feringa. (2014). Dual stereocontrol over the Henry reaction using a light- and heat-triggered organocatalyst. Chemical Communications. 50(58). 7773–7773. 87 indexed citations
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Li, Jianwei, et al.. (2014). An “Ingredients” Approach to Functional Self‐Synthesizing Materials: A Metal‐Ion‐Selective, Multi‐Responsive, Self‐Assembled Hydrogel. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(48). 15709–15714. 42 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiaoxi, Edwin Otten, Datong Song, & Douglas W. Stephan. (2010). Ni→B Interactions in Nickel Phosphino‐Alkynyl‐Borane Complexes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 16(7). 2040–2044. 26 indexed citations
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Neu, R.C., Edwin Otten, & Douglas W. Stephan. (2009). Bridging Binding Modes of Phosphine‐Stabilized Nitrous Oxide to Zn(C6F5)2. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(51). 9709–9712. 64 indexed citations
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Momming, C.M., Edwin Otten, Gerald Kehr, et al.. (2009). Reversible Metal‐Free Carbon Dioxide Binding by Frustrated Lewis Pairs. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(36). 6643–6646. 660 indexed citations breakdown →
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Otten, Edwin, Auke Meetsma, & B. Hessen. (2007). Structure and Reactivity of the β-Agostic [ansa-Cp-arene]Ta(nPr) Cation:  Ambivalent Behavior Induced by Intramolecular Arene Coordination. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 129(33). 10100–10101. 20 indexed citations

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