François Diederich

71.0k total citations · 15 hit papers
850 papers, 60.8k citations indexed

About

François Diederich is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, François Diederich has authored 850 papers receiving a total of 60.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 542 papers in Organic Chemistry, 342 papers in Materials Chemistry and 203 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in François Diederich's work include Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (243 papers), Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (209 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (117 papers). François Diederich is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (243 papers), Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (209 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (117 papers). François Diederich collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. François Diederich's co-authors include Klaus Müller, Ronald K. Castellano, Emmanuel A. Meyer, Carlo Thilgen, Yves Rubin, Paul Seiler, Robert L. Whetten, Corinne Boudon, Rainer E. Martin and Jean‐Paul Gisselbrecht and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

François Diederich

843 papers receiving 59.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Fluorine in Pharmaceuticals: Looking Beyond Intuition

2007 5.8k citations François Diederich et al. profile →
Interactions with Aromatic Rings in Chemical and Biological Recognition

2003 3.1k citations François Diederich et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Acetylenic Coupling: A Powerful Tool in Molecular Construction

2000 1.3k citations François Diederich et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Aromatic Rings in Chemical and Biological Recognition: Energetics and Structures

2011 1.3k citations François Diederich et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Linear Monodisperse π-Conjugated Oligomers: Model Compounds for Polymers and More

1999 845 citations Rainer E. Martin, François Diederich Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Characterization of the soluble all-carbon molecules C60 and C70

1990 715 citations François Diederich et al. profile →
Supramolecular fullerene chemistry

1999 654 citations François Diederich et al. profile →
Alkali-Fulleride Superconductors: Synthesis, Composition, and Diamagnetic Shielding

1991 611 citations François Diederich et al. profile →
The Higher Fullerenes: Isolation and Characterization of C ₇₆ , C ₈₄ , C ₉₀ , C ₉₄ , and C ₇₀ O, an Oxide of D _5h -C ₇₀

1991 572 citations François Diederich et al. profile →
Synthetic Approaches toward Molecular and Polymeric Carbon Allotropes

1992 566 citations François Diederich et al. profile →
Covalent Fullerene Chemistry

1996 564 citations François Diederich et al. profile →
Wechselwirkungen mit aromatischen Ringen in chemischen und biologischen Erkennungsprozessen

2003 537 citations François Diederich et al. Angewandte Chemie profile →
Molecular Recognition in Chemical and Biological Systems

2015 530 citations Elke Persch, François Diederich et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Carbon scaffolding: building acetylenic all-carbon and carbon-rich compounds

1994 406 citations François Diederich profile →
Complexation of Neutral Molecules by Cyclophane Hosts

1988 370 citations François Diederich profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A H₂@C₆₀¹H NMR probe for sensitively detecting the supramolecular interactions between a molecular tweezer and C₆₀ 2024 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown), Zhi Yu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wenjie Liang, François Diederich, Martin Saunders, Hai Xu	2
2	¹⁹F-NMR Unveils the Ligand-Induced Conformation of a Catalytically Inactive Twisted Homodimer of tRNA–Guanine Transglycosylase 2022 ·ACS Chemical Biology ·(unknown), Gerd Gemmecker, (unknown), Levon D. Movsisyan, Toni Pfaffeneder, A. Heine, Klaus Reuter, François Diederich, Michael Sattler, G. Klebe	1
3	Unraveling a Ligand‐Induced Twist of a Homodimeric Enzyme by Pulsed Electron–Electron Double Resonance 2021 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), Dinar Abdullin, Caspar A. Heubach, Toni Pfaffeneder, (unknown), A. Heine, Klaus Reuter, François Diederich, Olav Schiemann, G. Klebe	7
4	Entschlüsselung der ligandeninduzierten Verdrehung eines homodimeren Enzyms mit Hilfe der gepulsten Elektron‐Elektron‐Doppelresonanz‐Spektroskopie 2021 ·Angewandte Chemie ·(unknown), Dinar Abdullin, Caspar A. Heubach, Toni Pfaffeneder, (unknown), A. Heine, Klaus Reuter, François Diederich, Olav Schiemann, G. Klebe	1
5	Molecular Recognition and Cocrystallization of Methylated and Halogenated Fragments of Danicalipin A by Enantiopure Alleno-Acetylenic Cage Receptors 2020 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Cornelius Gropp, Stefan Fischer, Tamara Husch, Nils Trapp, Erick M. Carreira, François Diederich	17
6	Structure modulated charge transfer in carbon atomic wires 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Alberto Milani, (unknown), (unknown), Valeria Russo, Andrea Li Bassi, Andrea Lucotti, Matteo Tommasini, Manolis D. Tzirakis, François Diederich, Carlo S. Casari	102
7	Swapping Interface Contacts in the Homodimeric tRNA‐Guanine Transglycosylase: An Option for Functional Regulation 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), (unknown), Toni Pfaffeneder, Bruno Bernet, Christoph Hohn, Elisabeth Schäfer, Thomas Botzanowski, Sarah Cianférani, A. Heine, Klaus Reuter, François Diederich, G. Klebe	9
8	Austausch der Proteinkontaktflächen in der homodimeren tRNA‐Guanin‐Transglycosylase: ein Weg der funktionellen Regulation 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie ·(unknown), (unknown), Toni Pfaffeneder, Bruno Bernet, Christoph Hohn, Elisabeth Schäfer, Thomas Botzanowski, Sarah Cianférani, A. Heine, Klaus Reuter, François Diederich, G. Klebe	2
9	2H-1,2,3-Triazole-Based Dipeptidyl Nitriles: Potent, Selective, and Trypanocidal Rhodesain Inhibitors by Structure-Based Design 2018 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Maude Giroud, Bernd Kuhn, (unknown), (unknown), Rainer E. Martin, Franz Schuler, François Diederich, Marcel Kaiser, Reto Brun, Tanja Schirmeister, Wolfgang Haap	44
10	Charge‐Transfer Salts of 6,6‐Dicyanopentafulvenes: From Topology to Charge Separation in Solution 2018 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Aaron D. Finke, Michal Zalibera, (unknown), Anne‐Marie Kelterer, Christian Mensing, (unknown), François Diederich, Georg Gescheidt	1
11	Mechanism of Allosteric Inhibition of the Enzyme IspD by Three Different Classes of Ligands 2017 ·ACS Chemical Biology ·(unknown), Boris Illarionov, Annika Frank, (unknown), (unknown), Adelbert Bacher, Matthias Witschel, Markus Fischer, M. Groll, François Diederich	18
12	Prospective Evaluation of Free Energy Calculations for the Prioritization of Cathepsin L Inhibitors 2017 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Bernd Kuhn, Michal Tichý, Lingle Wang, Shaughnessy Robinson, Rainer E. Martin, A. Kuglstatter, Jörg Benz, Maude Giroud, Tanja Schirmeister, Robert Abel, François Diederich, Jérôme Hert	101
13	A Four‐Step Synthesis of Substituted 5,11‐Dicyano‐6,12‐diaryltetracenes with Enhanced Stability and High Fluorescence Emission 2017 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown), Przemysław Gaweł, Brian J. Levandowski, Yun‐Fang Yang, Víctor García‐López, Nils Trapp, Laurent Ruhlmann, Corinne Boudon, K. N. Houk, François Diederich	13
14	Synthesis of Dicyano‐Substituted Benzo[c]fluorenes from Tetraaryl[3]cumulenes 2016 ·European Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Przemysław Gaweł, (unknown), David Schweinfurth, Nils Trapp, Laurent Ruhlmann, Corinne Boudon, François Diederich	7
15	Binding to Large Enzyme Pockets: Small‐Molecule Inhibitors of Trypanothione Reductase 2014 ·ChemMedChem ·Elke Persch, S. Bryson, (unknown), Christian Eberle, (unknown), Natalie Dirdjaja, Marcel Kaiser, Maria Weber, (unknown), Reto Brun, Gisbert Schneider, E.F. Pai, R. Luise Krauth‐Siegel, François Diederich	43
16	Controlling the Dimensionality and Structure of Supramolecular Porphyrin Assemblies by their Functional Substituents: Dimers, Chains, and Close‐Packed 2D Assemblies 2012 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Cristian Iacoviță, (unknown), Saranyan Vijayaraghavan, Mihaela Enache, Meike Stöhr, François Diederich, Thomas A. Jung	19
17	Inhibitoren des Herbizid‐Targets IspD: Bindung in einer allosterischen Tasche 2011 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Matthias Witschel, Hans Wolfgang Höffken, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Mietzner, (unknown), Ricarda Niggeweg, (unknown), Boris Illarionov, Felix Rohdich, J. Kaiser, Markus Fischer, Adelbert Bacher, François Diederich	6
18	Inhibitors of the Herbicidal Target IspD: Allosteric Site Binding 2011 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Matthias Witschel, Hans Wolfgang Höffken, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Mietzner, (unknown), Ricarda Niggeweg, (unknown), Boris Illarionov, Felix Rohdich, J. Kaiser, Markus Fischer, Adelbert Bacher, François Diederich	50
19	Solvatochromism as an efficient tool to study N,N‐dimethylamino‐ and cyano‐substituted π‐conjugated molecules with an intramolecular charge‐transfer absorption 2010 ·Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry ·Filip Bureš, Oldřich Pytela, Milan Kivala, François Diederich	70
20	Poly(triacetylene) Oligomers: Conformational Analysis by X-Ray Crystallography and Synthesis of a 17.8-nm-Long Monodisperse 24-mer 2001 ·Helvetica Chimica Acta ·(unknown), M. A. Estermann, Völker Gramlich, François Diederich	23

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