Philip S. J. Kaib

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Philip S. J. Kaib is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip S. J. Kaib has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Organic Chemistry, 10 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Philip S. J. Kaib's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (15 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (14 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (10 papers). Philip S. J. Kaib is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (15 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (14 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (10 papers). Philip S. J. Kaib collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Ukraine. Philip S. J. Kaib's co-authors include Benjamin List, Sunggi Lee, Roberta Properzi, Lucas Schreyer, Markus Leutzsch, Vijay N. Wakchaure, Luping Liu, Christophe Farès, Richard Goddard and Youwei Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Philip S. J. Kaib

22 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Activation of olefins via asymmetric Brønsted acid catalysis 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200
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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. Activation of olefins via asymmetric Brønsted acid catalysis
    2018 203 citations Nobuya Tsuji, Jennifer L. Kennemur et al. Science profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philip S. J. Kaib Germany 19 1.2k 506 209 81 62 22 1.4k
Sunggi Lee South Korea 16 1.3k 1.0× 413 0.8× 199 1.0× 56 0.7× 42 0.7× 40 1.4k
Manuel Mahlau Germany 6 1.2k 1.0× 472 0.9× 170 0.8× 107 1.3× 66 1.1× 7 1.3k
Bruce Z. Lu United States 23 1.5k 1.2× 523 1.0× 275 1.3× 75 0.9× 55 0.9× 34 1.6k
Chao‐Shan Da China 22 1.3k 1.1× 527 1.0× 328 1.6× 80 1.0× 44 0.7× 58 1.4k
Saravanan Gowrisankar South Korea 23 1.4k 1.2× 276 0.5× 193 0.9× 73 0.9× 37 0.6× 52 1.5k
Vijay N. Wakchaure Germany 20 1.2k 0.9× 562 1.1× 275 1.3× 61 0.8× 60 1.0× 26 1.3k
Keisuke Asano Japan 24 1.4k 1.2× 321 0.6× 217 1.0× 212 2.6× 56 0.9× 56 1.5k
Jiping Fu United States 9 1.8k 1.4× 613 1.2× 332 1.6× 40 0.5× 34 0.5× 14 1.8k
Jérôme Blanchet France 22 1.2k 1.0× 350 0.7× 503 2.4× 63 0.8× 31 0.5× 46 1.4k
Avinash N. Thadani Canada 20 1.7k 1.4× 365 0.7× 337 1.6× 64 0.8× 41 0.7× 29 1.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Properzi, Roberta, Philip S. J. Kaib, Markus Leutzsch, et al.. (2020). Catalytic enantiocontrol over a non-classical carbocation. Nature Chemistry. 12(12). 1174–1179. 62 indexed citations
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Schreyer, Lucas, Philip S. J. Kaib, Vijay N. Wakchaure, et al.. (2018). Confined acids catalyze asymmetric single aldolizations of acetaldehyde enolates. Science. 362(6411). 216–219. 74 indexed citations
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Bae, Han Yong, Denis Höfler, Philip S. J. Kaib, et al.. (2018). Approaching sub-ppm-level asymmetric organocatalysis of a highly challenging and scalable carbon–carbon bond forming reaction. Nature Chemistry. 10(8). 888–894. 89 indexed citations
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Tsuji, Nobuya, Jennifer L. Kennemur, Thomas Buyck, et al.. (2018). Activation of olefins via asymmetric Brønsted acid catalysis. Science. 359(6383). 1501–1505. 203 indexed citations breakdown →
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List, Benjamin, Sunggi Lee, & Philip S. J. Kaib. (2017). N-Triflylphosphorimidoyl Trichloride: A Versatile Reagent for the Synthesis of Strong Chiral Brønsted Acids. Synlett. 28(12). 1478–1480. 11 indexed citations
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Lee, Sunggi, Philip S. J. Kaib, & Benjamin List. (2017). Asymmetric Catalysis via Cyclic, Aliphatic Oxocarbenium Ions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(6). 2156–2159. 106 indexed citations
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Liu, Luping, Hyejin Kim, Youwei Xie, et al.. (2017). Catalytic Asymmetric [4+2]-Cycloaddition of Dienes with Aldehydes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(39). 13656–13659. 82 indexed citations
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Kaib, Philip S. J., et al.. (2017). The Catalytic Asymmetric Mukaiyama–Michael Reaction of Silyl Ketene Acetals with α,β‐Unsaturated Methyl Esters. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(9). 2464–2468. 58 indexed citations
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Kaib, Philip S. J., et al.. (2017). Die katalytische, asymmetrische Mukaiyama‐Michael‐Reaktion von Silylketenacetalen mit α,β‐ungesättigten Methylestern. Angewandte Chemie. 130(9). 2489–2493. 9 indexed citations
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Kaib, Philip S. J., Lucas Schreyer, Sunggi Lee, Roberta Properzi, & Benjamin List. (2016). Extremely Active Organocatalysts Enable a Highly Enantioselective Addition of Allyltrimethylsilane to Aldehydes. Angewandte Chemie. 128(42). 13394–13397. 67 indexed citations
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Xie, Youwei, Gui‐Juan Cheng, Sunggi Lee, et al.. (2016). Catalytic Asymmetric Vinylogous Prins Cyclization: A Highly Diastereo- and Enantioselective Entry to Tetrahydrofurans. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138(44). 14538–14541. 75 indexed citations
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Liu, Luping, Philip S. J. Kaib, Aurélien Tap, & Benjamin List. (2016). A General Catalytic Asymmetric Prins Cyclization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138(34). 10822–10825. 91 indexed citations
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Kaib, Philip S. J., Lucas Schreyer, Sunggi Lee, Roberta Properzi, & Benjamin List. (2016). Extremely Active Organocatalysts Enable a Highly Enantioselective Addition of Allyltrimethylsilane to Aldehydes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(42). 13200–13203. 118 indexed citations
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List, Benjamin & Philip S. J. Kaib. (2015). Highly Acidic BINOL-Derived Phosphoramidimidates and their Application in the Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Synthesis of α-Tocopherol. Synlett. 27(1). 156–158. 21 indexed citations
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Wakchaure, Vijay N., Philip S. J. Kaib, Markus Leutzsch, & Benjamin List. (2015). Disulfonimide‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Reduction of N‐Alkyl Imines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(40). 11852–11856. 82 indexed citations
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Wakchaure, Vijay N., Philip S. J. Kaib, Markus Leutzsch, & Benjamin List. (2015). Disulfonimid‐katalysierte asymmetrische Reduktion von N‐Alkyliminen. Angewandte Chemie. 127(40). 12019–12023. 24 indexed citations
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List, Benjamin, Ilija Čorić, Oleksandr O. Grygorenko, et al.. (2013). The Catalytic Asymmetric α‐Benzylation of Aldehydes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(1). 282–285. 72 indexed citations
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Newhouse, Timothy R., Philip S. J. Kaib, Andrew W. Gross, & E. J. Corey. (2013). Versatile Approaches for the Synthesis of Fused-Ring γ-Lactones Utilizing Cyclopropane Intermediates. Organic Letters. 15(7). 1591–1593. 33 indexed citations
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Trost, Barry M., et al.. (2011). Acetoxy Meldrum’s Acid: A Versatile Acyl Anion Equivalent in the Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation. Organic Letters. 13(12). 3222–3225. 23 indexed citations
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Salonen, Laura M., Mareike C. Holland, Philip S. J. Kaib, et al.. (2011). Molecular Recognition at the Active Site of Factor Xa: Cation–π Interactions, Stacking on Planar Peptide Surfaces, and Replacement of Structural Water. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(1). 213–222. 48 indexed citations

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