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Andrea Hamza
Researcher at Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Publications - 34
Citations - 2061
Andrea Hamza is an academic researcher from Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Frustrated Lewis pair & Catalysis. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 33 publications receiving 1862 citations. Previous affiliations of Andrea Hamza include Chemical Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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Theoretical Studies on the Bifunctionality of Chiral Thiourea-Based Organocatalysts: Competing Routes to C−C Bond Formation
TL;DR: Two distinct reaction pathways are explored toward the formation of the Michael product that differ in the mode of electrophile activation, and both reaction channels are shown to be consistent with the notion of noncovalent organocatalysis in that the transition states leading to the Michael adduct are stabilized by extensive H-bonded networks.
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Turning Frustration into Bond Activation: A Theoretical Mechanistic Study on Heterolytic Hydrogen Splitting by Frustrated Lewis Pairs
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Rationalizing the reactivity of frustrated Lewis pairs: Thermodynamics of H2 activation and the role of acid-base properties
TL;DR: The acid-base strengths of recently reported frustrated Lewis pairs and their relation with the thermodynamic feasibility of heterolytic hydrogen splitting reactions are analyzed in terms of quantum chemical calculations.
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On the Mechanism of B(C6F5)3-Catalyzed Direct Hydrogenation of Imines: Inherent and Thermally Induced Frustration
TL;DR: The reaction mechanism for the transition metal free direct hydrogenation of bulky imines catalyzed by the Lewis acid B(C6F5)3 is investigated in detail by quantum chemical calculations, and the results provide solid support for the imine reduction pathway proposed from experimental observations.
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Reactivity models of hydrogen activation by frustrated Lewis pairs: synergistic electron transfers or polarization by electric field?
TL;DR: Analysis of structural and electronic rearrangements as well as the EFs along the H2 splitting pathways for a representative set of reactions reveals that electron donations developing already in the initial phase are general characteristics of all studied reactions, and the related ET model provides qualitative interpretation for the main features of the reaction pathways.