Gerard van Koten (born 1942) is Professor of Organic Chemistry and Catalysis at the Debye Institute of the Utrecht University (since 1986). He studied at Utrecht University (Master of Science 1967). In 1967 he joined the Institute for Organic Chemistry, TNO as a permanent staff member and obtained his PhD (1974; Summa Cum Laude) from the Utrecht University (Prof. Dr. G.J.H. van der Kerk). In 1977 he moved to the University of Amsterdam (Inorganic Chemistry) where he was appointed professor (personal chair) in Organometallic Chemistry. In 1986 he moved to Utrecht University were he occupied the Chair of Organic Chemistry and Catalysis. February 2004 (to 2012) he was appointed Distinguished University Professor of the Utrecht University. He retired 6 September 2007 and was appointed Honorary University Professor. In October 2007 he was appointed Part Time Distinguished Research Professor of the University of Cardiff (UK) (2007-2010) and Honorary Distinguished Professor (2011- 2015).

Science interests

His research interests comprise the study of fundamental processes in organometallic chemistry, the application of organometallic complexes as catalysts for homogeneous catalysis, in particular for fine-chemical synthesis, and as materials with special physicochemical properties (molecular wires and switches). He is well known for his ground breaking fundamental and applied research on XCX-pincer metal complexes that is a field of research he started with the finding of the first examples of metal-mediated, reversible C-C bond cleavage reactions in 1978. The preparation and use of the first examples of homogeneous metallodendrimer catalysts demonstrate his interest for supramolecular systems with (organometallic) catalytically active functionalities. Recent developments involve the introduction of the XCX-pincer metal units in polypeptide chains, carbohydrates and in the active site of serine hydrolases. Furthermore, systems are under development for cascade catalysis that is connected to his current interest in the development of sustainable (green) chemistry.

He is author of over 800 scientific publications and review papers and of 35 patents. Total citations 23,575 (for 755 papers), h-index 66. He has been thesis supervisor for over 85 PhD theses.

 International Research Projects

-He was engaged in several international research projects such as: Ciba-Geigy A.G., Basel: Support by CIDNAP and ENDOR-ESR experiments on persistent organometallic radicals; E.E.G.: Nucleophilic substitutions on arenoniumplatinum compounds, 1987-1988; E.E.G.: Novel heterocyclic compounds through ring enlargement of metallocycles, by alkyne insertions and subsequent ring closure. Joint project together with Dr. M. Pfeffer, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France 1986-1989; E.E.G.: Study of the enantioselective substrate recognition by chiral organocopper reagents. Structural features of reacting species and applications in asymmetric syntheses. Joint project (1986-1989 together with Dr. P. Braunstein, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France; EEG: Synthesis, Mechanism and Structure in Organopalladium- Catalyzed reactions 1990-1994, Joint Project together with Dr. M. Pfeffer, Dr. A. Dedieu (Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg France) and Dr. J.M. Brown (Univeristy of Oxford, England); Coordinator of the Human Capital and Mobility Network, EC, “Metal-mediated and Catalyzed Organic Synthesis”. Participating groups are: G. van Koten, Debye Research Institute, Utrecht University (Network Coordinator), J. Geus, Debye Research Institute, Utrecht University, K. Vrieze, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, P.W.N.M. van Leeuwen, Laboratory of Chemical Technology, University of Amsterdam, M. Pfeffer, Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, CNRS, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, J.A. Osborn, Laboratoire de Catalyse Homogene, CNRS, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, H. Rudler, Laboratoire de Chimie Organique, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, A. Alexakis, Laboratoire de Chimie des Organo-Elements, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, B. Chaudret, Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, CNRS, Toulouse, W. Keim, Institut fur Technische Chemie und Petrochemie der RWTH Aachen, D. Enders, Institut fur Organische Chemie der RWTH Aachen, A. Merbach, Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Lausanne, J. E. Bäckvall, Institute of Chemistry, University of Uppsala, 1993-2000. Moreover, he was involved in various COST Chemistry Actions, e.g. D2, D8, D12, D24.

Academic Management

He served in a large number of academic management functions and a summary over the past 15 years is presented.

In the Netherlands

• In the period 1995-2000 he was Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry. In September 2003 he became Chairman of the Board of the Faculties of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics and Information Science, Pharmaceutical Science and Biology. From 2004-2005 he was responsible for the merger of these five former Faculties into one Faculty of Science. From 2005 until September 2007 he served as Dean of the Faculty of Science of the Utrecht University.
• In 2002 he was appointed as Chairman of the committee responsible for the renewal of the Chemistry Educational Program at Secondary School level by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science (OC&W) and more recently formed a steering group that is responsible for the implementation of the concept-context approach in chemistry. Moreover, in 2003 he was Chairman of an advisory Committee for the renewal of the Secondary School (Pre-University) curriculum of the KNAW that issued the report “Talent for the Pre-University Schools in the Netherlands”. He was Member of the committee (Profielcommissie) of the Ministry of Education and Research (OC&W) advising the Minister about the future direction of the pre-university education in the Netherlands.
• -He has been Chairman of the Academy Committee for Chemistry of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) (1996-2007).
• -He has been Member of the Executive Board of ACTS that organizes private-public investment programs (ACTS Advanced Catalytic Technologies for Sustainability involving joint Academy-Industry research programs in which Catalysis is the key technology (2000-2005).
• He has been one of the founders of the Netherlands Institute for Catalysis Research, NIOK, from which he was Chairman of the Board from 1991 to 1999 and Scientific Director from 2000-2003.
• He was Member of the Scientific Council of the Netherlands Research Combination Catalysis (2006) and is currently Chairman of the International Scientific Board of NRSC-C.
• Presently he is Member of the governmental Foresight group Chemistry (Regiegroep Chemie) (2006-). This Foresight group is responsible for the coordination and initiation of innovation in the Netherlands in Industry and Academia.
• He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Molecular Frontiers that is a world-wide virtual institute that seeks to strengthen the position of Science in Society (2007-2009).
• From January 2008 to December 2009 he acted as President of the Royal Dutch Chemical Society (KNCV).
• He was a Member of the Scientific Council of the Netherlands Research Combination Catalysis (2006) and from 2007 on acts as Chairman of the International Scientific Board.
• He is Member of the Board of the Roosevelt Academy (2007- ).

In Europe

• He has been involved with COST Chemistry (EU DG Research) acting as Chair of various research programs from 1993 on, from 1997-200 as Vice-President of the Technical Committee and as President of this Committee from 2000-2003.
• He acted as Chairman of the COST program (EU), Selective synthesis (1993-1994); Coordinator for the EC program Human Capital and Mobility Network “Metal-Mediated and Catalyzed Organic Synthesis (1993 24 months).
• He has been a Member of the Ad-hoc Group Biomaterials, COST (2002-2003).
• He acted as a Member in the review board of the Excellence Initiative by the German Federal and State Governments to promote Science and Research at German Universities (2006-2007) and as Peer reviewer for the ESF (2007-2008) and ERC 2008-2010.
• He has also been a member of the DFG committee Selection Clusters of Excellence and Graduate Schools in Germany, (20-21 November 2006).

 Organization of International Conferences and Memberships of International Boards

In addition to the organization of conferences on national level he is member of scientific international advisory boards of a number of international conferences, i.e. OMCOS (IUPAC International Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis), ISOM (International Symposium on Olefin Metathesis), ICOMC (IUPAC International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry). He has been organizer and chairman of the 6^th OMCOS in Utrecht in 1991 and the 13^th ISOM in Kerkrade in 1999. Furthermore, he organized regularly smaller international symposia in the framework of the EU-networks (in the various Framework Programs) and COST programs he chaired.

 Visiting Professorships

He has been visiting Professor in Strasbourg (France), Salt Lake City (US), Sassari (Italy), Heidelberg and Dortmund (Germany), Fribourg (Switzerland), North West Pacific Inorganic Chemistry Lecturer (1999) (Canada/USA), Lausanne (Switzerland) and in Singapore (2008). He has been Merck Lecturer of Organic Synthesis in the UK, Sasol Lecturer in Homogeneous Catalysis in Canada (Ottawa), visiting lectureship at the IQUI Tarragona, visiting Professor at the CaRLa institute for Homogeneous Catalysis in Heidelberg and Jones Lecturer at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada (2010).

Board Membership of Scientific Journals

He was/is board member of a series of scientific journals, e.g. Organometallics and Chemistry-A European Journal, Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, academic advisory board of Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis.

 Memberships

• He is member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
• He is Member of the Academy of Technology and Innovation (ACTI).
• He is Member of the KNCV (Royal Netherlands Chemical Society), ACS American Chemical Society) and RCS Royal Society of Chemistry) (FRSC).

 Consultancy

He was/is consultant of a number of chemical and pharmaceutical companies, e.g. DSM, Novartis, DOW Chemicals, Ciba Specialty Chemicals (until 2008) and Arkema Vlissingen (current)

Prize Committees

He has served on the Boards of a number of Prize committees of the Utrecht University and of various organizations, e.g. of the Swiss Chemical Society from  to 2008, FWO Excellence Prizes 2010 dr de Leeuw-Damry-Boulart, Belgium.

Audit Committees

He participated in various peer review and audit committees, but recent ones are at the University of Antwerp (Department of Chemistry; 2009, Chairman) and the University of Southampton (School of Chemistry; 2009, Member), etc.

Awards

He has been given multiple awards for his achievements in chemistry: 1982 Gold medal for chemistry, Royal Chemical Society of The Netherlands; 1989 Science Exchange program of Germany - The Netherlands; 1991-1992 Fellowship Taiwan Society for the Promotion of Chemistry; 1992-1993 Fellowship Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; 1996 Qualification “Excellent” in the National Audit of the research in chemistry in The Netherlands; 1997 Senior Qualification for teaching of the Utrecht University; 1998     North West Pacific Inorganic Lectureship Canada/USA; 2000 The Gambrinus Fellowship, Lecture Dortmund, Germany; 2000 Programme Award Netherlands Foundation for Scientific Research; 2002 Qualification “Excellent” in the National Audit of the research in chemistry in the Netherlands; 2007 Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw (Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion).

Full list of PhD thesis

Recent PhD thesis

2006

R. Kreiter,  Triarylphosphines with nucleophilic substituents for the construction of  multimetallic and dendritic assemblies, Utrecht , 9/2/2006.

S.Gosiewka,  Chiral Pd and Fe complexes of L-proline derived pincer ligands. Structural and catalytic studies, Utrecht, 29/3/2006.

M.Gagliardo,  Ru(II) complexes of anionic bisphosphinoaryl ligands as catalysts and building blocks for functional materials, Utrecht, 10/5//2006.

2007

P.C.A.Bruijnincx,  Structural and functional models of non-heme iron enzymes. A study of the 2-his-1-carboxylate facial triad, Utrecht 31/1/2007.

B.M.J.M.Suijkerbuijk,  Pincer-porphyrin hybrids. Synthesis, self-assembly and catalysis, Utrecht 26/2/2007.

N.C.Mehendale, Silica immobilized pincer-metal complexes. Catalyst recycling, and retrospect on active species, Utrecht 14/3/2007.

G.D.Batema, Conjugated ECE-pincer metal complexes. New optical materials and bio-conjugates, Utrecht 12/6/2007.

C.A.Kruithof,  Protein-ECE-metallopincer hybrids, Utrecht 1/10/2007.

2008

A.R.McDonald, Immobilized homogeneous catalysts for sequential fine chemical synthesis, Utrecht 4/2/2008.

E.P.L. van der Geer, Novel applications of 3:1 site differentiated [4Fe-4S] clusters, Utrecht 10/3/2008.

2009

S.H. Wadman, Organoruthenium Complexes for Solar Energy Harvesting, 2008

J. Li, Extending the Phosphorus-donor Manifold from Symmetric to Unsymmetric Pincer Metal Catalysts, 2009

E. Sperotto,  Aminoarenethiolato-Copper(I) and Copper Halide Salts as Catalysts for C-X Cross-Coupling Reactions, 2009

B. Wieczorek, Semisynthetic Pincer Metalloenzymes: A Match between Organometallic and Protein Building Blocks, 2009

D.J.M. Snelders, Oligocationic, Ammonium Functionalized Triarylphosphine Ligands. Coordination Chemistry and Application in Homogeneous Catalysis, 2009

Recent Publications

2009

G. van Koten and J.T.B.H. Jastrzebski. Structural Organocopper Chemistry, in, The Chemistry of Functional Groups, Book “The Chemistry of Organocopper Compounds”, Z. Rappoport and I. Marek, Eds., Wiley, Chichester, pp. 23-143,2009.

Agnieszka M. Ruppert, Andrei N. Parvulescu, Maria Arias, Peter J.C. Hausoul, Pieter C.A. Bruijnincx, Robertus J.M. Klein Gebbink, Bert M. Weckhuysen.
Synthesis of long alkyl chain ethers through direct etherification of biomass-based alcohols with 1-octene over heterogeneous acid catalysts.
J. Catal., 2009, 268, 251-259.

Sabrina Marie, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Robertus J.M. Klein Gebbink, Gerard van Koten, Nelly Kervarec , François Michaud, Jean-Yves Salau¨n and Paul-Alain Jaffrès.
Application of a base-induced [1,2]-rearrangement to synthesize thiophosphonate bidentate S(sp2)–N monoanionic ligand: Characterization of its silver and palladium complexes.
J. Organomet. Chem., 2009, 694, 4001-4007.

Pierangelo Fabbrizzi, Stefano Cicchi, Alberto Brandi, Elena Sperotto and Gerard van Koten.
An Efficient (2-Aminoarenethiolato)copper(I) Complex for the Copper-Catalysed Huisgen Reaction (CuAAC).
Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2009, 5423-5430.

Morgane A. N. Virboul, Martin Lutz, Maxime A. Siegler, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
One-Pot Synthesis and Immobilisation of Sulfonate-Tethered N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes on Polycationic Dendrimers.
Chem. Eur. J., 2009, 15, 9981-9986.

Jie Li, Maxime A. Siegler, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink and Gerard van Koten.
Chiral ortho-Palladated and -Platinated Arylphosphite Complexes.
Organometallics, 2009, 28, 5323-5332.

Cristina C. Cid, Giselle Jimenez-Cadena, Jordi Riu, Alicia Maroto, F. Xavier Rius, Guido D. Batema and Gerard van Koten.
Selective detection of SO2 at room temperature based on organoplatinum functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube field effect transistors.
Sensors and Actuators B, 2009, 141, 97-103.

Maaike Wander, Peter J. C. Hausoul, Leo A. J. M. Sliedregt, Bart J. van Steen, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Synthesis of Polyaryl Rigid-Core Carbosilane Dendrimers for Supported Organic Synthesis.
Organometallics, 2009, 28, 4406-4415.

Dennis J. M. Snelders, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Hexacationic Dendriphos Ligands in the Pd-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction: Scope and Mechanistic Studies.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 11407-11416.

Aidan R. McDonald, Harm P. Dijkstra, Bart M. J. M. Suijkerbuijk, Gerard P. M. van Klink and Gerard van Koten.
“Click” Immobilization of Organometallic Pincer Catalysts for C-C Coupling Reactions.
Organometallics, 2009, 28, 4689-4699.

Sipke H. Wadman, Remco W. A. Havenith, František Hartl, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard P. M. van Klink and Gerard van Koten.
Redox Chemistry and Electronic Properties of 2,3,5,6-Tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine-Bridged Diruthenium Complexes Controlled by N,C,N’-Bis Cyclometalated Ligands.
Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 5685-5696.

Aidan R. McDonald, Davide Mores, Celso de Mello Donegá, Cornelis A. van Walree, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, A. Meijerink, Gerard P. M. van Klink and Gerard van Koten.
Supramolecular Dendriphores: Anionic Organometallic Phosphors Embedded in Polycationic Dendritic Species.
Organometallics, 2009, 28, 1082-1092.

Sipke H. Wadman, Martin Lutz, Duncan M. Tooke, Anthony L. Spek Frantisek Hartl, Remco W. A. Havenith, Gerard P. M. van Klink and Gerard van Koten.
Consequences of N,C,N!- and C,N,N!-Coordination Modes on Electronic and Photophysical Properties of Cyclometalated Aryl Ruthenium(II) Complexes.
Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 1887-1900.

Cornelis A. Kruithof, Alexsandro Berger, Harmen P. Dijkstra, Fouad Soulimani, Tom Visser, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink and Gerard van Koten.
Sulfato-bridged ECE-pincer palladium(II) complexes: structures in the solid-state and in solution, and catalytic properties.
Dalton Trans., 2009, 3306-3314.

Patrick O’Leary, Cornelis. A. van Walree, Nilesh C. Mehendale, Jan Summerel, Daniel E. Morse, William C. Kaska, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J.M. Klein Gebbink.
Enzymatic immobilization of organometallic species: biosilification of NCN- and PCP-pincer metal species using demosponge axial filaments.
Dalton Trans., 2009, 4289-4291.

Lucy Rutten, Birgit Wieczorek, Jean-Paul B.A. Mannie, Cornelis A. Kruithof, Harm P. Dijkstra, Maarten R. Egmond, Martin Lutz, Robertus J.M. Klein Gebbink, Piet Gros and Gerard van Koten.
Solid State Structural Characterization of ECE-Pincer-Metal-Cutinase Hybrids.
Chem. Eur. J., 2009, 15, 4270-4280.

Sylvestre Bonnet, Joop H. van Lenthe, Maxime A. Siegler, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Bimetallic η6,η1 NCN-Pincer Ruthenium Palladium Complexes with η6-RuCp Coordination: Synthesis, X-ray Structures, and Catalytic Properties.
Organometallics, 2009, 28, 2325-2333.

Sylvestre Bonnet, Jie Li, Maxime A. Siegler, Lars S. von Chrzanowski, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J.M. Klein Gebbink.
Synthesis and Resolution of Planar–Chiral Ruthenium–Palladium Complexes with ECE’ Pincer Ligands.
Chem. Eur. J., 2009, 15, 3340-3343.

Jie Li, Adriaan J. Minnaard, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink and Gerard van Koten.
P’CP’-Pincer palladium complex-catalyzed allylation of N,N-dimethylsulfamoyl-protected aldimines.
Tetrahedron Lett., 2009, 50, 2232-2235.

Birgit Wieczorek, Harm P. Dijkstra, Maarten R. Egmond, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink and Gerard van Koten.
Incorporating ECE-Pincer Metal Complexes as Functional Building Blocks in Semisynthetic Metalloenzymes, Supramolecular Polypeptide Hybrids, Tamoxifen Derivatives, Biomarkers and Sensors.
J. Organomet. Chem., 2009, 694, 812-822.

2010

Maxime A. Siegler, Sylvestre Bonnet, Antoine M. M. Schreurs, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink, Gerard van Koten and Anthony L. Spek.
On the Two Closely Related Phases of [Ru(C5Me5)(η6-1,3-(Me2NCH2)2C6H4)](BF4) and the Reversible Solid–SolidOrder–Disorder Phase Transition.
J. Chem. Crystallogr., 2010, 40, 753-760.

Sylvestre Bonnet, Maxime A. Siegler, Joop H. van Lenthe, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Ruthenium-to-Platinum Interactions in η6,η1 NCN-Pincer Arene Heterobimetallic Complexes: An Experimental and Theoretical Study.
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2010, 4667-4677.

Dennis J. M. Snelders, Cornelis van der Burg, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Structure-Activity Relationships of Oligocationic, Ammonium-Functionalized Triarylphosphines as Ligands in the Pd-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction.
ChemCatChem, 2010, 2, 1425-1437.

Sipke H. Wadman, Y. M. van Leeuwen, Remco W. A. Havenith, Gerard P. M. van Klink and Gerard van Koten.
A Redox Asymmetric, Cyclometalated Ruthenium Dimer: Toward Upconversion Dyes in Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Solar Cells.
Organometallics, 2010, 29, 5635-5645.

Jie Li, Maxime Siegler, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink and Gerard van Koten.
PCN- and PCS-Pincer Palladium Complexes as Tandem Catalysts in Homoallylation Reactions.
Adv. Synth. Catal., 2010, 352, 2474-2488.

Elena Sperotto, Gerard P.M. van Klink, Johannes G. de Vries, Gerard van Koten.
Aminoarenethiolato-copper(I) as (pre-)catalyst for the synthesis of diaryl ethers from aryl bromides and sequential C-O/C-S and C-N/C-S cross coupling reactions.
Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 9009-9020.

Jie Li, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard P.M. van Klink, Gerard van Koten, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Novel Phosphite Palladium Complexes and their Application in C–P Cross Coupling Reactions.
J. Organomet. Chem., 2010, 695, 2618-2628.

Dennis J. M. Snelders, Katharina Kunna, Christian Mu¨ller, Dieter Vogt, Gerard van Koten, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Rh(I) coordination chemistry of hexacationic Dendriphos ligands and their application in hydroformylation catalysis.
Tetrahedron Asymm., 2010, 21, 1411-1420.

Bart M. J. M. Suijkerbuijk, Daniël J. Schamhart, Huub Kooijman, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Mono(NCN-pincer palladium)-metalloporphyrin catalysts: evidence for supramolecular bimetallic catalysis.
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 6198-6216.

Birgit Wieczorek, Bart Lemcke, Harm P. Dijkstra, Maarten R. Egmond, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink and Gerard van Koten.
Site-Selective Ser-Hydrolase Labelling with a Luminescent Organometallic NCN–Platinum Complex.
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2010, 1929-1938.

Sipke H. Wadman, Duncan M. Tooke, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard P.M. van Klink, Gerard van Koten.
Cyclo-ruthenated and -platinated complexes bearing phosphonate substituents.
Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2010, 363, 1701-1706.

Elena Sperotto, Gerard P. M. van Klink, Johannes G. de Vries and Gerard van Koten.
C-N Coupling of Nitrogen Nucleophiles with Aryl and Heteroaryl Bromides using Aminoarenethiolato-Copper(I) (Pre-)Catalyst.
Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 3478-3484.

Bart M. J. M. Suijkerbuijk, Duncan M. Tooke, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Leonardus W. Jenneskens, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Synthesis of and Evidence for Electronic Communication within Heteromultimetallic Tetrakis(NCN-Pincer Metal)-(Metallo)porphyrin Hybrids.
J. Org. Chem., 2010, 75, 1534-1549.

Sipke H. Wadman, Jan M. Kroon, Klaas Bakker, Remco W. A. Havenith, Gerard P. M. van Klink and Gerard van Koten.
Cyclometalated Organoruthenium Complexes for Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.
Organometallics, 2010, 29, 1569-1579.

Sylvestre Bonnet, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Bimetallic η6,η1 SCS- and PCP-Pincer Ruthenium Palladium Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Activity.
Organometallics, 2010, 29, 1157-1167.

Jie Li, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard P. M. van Klink, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Chiral Amino Alcohol Derived Bis-phosphoramidite Pincer Palladium Complexes and Their Applications in Asymmetric Allylation of Aldimines.
Organometallics, 2010, 29, 1379-1387.

Aurore Fraix, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink, Gerard van Koten, Jean-Yves Salaün and Paul-Alain Jaffrès.
Construction of a monoanionic S,N,S-pincer ligand with a pyrrole core by sequential [1,2] phospho-Fries rearrangement. Characterization of palladium and silver coordination complexes.
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 2942-2946.

Sipke H. Wadman, Remco W. A. Havenith, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard P. M. van Klink and Gerard van Koten.
Selective para-Halogenation and Dimerization of N,C,N′-Arylruthenium(II) and -(III) 2,2′:6′,2′′-Terpyridine Cations.
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 1914-1924.

2011

Alexey V. Chuchuryukin, Rubin Huang, Martin Lutz, John C. Chadwick, Anthony L. Spek and Gerard van Koten.
NCN-Pincer Metal Complexes (Ti, Cr, V, Zr, Hf, and Nb) of the Phebox Ligand (S,S)-2,6-Bis(40-isopropyl-20-oxazolinyl)phenyl.
Organometallics, 2011, 30, 2819-2830.

Gerard van Koten and R. J.M. (Bert) Klein Gebbink.
The monoanionic pincer–metal platform: a scaffold for meeting challenges in catalysis and materials research.
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 8731-8732.

Niels J. M. Pijnenburg, Harm P. Dijkstra, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
SCS-pincer palladium-catalyzed auto-tandem catalysis using dendritic catalysts in semi-permeable compartments.
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 8896-8905.

Alexey V. Chuchuryukin, Rubin Huang, Ernst E. van Faassen, Gerard P. M. van Klink, Martin Lutz, John C. Chadwick, Anthony L. Spek and Gerard van Koten.
Mono N,C,N-pincer complexes of titanium, vanadium and niobium. Synthesis, structure and catalytic activity in olefin polymerisation.
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 8887-8895.

 Birgit Wieczorek, Annika Träff, Patrik Krumlinde, Harm P. Dijkstra, Maarten R. Egmond, Gerard van Koten, Jan-Erling Bäckvall, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Covalent anchoring of a racemization catalyst to CALB-beads: towards dual immobilization of DKR catalysts.
Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 1601-1604.

Sylvestre Bonnet, Joop H. van Lenthe, Hubertus J. J. van Dam, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
SO2-binding properties of cationic η6,η1-NCN-pincer arene ruthenium platinum complexes: spectroscopic and theoretical studies.
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 2542-2548.

Dennis J. M. Snelders, Maxime A. Siegler, Lars S. von Chrzanowski, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Coulombic inter-ligand repulsion effects on the Pt(II) coordination chemistry of oligocationic, ammonium-functionalized triarylphosphines.
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 2588-2600.

Dennis J.M. Snelders, Angela Casini, Fabio Edafe, Gerard van Koten, Robertus J.M. Klein Gebbink and Paul J. Dyson.
Ruthenium(II) arene complexes with oligocationic triarylphosphine ligands: Synthesis, DNA interactions and in vitro properties.
J. Organomet. Chem., 2011, 696, 1108-1116.

Dennis J. M. Snelders, Gerard van Koten, and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Steric, Electronic, and Secondary Effects on the Coordination Chemistry of Ionic Phosphine Ligands and the Catalytic Behavior of Their Metal Complexes.
Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 42-57.

2012

Gerard van Koten.
Organocopper Compounds: From Elusive to Isolable Species, from Early Supramolecular Chemistry with RCuI Building Blocks to Mononuclear R2−nCuII and R3−mCuIII Compounds. A Personal View.
Organometallics, 2012, 31, 7634-7646.

Dennis J. M. Snelders, Morgane A. N. Virboul, Robert Kreiter, Cees Versluis, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Synthesis of multimetallic dendrimers through non-covalent interactions.
Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 2354-2359.

Birgit Wieczorek, Dennis J. M. Snelders, Harm P. Dijkstra, Kees Versluis, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Maarten R. Egmond, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink and Gerard van Koten.
Coordination Chemistry in Water of a Free and a Lipase-Embedded Cationic NCN-Pincer Platinum Center with Neutral and Ionic Triarylphosphines.
Organometallics, 2012, 31, 2810-2820.

2013

Niels J. M. Pijnenburg, Yves H. M. Cabon, Gerard van Koten, and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink.
Mechanistic Studies on the SCS-Pincer Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Tandem Stannylation/Electrophilic Allylic Substitution of Allyl Chlorides with Hexamethylditin and Benzaldehydes.
Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 4858-4868.

Gerard van Koten. The Monoanionic ECE-Pincer Ligand: A Versatile Privileged Ligand Platform-General Considerations, In: G. van Koten, D. Milstein (eds), Organometallic pincer chemistry. Topics in organometallic chemistry, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 1-20, 2013.

Selected References 1994, 2000-2010, key refs are indicated with *

• *J.W.J. Knapen, A.W.vander Made, J.C. de Wilde, P.W.N.M. van Leeuwen, P. Wijkens, D.M. Grove and G. van Koten, Nature, 1994, 372, 659.
• *Arjan W. Kleij, R.A.Gossage, R.J.M. Klein Gebbink, N.Brinkman, E.J.Reijerse and G.van Koten, A dendritic effect in homogeneous catalysis,
• J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 2000, 122, 12112.
• *Martin Albrecht, M.Lutz, A,L.Spek and G. van Koten, Organoplatinum crystals for gas-triggered switches, Nature, 2000, 406, 970.
• *Martin Albrecht, and Gerard van Koten, Platinum group organometallics based on pincer Ligands,
• Angew. Chem., 2001, 40, 3750.
• *R.A.Gossage, J.T.B.H.Jastrzebski and G. van Koten Hetero-aggregate compounds of aryl and alkyllithium reagents: a structurally intriquing aspect of organolithium aggregates,
• Angew. Chem., 2005, 44, 1448.
• *Rob van de Coevering, A.P.Alfers, J.D.Meeldijk, E.Martinez-ViViente, P.S.Pregosin, R.J.M.Klein gebbink and G. van Koten, Ionic core-shell dendrimers with an octa-cationic core as non-covalent supports for homogeneous catalysts, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 12700.
• Marcella Gagliardo, D.J.M.Snelders, P.A.Chase, R.J.M.Klein Gebbink and Gerard van Koten, Organic transformations on sigma-aryl organometallic complexes, Angew.Chem., 2007, 46, 8558.
• Jeroen J.M. de Pater, C. Elizabeth P. Maljaars, Elwin de Wolf, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Berth-Jan Deelman, Cornelis J. Elsevier, Gerard van Koten.(Perfluoro)alkylsilyl-Substituted 2-[Bis(4-aryl)phosphino]pyridines: Synthesis and Comparison of Their Palladium Complexes in Methoxycarbonylation of Phenylacetylene in regular Solvents and Supercritical CO₂.Organometallics, 2005, 24, 5299-5310.
• *Alexey V. Chuchuryukin, Preston A. Chase, Harm P. Dijkstra, Bart M.J.M. Suijkerbuijk, Allison M. Mills, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard P.M. van Klink and Gerard van Koten. General Approach for Template-Directed Synthesis of Macroheterocycles by Ring-Closing Metathesis (RCM).
• Adv. Synth. Catal., 2005, 347, 447-462.
• Jeroen J.M. de Pater, C. Elizabeth P. Maljaars, Elwin de Wolf, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Berth-Jan Deelman, Cornelis J. Elsevier, Gerard van Koten, (Perfluoro)alkylsylil-Substituted 2-[Bis(4-aryl)phosphino]pyridines: Synthesis and Comparison of Their Palladium Complexes in Methoxycarbonylation of Phenylacetylene in regular Solvents and Supercritical CO₂.
• Organometallics, 2005, 24, 5299-5310.
• Thomas Jerphagnon, Gerard P.M. van Klink, Johannes G. de Vries, Gerard van Koten, Aminoarenethiolate-Copper(I)-Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Bromides.
• Org. Lett., 2005, 23, 5241-5244.
• *Cornelis A. Kruithof, Miguel A. Casado, Gabriela Guillena, Maarten R. Egmond, Anca van der Kerk-van Hoof, Albert J.R. Heck, Robertus J.M. Klein Gebbink, Gerard van Koten. Lipase Active-Site-Directed Anchoring of Organometallics: Metallopincer/Protein Hybrids. Chem. Eur. J., 2005, 11, 6869-6877.
• Irina P. Beletskaya, Alexander N. Kashin, Alexander E. Litvinov, Vladimir S. Tyurin, Petr M. Valetsky and Gerard van Koten. Palladium Colloid Stabilized by Block Copolymer Micelles as an Efficient Catalyst for Reactions of C-C and C-heteroatom Bond Formation.
• Organometallics, 2006, 25, 154-158.
• *Rob van de Coevering, Alfred P. Alfers, Johannes D. Meeldijk, Eloisa Martinez-Viviente, Paul S. Pregosin, Robertus J.M. Klein Gebbink, G. van Koten. Ionic Core-Shell Dendrimers with an Octa-Cationic Core as Non-Covalent Supports for Homogeneous Catalysts.
• J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 12700-12713.
• -Jeroen J. M. de Pater, Berth-Jan Deelman, Cornelis J. Elsevier, and Gerard van Koten. Multiphase Systems for the  Recycling  of Alkoxycarbonylation Catalysts.
• Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2006, 348, 1447-1458.
• Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx, Inge L. C. Buurmans, Silvia Gosiewska, Martin Lutz,Anthony L. Spek, Gerard van Koten and Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink, Iron(II) Complexes with Bio-Inspired N,N,O Ligands as Oxidation Catalysts: Olefin Epoxidation and cis-Dihydroxylation
• Chem.Eur J.,  2008,14, 1228
• *Marcella Gagliardo, Nicklas Selander Nilesh C. Mehendale, Gerard van Koten, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink, and Kalman J. Szabo, Catalytic Performance of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Sulfur-Containing Pincer Complexes: Synthesis and Tandem Catalytic Activity of the First PCSPincer Palladium Complex,
• Chem.Eur.J. 2008, 14, 4800
• D.J.M Snelders, R. Kreiter, J. Firet en G. van Koten and R.J.M. Klein Gebbink, Fast Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction with Hexacationic Triarylphosphine Bn-Dendriphos as Ligand
• Adv. Synth.Cat.,  2008, 350, 262
• -Aidan R. McDonald, Christian Müller, Dieter Vogt, Gerard P.M. van Klink, Gerard van Koten, INAP Ru and -Rh catalysts covalently immobilised on silica and their repeated application in asymmetric hydrogenation,
• Green Chem., 2008, 10, 424
• -*Elena Sperotto, Gerard P. M. van Klink, Johannes G. de Vries and Gerard van Koten, Ligand-Free Copper-Catalyzed C-S Coupling of Aryl Iodides and Thiols,
• J.Org.Chem., 2008, 73, 5625
• Erwin P. L. van der Geer, Coenraad R. van den Brom, Imad Arfaoui, Laurent Houssiau, Petra Rudolf, Gerard van Koten, Robertus J. M. Klein Gebbink and Bart Hessen. A 3:1 Site-Differentiated [4Fe-4S] Cluster Immobilized on a Self-Assembled Monolayer,
• J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 17225-17230.
• T. Dieng, A. Fraix, J.-Y. Salaun, I.Dez, R.J.M. Klein Gebbink, G. van Koten and P.-A. Jaffrès.
• Synthesis of O,O-Diethyl Arylthiophosphonate from O-Aryl-O,O-diethyldithiophosphate.
• Synlett, 2008, 20, 3121-3124.
• Elena Sperotto, Gerard P.M. van Klink, Gerard van Koten. Synthesis of Aminoarenethiolato-Copper(I) Complexes.
• Organic Synthesis, Vol. 85, pp. 209-218, 2008.