René Peters (born August 26, 1971, in Simmerath) is a German chemist and since 2008 Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart.
Peters studied chemistry at RWTH Aachen University from 1992 to 1997 and subsequently received his doctorate under Dieter Enders until 2000.
In the Peters catalysts, a Lewis acid often cooperates with charged, non-metallic functionalities such as ammonium,[2][3] pyridinium[4] or olium salts,[5][6] betaine units[7] and classical hydrogen bond donors.
[9][10][11][12] In addition to the development of catalysts for asymmetric catalysis, the Peters research group investigates their mechanistic mode of action in an interdisciplinary approach.
[13] The research group is also known for its development of planar chiral metallacycles,[14][15][16][17] in which an intramolecular cooperation of two metal centers could often be used.