Summer Semester 2018

• 26^thJune 2018, 5.15 pm
  
  Prof. Dr. Sayam Sen Gupta Department of Chemical Science, IISER Kolkata
  
  "Understanding selectivity in the oxidation of C-H bonds by a bio-inspired iron complex"
  




• 8^thMay 2018, 5.15 pm
  
  Prof. Dr. Joshua Figueroa Department of Chemistry and Biochemisrty, UC San Diego
  
  "Unsaturated Metal Isocyanides: Molecules to Materials"
  

Summer Semester 2017




• 10^thAugust 2017, 5.15 pm
  
  Prof. Dr. Way-Zen Lee Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University
  
  "Reactivity of Mononuclear Nonheme Cobalt(III)-Superoxo Complexes"
  




• 30^thJune 2017, 5.15 pm
  
  Prof. Dr. Bernhard Rieger WACKER-Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry, TU München
  
  "Catalytic Precision Polymerization: The Impact of Lanthanide & Main Group Element Catalysis on Modern Material Synthesis"
  

Winter Semester 2016/2017




• 25^thOctober 2016, 5.15 pm
  
  Prof. Dr. Paula L. Diaconescu UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
  
  "Redox switchable catalysis"
  

Summer Semester 2016




• 30^thJune 2016, 5.15 pm
  
  Prof. Dr. T-G. Ong Academia Sinica, Taiwan
  
  "Main group chemistry and catalysis through tinkering the ligand framework"
  




• 14^thJune 2016, 5.15 pm
  
  Prof. Dr. Tapan Kanti Paine Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
  
  "Bioinspired Oxidations by Dioxygen-Derived Iron-Oxygen Oxidant"
  




• 11^thMai 2016, 5.15 pm
  
  Prof. Dr. T. Don Tilley University of California, Berkeley
  
  "Multinuclear Metal Complexes for Challenging Transformations and Applications to Solar Fuel Production"
  




• 8^thApril 2016, 5.15 pm
  
  Prof. Dr. Martin L. Kirk University of New Mexico
  
  "Pyranopterin Molybdenum Enzymes: Nature's Earth Abundant Two-Electron Catalyst"
  

Winter Semester 2015/2016




• 8^thMarch 2016, 5.15 pm
  
  Dr. Christian Kleeberg TU Branschweig
  
  "Diboranes- und Boron-Silicon Compounds as Reagents and Ligand Precursors"
  



• 19^th January 2016, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Christophe Copéret ETH Zürich
  
  "Controlled functionalization of surfaces towards single-site catalysts"
  



Summer Semester 2015






• 22^nd June 2014, 5.15 pm,
  
  Dr. Shubhangi Umbarkar NCL Pune
  
  "Molybdenum acetylide complexes: Versatile H₂O₂ Oxidation Catalysts"
  


• 21^rd April 2014, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Ulrich Siemeling Universität Kassel
  
  "Understanding Electronic Structure Contributions to Electron and Atom Transfer Reactivity in Molybdoenzymes"
  



Summer Semester 2014





• 10^th July 2014, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Suzanne Blum University of California Irvine
  
  "Fluorescence Microscopy for Organic Chemists & Dual Metal Reactios"
  


• 29^th April 2014, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Linda H. Doerrer Boston University
  
  "Transition Metal Complexes with Fluorinated Alkoxides for C-H and O-H bond Oxidation Reactions"
  



Winter Semester 2013/2014






• 4^th February 2014, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Angelika Brückner (LIKAT Rostock)
  
  "Big Brother in Catalysis: Surveying Catalysts in Action by Spectroscopy"
  


• 21^st January 2014, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Thomas Braun (HU Berlin)
  
  "Activation of Fluorinated Molecules at Transition Metal Complexes: From Model Reactions to Catalysis"
  



Summer Semester 2013





• 24^th September 2013, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Marc Koper (Leiden University)
  
  "Electrocatalysis of small molecule activation at well-defined electrodes"
  


• 25^th June 2013, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Peter Roesky (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
  
  "Chemistry of the Rare-Earth Elements: Homogenous Catalysis and unusual Compounds"
  

Winter Semester 2012/2013


• 13^th November 2012, 5.15 pm,
  
  Dr. Kerstin Schierle-Arndt (BASF Ludwigshafen)
  
  "Thermoelectrics and more - Materials for Energy Applications"
  


• 10^th October 2012, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Max Holthausen (University Frankfurt)
  
  "Catalysis from a quantum-chemical perspective: A fresh look at the chemistry of perchlorinated silanes"
  



Summer Semester 2012





• 10^th July 2012, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Jörg Eppinger (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)
  
  "Organometallic catalysis - when water provides the best solutions."
  


• 22^nd May 2012, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Moris S. Eisen (Technion Haifa)
  
  "Heteroallylic Group 4 Complexes in the Polymerization of alpha-Olefins: Tailor Your Own Polymer"
  


• 24^th April 2012, 5.15 pm,
  
  Jun.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer (TU Kaiserslautern)
  
  "X-ray absorption and emission: shining synchrotron light on metal complexes and catalysis"
  



Winter Semester 2011/2012





• 22^nd February 2012, 3.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Markus Busch (TU Darmstadt)
  
  "Kinetic Modeling of Polymerizations - Industrial Practice"
  


• GDCh lecture
  
  26^th January 2012, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Alois Fürstner (MPI Mülheim)
  
  "Catalysis for Total Synthesis"
  


• 17^th January 2012, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecking (University Konstanz)
  
  "Functional Group Tolerant Organometallic Polymerization Catalysis"
  


• GDCh lecture
  
  3^rd November 2011, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Uwe Rosenthal (University Rostock)
  
  "Von ungewöhnlichsten Metallacyclen zu katalytischen Anwendungen"
  


• 31^st October 2011, 5.15 pm,
  
  Prof. Dr. Cristina Nevado (University Zürich)
  
  "Novel Reaction Modes in Gold Catalysis"
  



Summer Semester 2011





• 23^rd May 2011, 5.15 pm, lecture room III (MN 29)
  
  Prof. Dr. Nicolai Cramer (EPF Lausanne)
  
  "Challenges and Opportunities in Enantioselective C-H and C-C Bond Activations"
  



Winter Semester 2010/2011





• 3^rd February 2011, 5.15 pm, lecture room II (MN 28)
  
  Dr. Chepuri Venkata Ramana (NCL Pune)
  
  "Molecular Complexity via Metal Catalysis: Strategies and Tools for Natural Product Synthesis"
  



Summer Semester 2010





• 5^th July 2010, 5.15 pm, lecture room III (MN 29)
  
  Prof. Dr. Lukas Hintermann (TU München)
  
  "Catalytic Organic Synthesis with Atom-Economy: Alkene Hydroalkoxylation, Alkene Isomerization, and anti-Markovnikov Hydration of Alkynes"
  (within Organic lecture series)


• 27^th April 2010, 5.15 pm, lecture room III (MN 29)
  
  Prof. Dr. Rhett Kempe (University Bayreuth)
  
  "Metal Nanoparticle Polymer Hybrid Catalysts"
  (within Inorganic leture series)