Inorganic Chemistry in Germany

1st Edition, Volume 82 - September 28, 2023
Editors: Rudi van Eldik, Karsten Meyer
Language: English
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Inorganic Chemistry in Germany, Volume 82 in the Advances in Inorganic Chemistry series, highlights advances in the field, with this new volume presenting chapters written by an international board of authors. Specific chapters focus on Cooperative effects in bimetallic and multimetallic complexes, Harnessing transition metal nitrido complexes for challenging bond activation reactions and catalysis, Applications of N-heterocyclic carbene-pnictogen compounds in transition metal chemistry and homogeneous catalysis, Aminopyridinato ligands – from quintuple bonding via hydrogen storage to selective olefin syntheses, Multifunctional Perspectives of Metal-Organic Frameworks, Recent advances in low valent silicon chemistry, Recent developments in CO2 reduction by aluminum and silicon compounds, and much more.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Advisory Board
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
Chapter One: Nitrides stepping up: Terminal nitrido complexes in nitrogen fixation and nitrogen atom transfer reactions
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Reductive N2 splitting into molecular nitrides
3 Nitride transfer
4 Conclusions
References
Chapter Two: Aminopyridinato ligand complexes—Precursors for nanocomposite catalysts, quintuple bonding and on-purpose olefin synthesis
Abstract
1 The aminopyridinato (Ap) ligand for the cyclopentadienyl (Cp) ligand concept
2 Precursors for nanocomposite catalysts
3 Quintuple bonding
4 On-purpose olefin syntheses
References
Chapter Three: Advancing metal–organic frameworks’ materials chemistry
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Flexible MOFs
3 Surface-mounted MOFs
4 Non-linear optical effects of MOFs
5 Metal loading to MOFs
6 Thermal catalysis with MOFs
7 Photocatalysis with MOFs
8 Electrocatalysis with SURMOFs
9 MOF-derived materials for energy
10 MOF-based hybrids for environment and health
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Four: Recent advances in low-valent silicon chemistry
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Bis(silylene)s for stabilizing low-valent main-group elements
3 Bis(silylene)s for cooperative small molecule activation
4 Mono- and bis(silylene) transition-metal complexes in homogeneous catalysis
5 Conclusion and outlook
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter Five: CO2 capture, reduction, and utilization by silicon and aluminum compounds and their mechanistic ways
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Silicon meets carbon dioxide
3 Aluminum meets carbon dioxide
4 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Six: Late transition metal-ligand multiple bonds: Covalency and reactivity
Abstract
1 Contents
2 Electronic structure of complexes with metal–ligand multiple bonds
3 Covalency and reactivity—General
4 Concluding remarks
References
Chapter Seven: Bismuth-based Lewis acidity
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Orbital interactions of bismuth-based Lewis acids
3 Means of assessing Lewis acidity
4 Hard vs soft Lewis acids
5 The role of charge in Lewis acidity
6 Tuning Lewis acidity by geometric constraints and steric bulk
7 Solvent effects
8 Number and accessibility of Lewis acidic sites
9 Metal-only Lewis pairs
10 Impact of Lewis acidity on reactivity
11 Conclusions
References
Chapter Eight: Structural constraint effects on p-block elements: Recent advances
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Structural deformations classified according to symmetry species, Walsh diagrams, and correlations with molecular inversion
3 Experimental advances in the C3v to C2v deformation (trigonal pyramidal to T-shape)
4 Experimental advances in the D3h to C3v deformation (trigonal planar to pyramidal)
5 Experimental advances in the Td to D4h deformation (tetrahedral to square planar)
6 Experimental advances in the C2v to C4v deformation
References
Index

Rudi van Eldik

Rudi van Eldik was born in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) in 1945 and grew up in Johannesburg (South Africa). He received his chemistry education and DSc degree at the former Potchefstroom University (SA), followed by post-doctoral work at the State University of New York at Buffalo (USA) and the University of Frankfurt (Germany). After completing his Habilitation in Physical Chemistry at the University of Frankfurt in 1982, he was appointed as Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the Private University of Witten/Herdecke in 1987. In 1994 he became Professor of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, from where he retired in 2010. At present he is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, and Visiting Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the N. Copernicus University in Torun, Poland. His research interests cover the elucidation of inorganic and bioinorganic reaction mechanisms, with special emphasis on the application of high pressure thermodynamic and kinetic techniques. In recent years his research team also focused on the application of low-temperature rapid-scan techniques to identify and study reactive intermediates in catalytic cycles, and on mechanistic studies in ionic liquids. He is Editor of the series Advances in Inorganic Chemistry since 2003. He serves on the Editorial Boards of several chemistry journals. He is the author of over 880 research papers and review articles in international journals and supervised 80 PhD students. He has received honorary doctoral degrees from the former Potchefstroom University, SA (1997), Kragujevac University, Serbia (2006), Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland (2010), University of Pretoria, SA (2010), and Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, Russia (2012). He has developed a promotion activity for chemistry and related experimental sciences in the form of chemistry edutainment presentations during the period 1995-2010. In 2009 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit (‘Bundesverdienstkreuz’) by the Federal President of Germany, and the Inorganic Mechanisms Award by the Royal Society of Chemistry (London). His hobbies include music, hiking, jogging, cycling and motor-biking. He is the father of two and grandfather of four children.

Affiliations and expertise

University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany; Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland

Karsten Meyer

Prof. Dr. Karsten Meyer, FRSC, studied chemistry (October 1989 – 1994) at the Ruhr-University of Bochum (Germany) and received his Diploma in May 1995. Starting in summer 1995, he performed his PhD thesis work under the direction of Professor Karl Wieghardt at the Max-Planck-Institute in Mülheim / Ruhr (Germany) and received his Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat, summa cum laude) in January 1998. With a DFG postdoctoral fellowship, Karsten proceeded to gain research experience in the laboratory of Professor Christopher Cummins at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1998 – 2000, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA). In January 2001, he was appointed to the faculty of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) as an Assistant Professor and was named an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow in 2004. In 2006, he accepted an offer (C4/W3) to be the Chair of the Institute of Inorganic & General Chemistry at the Friedrich-AlexanderUniversity of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany. Prof. Meyer has published 275+ publications in peer-reviewed journals, leading to an h-Index of 61 with a total of 11,000+ citations, and an average citation per item of 40+. The list of publications includes, among others, reports and articles in Science, Nature, Nature Chem., Chem, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie, and Chemical Science. He has given more than 200 invited talks, including opening and plenary lectures, at conferences as well as research and academic institutions worldwide.

Affiliations and expertise

Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Chair of Inorganic and General Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Germany