The talk will focus on some selected recent advances in main group element chemistry. The unusual reactions of “frustrated Lewis pairs” (FLPs) are presented and discussed. These pairs are, for instance, composed of phosphane/borane combinations whose molecular design effectively hinders them to undergo the usual neutralization reaction by Lewis adduct formation. FLPs may undergo metal reminiscent small molecule activation reactions – this is illustrated by their heterolytic dihydrogen splitting ability and use in metal-free catalytic hydrogenation. A variety of additional FLP small molecule reactions will be presented. In addition, some specially designed borane reactions will be discussed, including selective borole and borapyramidane formation.

报告人简介:

Gerhard Erker

Organisch-Chemisches Institut

Universität Münster, Germany

Scientific Career

1966 - 1970 studied chemistry at the Universities Köln and Bochum

1973  Dr. rer. nat., Ruhr-Universität Bochum (W. R. Roth)

1974 - 1975 Postdoctoral fellow (DFG-Stipendiat) at Princeton University, USA, with

Maitland Jones, Jr.

1981  Habilitation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Organic Chemistry)

1984 - 1985 Heisenberg-Fellow, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim

1985 - 1990 Universitätsprofessor C3, Organic Chemistry, Universität Würzburg

1990 - 2015 Universitätsprofessor C4/W3, WWU Münster

2015  Seniorprofessor at the WWU Münster

Scientific Awards, Appointments and Professional Recognition

1972  Promotionspreis (Dissertation-Prize) Ruhr-Universität Bochum

1983  Winnacker-Stipendium

1984  Chemiepreis der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen

1984 - 1985 Heisenberg Stipendium, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim

1986  Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Förderpreis für junge Hochschullehrer

1989  C4-offer, Universität Karlsruhe

1993  Max-Planck-Forschungspreis

1994  C4-offer, LMU München

1995  Otto-Bayer-Preis

1995 - 2002 elected DFG-referee (Organic Chemistry)

1996 - 2003 Member of the Executive Board, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)

2000 - 2001 President, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)

2000 - 2002 Member of the Senate, WWU Münster

2001  "Goldener Brendel", WWU students‘ best chemistry teaching award

2002  Werdelmann-Lecture, Universität Essen

2002 - 2008 Member of the Senate of the DFG since 2003 Member of the NRW-Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste since 2003 Member of the Academia Europaea since 2003 Member of the Konvent für Technikwissenschaften der Union der deutschen Akademien acatech since 2004 Concurrent Professor, Fudan University Shanghai, China.

2005  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitation Fellowship Award

2005  Lee Lecture, University of Chicago, USA

2005 - 2014 Spokesperson of the first German/Japanese International Research Training Group (DFG/JSPS IRTG 1143) "Complex Functional Systems in Chemistry: Design, Development and Applications" (Münster/Nagoya)

2006  John van Geuns Lecture, University Amsterdam

2007  Paul Sabatier Lecture, LCC Toulouse

2008 - 2013 Member of the Hochschulrat der WWU Münster

2010 - 2022 Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Santa

2010  Boulder Scientific Distinguished Lecturer, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Col. USA

2011  Werner Heisenberg-Medaille der Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung

2011  Member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

2011  Eugen und Ilse Seibold-Preis

2011  ERC Advanced Grant

2013  Elhuyar-Goldschmidt Award of the Real Sociedad Espanola de Quimica

2014  Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

2015 2023 Member of the Senate of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

2016  Siegfried Hünig Lecture, Universität Würzburg

2017 -  Honorary Member Chemical Society of Japan

2018  Frost Lecture, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada

2018  John Osborn Lecture, Université de Strasbourg, France

2018  Honorary Professorship, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

2020 2024 Spokesperson Klasse 1 Leopoldina

2020   Member of the European Academy of Sciences

2022  Ehrennadel of the NRW Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste

2023  honorary doctoral degree, Nagoya University, Japan

Scientific Output

since 1973 >770 scientific publications (peer reviewed)

since 1979 ca. 203 conference contributions (plenary and invited lectures)

since 1981 ca. 369 lectures for scientific colloquia

since 1978 mentor of 141 doctoral students (141 completed dissertations, >130 Diploma

and M.S. theses), ca. 70 postdocs and 2 Habilitations.