Richard Dronskowski (born 11 November 1961, in Brilon) is a German chemist and physicist. He is a full professor at the RWTH Aachen University.
Dronskowski studied chemistry and physics at the University of Münster from 1981 to 1986. [1] He completed his chemistry diploma with Bernt Krebs and Arndt Simon in 1987. [1] He finished his physics diploma with Ole Krogh Andersen and Johannes Pollmann in 1989. [1] He received his doctorate under supervision of Arndt Simon at the University of Stuttgart. [1] From 1991 to 1992, he was a visiting scientist in the group of Roald Hoffmann at Cornell University. [2] In 1995, he finished his habilitation at the University of Dortmund. Since 1997, he is a full professor at the RWTH Aachen University. [1]
His research focuses on the following topics: [2]
Achim Müller was a German chemist. He was Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bielefeld.
An electride is an ionic compound in which an electron serves the role of the anion. Solutions of alkali metals in ammonia are electride salts. In the case of sodium, these blue solutions consist of [Na(NH3)6]+ and solvated electrons:
Friedrich Asinger was an Austrian chemist and professor for Technical Chemistry. He is well known for his development of a multi-component reaction, the Asinger reaction for the synthesis of 3-thiazolines.
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Heribert Offermanns is a German chemist and former member of the board of the Degussa AG.
Michael Pope, was born and educated in England. He received B.A. and D.Phil. degrees from Oxford University. He can be considered as one of the leading and most influential polyoxometalate chemists worldwide. His 1983 book entitled “Heteropoly and Isopoly Oxometalates” is the most cited reference in the field.
Corinna S. Schindler is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Michigan. She develops catalytic reactions with environmentally benign metals such as iron, towards the synthesis of biologically active small molecules. For her research in the development of new catalysts, Schindler has been honored with several early-career researcher awards including the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship in 2016, the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in 2017, and being named a member of the C&EN Talented 12 in 2017. Schindler has served on the Editorial Board of Organic and Bimolecular Chemistry since 2018.
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Paul Knochel is a French chemist and a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
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