Prof. Dr. Martin Albrecht

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsInorganic Molecular Chemistry
Keywordscoordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry, abnormal carbenes, catalysis, materials chemistry

Current contact address

CountrySwitzerland
CityBern
InstitutionUniversität Bern
InstituteDepartement für Chemie und Biochemie
Homepagealbrecht.dcb.unibe.ch

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Ekkehardt HahnInstitut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Universität Münster, Münster
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2014

Programme(s)

2013Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Martin Albrecht from the University College Dublin, Ireland, is internationally known for his research on organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis. He has made important contributions to the design of novel mesoionic carbenes for biomimetic applications and as ligands in catalytically active complexes. In his studies, Professor Albrecht combines elegantly advanced synthetic methodologies with methods from theoretical chemistry and spectroscopy. During his stay in Germany, he intends to study heterobimetallic complexes held together by a polycarbene scaffold.