Prof. Dr. William B. Tolman

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietAnorganische Molekülchemie
KeywordsCopper, Dioxygen Activation, bioinorganic chemistry, polymerization catalysis

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtMinneapolis
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Minnesota
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Chemistry

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang A. HerrmannLehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Garching
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.08.2004

Programm(e)

2004Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor William B. Tolman is an outstanding scientist who has gained an excellent reputation in the field of bioinorganic and organometallic chemistry both in the United States and internationally - discovered a new motif in copper-oxygen chemistry that has changed the view of the possible mechanism for dioxygen production and activation in nature and catalysis. The objective of the proposed studies in Germany is to investigate the synthesis and catalytic properties of a new class of rhenium-copper complexes for application in industrial and biological oxidation reactions.