Prof. Dr. Warren Edward Piers

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietAnorganische Molekülchemie,Organische Molekülchemie
KeywordsOrganometallic, catalysis, transition metals, main group chemistry

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandKanada
OrtCalgary
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Calgary
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Chemistry

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Reiner AnwanderInstitut für Anorganische Chemie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.05.2015

Programm(e)

2014Forschungspreis-Programm auf Gegenseitigkeit für Wissenschaftler*innen aus dem Ausland

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Piers is internationally renowned for his outstanding research in mechanistic organometallic chemistry. He has made seminal contributions to the chemistry of highly electrophilic boranes as well as group 3 organometallics. Professor Piers has achieved major breakthroughs in catalysis research covering the topics olefin polymerization, diene ring-closing metathesis, and small-molecule activation. During his stay in Germany, he intends to elaborate the chemistry of rare-earth metal alkyl, amide, and imide compounds and to investigate into nanostructured materials derived from perfluoroaryl boranes and boron-containing heterocycles.