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Karsten Meyer
Born (1968-05-17) May 17, 1968 (age 56)
Herne, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materRuhr University Bochum
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Ph.D. 1998
Scientific career
FieldsInorganic Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry
InstitutionsFriedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg (FAU)
University of California, San Diego
Thesis Molecular and Electronic Structure of High-Valent Transition-Metal Nitrido Complexes  (1998)
Doctoral advisorKarl Wieghardt
Other academic advisorsChristopher C. Cummins
Doctoral studentsXile Hu
Other notable studentsSuzanne Bart
Websitewww.inorgchem2.nat.fau.de

Karsten Meyer (born May 17, 1968, in Herne, Germany) is a German inorganic chemist and Chair of Inorganic and General Chemistry at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU).[1] His research involves the coordination chemistry of transition metals as well as uranium coordination chemistry, small molecule activation with these coordination complexes, and the synthesis of new chelating ligands.[2][3] He is the 2017 recipient of the Elhuyar-Goldschmidt Award of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry, the Ludwig-Mond Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry,[4] and the L.A. Chugaev Commemorative Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences, among other awards. He also serves as an Associate Editor of the journal Organometallics since 2014.[5][6]

Early life and education

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Meyer was born on May 17, 1968, in Herne, Germany.[7][8] He studied chemistry at the Ruhr University Bochum, receiving his diploma (in chemistry) in May 1995.[8] In summer 1995, Meyer then joined the laboratory of Professor Karl Wieghardt at the Max Planck Institute for Radiation Chemistry, where he worked on the synthesis of novel high-valent nitrido complexes of manganese,[9] chromium[10] and iron.[11] These nitrido complexes were generated by the photolysis of the corresponding azido complexes.[8] Meyer graduated in January 1998 with his Ph.D. He then moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a DFG Postdoctoral Fellow in 1998 to conduct research in the laboratory of Professor Christopher Cummins.[8] AT MIT, Meyer worked on amido complexes of uranium with novel amido ligands[12] and dinitrogen cleavage with heterobimetallic complexes of niobium and molybdenum.[13]

Independent career

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In 2001, Meyer began his independent career as an assistant professor at the University of California, San Diego. Then in 2006, Meyer moved to the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg as the Chair of the Institute of Inorganic & General Chemistry.[14]

Research

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Meyer's early work featured explored the coordination chemistry of uranium with small molecules such as carbon dioxide[15][16] and light alkanes.[17] Additionally, Meyer's group synthesized novel tripodal N-heterocyclic carbene ligands[18][19] to stabilize reactive intermediates such as an iron(IV) nitride.[20][21] In 2011, in collaboration with Prof. Jeremy M. Smith's group, Meyer achieved the first synthesis and characterization of a stable iron(V) nitride complex.[22][23][24][25]

Other research highlights include:

Awards

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Professional memberships

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Personal life

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Meyer's hobbies include nature and macro photography, scuba diving, and driving his car on a closed circuit.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Chair of Inorganic and General Chemistry › Prof. Dr. Karsten Meyer". Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. ^ "karsten meyer – publications". www.inorganic-chemistry.net. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. ^ "Karsten Meyer's Publons profile". publons.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. ^ a b "FAU-based chemist receives award of the Royal Society of Chemistry › Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg". 19 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. ^ "Organometallics". pubs.acs.org. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  6. ^ "Curriculum Vitae › Prof. Dr. Karsten Meyer". Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  7. ^ Castro-Rodríguez, Ingrid; Meyer, Karsten (2006-03-17). "Small molecule activation at uranium coordination complexes: control of reactivity via molecular architecture". Chemical Communications (13): 1353–1368. doi:10.1039/B513755C. ISSN 1364-548X. PMID 16550268.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Karsten Meyer". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56 (2): 440–441. 2017. doi:10.1002/anie.201606067. ISSN 1521-3773.
  9. ^ Meyer, Karsten; Bendix, Jesper; Metzler-Nolte, Nils; Weyhermüller, Thomas; Wieghardt, Karl (1998). "Nitridomanganese(V) and -(VI) Complexes Containing Macrocyclic Amine Ligands". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 120 (29): 7260–7270. doi:10.1021/ja980686j. ISSN 0002-7863.
  10. ^ Meyer, Karsten; Bendix, Jesper; Bill, Eckhard; Weyhermüller, Thomas; Wieghardt, Karl (1998). "Molecular and Electronic Structure of Nitridochromium(V) Complexes with Macrocyclic Amine Ligands". Inorganic Chemistry. 37 (20): 5180–5188. doi:10.1021/ic980302q. ISSN 0020-1669.
  11. ^ Meyer, Karsten; Bill, Eckhard; Mienert, Bernd; Weyhermüller, Thomas; Wieghardt, Karl (1999). "Photolysis of cis- and trans-[FeIII(cyclam)(N3)2]+Complexes- Spectroscopic Characterization of a Nitridoiron(V) Species". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 121 (20): 4859–4876. doi:10.1021/ja983454t. ISSN 0002-7863.
  12. ^ Meyer, Karsten; Mindiola, Daniel J.; Baker, Thomas A.; Davis, William M.; Cummins, Christopher C. (2000). "Uranium Hexakisamido Complexes". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 39 (17): 3063–3066. doi:10.1002/1521-3773(20000901)39:17<3063::AID-ANIE3063>3.0.CO;2-0. ISSN 1521-3773. PMID 11028031.
  13. ^ Mindiola, Daniel J.; Meyer, Karsten; Cherry, John-Paul F.; Baker, Thomas A.; Cummins, Christopher C. (2000-03-31). "Dinitrogen Cleavage Stemming from a Heterodinuclear Niobium/Molybdenum N2 Complex: New Nitridoniobium Systems Including a Niobazene Cyclic Trimer". Organometallics. 19 (9): 1622–1624. doi:10.1021/om000159k. ISSN 0276-7333.
  14. ^ "FAU-based chemist receives award of the Royal Society of Chemistry › Faculty of Sciences". Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  15. ^ Castro-Rodriguez, Ingrid; Nakai, Hidetaka; Zakharov, Lev N.; Rheingold, Arnold L.; Meyer, Karsten (2004-09-17). "A Linear, O-Coordinated η1-CO2 Bound to Uranium". Science. 305 (5691): 1757–1759. Bibcode:2004Sci...305.1757C. doi:10.1126/science.1102602. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 15375263. S2CID 93791804.
  16. ^ Bart, Suzanne C.; Anthon, Christian; Heinemann, Frank W.; Bill, Eckhard; Edelstein, Norman M.; Meyer, Karsten (2008-09-17). "Carbon Dioxide Activation with Sterically Pressured Mid- and High-Valent Uranium Complexes". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130 (37): 12536–12546. doi:10.1021/ja804263w. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 18715008.
  17. ^ Castro-Rodriguez, Ingrid; Nakai, Hidetaka; Gantzel, Peter; Zakharov, Lev N.; Rheingold, Arnold L.; Meyer, Karsten (2003-12-01). "Evidence for Alkane Coordination to an Electron-Rich Uranium Center". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 125 (51): 15734–15735. doi:10.1021/ja0379316. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 14677950.
  18. ^ Hu, Xile; Tang, Yongjun; Gantzel, Peter; Meyer, Karsten (2003-02-01). "Silver Complexes of a Novel Tripodal N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand: Evidence for Significant Metal−Carbene π-Interaction". Organometallics. 22 (4): 612–614. doi:10.1021/om020935j. ISSN 0276-7333.
  19. ^ Hu, Xile; Castro-Rodriguez, Ingrid; Olsen, Kristian; Meyer, Karsten (2004-02-01). "Group 11 Metal Complexes of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands: Nature of the MetalCarbene Bond". Organometallics. 23 (4): 755–764. doi:10.1021/om0341855. ISSN 0276-7333.
  20. ^ Vogel, Carola; Heinemann, Frank W.; Sutter, Jörg; Anthon, Christian; Meyer, Karsten (2008). "An Iron Nitride Complex". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47 (14): 2681–2684. doi:10.1002/anie.200800600. ISSN 1521-3773. PMID 18306203. S2CID 40134695.
  21. ^ Yeston, Jake (2008-03-14). "Crystals of an Iron Nitride". Science. 319 (5869): 1461. doi:10.1126/science.319.5869.1461b. ISSN 0036-8075.
  22. ^ Scepaniak, Jeremiah J.; Vogel, Carola S.; Khusniyarov, Marat M.; Heinemann, Frank W.; Meyer, Karsten; Smith, Jeremy M. (2011-02-25). "Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of an Iron(V) Nitride". Science. 331 (6020): 1049–1052. Bibcode:2011Sci...331.1049S. doi:10.1126/science.1198315. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 21350172. S2CID 20321170.
  23. ^ Urquhart, James (2011-02-24). "Elusive form of iron captured". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  24. ^ "Iron(V) Nitride Mimics Nitrogenase Activity". cen.acs.org. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  25. ^ Nishibayashi, Yoshiaki (2011-06-23). "Nitrido complexes step up". Nature Chemistry. 3 (7): 502–504. doi:10.1038/nchem.1077. ISSN 1755-4349. PMID 21697867.
  26. ^ Scholz, F.; Himmel, D.; Heinemann, F. W.; Schleyer, P. v R.; Meyer, K.; Krossing, I. (2013-07-05). "Crystal Structure Determination of the Nonclassical 2-Norbornyl Cation". Science. 341 (6141): 62–64. Bibcode:2013Sci...341...62S. doi:10.1126/science.1238849. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 23828938. S2CID 206549219.
  27. ^ Extance, Andy (2013-07-04). "Crystal structure closes classic carbocation case". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  28. ^ Stoye, Emma (2013-12-12). "Cutting edge chemistry in 2013". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  29. ^ Peplow, Mark (2013-07-10). "The nonclassical cation: a classic case of conflict". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  30. ^ "Solving Old Bonding Debate". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  31. ^ Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (2013-07-09). "Chemistry riddle solved". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  32. ^ Yirka, Bob (2013-07-05). "German scientists solve nonclassical 2-norbornyl carbocation structure". phys.org. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  33. ^ Bart, Suzanne C.; Heinemann, Frank W.; Anthon, Christian; Hauser, Christina; Meyer, Karsten (2009-09-09). "A New Tripodal Ligand System with Steric and Electronic Modularity for Uranium Coordination Chemistry". Inorganic Chemistry. 48 (19): 9419–9426. doi:10.1021/ic9012697. ISSN 0020-1669. PMID 19739633.
  34. ^ La Pierre, Henry S.; Kameo, Hajime; Halter, Dominik P.; Heinemann, Frank W.; Meyer, Karsten (2014). "Coordination and Redox Isomerization in the Reduction of a Uranium(III) Monoarene Complex". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53 (28): 7154–7157. doi:10.1002/anie.201402048. ISSN 1521-3773. PMID 24889470.
  35. ^ La Pierre, Henry S.; Scheurer, Andreas; Heinemann, Frank W.; Hieringer, Wolfgang; Meyer, Karsten (2014). "Synthesis and Characterization of a Uranium(II) Monoarene Complex Supported by δ Backbonding". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53 (28): 7158–7162. doi:10.1002/anie.201402050. ISSN 1521-3773. PMID 24889659.
  36. ^ Halter, Dominik P.; Heinemann, Frank W.; Bachmann, Julien; Meyer, Karsten (2016). "Uranium-mediated electrocatalytic dihydrogen production from water". Nature. 530 (7590): 317–321. Bibcode:2016Natur.530..317H. doi:10.1038/nature16530. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 26808900. S2CID 4449447.
  37. ^ Halter, Dominik P.; Heinemann, Frank W.; Maron, Laurent; Meyer, Karsten (2018). "The role of uranium–arene bonding in H 2 O reduction catalysis". Nature Chemistry. 10 (3): 259–267. Bibcode:2018NatCh..10..259H. doi:10.1038/nchem.2899. ISSN 1755-4349. PMID 29461533.
  38. ^ Mazzanti, Marinella (2018). "The secret is in the ring". Nature Chemistry. 10 (3): 247–249. doi:10.1038/nchem.2940. ISSN 1755-4349. PMID 29461532.
  39. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Curriculum Vitae › Prof. Dr. Karsten Meyer". Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  40. ^ "2011 Call for Nominations! Dalton European/African Lectureship – Dalton Transactions Blog". Retrieved 2021-05-20.
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