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07/26/2023

Synthesis of Tertiary Fatty Amines in Water: The Dual Role of Dimethylamine as Reagent and Phase Mediator in the Homogeneously Catalyzed Fatty Alcohol Amination

The amination of long-chain fatty alcohols with dimethylamine to the desired tertiary amines proceeds in water as the solvent with unprecedented…

01/20/2023

Homogeneous Catalysis at its Edge: High-Temperature Ru-Catalysed Amination of Alcohols under Continuous Flow Conditions

A homogeneous ruthenium-based alcohol amination at unique conditions is presented: Continuous flow conditions allowed very high temperatures to be rea

08/03/2022

Selective Synthesis of Primary Amines by Kinetic-based Optimization of the Ruthenium-Xantphos Catalysed Amination of Alcohols with Ammonia

A highly selective and reliable protocol for the synthesis of primary amines directly from ammonia and alcohols using a robust and commercially...

06/20/2022

Norman Hermann completes his doctorate

Smiling like a winner. You did it! Congratulations Norman!

03/21/2022

Johanna Vondrans review is Chemical Reviews Favorite Review 2022

Johanna Vondran's review on the bidentate phosphine ligand 1,2-bis(di-tert-butylphosphinomethyl)benzene (1,2-DTBPMB) was voted Favorite Review in…

03/15/2022

Thomas Seidensticker wins the DECHEMA Prize for up-and-coming Teachers

Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Seidensticker from the Department of Technical Chemistry at TU Dortmund University received the DECHEMA Young University Teachers…

09/13/2021

Carl-Zerbe Preis to Dr. Thomas Seidensticker

This year's Carl Zerbe Award for Young Scientists, presented by the DGMK German Scientific Society for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Coal, went to Dr.…

Bild von Thomas Seidensticker in Laborausrüstung

06/29/2021

Jonas Bianga completes his doctorate

After defending like a sheriff, Jonas is now surfing into his life after PhD. Congratulations! Well done!