Prof. Dr. Thomas Braun

Research interests

Mechanistic studies, coordination chemistry

Research Fields in UniCat

Research Field A4

Selection of research projects

  • New routes for the metal mediated synthesis of fluorinated molecules by C-F activation
  • Synthesis and reactivity of metal fluoro complexes
  • Rhodium complexes for oxygenations

 

UniCat publications

713 Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Rhodium Bipyridine Compounds: Formation of a Rh(II) Hydrido Cluster and a Rh(III) Peroxo Complex T. Braun, A. Penner, T. Schröder, B. Ziemer European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2009, 0, 4464 - 4470, 10.1002/ejic.200900531

712 “Rhodium and Iridium Complexes with ??Diketimine ligands: Oxidative Addition of H2 and O2” T. Braun, A. Penner European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2011, 0, 2579 - 2587, 10.1002/ejic.201100135

616 Facile Oxidative Addition of Water at Iridium: Reactivity of trans-[Ir(4-C5NF4)(H)(OH)(PiPr3)2] towards CO2 and NH3 P. Kläring, S. Pahl, T. Braun, A. Penner Dalton Transactions 2011, 40, 6785 - 6791, DOI: 10.1039/c1dt10173k

362 Addition of [(Eta5-C5Me5)IrH4] to a Zwitterionic Silylene: Stepwise Formation of Iridium(V)-Silyl and Iridium(III)-Silylene Complexes T. Braun, M. Driess, A. K. Jungton, A. Meltzer, C. Präsang, A. Penner Dalton Transactions 2010, 39, 5436 - 5438, 10.1039/c0dt00236d

361 A Highly Reactive Rhodium(I) Boryl Complex as a Useful Tool for C-H Bond Activation and Catalytic C-F Bond Borylation T. Braun, M. Teltewskoi, J. A. Panetier, S. A. Macgregor Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2010, 49, 3947 - 3951, 10.1002/anie.201001070

360 Activation of Ethylene and Ammonia at Iridium:C-H versus N-H Oxidative Addition T. Braun, M. Ahijado Salomon, A. K. Jungton Dalton Transactions 2009, 37, 7669 - 7677, 10.1039/b906189d

359 Iridium Derivatives of Fluorinated Aromatics by C-H Activation: Isolation of Classical and Non-classical Hydrides T. Braun, M. Ahijado Salomon, I. Krossing Dalton Transactions 2008, 38, 5197 - 5206, 10.1039/b807077f

Prof. Dr. Thomas Braun

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Thomas Braun
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Institut für Chemie / Allg. und Anorganische Chemie
Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2
12489 Berlin

+49 30 2093-3913
thomas.braun(at)chemie.hu-berlin.de

 

 

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