Prof. Dr. Matthias Driess

Research interests

Metalorganic chemistry, precursor synthesis, molecular models for heterogeneous catalysis, molecular main group and organometallic chemistry

Research Fields in UniCat

Research Field D1
Research Field D2
Research Field D3

2007-2011: A1, A3, A4, A5

Selection of research projects

  • Novel coorperating ligands for the heterolytic bond activation
  • Transition-metal silylene complexes
  • From activating small molecules to hetero bimetallic transition-metal complexes
  • Synthesis and characterisation of transition-metal silyline complexes
  • New single source precursors for the metal-doping stannic oxide as an alternative to ITO

UniCat publications

802 Application of Nickel Complexes Modified by Tridentate O,N,O´-Ligands as Precatalysts in Nickel-Catalyzed C(sp2)-C(sp3) Bond Formations S. Enthaler, C. I. Someya, S. Inoue, S. Krackl, E. Irran European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2012, 0, 1269 - 1277, 10.1002/ejic.201101253

796 Iron-based pre-catalyst supported on polyformamidine for C-C bond formation S. Enthaler, S. Krackl, J. D. Epping, B. Eckhardt, S. M. Weidner, A. Fischer Polym. Chem. 2012, 3, 751 - 756, 10.1039/c2py00540a

776 An Efficient Zinc-Catalyzed Dehydration of Primary Amides to Nitriles S. Enthaler, S. Inoue Chemistry - An Asian Journal 2012, 7, 169 - 175, 10.1002/asia.201100493

669 Hydrosilylation of Alkynes by Ni(CO)3-Stabilized Silicon(II) Hydride M. Stoelzel, C. Präsang, S. Inoue, S. Enthaler, M. Driess Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2011, 50, 0 - 0, 10.1002/anie.201105722

658 Li-doped MgO From Different Preparative Routes for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane S. Arndt, U. Simon, S. Heitz, A. Berthold, B. Beck, O. Görke, J. D. Epping, T. Otremba, Y. Aksu, E. Irran, G. Laugel, M. Driess, H. Schubert, R. Schomäcker Topics in Catalysis 2011, 0, 0 - 0, 10.1007/s11244-011-9749-z

657 Lessons from isolable nickel(I) precursor complexes for small molecule activation S. Yao, M. Driess Accounts of Chemical Research 2011, 0, 0 - 0, 10.1021/ar200156r

627 Low-Valent Molybdenum-Based Dual Pre-Catalysts for Highly Efficient Catalytic Epoxidation of Alkenes and Deoxygenation of Sulfoxides M. Driess, S. Enthaler, S. Krackl, A. Company Casadevall ChemCatChem 2011, 3, 1186 - 1192, 10.1002/cctc.201100007

623 Molecular Heterobimetallic Approach to Li-Containing MgO Nanoparticles with Variable Li-Concentrations Using Lithium-Methylmagnesium Alkoxide Clusters S. Heitz, J. D. Epping, Y. Aksu, M. Driess Chemistry of Materials 2010, 22, 4563 - 4571, 10.1021/cm100415m

606 New Binding Modes of 1-Acetyl- and 1-Benzoyl-5-hydroxypyrazolines – Synthesis and Characterization of O,O´-Pyrazoline- and N,O-Pyrazoline-Zinc Complexes S. Enthaler, C. I. Someya, S. Inoue, E. Irran, S. Krackl European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2011, 0, 2691 - 2697, 10.1002/ejic.201100248

525 Monooxygenase-Like Reactivity of an Unprecedented, Heterobimetallic FeO2Ni Moiety S. Yao, C. Herwig, Y. Xiong, A. Company, E. Bill, C. Limberg, M. Driess Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2010, 49, 7054 - 7058,

519 Intermolecular Hydrogen-Fluorine-Interaction in Dimolybdenum Triply Bonded Complexes Modified by Fluorinated Formamidine Ligands for the Construction of 2D- and 3D-Networks S. Enthaler, S. Kragl, S. Inoue, M. Drieß European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2011, 2011, 2103 - 2111, 10.1002/ejic.201001357

509 A Molecular Precursor Approach to Tunable Porous Tin-Rich Indium Tin Oxide with Durable High Electrical Conductivity for Bioelectronic Devices M. Driess, A. Thomas, Y. Aksu, S. Frasca, U. Wollenberger Chemistry of Materials 2011, 23, 1798 - 1804, 10.1021/cm103087p

508 Facile Access to Homo- and Heteroleptic, Triply Bonded Dimolybdenum Hexaalkoxides with Unsaturated Alkoxide Ligands M. Driess, S. Krackl, J. G. Ma, Y. Aksu European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2011, 11, 1725 - 1732, 10.1002/ejic.201001236

507 Zwitterionic and Donor-Stabilized N-Heterocyclic Silylenes (NHSis) for Metal-Free Activation of Small Molecules M. Driess, S. Yao, Y. Xiong Organometallics 2011, 30, 1748 - 1767, dx.doi.org/10.1021/om200017h

506 Unprecedented Alkylzinc--Magnesium Alkoxide Clusters as Suitable Organometallic Precursors for Magnesium-Containing ZnO Nanoparticles M. Driess, S. Heitz, Y. Aksu, C. Merschjann Chemistry - A European Journal 2011, 17, 3904 - 3910, 10.1002/chem.201002743

505 Entrapment of Heteropolyacids in Metallic Silver Matrices: Unique Heterogenized Acid Catalysts M.Driess, S. Krackl, A. Company Casadevall, Y. Aksu, D. Avnir ChemCatChem 2011, 3, 227 - 232, 10.1002/cctc.201000239

416 High Efficiency in Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Ketones with Zinc-Based Precatalysts Featuring Hard and Soft Tridentate O,S,O-Ligands N. Marinos, S. Enthaler, M. Drieß ChemCatChem 2010, 2, 846 - 853, 10.1002/cctc.201000036

410 Facile and Efficient Reduction of Ketones in the Presence of Zinc Catalysts Modified by Phenol Ligands S. Enthaler, B. Eckhardt, S. Inoue, E. Irran, M. Drieß Chemistry - An Asian Journal 2010, 5, 2027 - 2035, 10.1002/asia.201000317

409 Formamidines - Versatile Ligands for Zinc-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation and Iron-Catalyzed Epoxidation Reactions S. Enthaler, K. Schröder, S. Inoue, B. Eckhardt, K. Junge, M. Beller, M. Drieß European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2010, 25, 4893 - 4901, 10.1002/ejoc.201000648

407 Isomerization of an N-Heterocyclic Germylene to an Azagermabenzen-1-ylidene and Its Coupling to a Unique Bis(germylene) S. Yao, X. Zhang, Y. Xiong, H. Schwarz, M. Driess Organometallics 2010, 29, 5353 - 5357, 10.1021/om100383y

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

306 Steering S-H and N-H Bond Activation by a Stable N-Heterocyclic Silylene: Different Addition of H2S, NH3, and Organoamines on a Silicon(II) Ligand versus Its Si(II)-Ni(CO)3 Complex A. Meltzer, S. Inoue, C. Präsang, M. Driess Journal of the American Chemical Society 2010, 132, 3038 - 3046, 10.1021/ja910305p

305 Methylmagesium Alkoxide Clusters with Mg4O4 Cubane- and Mg7O8 Biscubane-Like Cores: Organometallic Precursors for Low-Temperature Formation of MgO Nanoparticles with Variable Surface Defects S. Heitz, Y. Aksu, C. Merschjann, M. Driess Chemistry of Materials 2010, 22, 1376 - 1385, 10.1021/cm9021535

294 Synthesis and Rearrangement of Stable NHC - Silylene Adducts and Their Unique Reactivity towards Cyclohexylisocyanide Y. Xiong, S. Yao, M. Driess Chemistry - An Asian Journal 2010, 5, 322 - 327, 10.1002/asia.200900434

293 Reversible P4 Activation with Nickel(I) and an Eta3-Coordinated Tetraphosphorus Ligand between Two NiI Centers S. Yao, Y. Xiong, C. Milsmann, E. Bill, S. Pfirrmann, C. Limberg, M. Driess Chemistry - A European Journal 2010, 16, 436 - 439, 10.1002/chem.200902820

292 Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering on synthetic nickel compounds and Ni-Fe hydrogenase protein O. Sanganas, S. Löscher, S. Pfirrmann, N. Marinos, P. Glatzel, T. C. Weng, C. Limberg, M. Driess, H. Dau, M. Haumann Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2009, 190, 12199 - 12199, 10.1088/1742-6596/190/1/012199

291 Striking lessons from nickel-superoxides and related systems S. Yao, M. Driess, C. Milsmann, E. Bill, K. Wieghardt Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 2009, 14, 33 - 44, 10.1007/s00775-009-0526-4

289 The Catalytic Activity of Zinc Oxides from Single Source Precursors with Additives for the C-H Acitivation of Lower Alkanes S. Arndt, Y. Aksu, M. Driess, R. Schomäcker Catalysis Letters 2009, 131, 258 - 265, 10.1007/s10562-009-0055-3

284 O-O Bond Activation in Heterobimetallic Peroxides: Synthesis of the Peroxide [LNi(My,Eta2:Eta2-O2)K] and its Conversion into a Bis(My-Hydroxo) Nickel Zinc Complex S. Yao, Y. Xiong, M. Vogt, H. Grützmacher, C. Herwig, C. Limberg, M. Driess Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2009, 48, 8107 - 8110, 10.1002/anie.200903772

282 Side-on Coordination of a P-P Bond in Heterobinuclear Tetraphosphorus Complexes with a [Si(My,Eta2.2-P4)Ni] Core and Nickel(I) Centers Y. Xiong, S. Yao, E. Bill, M. Driess Inorganic Chemistry 2009, 48, 7522 - 7524, 10.1021/ic901088c

279 Striking Reactivity of a Stable, Zwitterionic Silylene Towards Substituted Diazomethanes, Azides, and Isocyanides Y. Xiong, S. Yao, M. Driess Chemistry - A European Journal 2009, 15, 8542 - 8547, 10.1002/chem.200901337

278 Isolable Metallo-Germylene and Metallo-Stannylene Sigma-Complexes with Iron S. Inoue, M. Driess Organometallics 2009, 28, 5032 - 5035, 10.1021/om9005802

276 From an N-Heterocyclic Silacyclopropene to Donor-Supported Silacyclopropenylium Cations S. Yao, Y. Xiong, C. van Wüllen, M. Driess Organometallics 2009, 28, 1610 - 1612, 10.1021/om801178g

274 Lithium related deep and shallow acceptors in Li-doped ZnO nanocrystals C. Rauch, W. Gelhoff, M. Wagner, E. Malguth, G. Callsen, R. Kirste, B. Salameh, A. Hoffmann, S. Polarz, Y. Aksu, M. Driess Journal of Applied Physics 2010, 107, 24311 - 24311, 10.1063/1.3275889

273 A Systematic Study on Zinc Oxide Materials Containing Group I Metals (Li, Na, K)-Synthesis from Organometallic Precursors, Characterization, and Properties S. Polarz, A. Orlov, A. Hoffmann, M. Wagner, C. Rauch, R. Kirste, W. Gelhoff, Y. Aksu, M. Driess, M. W. E. van der Berg, M. Lehmann Chemistry of Materials 2009, 21, 3889 - 3897, 10.1021/cm9014223

272 Beta-Diketiminato Nickel(I) Complexes with Very Weak Ligation Allowing For H2 and N2 Activation C. Limberg, S. Pfirrmann, S. Yao, B. Ziemer, R. Stößer, M. Driess Organometallics 2009, 28, 6855 - 6860, 10.1021/om9007983

268 Facile Dissociation of [(LNiII)2E2] Dichalcogenides: Evidence for [LNiIIE2] Superselenides and Supertellurides in Solution M. Driess, S. Yao, Y. Xiong, X. Zhang, M. Schlangen, H. Schwarz, C. Milsmann Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2009, 48, 4551 - 4455, 10.1002/anie.200901132

245 Activation of C-H bonds mediated by Mo=Mo moieties in heterobimetallic Zn/O/Mo Clusters J. G. Ma, Y. Aksu, L. J. Gregoriades, J. Sauer, M. Driess Dalton Transactions 2010, 39, 103 - 106, 10.1039/b917585g

132 A Low-Temperature Molecular Approach to Highly Conductive Indium Tin Oxide Thin Films with Durable Electro-Optical Performance Y. Aksu, A. Prodi-Schwab, M. Driess Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2009, 48, 7778 - 7782, 10.1002/anie.200901204

117 Diketiminate Silicon(II) and Related NHSi Ligands Generated in the Coordination Sphere of Nickel(0) A. Meltzer, C. Präsang, M. Driess Journal of the American Chemical Society 2009, 131, 7232 - 7233, 10.1021/ja9026727

116 A Zwitterionic Silylene as Reactive Intermediate and its Unusual Dimerization to an NHeterobicyclic Disilane Y. Xiong, S. Yao, M. Driess Chemistry - An Asian Journal 2009, 4, 1323 - 1328, 10.1002/asia.200900127

114 Versatile Reactivity of a Zwitterionic Isolable Silylene toward Ketones: Silicon-Mediated, Regio- and Stereoselective C-H Activation Y. Xiong, S. Yao, M. Driess Chemistry - A European Journal 2009, 15, 5545 - 5551, 10.1002/chem.200900318

113 The Striking Stabilization of Ni0(?6-Arene) Complexes by an Ylide- Like Silylene Ligand A. Meltzer, C. Präsang, M. Driess Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2009, 48, 3170 - 3173, 10.1002/anie.200900290

112 Bridging the Materials Gap in Catalysis: Entrapment of Molecular Catalysts in Functional Supports and Beyond A. Thomas, M. Driess Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2009, 48, 1890 - 1892, 10.1002/anie.200805136

111 Twice silicon-induced C-H activation and tautomerisation of a b-diketiminato ligand and formation of new types of N-heterocyclic silanes Y. Xiong, S. Yao, M. Driess Dalton Transactions 2009, 3, 421 - 423, 10.1039/b820285k

110 Striking reactivity of ylide-like germylene toward terminal alkynes: [4+2] cycloaddition versus C-H bond activation S. Yao, C. van Wüllen, M. Driess Chemical Communications 2008, 42, 5393 - 5395, 10.1039/b811952j

109 One-pot synthesis of lithium alkylzinc alkoxo heterocubanes with a LiZn3O4 core as suitable organometallic precursors for Li-containing ZnO nanocrystals S. Jana, Y. Aksu, M. Brym, M. Driess Dalton Transactions 2009, 9, 1516 - 1521, 10.1039/b816623d

108 From a Paramagnetic, Mononuclear Supersulfidonickel(II) Complex to a Diamagnetic Dimer with a Four-Sulfur Two-Electron Bond S. Yao, C. Milsmann, E. Bill, K. Wieghardt, M. Driess Journal of the American Chemical Society 2008, 130, 13536 - 13537, 10.1021/ja806101h

107 An Isolable "Side-on" Superoxonickel Complex [LNi(O2)] with a Square-Planar Tetracoordinate Nickel(II) Center and Its Conversion into [LNi(My-OH)2NiL] S. Yao, C. Milsmann, E. Bill, K. Wieghardt, M. Driess Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2008, 37, 7110 - 7113, 10.1002/anie.200802234

106 Dichotomic Reactivity of a Stable Silylene toward Terminal Alkynes: Facile C-H Bond Insertion versus Autocatalytic Formation of Silacycloprop-3-ene S. Yao, C. van Wüllen, X. Y. Sun, M. Driess Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2008, 47, 3250 - 3253, 10.1002/anie.200704939

105 Lithium-promoted hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formates by heterobimetallic hydridozinc alkoxide clusters K. Merz, M. Moreno, E. Löffler, L. Khodeir, A. Rittermeier, K. Fink, K. Kotsis, M. Muhler, M. Driess Chemical Communications 2008, 1, 73 - 75, 10.1039/b714806b

104 Structure-Property-Function Relationships in Nanoscale Oxide Sensors: A Case Study Based on Zinc Oxide S. Polarz, A. Roy, M. Lehmann, M. Driess, F. E. Kruis Advanced Functional Materials 2007, 17, 1385 - 1391, 10.1002/adfm.200700139

97 Organometallics Meet Colloid Chemistry: A Case Study in Three Phases Based on Molecular Carbonyl Precursors Containing Zinc and Manganese S. Polarz, M. Driess, A. Roy, M. Lehmann, A. Orlov Journal of the American Chemical Society 2007, 129, 371 - 375, 10.1021/ja0659626

96 From Metal-Organic Precursors to Functional Ceramics and Related Nanoscaled Materials S. Mathur, M. Driess Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III Eds. Robert H. Crabtree, D. Michael P. Mingos Elsevier 2007, 0, 35 - 70,

Prof. Matthias Driess

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Matthias Driess
Technische Universität Berlin
Inst. f. Chemie / FG Anorganische und Analytische Chemie
Straße des 17. Juni 135
10623 Berlin

+49 30 314-22265
matthias.driess(at)tu-berlin.de