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Dieter Sellmann was affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research primarily focused on materials science, with a strong specialization in materials chemistry. The body of work reflects a consistent engagement with crystallization and solubility studies as well as X-ray diffraction techniques within crystallography.

Their publication record shows a significant concentration in a single publication venue:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Frequent coauthors who collaborated with Dieter Sellmann included:

  • Frank W. Heinemann
  • N. Blum
  • Falk Knoch
  • C. Allmann
  • A. Lauderbach

Sellmann contributed to at least five recent papers, all published in 2021, within the context of experimental crystal structure determination. These publications were titled:

  • CCDC 149105: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination (2021, The Cambridge Structural Database)
  • CCDC 2056095: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination (2021, The Cambridge Structural Database)
  • CCDC 2096995: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination (2021, The Cambridge Structural Database)
  • CCDC 2103073: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination (2021, The Cambridge Structural Database)
  • CCDC 2086064: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination (2021, The Cambridge Structural Database)

The topics that were central to Sellmann's research work involved detailed crystallization and solubility studies, paired with the application of X-ray diffraction methods for structural analysis. These areas are reflective of expertise in elucidating the physical and chemical properties of crystalline materials.

Best Publications

  • In Quest of Competitive Catalysts for Nitrogenases and Other Metal Sulfur Enzymes

    Dieter Sellmann;Jörg Sutter

  • Nitrogenase Model Compounds: [μ‐N2H2{Fe(“NHS4”)}2], the Prototype for the Coordination of Diazene to Iron Sulfur Centers and Its Stabilization through Strong NH ⃛ S Hydrogen Bonds

    Dieter Sellmann;Wolfgang Soglowek;Falk Knoch;Matthias Moll

  • Transition-metal complexes with sulfur ligands. 57. Stabilization of high-valent iron(IV) centers and vacant coordination sites by sulfur .pi.-donation: syntheses, x-ray structures, and properties of [Fe("S2")2(PMe3)n] (n = 1, 2) and (NMe4)[Fe("S2")2(PMe3)2].cntdot.CH3OH ("S2"2- = 1,2-benzenedithiolate(2-))

    Dieter Sellmann;Michael Geck;Falk Knoch;Gerhard Ritter

  • Tuning the Electronic Structure of Octahedral Iron Complexes [FeL(X)] (L = 1-Alkyl-4,7-bis(4-tert-butyl-2-mercaptobenzyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane, X = Cl, CH3O, CN, NO). The S = 1/2 ⇌ S = 3/2 Spin Equilibrium of [FeLPr(NO)]

    Ming Li;Didier Bonnet;Eckhard Bill;Frank Neese

  • Transition-metal complexes with sulfur ligands. 88. Dependence of spin state, structure, and reactivity of [FeII(L) ('NH)S4')] complexes on the coligand L (L = CO, N2H2, N2H4, NH3, pyridine, NHCH3NH2, CH3OH, THF, P(OCH3)3, P(OPh)3): model complexes for iron nitrogenases ('NHS4'2-dianion of 2,2'-bis[(2-mercaptophenyl)thio]diethylamine)

    Dieter Sellmann;Wolfgang Soglowek;Falk Knoch;Gerhard Ritter

  • Transition metal complexes with sulfur ligands

    Dieter Sellmann;Herbert Binder;Daniel Häußinger;Frank W Heinemann

  • Binding N2, N2H2, N2H4, and NH3 to transition-metal sulfur sites: modeling potential intermediates of biological N2 fixation.

    Dieter Sellmann;A. Hille;A. Rösler;F. W. Heinemann

  • [Ni(NHPnPr3)(`S3')], the First Nickel Thiolate Complex Modeling the Nickel Cysteinate Site and Reactivity of [NiFe] Hydrogenase

    Dieter Sellmann;Franz Geipel;Matthias Moll

  • X-ray Structure Analysis of FeMo Nitrogenase—Is the Problem of N2 Fixation Solved?

    Dieter Sellmann

  • [(C6H4S2)Ni(μ‐‘S3')Fe(CO)(PMe3)2]: A Dinuclear [NiFe] Complex Modeling the [(RS)2Ni(μ‐SR)2Fe(CO)(L)2] Core of [NiFe] Hydrogenase Centers

    Dieter Sellmann;Franz Geipel;Frank Lauderbach;Frank W. Heinemann

  • [Ru(HNO)(′pybuS4′)], the First HNO Complex Resulting from Hydride Addition to a NO Complex (′pybuS4′2−=2,6-Bis(2-mercapto- 3,5-di-tert-butylphenylthio)dimethylpyridine(2−))

    Dieter Sellmann;Torsten Gottschalk-Gaudig;Daniel Häußinger;Frank W. Heinemann

  • Transition-metal complexes with sulfur ligands. 82. Hydrogen sulfide, disulfur, and carbon disulfide molecules as ligands in sulfur-rich [Ru(PPh3)('S4')] complexes [('S4')2- = 1,2-bis[(2-mercaptophenyl)thio]ethane(2-)]

    Dieter Sellmann;Peter Lechner;Falk Knoch;Matthias Moll

  • Transition-metal complexes with sulfur ligands. 94. Synthesis and reactivity of nickel, palladium, and platinum complexes with the thiolate carbene ligand 'S2C'2-. X-ray structure determinations of [Ni(PMe3)('S2C')], [Ni(PPh3)('S2C')], [Ni('SC')2], [Pt(PMe3)('S2C')], and ('S2CO')2

    Dieter Sellmann;Werner Prechtel;Falk Knoch;Matthias Moll

  • Nitrogenase‐Modellverbindungen: [μ‐N2H2{Fe(„NHS4”︁)}2], der Prototyp für die Koordination von Diazen an Eisen‐Schwefel‐Zentren und seine Stabilisierung durch starke N–H …︁ S‐Wasserstoffbrücken

    Dieter Sellmann;Wolfgang Soglowek;Falk Knoch;Matthias Moll

  • Dinitrogen‐Transition Metal Complexes: Synthesis, Properties, and Significance

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  • Stabilization of diazene in Fe(II)–sulfur model complexes relevant for nitrogenase activity. I. A new approach to the evaluation of intramolecular hydrogen bond energies

    Markus Reiher;Dieter Sellmann;Bernd Artur Hess

  • Heterolytic Activation of Dihydrogen at Transition‐Metal Sulfur Sites in Coordinatively Unsaturated [rh(L)(“buS4”)]BF4 Complexes, Involving Neutral Hydrides, Thiol Hydrides, and Thiol–Hydride Proton Scrambling (L = CO, PCy3; “buS4”2‐ = 1,2‐Bis[(2‐mercapto‐3,5‐di‐tert‐butylphenylthio]ethane2‐)

    Dieter Sellmann;Gabriele H. Rackelmann;Frank W. Heinemann

  • On the function of nitrogenase FeMo cofactors and competitive catalysts: chemical principles, structural blue-prints, and the relevance of iron sulfur complexes for N2 fixation

    Dieter Sellmann;Jürgen Utz;Nicole Blum;Frank W. Heinemann

  • [Ru(N2)(PiPr3)(`N2Me2S2')]: Coordination of Molecular N2 to Metal Thiolate Cores under Mild Conditions

    Dieter Sellmann;Barbara Hautsch;Annette Rösler;Frank W. Heinemann

  • Transition-metal complexes with sulfur ligands. 62. Hydrogen evolution upon reaction of protons with sulfur-coordinated iron(II) complexes. Investigation of the proton, hydrogen and hydride interactions with iron 1,2-benzenedithiolate complexes

    Dieter Sellmann;Michael Geck;Matthias Moll

  • The nitrogenase catalyzed N2 dependent HD formation: a model reaction and its significance for the FeMoco function

    Dieter Sellmann;Anja Fürsattel;Jörg Sutter

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank W. Heinemann
Frank W. Heinemann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Gottfried Huttner
Gottfried Huttner Heidelberg University
Markus Reiher
Markus Reiher ETH Zurich
Laszlo Zsolnai
Laszlo Zsolnai Heidelberg University
Nicolai Lehnert
Nicolai Lehnert University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Peter Hofmann
Peter Hofmann Heidelberg University
Jürg Hutter
Jürg Hutter University of Zurich
Sven Schneider
Sven Schneider University of Göttingen
Barbara Kirchner
Barbara Kirchner University of Bonn
Roland Boese
Roland Boese University of Duisburg-Essen

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