Dieter Sellmann

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Overview

Best Publications

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

  Dieter Sellmann;Jörg Sutter

  315
  Citations

• 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

  171
  Citations

• 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

  151
  Citations

• 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

  137
  Citations

• 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

  113
  Citations

• Transition metal complexes with sulfur ligands

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

  112
  Citations

• 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

  111
  Citations

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

  Dieter Sellmann;Franz Geipel;Matthias Moll

  105
  Citations

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

  Dieter Sellmann

  101
  Citations

• [(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

  85
  Citations

• [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

  85
  Citations

• 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

  85
  Citations

• 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

  85
  Citations

• 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

  82
  Citations

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

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  80
  Citations

• 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

  78
  Citations

• 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

  77
  Citations

• 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

  77
  Citations

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

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

  77
  Citations

• 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

  77
  Citations

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

  Dieter Sellmann;Anja Fürsattel;Jörg Sutter

  74
  Citations