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  • 2012 - Alfred-Stock-Gedächtnispreis (Alfred Stock Memorial Prize), German Chemical Society

Overview

Werner Uhl is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany, with research primarily situated at the intersection of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work significantly focuses on Materials Chemistry, which forms the bulk of their research output, alongside contributions to Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, as well as Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics with a notable emphasis on Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, and Organoboron and Organosilicon Chemistry. They also delve into the Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic and organometallic compounds, Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics, Crystallography and molecular interactions, as well as Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis.

Werner Uhl has contributed to several publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (62 publications)
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (3 publications)
  • Chemistry - A European Journal (2 publications)
  • Organometallics (2 publications)
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry (1 publication)

Their most recent papers include:

  • "Dihalides of Sterically Constrained Tricyclic Phosphines, Lewis Acidity and Fluoride Affinity, Chloride Abstraction, and a Phosphonium Cation, Dimethylphosphorane," 2020, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • "A Geometrically Constrained Tricyclic Phosphine: Coordination, Ring Expansion by Insertion of CO into a P-C Bond, and Lewis Acid Initiated Formation of an Oligocyclic Molecule with a P2C22 backbone," 2020, Organometallics
  • "Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques for the Structural Characterization of Geminal Alane-Phosphane Frustrated Lewis Pairs and Secondary Adducts," 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Aspects of Phosphaallene Chemistry: Heat-Induced Formation of 1,2-Dihydrophosphetes by Intramolecular Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution and Photochemical Generation of Tricyclic Phosphiranes," 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Oxy-Borylenes as Photoreductants: Synthesis and Application in Dehalogenation and Detosylation Reactions," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Alexander Hepp (61 collaborations)
  • Jonas C. Tendyck (35 collaborations)
  • E.-U. Würthwein (30 collaborations)
  • Marcus Layh (28 collaborations)
  • Lina Schürmann (22 collaborations)

Werner Uhl's research achievements include receiving the Alfred-Stock-Gedächtnispreis (Alfred Stock Memorial Prize) from the German Chemical Society in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Geminal phosphorus/aluminum-based frustrated Lewis pairs: C-H versus C≡C activation and CO2 fixation

    Christian Appelt;Hauke Westenberg;Federica Bertini;Andreas W. Ehlers

  • Acyl-und Alkylidenphosphane, XV 2.2-Dimethylpropylidinphosphan, eine stabile Verbindung mit einem Phosphoratom der Koordinationszahl 1/ Acyl- and Alkylidenephosphines, XV 2,2-Dimethylpropvlidynephosphine, a Stable Compound with a Phosphorus Atom of Coordination Number 1

    Gerd Becker;Gudrun Gresser;Werner Uhl

  • Tetrakis[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]dialan(4), eine Verbindung mit Aluminium—Aluminium-Bindung

    Werner Uhl

  • Synthese und Molekülstruktur des Tetrakis[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]digallans(4) mit GalliumGallium-Bindung

    W. Uhl;M. Layh;T. Hildenbrand

  • [Ga4{C(SiMe3)3}4] with a Tetrahedral Ga4 Skeleton

    Werner Uhl;Wolfgang Hiller;Marcus Layh;Wolfgang Schwarz

  • A Significant but Constrained Geometry Pt→Al Interaction: Fixation of CO2 and CS2, Activation of H2 and PhCONH2.

    Marc Devillard;Richard Declercq;Emmanuel Nicolas;Andreas W. Ehlers

  • Tetrakis[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]diindan(4) mit IndiumIndium-Bindung

    Werner Uhl;Marcus Layh;Wolfgang Hiller

  • Organoelement compounds with Al-Al, Ga-Ga, and In-In bonds

    Werner Uhl

  • Reaction of a P/Al-based frustrated Lewis pair with ammonia, borane, and amine-boranes: adduct formation and catalytic dehydrogenation.

    Appelt C;Slootweg Jc;Lammertsma K;Uhl W

  • Die Reaktion des tert.Butyl-lithiums mit Aluminiumtribromid. Molekülstrukturen von [HAl(CMe3)2]3 und [LiHAl(CMe3)3]2

    Werner Uhl

  • Dimeric aluminum-phosphorus compounds as masked frustrated Lewis pairs for small molecule activation.

    Steffi Roters;Christian Appelt;Hauke Westenberg;Alexander Hepp

  • In4{C(SiMe3)3}4 mit In4-tetraeder und In4Se4{C(SiMe3)3}4 mit In4Se4-heterocubanstruktur

    Werner Uhl;Rene Graupner;Marcus Layh;Uwe Schütz

  • Hydroalumination and hydrogallation of alkynes: New insights into the course of well-known reactions

    Werner Uhl

  • Synthesis and Structure of [Ni{Ga−C(SiMe3)3}4] and Quantum-Chemical Verification of Strong π Back-Bonding in the Model Compounds [Ni(EMe)4] (E = B, Al, Ga, In, Tl)

    Werner Uhl;Maike Benter;Sandra Melle;Wolfgang Saak

  • [Ga4{C(SiMe3)3}4] mit tetraedrischem Ga4‐Gerüst

    Werner Uhl;Wolfgang Hiller;Marcus Layh;Wolfgang Schwarz

  • A Phosphorus/Aluminum‐Based Frustrated Lewis Pair as an Ion Pair Receptor: Alkali Metal Hydride Adducts and Phase‐Transfer Catalysis

    Christian Appelt;J. Chris Slootweg;Koop Lammertsma;Werner Uhl

  • K2[Al12iBu12], a Compound with Al12 Icosahedra

    Karl-Wilhelm Klinkhammer;Werner Uhl;Jürgen Wagner;Wolfgang Hiller

  • The reactivity of organoelement compounds with aluminium—aluminium, gallium—gallium and indium—indium bonds

    Werner Uhl

  • Novel zwitterionic complexes arising from the coordination of an ambiphilic phosphorus–aluminum ligand to gold

    Marc Devillard;Emmanuel Nicolas;Christian Appelt;Jana Backs

  • Einfache Synthese von Alkylaluminium- und Alkylgalliumhydriden – Kristallstrukturen von [(Me3C)2GaH]3 und den neuartigen Sesquihydriden [(Me3C)2EH]2[EH2CMe3]2 (E = Al, Ga)

    Werner Uhl;Lars Cuypers;Rene Graupner;Jens Molter

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Saak
Wolfgang Saak Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Werner Massa
Werner Massa Philipp University of Marburg
Klaus Harms
Klaus Harms Philipp University of Marburg
Koop Lammertsma
Koop Lammertsma University of Johannesburg
Frank Breher
Frank Breher Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Wolfgang Kaim
Wolfgang Kaim University of Stuttgart
Didier Bourissou
Didier Bourissou Paul Sabatier University
Ghenwa Bouhadir
Ghenwa Bouhadir Paul Sabatier University
Andreas W. Ehlers
Andreas W. Ehlers University of Amsterdam
Stefan Grimme
Stefan Grimme University of Bonn

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