Person
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Jürgen Klankermayer
UniversitätsprofessorChair of Translational Molecular Catalysis
Address
Building: Sammelbau Chemie
Room: 38B 410
Worringerweg 2
52074 Aachen
Curriculum vitae
since 2021 | Acting Director of the Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry (ITMC) at RWTH Aachen University |
since 2019 | Chair (W3) of "Translational Molecular Catalysis", Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry (ITMC) at RWTH Aachen University |
2016 - 2019 | Teaching- and Research Area (W2) "Translational Molecular Catalysis", Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry (ITMC) at RWTH Aachen University |
2009 - 2016 | Professor as Assistant Professor (W1) "Mechanisms in Catalysis", Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry (ITMC) at RWTH Aachen University |
2004 - 2009 | Research Assistant (C1), Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry (ITMC) at RWTH Aachen University |
2003 - 2004 | Postdoctoral research with Dr. John M. Brown, Dyson Perrins Laboratory and Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, U.K. |
2002 - 2003 | Post-Doc, Prof. Dr. Francois Mathey and Dr. Duncan Carmichael, École Polytechnique, Paris, Frankreich |
1998 - 2002 | Ph.D. Thesis University of Regensburg. Prof. Dr. Henri Brunner, |
1993 - 1999 | Diploma Thesis under supervision of Prof. Dr. Henri Brunner, University of Regensburg |
1993 - 1999 | Study of Chemistry (Diploma), University of Regensburg |
Research Interests
- Mechanisms in Catalysis
- NMR Spectroscopy in Catalysis
- Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass
- Sustainable industrial Chemistry
- Catalytic Recycling of Polymers
- Valorization of Carbon dioxide (CO2) as C1-synthon
Selected Publications
- Jan-Dirk Spöring, Jan Wiesenthal, Victoria S. Pfennig, Jochem Gätgens, Kassem Beydoun, Prof. Dr. Carsten Bolm, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Klankermayer, Prof. Dr. Dörte Rother: Effective Production of Selected Dioxolanes by Sequential Bio- and Chemocatalysis Enabled by Adapted Solvent Switching, ChemSusChem 2022, e202201981, Early View. Link
- K. Beydoun, J. Klankermayer: Efficient Plastic Waste Recycling to Value‐Added Products by Integrated Biomass Processing, ChemSusChem 2020, 13, 488-492. Link
- B. G. Schieweck, N. F. Westhues, J. Klankermayer: A highly active non-precious transition metal catalyst for the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formates, Chemical Science 2019, 10, 6519-6523. Link
- K. Beydoun, J. Klankermayer: Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Cyclic and Linear Acetals by the Combined Utilization of CO2, H2, and Biomass Derived Diols, Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 11412-11415. Link
- S. Westhues, J. Idel, J. Klankermayer: Molecular catalyst systems as key enablers for tailored polyesters and polycarbonate recycling concepts, Sci Adv 2018, 4, eaat9669 .Link
- B. G. Schieweck, J. Klankermayer: Tailor‐made Molecular Cobalt Catalyst System for the Selective Transformation of Carbon Dioxide to Dialkoxymethane Ethers, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2017, 56, 10854-10857. Link
- W. Leitner, J. Klankermayer, S. Pischinger, H. Pitsch, K. Kohse-Hoinghaus: Advanced biofuels and beyond: chemistry solutions for propulsion and production, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5412-5452. Link
- S. Westhues, M. Meuresch, J. Klankermayer: Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Modular Synthesis of Cyclic Tertiary Amines from Lactams, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2016, 55, 12841-12844. Link
- K. Thenert, K. Beydoun, J. Wiesenthal, W. Leitner, J. Klankermayer: Ruthenium‐catalyzed synthesis of dialkoxymethane ethers utilizing carbon dioxide and molecular hydrogen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 12266-12269. Link
- M. Meuresch, S. Westhues, W. Leitner, J. Klankermayer: Tailor‐Made Ruthenium‐Triphos Catalysts for the Selective Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Lactams, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1392-1395. Link
- J. Klankermayer, S. Wesselbaum, K. Beydoun, W. Leitner: Selective catalytic synthesis using the combination of carbon dioxide and hydrogen: catalytic chess at the interface of energy and chemistry, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 7296-7343. Link
Awards
2014 | European Sustainable Chemistry Award |
2002 | Novartis Award |