Dr. Stephan Enthaler
Dr. Stefan Enthaler has accepted an appointment to a guest professorship at the University of Hamburg (UHH). Stefan Enthaler was a junior research group leader in the Research Fields A4 and D3 in UniCat from 2009 until September 2015. Since 1 October 2016, he has been teaching at the Institute of Inorganic and Applied Chemistry of UHH.
Link to his new website: Prof. Dr. Stefan Enthaler.
Research interests
Homogeneous catalysis, organic chemistry, mechanistic studies, organometallic chemistry
Research Fields in UniCat
2012-2015: Research Field D3
2009-2011: A4
Selection of research projects
- Development of homogeneous zinc and iron catalyts for deoxygenation, reduction, oxidation, and dehydration reactions
- Application of well-defined nickel and iron precatalysts for C-C bond formations
- Application of homogeneous zinc and iron catalyts for depolymerization processes
- Activation of small molecules and transformation to valuable products
UniCat publications
| 2028 Local Platinum Environments in a Solid Analogue of the Molecular Periana Catalyst M. Soorholtz, L. C. Jones, D. Samuelis, C. Weidenthaler, R. J. White, M. M. Titirici, D. A. Cullen, T. Zimmermann, M. Antonietti, J. Maier, R. Palkovits, B. F. Chmelka, F. Schüth ACS Catalysis 2016, 6, 2332–2340, 10.1021/acscatal.5b02305 |
| 1723 Synthesis of Mixed Silylene-Carbene Chelate Ligands from N-Heterocyclic Silylcarbenes Mediated by Nickel G. Tan, S. Enthaler, S. Inoue, B. Blom, M. Driess Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 54, 2214–2218, 10.1002/anie.201409739 |
| 1590 Exploring the Reactivity of Nickel Pincer Complexes in the Decomposition of Formic Acid to CO2/H2 and the Hydrogenation of NaHCO3 to HCOONa S. Enthaler, A. Brück, A. Kammer, H. Junge, E. Irran, S. Gülak ChemCatChem 2015, 7, 65–69, 10.1002/cctc.201402716 |
| 1589 Synthesis, characterization and application of iron N-substituted imidazole complexes with the motif ClFeL4OFeCl3 P. Döhlert, E. Irran, R. Kretschmer, S. Enthaler Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2015, 51, 4–8, 10.1016/j.inoche.2014.10.038 |
| 1588 Synthesis, characterization and application of nickel(II) complexes modified with N,N',N''-pincer ligands F. Czerny, P. Döhlert, M. Weidauer, E. Irran, S. Enthaler Inorganica Chimica Acta 2015, 425, 118–123, 10.1016/j.ica.2014.10.003 |
| 1585 Recycling Concept for End-of-Life Silicones: Boron Trifluoride Diethyl Etherate as Depolymerization Reagent to Produce Difluorodimethylsilane as Useful Commodity P. Döhlert, J. Pfrommer, S. Enthaler ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2015, 3, 163–169, 10.1021/sc500666d |
| 1584 Zinc-Catalyzed Depolymerization of End-of-Life Polysiloxanes S. Enthaler Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014, 53, 2716–2721, 10.1002/anie.201309299 |
| 1583 Low-Temperature Depolymerization of Polysiloxanes with Iron Catalysis S. Enthaler, R. Kretschmer ChemSusChem 2014, 7, 2030–2036, 10.1002/cssc.201301386 |
| 1580 Iron-catalyzed depolymerization of polysiloxanes to produce dichlorodimethylsilane, diacetoxydimethylsilane, or dimethoxydimethylsilane S. Enthaler Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2014, 132, 10.1002/app.41287 |
| 1578 Zinc-Catalyzed Depolymerization of Polyethers to Produce Valuable Building Blocks S. Enthaler Catalysis Letters 2014, 144, 850–859, 10.1007/s10562-014-1214-8 |
| 1577 Synthesis of Ni(II) complexes with unsymmetric [O,N,O′]-pincer ligands and their use as precatalysts in carbon–carbon bond formations to access diarylmethanes C. I. Someya, E. Irran, S. Enthaler Inorganica Chimica Acta 2014, 421, 136–144, 10.1016/j.ica.2014.05.023 |
| 1576 Exploring the coordination chemistry of 2-picolinic acid to zinc and application of the complexes in catalytic oxidation chemistry S. Enthaler, X. F. Wu, M. Weidauer, E. Irran, P. Döhlert Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2014, 46, 320–323, 10.1016/j.inoche.2014.06.020 |
| 1575 Exploring the coordination chemistry of O,N,O′-ligands modified by 2-thienyl-substituents to nickel C. I. Someya, S. Inoue, E. Irran, S. Enthaler Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2014, 44, 114–118, 10.1016/j.inoche.2014.03.014 |
| 1574 Zinc(II)-triflate as catalyst precursor for ring-closing depolymerization of end-of-life polytetrahydrofuran to produce tetrahydrofuran S. Enthaler Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2014, 131, 10.1002/app.39791 |
| 1384 Bis- -Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Stabilized η -Arene Iron(0) Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, Reactivity, and Catalytic Activity B. Blom, G. Tan, S. Enthaler, S. Inoue, J. D. Epping, M. Driess Journal of the American Chemical Society 2013, 135, 18108–18120, 10.1021/ja410234x |
| 1266 Iron complexes as substitutes for toxic metals in asymmetric catalysis S. Enthaler Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II, Vol. 6, Part 3: Homogeneous Catalysis and Green Chemistry Jan Reedijk and Kenneth Poeppelmeier Elsevier 2013, |
| 1265 Exploring the reactivity of nickel complexes in hydrodecyanation reactions S. Enthaler, M. Weidauer, E. Irran, J. D. Epping, R. Kretschmer, C. I. Someya Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2013, 745, 262–274, 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.07.068 |
| 1264 Exploring the coordination chemistry of 1-benzoyl-4,5-dihydro-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-ol to copper C. I. Someya, S. Inoue, S. Enthaler Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2013, 38, 131–134, 10.1016/j.inoche.2013.10.016 |
| 1263 Exploring the reactivity of dimethylzinc with fluorine substituted 1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-5-ols M. Weidauer, E. Irran, S. Enthaler Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2014, 157, 12–18, 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2013.10.015 |
| 1105 Iron-Catalyzed Ring-Closing Depolymerization of Poly(tetrahydrofuran) S. Enthaler, A. Trautner ChemSusChem 2013, 6, 1334–1336, 10.1002/cssc.201300380 |
| 1104 Dual functionality of formamidine polymers, as ligands and as bases, in ruthenium-catalysed hydrogen evolution from formic acid S. Enthaler, H. Junge, A. Fischer, A. Kammer, S. Krackl, J. D. Epping Polymer Chemistry 2013, 4, 2741– 10.1039/C3PY00120B |
| 1103 Nickel-catalyzed hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides M. Weidauer, E. Irran, C. I. Someya, M. Haberberger, S. Enthaler Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2013, 729, 53–59, 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.01.014 |
| 1102 Nickel-catalyzed Hydrodecyanation of Carbon-Cyano Bonds M. Weidauer, C. I. Someya, E. Irran, S. Enthaler Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry 2013, 2, 150–156, 10.1002/ajoc.201200185 |
| 1101 Nickel-catalyzed C(sp2)-C(sp2) Cross Coupling Reactions of Sulfur-Functionalities and Grignard Reagents C. I. Someya, M. Weidauer, S. Enthaler Catalysis Letters 2013, 143, 424–431, 10.1007/s10562-013-0979-5 |
| 1100 Application of a Bis(silylene) Nickel Complex as Precatalyst in C-C Bond Formation Reactions C. I. Someya, M. Haberberger, W. Wang, S. Enthaler, S. Inoue Chemistry Letters 2013, 42, 286–288, 10.1246/cl.2013.286 |
| 1099 Application of fatty acid chlorides in the iron-catalyzed depolymerization of polyethers S. Enthaler European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology 2013, 115, 239–245, 10.1002/ejlt.201200301 |
| 903 The rise of the zinc age in homogeneous catalysis? S. Enthaler ACS Catalysis 2013, 3, 150–158, 10.1021/cs300685q |
| 902 Nickel Complexes Modified by O,N,O'-Ligands as Synthons for the Straightforward Synthesis of Highly Efficient Precatalysts for C-C Bond Formations C. I. Someya, E. Irran, S. Enthaler Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012, 1, 322–326, 10.1002/ajoc.201200089 |
| 901 Straightforward Iron-catalyzed Synthesis of Vinylboronates by the Hydroboration of Alkynes M. Haberberger, S. Enthaler Chemistry - An Asian Journal 2013, 8, 50–54, 10.1002/asia.201200931 |
| 860 Reductive Cleavage of Amides to Alcohols and Amines Catalyzed by Well-defined Bimetallic Molybdenum Complexes S. Krackl, C. I. Someya, S. Enthaler Chemistry - A European Journal 2012, 18, 15267–15271, 10.1002/chem.201202857 |
| 859 Zinc-catalyzed Deoxygenation of Sulfoxides to Sulfides applying [B(Pin)]2 as Deoxygenation Reagents S. Enthaler Catalysis Letters 2012, 142, 1306–1311, 10.1007/s10562-012-0897-y |
| 858 Bis(silylenyl)- and Bis(germylenyl)-Substituted Ferrocenes: Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Applications of Bidentate Silicon(II)–Cobalt Complexes W. Wang, S. Inoue, S. Enthaler, M. Driess Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51, 6167–6171, 10.1002/anie.201202175 |
| 857 Deoxygenation of Sulfoxides to Sulfides in the Presence of Zinc Catalysts and Boranes as Reducing Reagents S. Enthaler, S. Krackl, E. Irran, S. Inoue Catalysis Letters 2012, 142, 1003–1010, 10.1007/s10562-012-0862-9 |
| 856 Application of a Nickel-bispidine complex as Pre-catalysts for C(sp2)-C(sp3) Bond Formations S. Enthaler, M. Haberberger, C. I. Someya, A. Company, E. Irran Catalysis Letters 2012, 142, 557–565, 10.1007/s10562-012-0806-4 |
| 838 Low-Temperature Iron-Catalyzed Depolymerization of Polyethers S. Enthaler, M. Weidauer ChemSusChem 2012, 5, 1195–1198, 10.1002/cssc.201200125 |
| 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, 2012, 1269–1277, 10.1002/ejic.201101253 |
| 801 The Rise of the Iron Age in Hydrogen Evolution? B. Loges, S. Enthaler ChemCatChem 2012, 4, 323–325, 10.1002/cctc.201100391 |
| 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 |
| 795 Zinc-catalyzed Depolymerization of Artificial Polyethers S. Enthaler, M. Weidauer Chemistry - A European Journal 2012, 18, 1910–1913, 10.1002/chem.201103677 |
| 794 Synthesis of delta- and epsilon-Cyanoesters by Zinc-catalyzed Ring-opening of Cyclic Ethers with Acid Chlorides and Subsequent Cyanation S. Enthaler, M. Weidauer Catalysis Letters 2012, 142, 168–175, 10.1007/s10562-011-0744-6 |
| 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 |
| 754 The Iron-Catalyzed Oxidation of Alkynes - 1,2-Dione Formation vs. Oxidative Cleavage - A Matter of Temperature S. Enthaler ChemCatChem 2011, 3, 1929–1934, 10.1002/cctc.201100206 |
| 689 Straightforward Iron-catalyzed Synthesis of Primary Amides by Dehydration of Nitriles S. Enthaler European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2011, 4760–4763, 10.1002/ejoc.201100754 |
| 688 Palladium-catalysed Hydroxylation and Alkoxylation S. Enthaler, A. Company Chemical Society Reviews 2011, 40, 4912–4924, 10.1039/c1cs15085e |
| 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 2012, 51, 339–403, 10.1002/anie.201105722 |
| 645 Straightforward Uranium-Catalyzed Dehydration of Primary Amides to Nitriles S. Enthaler Chemistry - A European Journal 2011, 17, 9316–9319, 10.1002/chem.201101478 |
| 644 Copper-Catalyzed Dehydration of Primary Amides to Nitriles S. Enthaler, M. Weidauer Catalysis Letters 2011, 141, 1079–1085, 10.1007/s10562-011-0660-9 |
| 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 |
| 610 Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Application of Iron Complexes Modified by Monodentate Phosphane Ligands S. Enthaler, M. Haberberger, E. Irran European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2011, 2797–2802, 10.1002/ejic.201100233 |
| 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, 2691–2697, 10.1002/ejic.201100248 |
| 603 Highly Selective Iron-Catalyzed Synthesis of Alkenes by the Reduction of Alkynes S. Enthaler, M. Haberberger, E. Irran Chemistry - An Asian Journal 2011, 6, 1613–1623, 10.1002/asia.201000941 |
| 595 Reduction of Sulfoxides to Sulfides in the Presence of Copper Catalysts S. Enthaler, M. Weidauer Catalysis Letters 2011, 141, 833–838, 10.1007/s10562-011-0590-6 |
| 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 |
| 518 A Facile and Efficient Iron-Catalyzed Reduction of Sulfoxide to Sulfides S. Enthaler ChemCatChem 2011, 3, 666–670, 10.1002/cctc.201000400 |
| 517 A straightforward zinc-catalyzed reduction of sulfoxides to sulfides S. Enthaler Catal. Sci. Technol. 2011, 1, 104–110, 10.1039/C0CY00039F |
| 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 |
| 415 Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrosilylation of Aromatic Olefins K. Junge, B. Wendt, S. Enthaler, M. Beller ChemCatChem 2010, 2, 453–458, 10.1002/cctc.200900263 |
| 414 Iron-Catalyzed Epoxidation of Aromatic Olefins and 1,3-Dienes K. Schröder, S. Enthaler, B. Join, K. Junge, M. Beller Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis 2010, 352, 1771–1778, 10.1002/adsc.201000091 |
| 413 Practical one pot zinc-catalyzed reductive amination of aldehydes using PHMS as cheap hydride source S. Enthaler Catalysis Letters 2011, 141, 55–61, 10.1007/s10562-010-0463-4 |
| 412 Synthesis of Secondary Amines by Iron-Catalyzed Reductive Amination S. Enthaler ChemCatChem 2010, 2, 1411–1415, 10.1002/cctc.201000180 |
| 411 Ammonia - An Environmentally Benign Nitrogen Source for Primary Aniline Synthesis S. Enthaler ChemSusChem 2010, 3, 1024–1029, 10.1002/cssc.201000145 |
| 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 |
| 408 Carbon dioxide and formic acid-the couple for environmental-friendly hydrogen storage? S. Enthaler, J. von Langermann, T. Schmidt Energy & Environmental Science 2010, 3, 1207–1217, 10.1039/b907569k |