Prof. Dr. Matthias Driess
Chair of UniCat since 2007
Member of UniCat's Executive Board
Scientific Director at BasCat
Research interests
Metalorganic chemistry, precursor synthesis, molecular models for heterogeneous catalysis, molecular main group and organometallic chemistry
Research Fields in UniCat
Research Field D1*
Research Field D2*
Research Field D3*
Research Field E3
* Main Research Fields
Selection of research projects
- Novel coorperating ligands for the heterolytic bond activation
- Transition-metal silylene complexes
- From activating small molecules to hetero bimetallic transition-metal complexes
- Synthesis and characterisation of transition-metal silyline complexes
- New single source precursors for the metal-doping stannic oxide as an alternative to ITO
Relevant News
News and impressions from General Assembly meeting
Yesterday, Prof. Matthias Driess opened the meeting of the General Assembly and welcomed guests and members of UniCat. Two new members of UniCat presented their research work. Prof. Arne Thomas (TU Berlin) gave a talk on "Functional Porous Materialmore
Falling Walls Conference in Berlin
Twenty years ago the fall of the Berlin Wall changed the world.On the 9th of November 2009, the 20th anniversary of the end of the iron curtain, the Einstein Foundation raises the question:Which are the next walls to fall - and how will they affect oumore