Prof. Dr. Thomas Braun
Research interests
- routes for the metal-mediated synthesis of fluorinated molecules
- metal fluorido complexes and fluorinations
- C-H and C-F activation reactions at transition metal complexes
- chemistry with sulfur fluorides
- heterogeneous Lewis-acid catalysts
- organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis
- Si compounds for the activation of small molecules
Research Units in UniSysCat
Awards (selection)
| 2015 | Fluorine Publication prize of the Fluorine Subject Group of the German Chemical Society |
| 2015 | Xingda Lecture, Beijing University |
| 2007 | Royal Society of Chemistry Fluorine Prize |
| 2006 | Wöhler award of the Inorganic Division of the German Chemical Society |
Prof. Dr. Thomas Braun
HU Berlin
Department of Chemistry
Brook-Taylor-Straße 2
12489 Berlin
thomas.braun(at)chemie.hu-berlin.de
www2.hu-berlin.de/chemie/braun/
Publications (selection)
P. Tomar, T. Braun, E. Kemnitz, Photochemical Activation of SF6 by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes to Provide a Deoxyfluorinating Reagent, Chemical Communications 2018, 54, 9753-9756.
M. A. Ellwanger, S. Steinhauer, P. Golz, T. Braun, S. Riedel, Stabilization of Lewis Acidic AuF3 as an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex: Preparation and Characterization of [AuF3(SIMes)], Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018, 57, 7210-7214.
G. Meißner, K. Kretschmar, T. Braun, E. Kemnitz, Consecutive Transformations of Tetrafluoropropenes: Hydrogermylation and Catalytic C-F Activation Steps at a Lewis-acidic Aluminium Fluoride, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, 56, 16338-16341.
C. Berg, T. Braun, M. Ahrens, P. Wittwer, R. Herrmann, Activation of SF6 at Platinum Complexes: Formation of SF3 Derivatives and Their Application in Deoxyfluorination Reactions, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, 56, 4300-4304.
L. Zámostná, T. Braun, Catalytic Degradation of Sulfur Hexafluoride by Rhodium Complexes, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 54, 10652-10656.
A.-L. Raza, T. Braun, Consecutive C-F Bond Activation and C-F Bond Formation of Heteroaromatics at Rhodium: The Peculiar role of FSi(OEt)3, Chemical Science 2015, 6, 4255-4260.
S. I. Kalläne, T. Braun, Catalytic Borylation of SCF3-Functionalized Arenes by Rhodium(I) Boryl Complexes: Regioselective C-H Activation at the ortho-Position, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014, 53, 9311-9315.
L. Zámostná, T. Braun, B. Braun, S-F and S-C Activation of SF6 and SF5 Derivatives at Rhodium: Conversion of SF6 into H2S, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014, 53, 2745-2749.
M. Ahrens, G. Scholz, T. Braun, E. Kemnitz, Catalytic Hydrodefluorination of Fluoromethanes at Room Temperature by Silylium-ion-like Surface Species, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2013, 52, 5328-5332.
G. Meier, T. Braun, Hydrogenation of a Rhodium Peroxido Complex by Formate Derivatives: Mechanistic Studies and Catalytic Formation of H2O2 from O2, Angewandte Chemie International Edition Ed. 2012, 51, 12564-12569.