Achim Müller

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Achim Müller

Achim Müller (born February 14, 1938 in Detmold ) is a German chemist and professor of inorganic chemistry .

life and work

Müller received his doctorate in 1965 under Oskar Glemser at the University of Göttingen with a topic from the field of experimental thermochemistry, contributions to the investigation of reactions between oxides and water vapor . The habilitation took place in 1967 on a topic from the field of vibration spectroscopy . In 1977 he was offered a chair for inorganic chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry at Bielefeld University . Today he works on nanostructures.

Müller's research interests range from transition metal chemistry, spectroscopy, bioinorganic chemistry, magnetochemistry and nanoscience / materials science to representations of chemical and natural science issues in a generally understandable form as well as dealing with questions of the philosophy of science.

Especially Müller's discoveries of the giant molecular spheres (Keplerate) of the Mo 132 type (diameter approx. 3 nm), the wheel-shaped structures of the Mo 154 type and the large molecular “lemon” Mo 368 (largest dimension approx. 6 nm) have a paradigm shift over the possible size and properties of nonlinear single molecules brought about. These molecules are very large compared to e.g. B. with the length of a diatomic oxygen molecule of 0.12 nm as a scale. Mo 368 is 50 times larger and has a space filling of 50 × 30 × 30 nanometers. It is the largest known and characterized inorganic molecular structure. All the clusters mentioned belong to a type of compound that is summarized under the generic term polyoxometalates .

Müller's work shows how one can investigate new phenomena with the help of the spherical Keplerate, whereby cellular processes and the ion transport through cell membranes can be modeled.

To date, the scientific results have been documented in more than 900 articles in scientific journals (around 100 with different orientations) and 16 articles in books.

Awards

Müller received a large number of high-ranking national and international awards and was recognized with a number of honorary doctorates. In 1994 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina . He has been a member of the Academia Europaea since 1998 . In 2000 he received the Alfred Stock Memorial Prize of the GDCh and in 2006 the Wilhelm Manchot Research Professorship at the Technical University of Munich. In 2008 he was awarded the Centenary Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry in London , UK. In 2012 he received an ERC Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) worth 1.2 million euros .

Fonts

Review articles only:

  • A. Müller, P. Gouzerh: a) From linking of metal-oxide building blocks in a dynamic library to giant clusters with unique properties and towards adaptive chemistry. Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41, 7431; b) Capsules with Highly Active Pores and Interiors: Versatile Platforms at the Nanoscale. Chem. Eur. J. (Concept), 2014, 20, 4862.
  • A. Müller, C. Serain: Soluble Molybdenum Blues - "the core of the matter". Acc. Chem. Res., 2000, 33, 2.
  • A. Müller, P. Kögerler, H. Bögge: Pythagorean Harmony in the World of Metal Oxygen Clusters of the {Mon 11 } Type: Giant Wheels and Spheres Both Based on a Pentagonal Type Unit. Structure and Bonding, 2000, 96, 203.
  • A. Müller, F. Peters, MT Pope, D. Gatteschi: Polyoxometalates : Very Large Clusters - Nanoscale Magnets. Chem. Rev., 1998, 98, 239.
  • a) A. Müller, H. Reuter, S. Dillinger: Supramolecular Inorganic Chemistry: Small Guests in Small and Large Hosts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 1995, 34, 2328; see. also b) A. Müller: Induced molecule self-organization. Nature, 1991, 352, 115.

literature

  • MT Pope: Honorary Issue of Journal Cluster Science with foreword . 2003, 14, 189.
  • AJ Barnes, E. Diemann, H. Ratajczak: Honorary Issue of Journal of Molecular Structure with appreciation . 2003, 656, 1.
  • S. Migchielsen, G. Férey: Prof. Achim Müller awarded 2001 Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Prize. Solid State Sciences, 2002, 4, 753; previous laureates include MF Hawthorne (1993), FA Cotton (1995), Lord Jack Lewis (1997).
  • In a section about Achim Müller in F. A Cotton's autobiography (S 310/11): My Life in the Golden Age of Chemistry: More Fun Than Fun, one reads: “'The Most Unforgetable Character I Have Met.' For me Achim Müller could be that man. "

See also the following articles:

  • L. Cronin: Inorganic Molecular Capsules: From Structure to Function. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2006, 45, 3576.
  • N. Hall: Bringing inorganic chemistry to life. Chem. Commun., 2003, 803 (Focus Article).
  • A. Müller: Author Profile. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 800.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Life data, publications and academic family tree of Achim Müller at academictree.org, accessed on January 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ Member entry by Prof. Dr. Achim Müller (with picture) at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on July 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Press release from Bielefeld University of October 17, 2012, accessed on October 19, 2012 .


personal data
SURNAME Müller, Achim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chemist
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Detmold