Edwin Weber

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Edwin Weber (born August 2, 1946 in Mönchröden , Coburg ; † February 12, 2020 ) was a German chemist.

life and work

Octopus imitation: Cation complexation results in an octopus-shaped adaptation of the host molecule
Current work areas of the AG Weber

Already during his diploma thesis ("four times bridged biphenyl", 1973) he devoted himself to the revolutionary concept of supramolecular chemistry , a superordinate intermolecular principle, which was popularized in the German-speaking countries at that time through various work in the renowned working group around Fritz Vögtle ( University of Bonn ) has been further developed. His doctorate (1974–1979) was carried out by Fritz Vögtle in the field of crown ethers and was associated with a move of the Institute for Organic Chemistry from Würzburg to the then federal capital Bonn . In terms of content, an impressive variety of novel cyclic ( podands ), bridged cyclic ( cryptands ) and spherical ( spherands ) crown ethers in synthesis and application potential is presented, resulting in various publications, scientific articles in the specialist literature and patents. After graduating with the title "summa cum laude", he continued research and teaching as a research assistant at the Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry in Bonn. A NATO scholarship enabled a research stay with Barry M. Trost at the University of Wisconsin (Madison, USA, 1980–1981), where he devoted himself to "chiral catalysis".

In 1984 he received his habilitation at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (venia legendi "Organic Chemistry") and shortly afterwards began his work as a private lecturer. 1986–1991 he received a professorship at the Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Bonn and was appointed associate professor there in 1992. From 1992–1993 he was a substitute professor at the Institute for Organic Chemistry at the University of Kiel , before he was appointed professor for organic chemistry at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg in 1993 . There he headed the Institute of Organic Chemistry until his retirement in October 2011. His successor is the chemist Monika Mazik .

His unbroken passion for supramolecular chemistry continued in the main areas of work: surfactant synthesis and functionalization, design of cavity molecules, crystal engineering and molecular sensors were among the focus areas. In addition, he worked on interdisciplinary topics such as organic switch and porous storage materials ( MOF , COF ).

Memberships

Society of German Chemists

Publications

Weber has currently published over 400 articles. Under his guidance, 50 dissertations and over 100 diploma theses were created. Two patents go back to his authorship.

  • "Host Guest Complex Chemistry III", Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 121, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1984, ISBN 3-540-12821-2
  • “Stereochemistry”, Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 125, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1984, ISBN 3-540-13569-3
  • "Host Guest Complex Chemistry, Macrocycles - Synthesis, Structures, Applications", Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York-Tokyo, 1985, ISBN 0-387-13950-8
  • "Biomimetic and Bioorganic Chemistry I", Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 128, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1985, ISBN 0-387-15136-2
  • "Biommimetic and Bioorganic Chemistry II", Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 132, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1986, ISBN 0-387-16023-X
  • "Biomimetic and Bioorganic Chemistry III", Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 136, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1986, ISBN 3-540-16724-2
  • "Molecular Inclusion and Molecular Recognition - Clathrates I", Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 140, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1987, ISBN 0-387-17307-2
  • "Molecular Inclusion and Molecular Recognition - Clathrates II", Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 149, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1988, ISBN 3-540-19338-3
  • “Macrocycles”, Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 161, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1992, ISBN 0-387-54348-1
  • "Supramolecular Chemistry I - Directed Synthesis and Molecular Recognition", Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 165, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1993, ISBN 0-387-56280-X
  • “Cyclophanes”, Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 172, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1994, ISBN 0-387-58257-6
  • "Supramolecular Chemistry II - Host Design and Molecular Recognition", Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 175, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1995, ISBN 3-540-58800-0
  • "Design of Organic Solids", Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 198, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, 1998, ISBN 3-540-64645-0

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary notice , in: Freie Presse , Freiberger Zeitung of February 18, 2020, p. 13.
  2. ^ Fritz Vögtle, Edwin Weber: Octopus Molecules . In: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Volume 13, No. 12, 1974, pp. 814-816.
  3. ↑ Burkhard Tümmler, Guenter Maass, Edwin Weber, Winfried Wehner, Fritz Vögtle: Noncyclic crown-type polyethers, pyridinophane cryptands, and their alkali metal ion complexes: synthesis, complex stability, and kinetics . In: J. Am. Chem. Soc. Volume 99, No. 14, 1977, pp. 4683-4690.
  4. ^ Burkhard Tümmler, Günter Maass, Fritz Vögtle, Heinz Sieger, Ulrich Heimann, Edwin Weber: Open-chain polyethers. Influence of aromatic donor end groups on thermodynamics and kinetics of alkali metal ion complex formation . In: J. Am. Chem. Soc. Volume 101, No. 10, 1979, pp. 2588-2598.
  5. ^ Edwin Weber, Fritz Vögtle: Ligand structure and complexation, V. New crown ethers and their alkali metal ion complexes . In: Chem. Ber. Volume 109, No. 5, 1976, pp. 1803-1831.
  6. ↑ Cornelia Helbig, Horst Baldauf, Thomas Lange, Renate Neumann, Rolf Pollex, Edwin Weber: Novel binary collector structures with increased flotation effect . In: Tenside, Surfactants, Detergents . Volume 36, 1999, 58-62.
  7. ↑ Conrad Fischer, Guisheng Lin, Wilhelm Seichter, Edwin Weber: Bridge-disubstituted Calix [4] arenes Obtained via a New Preparative Route, Synthesis and Structural Study . In: Tetrahedron . Volume 67, 2011, 5656-5662.
  8. ↑ Felix Katzsch, Diana Eißmann, Edwin Weber: A comparison of X-ray crystal structures including methyl 3,5-bis (hydroxymethyl) benzoate, its phenylethynyl extended derivative in polymorphous forms and the corresponding carboxylic acids . In: Struc. Chem. 2011, submitted.
  9. ↑ Marika Felsmann, Jörg Hübscher, Frank Eißmann, Wilhelm Seichter, Edwin Weber: New Pyridylene-bridged Bisoxazoles - Synthesis and Structural Study. In: Journal of Nature Research B . 66, 2011, pp. 197–204 ( PDF , free full text).
  10. ↑ Diana Schindler, Frank Eißmann, Edwin Weber: Rigid Rod and Tetrahedral Hybrid Compounds Featuring Nucleobase and Nucleoside Endcapped Structures . In: Org. Biomol. Chem. Volume 7, 2009, 3549-3560.
  11. ↑ Tobias Gruber, Conrad Fischer, Marika Felsmann, Wilhelm Seichter, Edwin Weber: Calix [4] arenes featuring a direct lower rim attachment of dansyl groups. Synthesis, fluorescence properties and first report on crystal structures . In: Org. Biomol. Chem. Volume 7, 2009, 4904-4917.
  12. ↑ Steffen Hausdorf, Wilhelm Seichter, Edwin Weber, Florian Mertens: Large Pores Generated by the Combination of Different Inorganic Units in a Zinc Hydroxide Ethynylene Diisophthalate MOF . In: Dalton Trans. 2009, 1107-1113.

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personal data
SURNAME Weber, Edwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chemist
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Mönchröden , Coburg
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 2020