Wolf-Walther du Mont
Wolf-Walther du Mont (born February 5, 1945 in Celle ) is a German chemist. He was a professor at the Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry at the TU Braunschweig .
Life
After his school days in Celle and Würzburg , Wolf-Walther du Mont studied chemistry at the University of Würzburg from 1966 to 1971 (graduated in 1971 with a diploma thesis with Professor I. Schumann). He completed his doctoral thesis on multidentate and multifunctional organometallic phosphines from 1972 to 1974 in Herbert Schumann's group at the University of Würzburg , where he also received his doctorate . From 1972 to 1977 du Mont worked as a research assistant at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin). He then received a habilitation grant from the German Research Foundation until 1978 . In 1978 he was appointed assistant professor, completed his habilitation with a thesis on stannylene and stannylene complexes, and was appointed private lecturer at the TU Berlin. During the period from 1976 to 1980 several research stays at the State University of New York , Albany, New York with Jerold J. Zuckermann . In 1980, the TU Berlin appointed du Mont as a university assistant . In 1981, du Mont followed a call to the University of Oldenburg . He stayed there until 1991 as a professor of inorganic chemistry . From 1988 to 1990 he was dean of the chemistry department. In 1991, Wolf-Walther du Mont was appointed professor for inorganic and analytical chemistry at the Technical University of Braunschweig , where he worked until his retirement . From 1997 to 1999 he was Dean of Faculty 3 (Chemistry and Pharmacy).
Research areas
- Chemistry of the semiconductor elements silicon , germanium , selenium and tellurium .
- Coordination Chemistry of Low Coordinate and Hypervalent Particles: Carbene Analogs and Supramolecular Soft – Soft Interactions.
- Enzyme mimetic studies on the mode of action of selenoenzymes, e.g. B. in the thyroid .
Publications and patents
Wolf-Walther du Mont's research activities have resulted in over 200 publications in specialist journals.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data, publications and academic family tree of Wolf-Walther du Mont at academictree.org, accessed on January 3, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | you Mont, Wolf-Walther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist, professor of inorganic chemistry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Celle , Germany |