Research Activities- Prof. Dr. Matthias Beller

Scientific and technical experiences

• Homogeneous catalysis and organic synthesis
• P- and N-ligand synthesis
• Organometallic chemistry (Pd, Rh, Ru, Fe, Cu etc.)
• Development of processes for bulk chemicals
• Synthesis of biologically active agents
• Oxidations
• High pressure chemistry (hydrogenations, carbonylations)

Present main research activities

• Fe-catalyzed oxidations and hydrogenation
• Hydroformylations
• Hydroaminomethylation and hydroamination
• Pd- and Cu-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions
• Rh- and Ru-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenations