Crystal Chemistry

Welcome to the joined website of the Korber group, Gärtner group and Bodensteiner group

AK Korber focuses on the preparation and chemical transformation of new compounds in anhydrous liquid ammonia in addition to the crystallization and characterization of the ammonia-rich solvate crystals obtained in this way. Our focus is on the field of molecular homo- and heteroatomic cluster anions of group 14 as well as their functionalization and carbonylates.

The Gärtner group is concerned with the preparation and characterization of alkali metal thallides and indides.

M. Bodensteiner's group is mainly concerned with the investigation and further development of the method of single-crystal X-ray structure analysis.

Chemistry students can find extensive information on our courses under the respective working group leaders in the Study section.

Exams

Exam of the Lectures Inorganic Chemistry Main Group Elements and Complexes

The exam takes place on 21.02.2025 from 08:30 - 11:30.

The rooms will be announced before the exam here.

Posteraward at the 31. Annual Meeting of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK) in Frankfurt (Main)

for Melissa Janesch

From March 27^th to March 30^th 2023 the 31^st Annual Meeting of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK) took place in Frankfurt (Main). PhD students had the possibility to present their work in oral and poster presentations. In this context, Melissa Janesch was awarded one of three 200 € poster prizes for her presentation on "Investigating the Role of Alkali Metals in the Structure Type K14Cd9Tl21".

Poster Melisssa Janesch

Posteraward: 49^th Symposium for Silicon Chemistry in Edmonton

From May 29^th to May 31^st 2018 the 49^th Symposium for Silicon Chemistry together with the 101^st Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition took place in Edmonton. Especially Bob Wests work was celebrated, on the occasion of his 90^th birthday. PhD students had the possibility to present their work in oral and poster presentations. In this context Corinna Lorenz was awarded the first rank 130 € poster prize for her presentation on "Solvation Experiments with Polysilicides in Liquid Ammonia".

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Current Research Breakthroughs

11.04.2018 - First Solvate Crystal Structure of the Ligand‐free Tetrasilicide Tetraanion in Rb_1.2K_2.8Si₄·7NH₃

In our publication in the journal Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie... more

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