Jens Beckmann (born 1970) is a German-Australian scientist working as professor in the area of synthetic inorganic and metallorganic chemisty at the University of Bremen since 2010. Previously he worked as assistant professor at the Free University of Berlin (2004–2010) and as lecturer at Deakin University in Geelong (2002–2004). He is best known for the preparation of reactive and functional molecules including the first stable nitrene.[1]
Jens Beckmann | |
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 Beckmann in 2024 | |
| Born | 24 December 1970 Arnsberg, Germany |
| Nationality | German; 2004 naturalized Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Dortmund (now Technical University of Dortmund), Dr. rer. nat. in 1999 |
| Known for | the preparation of reactive and functional molecules including the first stable nitrene |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Inorganic chemistry Organometallic chemistry |
| Institutions | Dortmund University, Deakin University Geelong, Free University Berlin, University of Bremen |
Early life and education
editBeckmann was born in December 1970 in Arnsberg, Westphalia, Germany, and grew up in the near village of Oeventrop. He graduated from the Gymnasium Laurentianum Arnsberg obtaining his Abitur in 1990. He studied Chemistry at the University of Dortmund, where he obtained his Diploma in 1995 and his Ph.D. ("Dr. rer nat.") in 1999 under the supervision of Prof Klaus Jurkschat. Starting in early 2000, he worked for two years as Feodor Lynen fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation at Deakin University Geelong under the guidance of Prof Dainis Dakternieks.[2]
Career
editLecturer at Deakin University Geelong (2002–2004)
editBeckmann's first independent facility position was at the Centre for Chiral and Molecular Technologies at Deakin. With his small research group, he investigated functional organotin and organotellurium compounds including polymeric telluroxanes and bimetallic systems capable of absorbing carbon dioxide from air.[3]
Research Manager for Chirogen Pty Ltd, Melbourne (2002–2004)
editBesides his academic work, he was involved in the commercial research activities of the spin-off company Chirogen Pty Ltd, developing enantioselctive reducing agents.
Assistant Professor ("Juniorprofessor") at the Free University Berlin (2004–2010)
editAt the Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, he continued working with his group on heavy p-block element compounds, which included (mixed valent) tellurium halides[4], and well-defined tellurinic, telluronic and stibonic acids.[5][6]
Associate Professor at the University of Bremen (2010 - today)
editAt the Faculty for Biology and Chemistry, Beckmann co-founded the Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Crystallography in 2015. His research interests span a wide range including topics in Lewis Acid Chemistry[7], Brønsted Acid Chemistry,[8] Carbene Analogous,[1][9][10] Radical Chemistry,[11] (Photoluminescent) Coinage Meal Complexes[12][13] and Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs).[14]
In 2020 his group published sila-ibuprofen, a derivative of the painkiller ibuprofen, using a silicon/carbon switch strategy to improve the solubility.[15]
In 2024 his group published the first stable nitrene with a triplet electronic ground state.[1][16][17]
Editorial work
editBeckmann is a member of the Editorial Board of Main Group Metal Chemistry since 2010.
Awards and honors
edit2000: Rudolf Chaudoire-Award of the University of Dortmund for the best Ph.D. thesis in 1999.
2000-2002: Feodor Lynen Scholarship of the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation[2]
2023: Doctor honoris causa from the N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibrisk Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Science, Siberian Branch.
Books & publications
editHe is the author of over 270 peer-reviewed publications[18], 9 book chapters and 16 patent applications.
References
edit- ^ a b c Janssen, Marvin; Frederichs, Thomas; Olaru, Marian; Lork, Enno; Hupf, Emanuel; Beckmann, Jens (2024-07-19). "Synthesis of a stable crystalline nitrene". Science. 385 (6706): 318–321. Bibcode:2024Sci...385..318J. doi:10.1126/science.adp4963. ISSN 1095-9203. PMID 38870274.
- ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Jens Beckmann". www.humboldt-foundation.de. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Beckmann, Jens; Dakternieks, Dainis; Duthie, Andrew; Lewcenko, Naomi A.; Mitchell, Cassandra (2004-12-10). "Carbon Dioxide Fixation by the Cooperative Effect of Organotin and Organotellurium Oxides". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43 (48): 6683–6685. doi:10.1002/anie.200460155. ISSN 1433-7851. PMID 15593160.
- ^ Beckmann, Jens; Hesse, Malte; Poleschner, Helmut; Seppelt, Konrad (2007). "Formation of mixed-valent aryltellurenyl halides RX2TeTeR". Angewandte Chemie (International ed. In English). 46 (43): 8277–8280. doi:10.1002/anie.200702341. ISSN 1521-3773. PMID 17876865.
- ^ Beckmann, Jens; Finke, Pamela; Hesse, Malte; Wettig, Burkhard (2008-12-08). "Well-Defined Stibonic and Tellurinic Acids". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47 (51): 9982–9984. doi:10.1002/anie.200803997. ISSN 1433-7851. PMID 19006136.
- ^ Beckmann, Jens; Bolsinger, Jens; Finke, Pamela; Hesse, Malte (2010-10-18). "A Well-Defined Dinuclear Telluronic Acid [RTe(μ-O)(OH) 3 ] 2". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49 (43): 8030–8032. doi:10.1002/anie.201002545. ISSN 1433-7851. PMID 20839196.
- ^ Beckmann, Jens; Hupf, Emanuel; Lork, Enno; Mebs, Stefan (2013-10-21). "Peri -Substituted (Ace)Naphthylphosphinoboranes. (Frustrated) Lewis Pairs". Inorganic Chemistry. 52 (20): 11881–11888. doi:10.1021/ic401406k. ISSN 0020-1669. PMID 24080026.
- ^ Olaru, Marian; Hesse, Maxie F.; Rychagova, Elena; Ketkov, Sergey; Mebs, Stefan; Beckmann, Jens (2017-12-22). "The Weakly Coordinating Tris(trichlorosilyl)silyl Anion". Angewandte Chemie (International ed. In English). 56 (52): 16490–16494. doi:10.1002/anie.201710416. ISSN 1521-3773. PMID 29149501.
- ^ Olaru, Marian; Duvinage, Daniel; Lork, Enno; Mebs, Stefan; Beckmann, Jens (2018-08-06). "Heavy Carbene Analogues: Donor-Free Bismuthenium and Stibenium Ions". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57 (32): 10080–10084. doi:10.1002/anie.201803160. ISSN 1433-7851. PMID 29644767.
- ^ Olaru, Marian; Mebs, Stefan; Beckmann, Jens (2021-07-26). "Cationic Carbene Analogues: Donor-Free Phosphenium and Arsenium Ions". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60 (35): 19133–19138. doi:10.1002/anie.202107975. ISSN 1433-7851. PMC 8456819. PMID 34219354.
- ^ Mallow, Ole; Khanfar, Monther A.; Malischewski, Moritz; Finke, Pamela; Hesse, Malte; Lork, Enno; Augenstein, Timo; Breher, Frank; Harmer, Jeffrey R.; Vasilieva, Nadezhda V.; Zibarev, Andrey; Bogomyakov, Artem S.; Seppelt, Konrad; Beckmann, Jens (2014-12-01). "Diaryldichalcogenide radical cations". Chemical Science. 6 (1): 497–504. doi:10.1039/C4SC02964J. ISSN 2041-6539. PMC 5588450. PMID 28936305.
- ^ Olaru, Marian; Rychagova, Elena; Ketkov, Sergey; Shynkarenko, Yevhen; Yakunin, Sergii; Kovalenko, Maksym V.; Yablonskiy, Artem; Andreev, Boris; Kleemiss, Florian; Beckmann, Jens; Vogt, Matthias (2019-12-08). "A Small Cationic Organo–Copper Cluster as Thermally Robust Highly Photo- and Electroluminescent Material". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142 (1): 373–381. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b10829. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 31814392.
- ^ Smolentsev, Grigory; Milne, Christopher J.; Guda, Alexander; Haldrup, Kristoffer; Szlachetko, Jakub; Azzaroli, Nicolo; Cirelli, Claudio; Knopp, Gregor; Bohinc, Rok; Menzi, Samuel; Pamfilidis, Georgios; Gashi, Dardan; Beck, Martin; Mozzanica, Aldo; James, Daniel (2020-05-01). "Taking a snapshot of the triplet excited state of an OLED organometallic luminophore using X-rays". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 2131. Bibcode:2020NatCo..11.2131S. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15998-z. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 7195477. PMID 32358505.
- ^ Tholen, Patrik; Zorlu, Yunus; Beckmann, Jens; Yücesan, Gündoğ (2020-03-26). "Probing Isoreticular Expansions in Phosphonate MOFs and their Applications". European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2020 (17): 1542–1554. doi:10.1002/ejic.201901291. ISSN 1434-1948.
- ^ Kleemiss, Florian; Justies, Aileen; Duvinage, Daniel; Watermann, Patrick; Ehrke, Eric; Sugimoto, Kunihisa; Fugel, Malte; Malaspina, Lorraine A.; Dittmer, Anneke; Kleemiss, Torsten; Puylaert, Pim; King, Nelly R.; Staubitz, Anne; Tzschentke, Thomas M.; Dringen, Ralf (2020-09-15). "Sila-Ibuprofen". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63 (21): 12614–12622. doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00813. ISSN 0022-2623. PMID 32931274.
- ^ "This nitrene has staying power". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Wogan2024-06-19T13:30:00+01:00, Tim. "Intermediate considered 'too reactive to isolate' finally tamed". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
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