The Meyer Group
Welcome to the Meyer Group!
INTRODUCTION
Many natural enzymes contain metal ions within their active sites, and such bioinorganic systems provide inspiration for the design of new types of catalysts for small molecule activation, and for substrate transformations relevant to sustainable energy scenarios. Research in our group contributes to understanding the functional principles of metalloenzymes, specifically through the characterization of reactive intermediates. Based on mechanistic insight, new bioinspired metal catalysts are developed, including electro- and photocatalytic systems. While synthesis is the cornerstone of most of our research, we apply a wide range of the state-of-art analytic and spectroscopic tools to address specific scientific questions, as well as for handling highly air-sensitive compounds.
(392) Two Plus Four Equals Three−Iron(II)/Iron(IV) Comproportionation as an Additional Pathway for Iron(IV)-Oxido Reactions
N. S. W. Lindlar né Jonasson, A. Menke, L. Senft, A. Squarcina, D. Schmidl, K. Fisher, S. Demeshko, J. C. Kruse, T. Josephy, P. Mayer, J. Gutenthaler-Tietze, P. Comba, F. Meyer, I. Ivanović-Burmazović, L. J. Daumann Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 3719−3734
(391) Synthesis and Reactivity of an Iron−Tin Complex with Adjacent Stannylidyne and Ferriostannylene Units
Y. Liu, F. F. Westermair, I. Becker, S. Hauer, M. Bodensteiner, C. Hennig, G. Balázs, F. Meyer, R. M. Gschwind, R. Wolf J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 7083−7093
(390) From a P-Bridging Phosphaketene to μ-Phosphinidenide and μ-Diphosphaurea Units at a Dinickel Core
R. A. Schulz, U. S. Karaca, M. Diefenbach, N. J. A. Werthmann, S. Dechert, M. M. Hansmann, M. C. Holthausen, F. Meyer Chem. Eur. J. 2025, 31, e202404095
(389) Intramolecular Agostic Interactions and Dynamics of a Methyl Group at a Preorganized Dinickel(II) Site
T. Kothe, M. Diefenbach, V. Tagliavini, S. Dechert, V. Krewald, F. Meyer Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 1219−1227
(388) Structural Snapshots, Trajectory and Thermodynamics of the Reversible μ-1,2-Peroxo/μ-1,1-Hydroperoxo Dicopper(II) Interconversion
C.-J. Spyra, D. Hiller, K. A. Eisenlohr, S. Dechert, S. Demeshko, D. Bhattacharya, J. Lücken, M. C. Holthausen, F. Meyer Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202416022
(387) Synthesis and Semi-Synthesis of Alpha-Synuclein: Insight into the Chemical Complexity of Synucleinopathies
L. M. Gatzemeier, F. Meyer, T. F. Outeiro ChemBioChem 2024, 25, e202400253