Publications

2012
A. Peters, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel,* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, im Druck	Tuning the Properties of Guanidino-functionalized Aromatic Electron Donors by Substitution: Experiment and Theory
S. Stang, A. Lebkücher, P. Walter, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel,* zur Veröffentlichung eingereicht	Synthesis of Redox-Active Guanidine Ligands with Pyridine and p-Benzoquinone Backbones
D. Emeljanenko, E. Kaifer, H. Wadepohl, H.-J. Himmel,* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 695-704	Guanidine Electron Donors and Silver Halides: Interplay and Competition between Redox, Coordination and Polymerization Reactions	[abstract]
D. Rudolf, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel,* zur Veröffentlichung eingereicht	Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Gallium Hydrides Stabilized with Nitrogen Bases
C. Neuhäuser, M. Reinmuth, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel,* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, im Druck	Synthesis of Oligomeric Zinc Complexes with Bicyclic and Acyclic Guanidine Ligands
2011
B. D. Lindner, J. U. Engelhart, O. Tverskoy, A. L. Appleton, F. Rominger, A. Peters, H.-J. Himmel, U. H. F. Bunz,* Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 8747-8750; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 8588-8591	Stable Hexacenes through Nitrogen Substitution	[abstract]
N. Schulenberg, H. Wadepohl, H.-J. Himmel,* Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 19628-19631 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 10444-10447	Synthesis and Characterization of a Double-base Stabilized B₃H₆⁺ Analogue	[abstract]
N. Schulenberg, S. Litters, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel,* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 2657-2661	Zinc Halide and Alkyl Complexes of a Neutral Doubly Base-Stabilized Diborane(4)	[abstract]
O. Tverskoy, F. Rominger, A. Peters, H.-J. Himmel, U. H. F. Bunz,* Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 3619-3622 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 3557-3560	Eine effiziente Synthese substituierter Tetraazapentazene	[abstract]
D. Emeljanenko, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel,* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 2975-2983	Guanidino-Functionalized Aromatic Electron Donors at Work: Competing Hydrogen and Electron Transfer Reactions in the Course of the Synthesis of Gold Acetylide Complexes	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel* P. Comba (Ed.), Wiley-VCH 2011, 26, 425-453	Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation of Dinuclear Boron- and Gallium Hydrides: Quantum Chemical Calculations and Experiments, in "Modeling of Molecular Properties",
O. Hübner, H.-J. Himmel* Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 2014-2016 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 1972-1973	Buchrezension zu "Physical Inorganic Chemistry", Edited by A. Bakac, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken 2010, 2 volumes	[abstract]
C. Trumm, S. Stang, J. Blechinger, H. L. Wittern, C. König, E. Kaifer, N. Wagner, J. Beck, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, zur Veröffentlichung eingereicht	Synthesis of One-Dimensional Chains of Oxidized Organic Guanidino-Functionalized Aromatic Systems (GFAs) With Single Atom Inorganic Connectors
V. Vitske, P. Roquette, S. Leingang, C. Adam, E. Kaifer, H. Wadepohl, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 1593-1604	Donor-Acceptor Couples and Late Transition Metal Complexes of Oxidation-Labile 1,4,5,8-Tetrakis(guanidino)naphthalene Superbases	[abstract]
A. Lebkücher, A. Rybina, D.-P. Herten, O. Hübner, H. Wadepohl, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Z. Anorg. Allg. Chemie 2011, 637, 547-555	A Fluorescent Blue Phosphazene Dye: Synthesis, Structure and Optical Properties of 1,6-Bis(Dimethylamino)-2,5,7,10-Tetraazo-1,6l⁵-Diphosphapyrene	[abstract]
D. Domide, O. Walter, S. Behrens, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 860-867	Synthesis of Heterobimetallic Zn/Co Carbamates: Single-Source Precursors to Nanosized Magnetic Oxides under Mild Condiditons	[abstract]
U. Wild, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 4220-4233	Redox and Coordination Chemistry of Aromatic Compounds with Bulky Bicyclic Guanidino Groups	[abstract]
D. Domide, O. Hübner, S. Behrens, O. Walter, H. Wadepohl, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 1387-1394	Synthesis and Reactivity of a New Oxidation-Labile Heterobimetallic Mn₆Zn₂ Carbamate Cluster and Precursor to Nanosized Magnetic Oxide Particles	[abstract]
A. Maronna, E. Bindewald, E. Kaifer, H. Wadepohl, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 1302-1314	Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Guanidine Ligands Featuring a Biphenyl or Binaphthyl Backbone	[abstract]
O. Hübner, H.-J. Himmel* Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2011, 2963-2971	MRCI Investigation of Different Isomers of Ni₂O₂H_2⁺	[pdf]
P. Roquette, A. Maronna, M. Reinmuth, E. Kaifer, M. Enders, H.-J. Himmel Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 1942-1955	Combining Paramagnetic With Dynamic NMR: Fluxional High-Spin Nickel(II) Complexes Bearing Bisguanidine Ligands	[abstract]
M. Reinmuth, C. Neuhäuser, P. Walter, M. Enders, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 83-90	The Flexible Coordination Modes of Guanidine Ligands in Zn Alkyl and Halide Complexes: Chances for Catalysis	[abstract]
A. J. Downs,* H.-J. Himmel S. Aldridge, A. J. Downs (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2011, 1, 1-74	New Light on the Chemistry of the Group 13 Metals, in "The Group 13 Metals Aluminium, Gallium, Indium and Thallium: Chemical Patterns and Pecularities"
2010
N. Schulenberg, O. Ciobanu, E. Kaifer, H. Wadepohl, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 5201-5210	The Double-Base Stabilized Diborane(4) [HB(m-hpp)]₂ (hpp = 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidinate): Synthesis via Catalytic Dehydrogenation and Reactions with S₈ and Disulfides	[abstract]
D. Emeljanenko, A. Peters, V. Vitske, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 4783-4789	The First Cyanomethyl Complex of Gold, Synthesized by Reaction Between an Au(I) Complex and Acetonitril in the Presence of a New Guanidine N-superbase	[abstract]
D. Rudolf, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 4952-4961	Novel Bi- and Trinuclear Gallium Halides and Hydrides Featuring Acyclic and Bicyclic Guanidinate Substituents: Sythesis and Reactivity	[abstract]
P. Roquette, C. König, O. Hübner, N. Wagner, E. Kaifer, M. Enders, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 4770-4782	Mono- and Dinuclear Ni^II and Co^II Complexes that Feature Chelating Guanidine Ligands: Structural Characteristics and Molecular Magnetism	[abstract]
C. Trumm, E. Kaifer, O. Hübner, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.2010, 3102-3108	Trapped in a Complex: The 1,2,4,5-Tetrakis(tetramethyl-guanidino)bezene Radical Cation (ttmgb^+�) Featuring a Bisallylic Structure	[abstract]
D. Emeljanenko, A. Peters, N. Wagner, J. Beck, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.2010, 1839-1846	Successive Ligand and Metal Oxidation: Redox Reactions Involving Binuclear Cu(I) Complexes of Chelating Guanidine Ligands	[abstract]
O. Ciobanu, A. Fuchs, M. Reinmuth, A. Lebkücher, E. Kaifer, H. Wadepohl, H.-J. Himmel* Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2010, 543-550	Reactions between Boron and Magnesium Halides and the Bicyclic Guanidine hppH (1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidine): Guanidinates with New Strucutural Motifs	[abstract]
P. Roquette, A. Maronna, A. Peters, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel,* Ch. Hauf, V. Herz, E.-W. Scheidt, W. Scherer* Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 1336-1350	On the Electronic Structure of Ni^II Complexes That Feature Chelating Bisguanidine Ligands	[abstract]
V. Vitske, C. König, E. Kaifer, O. Hübner, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.2010, 115-126	Syntheses of the First Coordination Compounds of the New Strong Molecular Electron Donor and Double Proton Sponge 1,4,5,8-Tetrakis(tetramethylguanidino)naphtalene	[abstract]
2009
M. Reinmuth, U. Wild, E. Kaifer, M. Enders, H. Wadepohl, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.2009, 4795-4808	Stabilization and Activation: New Alkyl Complexes of Zinc, Magnesium and Cationic Aluminium Featuring Chelating Bisguanidino Ligands	[abstract]
Nikola Schulenberg, Mascha Jäkel, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 4809-4819	The Borane Complexes Htbo^.BH₃ and Htbn^.BH₃ (Htbo = 1,4,6-Triazabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-4-ene, Htbn = 1,5,7-Triazabicyclo[3.4.0]non-6-ene): Synthesis and Dehydrogenation to Binuclear Boron Hydrides	[abstract]
A. Peters, C. Trumm, M. Reinmuth, D. Emeljanenko, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 3791-3800	On the Chemistry of the Strong Organic Electron Donor 1,2,4,5-Tetrakis(tetramethylguanidino)benzene: Electron Transfer in Donor-Acceptor Couples and Binuclear Late Transition Metal Complexes	[abstract]
O. Ciobanu, E. Kaifer, M. Enders, H.-J. Himmel* Angew. Chem. 2009, 121, 5646-5649 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 5538-5541	Synthesis of a Stable B₂H₅⁺ Analogue by Protonation of a Double Base-Stabilized Diborane(4)	[abstract]
C. L. Schmidt, D. Fischer, H.-J. Himmel, R. Köppe, H. Schnöckel, M. Jansen* Z. Anorg. Allgem. Chem. 2009, 1172-1178	To the Knowledge of Interpseudohalogens: A Contribution to Cyanogen Isocyanate (NC-NCO)	[abstract]
L. Manceron, O. Hübner, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (Communication) 2009, 595-598	Dinitrogen Activation by the Ti₂N₂ Molecule: A Matrix Isolation Study	[abstract]
O. Hübner, H.-J. Himmel* Chem. Phys. Phys. Chem. 2009, 2241-2248	MRCl Calculations on Ni₂O₂ and Ni₂O₂⁺	[abstract]
D. Domide, C. Neuhäuser, E. Kaifer, H. Wadepohl, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 2170-2178	Synthesis of Trinuclear, Dinuclear and Mononuclear Zn-Carbamate Complexes from Tetranuclear Precursors: A Top-Down Synthetic Approach to New Carbamates	[abstract]
2008
A. Peters, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 5907-5914	1,2,4,5-Tetrakis(tetramethylguanidino)benzene: Synthesis and Properties of a New Molecular Electron Donor	[abstract]
O. Ciobanu, F. Allouti, P. Roquette, S. Leingang, M. Enders, H. Wadepohl, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 5482-5493	Thermal and Catalytic Dehydrogenation of the Guanidine-Borane Adducts H₃B^.hppH (hppH = 1,2,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidine) and H₃B^.N(H)C(NMe₂)₂: A Combined Experimental and Quantum Chemical Study	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel, G. Linti Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 6425-6427 (invited highlight article) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6326-6328	Gal as Ligand in Transition Metal Complexes - an Alternative to CO or N₂?	[abstract]
U. Wild, O. Hübner, A. Maronna, M. Enders, E. Kaifer, H. Wadepohl, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 4440-4447	The First Metal Complexes of the Proton Sponge 1,8-Bis(N,N,N',N'-tetramethylguanidino)naphtalene: Synthesis and Properties	[abstract]
W. Uhl,* E. Er, O. Hübner, H.-J. Himmel Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2008, 2133-2139	Monomere versus Dimere Dialylaluminiumalkinide R₂Al-C�C-R'-dreifach koordinierte Aluminiumatome gebunden an C=C-Dreifachbindungen	[abstract]
F. Allouti, W. Siebert, H.-J. Himmel* Inorg. Chem. 2008, 7631-7637	On the Hydrogenation of Cyclic Diborane(4) Compounds Featuring B-B Bonds and Olefinic or Aromatic Bridges: A Quantum Chemical Study	[abstract]
A. Peters, U. Wild, O. Hübner, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 7813-7821	Mono- and Diprotonation of the Superbasic Bisguanidine 1,2-bis(N,N,N',N'-Tetramethylguanidino)Benzene (btmgb) and Pt(II) and Pt(IV) Complexes of Chelating Bisguanidines and Guanidinates	[abstract]
O. Ciobanu, D. Emeljanenko, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 4774-4778	The First Dinuclear B(II) Monocations with Bridging Guanidinate Ligands: Synthesis and Properties	[abstract]
N. Schulenberg, O. Hübner, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 2165-2169	Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Tetrameric Ammonium Chloride Cluster	[abstract]
C. Neuhäuser, D. Domide, J. Mautz, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Dalton Trans. (Communication) 2008, 1821-1824	Electron Density Controlled Carbamate Ligand Binding Mode: Towards a Better Understanding of Metalloenzyme Activity	[pdf]
D. Domide, E. Kaifer, J. Mautz, O. Walter, S. Behrens H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 3177-3185	Synthesis and Characterization of Some New Zinc Carbamate Complexes formed by CO₂ Fixation and their Use as Precursors for Nanosized ZnO Particles under Mild Conditions	[abstract]
A. Fuchs, E. Kaifer, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (Communication) 2008, 41-43	Synthesis and Characterization of the New Tetrameric Magnesium Imide Compound [(THF)MgNSiPh₃]₄	[abstract]
U. Wild, P. Roquette, E. Kaifer, J. Mautz, O. Hübner, H. Wadepohl, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 1248-1257	Synthesis and Characterization of cis- and trans-(hppH)₂PtCl₂ (hppH = 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidine), [(hppH)₃PtCl]Cl and Some New Salts of the (hppH₂]⁺ Cation: The Importance of Hydrogen Bonding	[abstract]
O. Ciobanu, S. Leingang, H. Wadepohl, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 322-329	The 1,1,3,3-Tetramethylguanidine-Borane Adduct: Theoretical Comparison of the Bonding Properties in Amine- and Guanidine-Borane Adducts	[abstract]
2007
N. Hebben, H.-J. Himmel,* G. Eickerling, M. Reiher,* V. Herz, M. Presnitz, W. Scherer,* Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 10078-10087	The Electronic Structure of the Tris(ethylene) Complexes [M(C₂H₄)₃] (M = Ni, Pd, and Pt): A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study	[abstract]
R. Dinda, O. Ciobanu, H. Wadepohl, O. Hübner, R. Acharyya, H.-J. Himmel,* Angew. Chem. 2007, 119, 9270-9273 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 9110-9113	First Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Dimeric Boron(II) Cation	[abstract]
G. Eickerling, R. Mastalerz, W. Scherer,* H.-J. Himmel,* M. Reiher* J. Chem. Theor. Comput. 2007, 3, 2182-2197	Relativistic Effects on the Topology of the Total Electron Density	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel, E. Kaifer, O. Ciobanu, P. Roquette, W. Siebert Patent-Anmeldung 2007	Eine neue Klasse molekularer Wasserstoffspeicher und Wasserstoff-Transferreagenzien f�r Hydrierungsreaktionen	[Kurzinfo]
H.-J. Himmel Z. anorg. allg. Chem. 2007, 633, 2191-2198	On the Mechanism of CO₂Insertion into the Mg-N Bond of Molecular Mono- and Dinuclear Magnesium Compounds: A Quantum Chemical Study	[abstract]
O. Ciobanu, P. Roquette, S. Leingang, H. Wadepohl, J. Mautz, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 4530-4534	Synthesis and Characterization of a New Guanidine-Borane Complex and a Dinuclear Boron (II) Hydride with Bridging Guanidinate Ligands	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 6585-6593	Repeated Dihydrogen Elimination from Amidine Adducts of Group 13 Element Hydrides: An Evaluation of the Reaction Pathways	[abstract]
O. Ciobanu, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 3565-3572	Repeated Dihydrogen Elimination from Boranes and Gallanes Stabilized by Guanidine-Type Bases: A Quantum Chemical Study Motivated by Recent Experimental Results	[abstract]
D. A. Wann, F. Blockhuys, C. V. Alsenoy, H. E. Robertson, H.-J. Himmel, C. Y. Tang, A. R. Cowley, A. J. Downs, D. W. H. Rankin Dalton Trans. 2007, 1687-1696	Molecular Structures of Free Quinuclidine and its Adducts with Metal Trihydrides, MH₃ (M = B. Al or Ga), Studied by Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction, X-ray Diffraction and Quantum Chemical Calculations	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 675-683	CO₂ Fixation by Alkylzinc Amides: A Quantum Chemical Study Motivated by Recent Experimental Results	[abstract]
G. Robinson, C.Y. Tang, R. Köppe, A.R. Cowley, H.-J. Himmel Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 2648-2654	A New Class of Dinuclear Gallium Hydrides: Synthesis and Properties of [GaH(Cl)(hpp)]₂ (hpp = 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-pyrimidol [1,2-a]pyrimidate)	[abstract]
2006
K. Navarantnarajah, J. C. Green, H.-J Himmel* New J. Chem. 2006, 30, 1253-1262	Dinitrogen Fixation and Activation by Ti and Zr Atoms, Clusters and Complexes	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* M. Reiher* Angew. Chem. 2006, 118, 6412-6437 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 6264-6288	Intrinsic Dinitrogen Activation at Bare Metal Atoms	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel, O. Hübner, W. Klopper, L. Manceron* Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2006, 8, 2000-2011	Reactivity of Titanium Dimer and Molecular Nitrogen in Rare Gas Matrices: Vibrational and Electronic Spectrum and Structure of Ti₂N₂	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel, A. Schulz, G. Knoer, N. Lehnert Nachrichten aus der Chemie 2006, 54, 214-233	Inorganic Chemistry 2005	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* O. Hübner, W. Klopper, L. Manceron Angew. Chem. 2006, 118, 2865-2868 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 2799-2802	Cleavage of the Triple Bond of Dinitrogen by the Ti₂ Diatomic: A Route to New Molecular Materials for Dinitrogen Activation?	[abstract]
B. Gaertner, A. Köhn, H.-J. Himmel* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 1496-1504	The First End-on Bonded Superoxo-Complexes of Ga and In: The Oxygen-rich Compounds GaO₄ and InO₄	[abstract]
2005
A. Köhn, B. Gaertner, H.-J. Himmel* Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 5575-5588	On the Oxidation of Gallium and Indium: Characterization of the Cyclic and Linear GaO₂ and InO₂ Molecules Generated by Spontaneous and Photoinduced Reaction of Ga and In Atoms with O₂ and Evaluation of the Reaction Mechanism	[abstract]
S. Marchant, C. Y. Tang, A. J. Downs,* T. M. Greene, H.-J. Himmel, S. Parsons Dalton Trans. 2005, 3281-3290	Synthesis and Structural Characterisation of Primary Amine Adducts of Gallane, RH₂N^.GaH₃, and of their Decomposition Products [RHNGaH₂]_n (R = Me, n = 3; R = tBu, n = 2)	[abstract]
A. Schnepf,* H.-J. Himmel* Angew. Chem. 2005, 117, 3066-3068 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 3006-3008	Subvalent Compounds Featuring Direct Metal-Metal Bonds: The Zn-Zn Bond in [Cp*₂Zn₂]	[abstract]
A. R. Cowley, A. J. Downs,* H.-J. Himmel, S. Marchant, J. A. Yeoman Dalton Trans. 2005, 1591-1597	1,1,3,3-Tetramethylguanidine-gallane, (Me₂N)₂CN(H)^.GaH₃: An Unusually Strongly Bound Gallane Adduct	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* N. Hebben Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 4096-4102	Spectroscopic Evidence for a Dinitrogen Complex of Gallium and Estimation of the Ga-N₂ Bond Strength	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* L. Manceron Dalton Trans. 2005, 2615-2623	Ni(N₂)₄ Revisited: An Analysis of the Ni-N₂ Bonding Properties on the Basis of UV/Vis, IR and Raman Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Calculations	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel Z. anorg. allg. Chem. 2005, 631, 1551-1564	Some New Molecular Hydrides Stabilised with the Aid of the Matrix-Isolation Technique	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel Chem. Phys. Chem. 2005, 6, 706-713	Possible Pathways of CVD Processes Leading to III/V Semiconductors via a Two-Dimensional Growth	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel, B. Hoge, T. Glaser, B. Kersting Nachrichten aus der Chemie 2005, 53, 225-243	Inorganic Chemistry 2004	[abstract]
N. Schiefenhouml;vel, H.-J. Himmel, M. Binnewies* Z. anorg. allg. Chem. 2005, 631, 1507-1511	Plasmachemistry. Formation of Chlorosilazenes, Chlorogermazanes and Related Compounds	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 1886-1894	Characterization of Oligomers of AlCl: Al-Cl Versus Al-Al Bonding	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel Inorganic Chemistry in Focus II, Wiley-VCH 2005, p. 1-13	On the Track of Reaction Mechanisms: Characterization and Reactivity of Metal Atom Dimers	[abstract]
2004
H.-J. Himmel,* B. Gaertner Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 5936-5941	Characterization of Isolated Ga₂ Molecules via Resonance-Raman Spectroscopy and the Variations of Ga-Ga Bonding	[abstract]
B. Gaertner, H.-J. Himmel,* V. A. Macrae, J. A. J. Pardoe, P. G. Randall, A. J. Downs* Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 5836-5847	Some Novel Binuclear Group 13 Metal Tin Hydrides Formed in Ar Matrices Following the Codeposition of the Metal Vapor with SnH₄	[abstract]
O. Hübner, H.-J. Himmel,* L. Manceron, W. Klopper J. Chem. Phys. 2004, 121, 7195-7206	Low-Lying Electronic States of the Ti₂ Dimer: Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy in Rare Gas Matrices in Concert with Quantum Chemical Calculations	[abstract]
B. Gaertner, H.-J. Himmel,* V. A. Macrae, A. J. Downs, T. M. Greene Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 3430-3443	Matrix Reactivity of Al and Ga Atoms (M) in the Presence of Silane: Generation and Characterization of the h² -Coordinated Complex M^.SiH₄, the Insertion Product HMSiH₃ in a Solid Argon Matrix and the M(I) Species MSiH₃	[abstract]
A. Bihlmeier, T. M. Greene, H.-J. Himmel* Organometallics 2004, 23, 2350-2361	Towards a Detailed Understanding of Oxidative Addition Mechanisms: A Combined Experimental and Quantum Chemical Study of the Insertion of Ti Atoms into C-H, Si-H and Sn-H Bonds	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 2851-2857	A Comparison Between the Reactivity of Ni Atoms Towards CH₄, SiH₄ and SnH₄: A Combined Matrix Isolation and Quantum Chemical Study	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* A. Bihlmeier Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 627-633	Ti₂: Accurate Determination of the Dissociation Energy from Matrix Resonance Raman Spectra and Chemical Interaction with Noble Gases	[abstract]
2003
N. Schiefenhövel, H.-J. Himmel, M. Binnewies* Angew. Chem. 2003, 115 , 6138-6139- Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42 b, 5956-5957	Plasmachemistry: N₂(SiCl₃)₄ - A Tetrakissilylhydrazine as a Product of the Reaction Between N₂ and SiCl₄	[abstract]
S. Schlecht, H.-J. Himmel Z. anorg. allg. Chem. 2003, 629, 2521-2524	Surface Termination and Thermal Elimination Behaviour of Activated Hydrogenated Germanium	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2003, 3639-3649	Structural Motifs and Reactivity of Small Subvalent Molecules Containing Group 13 Elements: Matrix Isolation and Quantum Chemical Studies	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 4087-4092	C-H Activation by AlCl Monomers: Characterization of HAl(Cl)CH₃ as the Product of the Photoactivated Matrix-Reaction Between AlCl and CH₄ in a Solid Ar Matrix at 12 K	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel, S. Konrad, W. Friedrichsen, G. Rauhut J. Phys. Chem. 2003, 107, 6731-6737	First Identification of an Aliphatic cis-a,b-Dinitroso Compound: A Combined Experimental and Quantum Chemical Study	{abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* C. Klaus Z. anorg. allg. Chem. 2003, 629, 1477-1483	Photolytically Induced Reaction of Monomeric AlCl with Dihydrogen in a Solid Ar Matrix at 12 K: Generation and Characterisation of the Previously Unknown Monomeric Aluminium Hydride ClAlH₂	[abstract]
A. Köhn, H.-J. Himmel,* B. Gaertner Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 3909-3919	Why Does a Ga₂ Dimer React Spontaneously with H₂, but a Ga Atom Does not? A Detailed Investigation of the Differences in Reactivity Between Ga Atoms and Ga₂ Dimers, in Combination with Experimental Results	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 2153-2163	Calculated Enthalpies for Dimerization of Binary Unsaturated Main Group Element Hydrides as a Means to Analyse the Potential for Multiple Bonding	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel, N. Schiefenövel, M. Binnewies* Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 1387-1393	Identification and Characterization of Monomeric and Volatile SiCl₃NH₂ as a Product of the Reaction Between SiCl₄ and NH₃: An Important Intermediate on the Way to Silicon Nitride?	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel Organometallics 2003, 22, 2679-2687	Reaction of AlCl Monomers with Acetylene in a Solid Ar Matrix at 12K: Characterization of the Aluminium Acetylide Species Cl(H)AlCCH Featuring a Short Al-C Bond	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* H. Schnöckel Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 748-755	An Alternative Way of Characterising the Bonding in Compounds Featuring Main Group Elements and with the Potential for Multiple Bonding: On the Dissociation of Binary Main Group Hydrides	[abstract]
2002
H.-J. Himmel,* J. Vollet Organometallics 2002, 21, 5972-5977	Probing the Reactivity of Al(I) Compounds: The Reaction of Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-Aluminium, Al[C₅(CH₃) Monomers with Dihydrogen in a Solid Ar Matrix to Give the New Alumium Hydride Molecule H₂Al[C₅(CH₃)]	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* A. J. Downs,* T. M. Greene Chem. Rev. 2002, 102, 4191-4241	Reactions of Ground State and Electronically Excited Atoms of Main Group Elements	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* J. Bahlo, M. Hau�mann, F. Kurth, G. Stö�er, H. Schnöckel Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 4952-4960	Matrix Reactivity of AlF in the Presence of HCl and HBr: Generation and Characterisation of the Al(III)-Hydrides HAlFCl and HAlFBr	[abstract]
J. Bahlo, H.-J. Himmel,* H. Schnöckel Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 4488-4495	Photolytical Reactions of Subvalent Al(l) Halides in the Presence of Dioxygen: Generation and Characterization of the Bissuperoxo-Species XAl(O₂)₂ (X = F, Cl and Br)	[abstract]
P. Kasai, H.-J. Himmel J. Phys. Chem. 2002, 106, 6765-6774	Insertion of the Al Atom into the NH₃ Molecule: Semiempirical SCF MO and Matrix Isolation ESR Study	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* M. Junker, H. Schnöckel J. Chem. Phys. 2002, 117, 3321-3326	On the Reactivity of NH Formed from Photoinduced Decomposition of HN₃ in an Ar Matrix at 12 K: Evaluation of Mechanisms for Reactions with N₂ and CO	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel* J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2002, 2678-2682	On the Reactivity of Subvalent Compounds of the Group 13 Elements: Exploration of the Reaction Mechanism for the Reactions of MCl ( M = Ga or In) with Dihydrogen to Give H₂MCl	[abstract]
J. Bahlo, H.-J. Himmel, H. Schnöckel* Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 2678-2689	Photolytical Reactions of Subvalent Al(l) Halides in the Presence of Dioxygen: Generation and Characterization of the Peroxo-Species XAlO₂ and XAl(m-O)₂AlX (X = F, Cl and Br)	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* H. Schnöckel Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 2397-2405	Heats of Hydrogenation of Compounds Featuring Main Group Elements and with the Potential for Multiply Bonding	[abstract]
B. Gaertner, H.-J. Himmel,* Angew. Chem. 2002, 114, 1602-1606 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 1538-1541	Characterization and Photochemistry of the Silane-Aluminium Complex Al^.SiH₄ and its Photoproducts SiH₃AlH and SiH₃Al in a Solid Argon Matrix	[abstract]
B. Gaertner, H.-J. Himmel* Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 2496-2504	Structure and Bonding in the Aluminium Radical Species Al^.NH₃, HAlNH₂, and Al(NH₂)₂ Studied by Means of Matrix IR Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanical Calculations	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* L. Manceron, A. J. Downs, P. Pullumbi J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 4448-4457	Formation and Characterisation of the Gallium and Indium Subhydride Molecules Ga(m-H₂)Ga and In(m-H₂)In: A Matrix Isolation Study	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* L. Manceron, A. J. Downs, P. Pullumbi Angew. Chem. 2002, 114, 829-832 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 796-799	Characterization and Photochemistry of the Gallium and Indium Subhydride Molecules Ga₂H₂ and In₂H₂	[abstract]
A. J. Downs,* H.-J. Himmel, L. Manceron Polyhedron 2002, 21, 473-488	Low Valent and Would-Be Multiply Bonded Derivatives of the Group 13 Metals Al, Ga and In Revealed Through Matrix Isolation	[abstract]
2001
J. Bahlo, H.-J. Himmel, H. Schnöckel* Angew. Chem. 2001, 113, 4820-4824 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 4696-4700	The First Sighting of Bissuperoxo-Complexes of Aluminium: FAlO₄, ClAlO₄ and BrAlO₄, all Exhibiting Triplet Electronic Ground State	[abstract]
E. Johnsen, A. J. Downs,* M. J. Goode, T: M. Greene, H.-J. Himmel, M. Müller, S. Parsons, C. R. Pulham Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 4755-4761	Some Chemical Properties of Monochlorogallane: Decomposition to Gallium(I) Trichlorogallate(III), Ga⁺[GaCl₃H^-], and other Reactions	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* A. J. Downs,* Patent, PCT Int. Appl. 2001	Group(III) Metal Hydrides With a Guanidino-Type Ligand
H.-J. Himmel,* A. J. Downs, T. M. Greene J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2001, 5, 535-545	Compounds Featuring a Bond Between a Group 13 Element (M) and a Group 15 element (N or P) with the formula MNH_n and MPH_n: Structural Aspects and Search for Multiple Bonding	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* A. J. Downs, T. M. Greene Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 396-407	Reactions of Aluminium, Gallium and Indium (M) Atoms with Phosphine: Generation and Characterization of the Species M^.PH₃, HMPH₂ and H₂MPH	[abstract]
2000
H.-J. Himmel,* A. J. Downs, T. M. Greene J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 9793-9807	Thermal and Photochemical Reactions of Aluminium, Gallium and Indium Atoms (M) in the Presence of Ammonia: Generation and Characterization of the Species M^.NH₃, HMNH₂, MNH₂ and H₂MNH₂	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* A. J. Downs, T. M. Greene Chem. Commun. 2000, 871-872	Amidoalane, Amidogallane, and Amidoindane, H₂MNH₂ ( M = Al, Ga or In): A Matrix Study of Three Prototypal Molecules with the Potential for M-N Multiple Bonding	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* A. J. Downs, J. C. Green, T. M. Greene J. Phys. Chem. A 2000, 104, 3642-3654	Thermal and Photolytic Reactions of Gallium and Indium Atoms (M) and their Dimers M₂ with Carbon Monoxide in Low-temperature Matrices: Formation of Terminal, Bridged and Ionic Carbonyl Derivatives	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* A. J. Downs, T. M. Greene, L. Andrews Organometallics 2000, 19, 1060-1070	Matrix Photochemistry of Gallium and Indium Atoms (M) iin the Presence of Methane: Formation and Characterization of the Divalent Species CH₃MH and Univalent Species CH₃M	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* A. J. Downs, T. M. Greene J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 922-930	Formation and Characterization of the Indium Hydride Molecules H₂InCl and HlnCl₂: Matrix Isolation and Quantum Chemical Studies	[abstract]
1999
H.-J. Himmel,* A. J. Downs, T. M. Greene, L. Andrews Chem. Commun. 1999, 2243-2244	Methylgallium and Methylindium: The First Sighting of the Simplest Organic Derivatives of Ga(I) and In(I)	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel,* A. Terfort, R. Arnold, Ch. Wöll Mat. Sci. & Eng. C 1999, 8, 431-435	Chemical Properties of Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Bilayers Fabricated via Selfassembly of COOH-Functionalised Oligophenylthiols on Au Substrates
1998
H.-J. Himmel, A. Terfort, Ch. Wöll,* New Frontiers in Functional Organic Nanomaterials 1998, 174	Hydrogen-Bonding in Self-Assembled Bilayers Prepared from Carboxyl-Functionalized Terphenylthiols on Au Substrates
H.-J. Himmel, A. Terfort, Ch. Wöll,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 12069-12074	Fabrication of a Carboxylterminated Organic Surface Using Self-Assembly of Functionalised Oligophenylthiols: The Importance of Hydrogen-Bond Formation	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel, Ch. Wöll* Chemie in unserer Zeit 1998, 6, 294-301	Selbstorganisierte Herstellung von D�nnstschichten aus Organothiolen: Ein interdisziplin�res Forschungsgebiet mit vielversprechenden Anwendungsm�glichkeiten	[abstract]
J. Wei�, H.-J. Himmel, R. Fischer, Ch. Wöll* Adv. Mat. (Chem. Vap. Dep.) 1998, 1, 17-21	Self-Terminated CVD-Functionalization of Organic Self Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) with Trimethylamine Alane (TMAA)
1997
O. Dannenberger, K. Weiss, H.-J. Himmel, B. Jäger, M. Buck, Ch. Wöll* Thin solid Films 1997, 307, 183-191	An Orientation Analysis of Differently Endgroup-Functionalised Alkanethiols Adsorbed on Au Substrates	[abstract]
B. Jäger, H. Schürmann, H. U. Müller, H.-J. Himmel, M. Neumann, Ch. Wöll,* M. Grunze Z. Phys. Chem. 1997, 202, 263-272	X-ray and Low Energy Electron Induced Damage in Alkanethiolate Monolayers on Au Substrates
H.-J. Himmel, K. Weiss, B. Jäger, O. Dannenberger, M. Grunze, Ch. Wöll* Langmuir 1997, 13, 4943-4947	Ultrahigh Vacuum Study on the Reactivity of Organic Surfaces Terminated by OH and COOH Groups Prepared by Self-Assembly of Functionalized Alkanethiols on Au Substrates	[abstract]
H.-J. Himmel, Ch. Wöll, R. Gerlach, G. Polanski, H.-G. Ruhbahn* Langmuir 1997, 13, 602-605	Structure of Heptanethiolate Monolayers on Au(111): Adsorption from Solution vs. Vapor Deposition	[abstract]
1996
H.-J. Himmel, M. Kaschke, P. Harder, Ch. Wöll,* Thin Solid Films 1996, 285, 275-280	Adsorption of Organic Monolayers on Pyrite (FeS₂) (100)	[abstract]

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