International Research Training Group
"Generation of Supramolecular Functional Cavities -
Container Molecules, Macrocycles and Related Compounds"

  

A fruitful collaboration has been established between the HRSMC and the Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster and is expressed in the International Research Training Group (IRTG) "Generation of Supramolecular Functional Cavities - Container Molecules, Macrocycles and Related Compounds". This IRTG promotes and supports the exchange of guest lecturers and PhD students, and the organisation of joint courses and summer schools. This program has been approved by DFG and NWO in 2006/2007 and will continue until 2011. HRSMC staff members prof. dr. Matthias Bickelhaupt, prof. dr. Kees Elsevier, prof. dr. Koop Lammertsma, prof. dr. Romano Orru, prof. dr. Jan Reedijk and prof. dr. Gadi Rothenberg have established this cooperation with their partners from the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster. The official opening took place in Münster on May 11, 2007.

The IRTG finds a precedent in an earlier collaboration between the HRSMC and the Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster. In 2000, NWO and the DFG have recognised the International Graduate College ‘Template Directed Chemical Synthesis’, a cooperation between five research groups from the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry and eleven research groups from the University of Münster, for the period 2001-2004. Re-accreditation for the period 2004-2005 was obtained.

Here are some examples of joined activities of the period 2007 - 2010:

  • 2007: May 11 Opening ceremony
  • 2007: Aug. 22 Lecture of Dr. R. Wolf: „Phosphorreiche Metallkomplexe, niedervalente Übergangsmetallverbindungen und darüber hinaus!“
  • 2007: Sept. 24 september workshop
  • 2007: Sept. 21/22: Prof. dr. G. Rothenberg (Amsterdam): Course “Write it Right – Scientific publication” in Münster
  • 2007: Nov. 22 - HRSMC symposium* (Participants from Münster and Lecturers)
  • 2008: April 22, lecture of Prof. dr. J. C. Elsevier: “Transition metal-carbene and -diimine Complexes for Catalytic Hydrogenation and Hydrosilylation
  • 2008: May 19-30 HRSMC Interuniversity Course ‘Molecular Modeling’ in Amsterdam with a contribution of Prof. Würthwein (Münster); participation of IRTG students (Birgit Birkmann (Workgroup: Hahn) and Andrej Vinogradov (workgroup: Uhl))
  • 2008: EPA summer school (2 participants from Münster, prof. dr Luisa de Cola in organization)
  • 2008: Sept. 24 mini-symposium in Münster
  • 2008: Nov. 26 mini-symposium in Amsterdam
  • 2008: Nov. 27 – HRSMC symposium* (Participants from Münster and Lecturers)
  • 2008: Dec. 1 Lecture of Prof. dr. K. Lammertsma: “Organophosphorus Building Blocks”
  • 2009: Jan. 26/27, Dr. A. Ehlers, Specialised seminar on “Quantumchemical
  • Methods in Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry” (10 h)
  • 2009: March 22 – 27, Winterschool 2009 (together with HRSMC groups); six key-note lectures

- Prof. dr. C. J. Elsevier (Amsterdam): “Palladium Complexes with Low Coordination Number for Catalysis”

- Prof. dr. J. Müller (Münster): “Metals in the middle of DNA: Nucleic acids as one-dimensional cavities”

- Prof. dr. J. Reedijk (Leiden): “Bifunctionality in ligands and coordination compounds: application in design of new materials, catalysts and drugs”

- Dr. E. Ruijter (Amsterdam): “Multicomponent reactions – Beyond compound libraries”

- Dr. J. J. Weigand (Münster): „Cationic pnictogen centers as building blocks for small molecule ring and cluster systems“

- Prof. dr. E.-U. Würthwein (Münster): „Novel flexible and conformationally restrained oligonitriles for aggregates and metal complexes”

  • 2009: May 5-6, Expert seminar of Prof. dr. J. Reedijk: “Bifunctionality in lig-ands and coordination compounds: applications in design, new materials, catalysts and drugs, Part I” (4 h)
  • 2009: May 26-27 Expert seminar of Prof. dr. J. Reedijk: “Bifunctionality in lig-ands and coordination compounds: applications in design, new materials, catalysts and drugs, Part II” (4 h)
  • 2009: July 2 lecture of Prof. dr. R. Orru: “Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles
  • 2009: Sept. 24, Workshop 2009: Generation of Supramolecular Cavities; two invited speakers

- Prof. dr. M. Bickelhaupt (Amsterdam): “Hypervalent Carbon”

- Prof. dr. L. Weber (Bielefeld): “1,3,2-Diazaboroles: Novel building blocks in lumines-cent systems”

  • 2009: Nov. 13/14 – HRSMC symposium* (Participants from Münster and Lecturers)
  • 2010: Jan. 12, lecture of Prof. dr. G. Rothenberg: “Two are better than one: Practical ca-talysis using bimetallic nanoparticles”
  • 2010: March 8-12 Winterschool 2010 (together with HRSMC groups); six key-note lectures

- Prof. dr. J. Reedijk (Leiden): “The role of ligand design for coordination com-pounds with special properties or applications”

- Dr. J. C. Slootweg (Amsterdam): “Essential Building Blocks”

- Dr. M. P. Waller (Münster): “QM/MM Models of Complex Molecular Systems”

- Dr. R. Wolf (Münster): “Reactive Polyarene Iron Complexes”

- Dr. J. J. Weigand (Münster): “Facile Construction of Diverse Ring and Cluster Systems via Pnictogen Building Blocks”

- Prof. dr. E.-U. Würthwein (Münster): “Topology and Electronegativity: Important Cri-teria for Electrocyclic Reactions

  • 2010: The Autumn School ‘Advanced Metal-Organic Chemistry’ was organised by the HRSMC and the WWU Münster in September 2010 (Doorn, NL), in November 2006 (Oegstgeest, NL) and in October 2002 (Maastricht, NL).

* At the annual HRSMC Symposium in November, there are many staff members and PhD students from the WWU-Münster presenting posters and interacting with HRSMC PhD students and staff members. In the programme there are always one or two (PhD or staff) lectures included from the WWU-Münster.