Ulrich Kortz

The Kortz group ("The POM Lab") has discovered the class of polyoxopalladates(II) in 2008 with the synthesis of {Pd13As8},^[1][2] and the class of polyoxoaurates(III) in 2010 with the synthesis of {Au4As4}.^[3] Ever since they have systematically developed the field of polyoxo-noble-metalates further.^[4][5] They have also pioneered the chemistry of the wheel-shaped {P8W48} by preparing {Cu20P8W48}, which contains a highly symmetrical Cu20 core with copper(II) ions in three different coordination geometries,^[6] and another highlight example was {Fe16P8W48}.^[7] Kortz and his team have also discovered the dilacunary heteropolytungstate {GeW10} in 2006,^[8] and systematically explored its reactivity towards transition metal ions.^[9] They have also explored the reactivity of many other lacunary heteropolytungstates with d and f block metal ions, two highlight products being {Mn19Si6W60}^[10] and {Ce20Ge10W100}.^[11][12] The Kortz group has also reported on POMs with interesting magnetic properties.^[13][14] In the area of catalysis, they have reported mainly on olefin epoxidation,^[15] alkane/alkene oxidation,^[16] as well as oxidative^[17] and reductive^[18] water splitting. Finally, they are also interested in the biological properties of POMs.^{[19][20][21][22]}

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