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PD Dr. habil. Moritz Schmidt

Head Chemistry of the f-elements
moritz.schmidtAthzdr.de
Phone: +49 351 260 3156
+49 351 260 2536

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Department of Chemistry of the f-elements


We study the chemistry of the actinides and their lanthanide homologues in solid state as well as in solution. Modern analytical tools combined with quantum chemical computations, provide atomic scale information which can be used to characterize the physico-chemical properties of the actinides in molecules.

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Our main focus is on the coordination chemistry of f-elements with inorganic and organic ligands, mostly biological and bio-inspired ligand systems. These studies use single-crystal X-ray diffraction to study structures in the solid state, and spectroscopic techniques, such as NMR, XANES, and TRLFS, to characterize structures in solution. All studies are complemented by quantum-theoretical calculations, which rely heavily on the in-house development of theoretical calculation codes for 5f systems (i.e. actinides).

The fundamental understanding of actinide chemistry is applied to investigate actinide reactivity at the water/mineral interface, where atomic force microscopy, TRLFS, and surface X-ray diffraction are used as surface sensitive speciation techniques.

A full list of experimental equipment and capacities can be found here.

Our group is open for interested Master's and PhD students, as well as interns. Some topics currently available in the institute can be found here.


Selected Publications from the Department

  • Köhler, L., M. Patzschke, S. Bauters, T. Vitova, S. M. Butorin, K. O. Kvashnina, M. Schmidt, T. Stumpf and J. März (2022). "Insights into the Electronic Structure of a U(IV) Amido and U(V) Imido Complex." Chemistry – A European Journal 28(21): e202200119.
  • Lv, K., C. Urbank, M. Patzschke, J. März, P. Kaden, S. Weiss and M. Schmidt (2022). "MOFs with 12-Coordinate 5f-Block Metal Centers." Journal of the American Chemical Society 144(7): 2879-2884.
  • Reese, S., P. Kaden, C. J. Taylor, R. Kloditz and M. Schmidt (2021). "Structure and Thermodynamics of Eu(III) and Cm(III) Complexes with Glucuronic Acid." Inorganic Chemistry 60(19): 14667-14678.
  • Neumann, J., C. Qiu, P. Eng, S. Skanthakumar, L. Soderholm, T. Stumpf and M. Schmidt (2021). "Effect of Background Electrolyte Composition on the Interfacial Formation of Th(IV) Nanoparticles on the Muscovite (001) Basal Plane." The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125(30): 16524-16535.
  • Lv, K., S. Fichter, M. Gu, J. März and M. Schmidt (2021). "An updated status and trends in actinide metal-organic frameworks (An-MOFs): From synthesis to application." Coordination Chemistry Reviews 446: 214011.
  • Köhler, L., M. Patzschke, M. Schmidt, T. Stumpf and J. März (2021). "How 5f electron polarizability drives covalency and selectivity in actinide N-donor complexes." Chemistry - A European Journal 27(72): 18058-18065.
  • Kloditz, R., T. Radoske, M. Schmidt, T. Heine, T. Stumpf and M. Patzschke (2021). "Comprehensive Bonding Analysis of Tetravalent f-Element Complexes of the Type [M(salen)2]." Inorganic Chemistry 60(4): 2514-2525.
  • Radoske, T., J. März, M. Patzschke, P. Kaden, O. Walter, M. Schmidt and T. Stumpf (2020). "Bonding Trends in Tetravalent Th–Pu Monosalen Complexes." Chemistry – A European Journal 26(70): 16853-16859.
  • Kloditz, R., S. Fichter, S. Kaufmann, T. S. Brunner, P. Kaden, M. Patzschke, T. Stumpf, P. W. Roesky, M. Schmidt and J. März (2020). "Series of Tetravalent Actinide Amidinates: Structure Determination and Bonding Analysis." Inorganic Chemistry 59(21): 15670-15680.
  • Yuan, K.; Bracco, J. N.; Schmidt, M.; Soderholm, L.; Fenter, P.; Lee, S. S. Effect of Anions on the Changes in the Structure and Adsorption Mechanism of Zirconium Species at the Muscovite (001) – Water Interface. J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123, 16699-16710.
  • Rossberg, A.; Abe, T.; Okuwaki, K.; Barkleit, A.; Fukuzawa, K.; Nakano, T.; Mochizuki, Y.; Tsushima, S. Destabilization of DNA through interstrand crosslinking by UO22+. Chem Comm. 2019, 55, 2015-2018.
  • Schöne, S.; März, J.; Stumpf, T.; Ikeda-Ohno, A. Mixed-valent neptunium oligomer complexes based on cation–cation interactions. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 6700-6703.
  • Molodtsov, K.; Schymura, S.; Rothe, J.; Dardenne, K.; Schmidt, M. Sorption of Eu(III) on Eibenstock granite studied by µTRLFS: A novel spatially-resolved luminescence-spectroscopic technique. Sci. Rep. 2019, 9, 6287.
  • Götzke, L.; Schaper, G.; März, J.; Kaden, P.; Huittinen, N.; Stumpf, T.; Kammerlander, K. K. K.; Brunner, E.; Hahn, P.; Mehnert, A.; Kersting, B.; Henle, T.; Lindoy, L. F.; Zanoni, G.; Weigand, J. J. Coordination chemistry of f-block metal ions with ligands bearing bio-relevant functional groups. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2019, 386, 267-309.
  • Schöne, S.; Radoske, T.; März, J.; Stumpf, T.; Ikeda-Ohno, A. Synthesis and Characterization of Heterometallic Iron–Uranium Complexes with a Bidentate N-Donor Ligand (2,2′-Bipyridine or 1,10-Phenanthroline). Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 13318-13329.
  • Martin, N. P.; Volkringer, C.; Roussel, P.; März, J.; Hennig, C.; Loiseau, T.; Ikeda-Ohno, A. {Np38} clusters: the missing link in the largest poly-oxo cluster series of tetravalent actinides. Chem. Comm. 2018, 54, 10060-10063.
  • Barkleit, A.; Hennig, C.; Ikeda-Ohno, A. Interaction of Uranium(VI) with α-Amylase and Its Implication for Enzyme Activity. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2018, 31, 1032-1041.
  • Wilke, C.; Barkleit, A.; Stumpf, T.; Ikeda-Ohno, A. Speciation of the trivalent f-elements Eu(III) and Cm(III) in digestive media. J. Inorg. Biochem. 2017, 175, 248-258.
  • Schöne, S.; Radoske, T.; März, J.; Stumpf, T.; Patzschke, M.; Ikeda-Ohno, A. [UO2Cl2(phen)2], a Simple Uranium(VI) Compound with a Significantly Bent Uranyl Unit (phen=1,10-phenanthroline). Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 13574-13578.

Projects

  • FENABIUM (BMBF, Nov 2016 – May 2021)
  • SMILE (BMWi, Sep 2018 – Feb 2022)
  • f-Char (BMBF, Okt. - Sep. 2023)

Team

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Head

NameBld./Office+49 351 260Email
PD Dr. habil. Moritz Schmidt801/P2493156
2536
moritz.schmidtAthzdr.de

Employees

NameBld./Office+49 351 260Email
Dr. Robert Gericke801/P2052011
r.gerickeAthzdr.de
Dr. Peter Kaden801/P2172261
p.kadenAthzdr.de
Jessica Lessing801/P3523154
j.lessingAthzdr.de
Dr. Michael Patzschke801/P3562989
m.patzschkeAthzdr.de

Actinid chemistry of metall organics

NameBld./Office+49 351 260Email
Dr. Juliane März801/P2173209
2506
j.maerzAthzdr.de
Boseok Hong801/P2052438
b.hongAthzdr.de


Contact

PD Dr. habil. Moritz Schmidt

Head Chemistry of the f-elements
moritz.schmidtAthzdr.de
Phone: +49 351 260 3156
+49 351 260 2536