Klaus Köhler
Molecular Heterogeneous Catalysis
Our research interests focus on the preparation, structural characterization and catalytic properties of transition metal compounds on surfaces of inorganic solids via Interfacial Coordination Chemistry (ICC) and Surface Organometallic Chemistry (SOMC).The synthesis of high-surface area and porous solids and the modification of their surface centers aim on the development of materials with tailored surface properties and new single-site heterogeneous catalysts. We investigate catalytic reactions in gas and liquid phases, among which are the decomposition of nitrogen oxides, selective oxidation of hydrocarbons, hydrogenation of carbon-oxygen compounds, fine chemical synthesis, and C-C / C-X coupling reactions.
Key publications:
Leaching Mechanism of Different Palladium Surface Species in Heck Reactions of Aryl Bromides and Chlorides, C. Gnad, A. Abram, A. Urstöger, F. Weigl, M. Schuster, K. Köhler, ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 6030–6041.
Targeted Fe-Doping of Ni–Al Catalysts via the Surface Redox Reaction Technique for Unravelling its Promoter Effect in the CO2 Methanation Reaction, T. Burger, H. M. S. Augenstein, F. Hnyk, M. Döblinger, K. Köhler, O. Hinrichsen, ChemCatChem 2020, 12, 649–662.
Synthesis of methyl palladium complexes on silica as single site catalysts activating C–Cl bonds in Heck reactions, C. Gnad, O. Dachwald, G. Raudaschl-Sieber, K. Köhler, J. Catal. 2019, 375, 257–266.
Simultaneous activity and stability increase of co-precipitated Ni–Al CO2 methanation catalysts by synergistic effects of Fe and Mn promoters, T. Burger, F. Koschany, A. Wenng, O. Thomys, K. Köhler, O. Hinrichsen, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2018, 8, 5920–5932.
Single-Site VOx Moieties Generated on Silica by Surface Organometallic Chemistry: A Way To Enhance the Catalytic Activity in the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane, S. Barman, N. Maity, K. Bhatte, S. Ould-Chikh, O. Dachwald, C. Haeßner, Y. Saih, E. Abou-Hamad, I. Llorens, J.-L. Hazemann, K. Köhler, V. D’ Elia, J.-M. Basset, ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 5908–5921.