Werner Bonrath
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Werner Bonrath (16 November 1959, in Much, North Rhine-Westphalia ) is a German chemist specializing in organic chemistry.
Education and Career
Werner Bonrath studied chemistry at the University of Bonn, 1979-1982, and University of Münster, 1982-1985. He obtained his PhD under the supervision of Günther Wilke at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in 1988.[1]
Werner Bonrath is known for his research in the field of catalyst design and development, specifically in the area of fine chemical synthesis. He completed his post-doctoral research at the Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck and subsequently joined Hoffmann La Roche in Basel in 1989. There, he worked on the production of various fine chemicals, including aroma compounds, vitamins, and carotenoids. In 2007, he was habilitated in the field of Technical Chemistry at the University of Jena on the development and application of ultrasound and microwaves in process research and development of vitamins.[2]
Currently, Bonrath holds the position of Senior Science Fellow of Catalysis and process research at DSM, a multinational chemical company. He also serves as a lecturer at both the University of Basel and University of Jena.[3]
Research
Bonrath's research focuses on the development of catalysts and the design of catalytic processes for fine chemical synthesis. He has worked extensively on various catalytic reactions, including acid-base catalysis, 3,3-sigmatropic rearrangements, hydrogenations (e.g. enantio-selective), Friedel-Crafts reactions, and ethynylations. The processes developed by his team based on this research have found industrial applications, and they have over 300 patents to their credit, including 50 related to the production of Vitamin E.[4]
In recognition of his contributions to the sustainable production of Vitamin E, Bonrath was awarded the Meyer-Galow Award by the German Chemical Society in 2022.[5]
Awards
- Sandmeyer Award of the Swiss Chemical Society, 2008
- KGF Senior Investigator Award of the Swiss Chemical Society, 2013.[1]
- Meyer Galow Award of German Chemical Society, 2022.
Books
- Bonrath, Werner; Medlock, Jonathan.; Müller, Marc-André; Schütz, Jan (2021). Catalysis for Fine Chemicals. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-057115-8. OCLC 1262307310.}
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "KGF-SCS Industrial Investigator Awards: K. Müller, W. Bonrath und M. Rogers-Evans / Wolf-Preis: R.S. Langer". Angewandte Chemie (in Deutsch). 125 (19): 5081-. doi:10.1002/ange.201302148.
- ↑ "Habilitationen seit 2001". University of Jena. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ Werner Bonrath (2014). "New trends in (heterogeneous) catalysis for the fine chemicals industry". Chimia. Swiss Chemical Society. 68 (7–8): 485–491. doi:10.2533/chimia.2014.485.
- ↑ "Über 300 Patente angemeldet: Forscher von DSM erhält Preis für Wirtschaftschemie". Aargauer Zeitung (in Deutsch). 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ "Auszeichnungen für Wirkstoffoptimierung und nachhaltige Vitamin-E-Synthese" (in Deutsch). German Chemical Society (GDCh). Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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