Berthold Hoge
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“My favorite saying is ‘diamonds are created under pressure'. … My first experiment was to blow up a tin can using a mixture of sugar and saltpeter. …” Find out more about Berthold Hoge in his Author Profile.
Berthold Hoge
The author presented on this page has published his 10. article in Angewandte Chemie in the last 10 years. This work has been featured on the frontispiece of the journal:
“Synthesis and Reactivity of the First Isolated Hydrogen-Bridged Silanol–Silanolate Anions”: R. F. Weitkamp, B. Neumann, H.-G. Stammler, B. Hoge, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 5494; Angew. Chem. 2020, 132, 5536.
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Date of birth:
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24. September 1967
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Position:
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Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Bielefeld University (Germany)
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E-mail:
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Homepage:
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https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/chemie/ag/ac2-hoge/
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ORCID:
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0000-0001-9610-8478
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Education:
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1994 Diploma in Chemistry, Wuppertal University (Germany)
1997 PhD supervised by Reint Eujen, Wuppertal University (Germany)
1997–1998 Postdoc with Karl Otto Christe, University of Southern California (USA)
2004 Habilitation mentored by Dieter Naumann, University of Cologne (Germany)
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Research:
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Molecular chemistry with a focus on fluorine, phosphorus, and silicon; strong Lewis acids and weakly coordinating anions
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Hobbies:
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playing with my daughter
My favorite saying is diamonds are created under pressure.
My first experiment was to blow up a tin can using a mixture of sugar and saltpeter.
My favorite time of day is the late afternoon—that's when I get the fewest e-mails.
The natural talent I would like to be gifted with is to be able to write flawless and legible texts.
My favorite way to spend a holiday is the “laboratory holiday”: no administration, just chemistry.
My favorite molecule is the F2 molecule—small, but powerful!
If I could be a piece of lab equipment, I would be an NMR spectrometer and the first to have look at new molecules.
The principal aspect of my personality is perseverance when it comes to isolating a new compound.
The biggest challenge facing scientists is sustainability.
Young people should study chemistry because only chemists can save the world.
When I was eighteen I wanted to be a weaver (textile machine operator). After I had finished my apprenticeship, a series of coincidences led me to a university.
Looking back over my career, I have gone through a classic learning process: I have done a lot wrong and only little right.
