Center for NMR Spectroscopy

Dr. Jan Dirk Epping

Office C 2
Building C
Room C 16

Academic career

2007 to presentHead of the NMR Inorganic Chemistry Section at TU Berlin 
2005-2006Postdoctoral candidate, NMR spectroscopy on inorganic networks
and semi-conductor nanoparticles, Department of Chemical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara, USA (Prof. B. Chmelka)
 
2004-2005Postdoctoral candidate, Institute of Physical Chemistry, WWU Münster (Prof. H. Eckert) 
2001-2004Doctoral dissertation “NMR Investigations of Spatial Cation Distribution in Alkali Borate Glasses,” Institute of Physical Chemistry, WWU Münster (Prof. H. Eckert) 
2001Diplom thesis “Structural Investigations on Sodium Rubidium Borate Glasses,” Institute of Physical Chemistry, WWU Münster (Prof. H. Eckert) 
2000Research internship, Production and examination of new thermoelectric materials, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA (Prof. G. D. Stucky) 
1996-2001Studied chemistry at WWU Münster 

Where to find me

Publications

2022

S. Abednatanzi, P. G. Derakhshandeh, S. Dalapati, S. K. P. Veerapandian, A. Froissart, J. D. Epping, R. Morent, N. D. Geyter and P. V. D. Voort, "Metal-Free Chemoselective Reduction of Nitroarenes Catalyzed by Covalent Triazine Frameworks: The Role of Embedded Heteroatoms" , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 14, pp. 15287-15297, 2022. American Chemical Society.

2021

K. Knemeyer, J. D. Epping, F. Ruether, C. Schulz, B. Frank, P. Mueller, R. N. d'Alnoncourt, M. Driess and F. Rosowski, "Unraveling Property-Performance Relationships by Surface Tailoring of Oxidation Catalysts via ALD" , ChemCatChem, vol. 13, pp. 4201-4209, 2021. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
J. Heske, R. Walczak, J. D. Epping, S. Youk, S. K. Sahoo, M. Antonietti, T. D. Kuehne and M. Oschatz, "When water becomes an integral part of carbon - combining theory and experiment to understand the zeolite-like water adsorption properties of porous C2N materials" , Journal of Materials Chemistry A: Materials for Energy and Sustainability, vol. 9, pp. 22563-22572, 2021. Royal Society of Chemistry.
J. Wang, A. Gili, M. Gruenbacher, S. Praetz, J. D. Epping, O. Goerke, G. Schuck, S. Penner, C. Schlesiger, R. Schomaecker, A. Gurlo and M. F. Bekheet, "Silicon oxycarbonitride ceramic containing nickel nanoparticles: from design to catalytic application" , Materials Advances, vol. 2, pp. 1715-1730, 2021. Royal Society of Chemistry.

2020

M. Koenig, M. Rigo, N. Chaoui, T. T. Ngoc, J. D. Epping, J. Schmidt, P. Pachfule, M. Ye, M. Trunk, J. F. Teichert, M. Driess and A. Thomas, "Immobilization of an Iridium Pincer Complex in a Microporous Polymer for Application in Room-Temperature Gas Phase Catalysis" , Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, vol. 59, pp. 19830-19834, 2020. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
G. F. Mohsin, F. Schmitt, C. Kanzle, J. D. Epping, D. Buhrke and A. Hornemann, "Melanoidin formed from fructosylalanine contains more alanine than melanoidin formed from D-glucose with L-alanine" , Food Chemistry, vol. 305, pp. 125459, 2020. Elsevier Ltd..
Y. Hu, S. Peglow, L. Longwitz, M. Frank, J. D. Epping, V. Brueser and T. Werner, "Plasma-Assisted Immobilization of a Phosphonium Salt and Its Use as a Catalyst in the Valorization of CO2" , ChemSusChem, vol. 13, pp. 1825-1833, 2020. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
F. J. Hmood, O. Goerke, F. Schmidt, J. D. Epping and J. Gunster, "Structure and crystallization characterization of chemically developed bioactive glass based on ICIE16" , Open Ceramics, vol. 3, pp. 100027, 2020. Elsevier Ltd..

2019

E. John, J. D. Epping and D. Stephan, "The influence of the chemical and physical properties of C-S-H seeds on their potential to accelerate cement hydration" , Construction and Building Materials, vol. 228, pp. 116723, 2019. Elsevier Ltd..
M. F. Bekheet, M. Gruenbacher, L. Schlicker, A. Gili, A. Doran, J. D. Epping, A. Gurlo, B. Kloetzer and S. Penner, "On the structural stability of crystalline ceria phases in undoped and acceptor-doped ceria materials under in situ reduction conditions" , CrystEngComm, vol. 21, pp. 145-154, 2019. Royal Society of Chemistry.
R. Walczak, A. Savateev, J. Heske, N. V. Tarakina, S. Sahoo, J. D. Epping, T. D. Kuehne, B. Kurpil, M. Antonietti and M. Oschatz, "Controlling the strength of interaction between carbon dioxide and nitrogen-rich carbon materials by molecular design" , Sustainable Energy & Fuels, vol. 3, pp. 2819-2827, 2019. Royal Society of Chemistry.

2017

U. Simon, S. A. Villaseca, H. Shang, S. V. Levchenko, S. Arndt, J. D. Epping, O. Goerke, M. Scheffler, R. Schomaecker, J. Tol, A. Ozarowski and K. Dinse, "Li/MgO Catalysts Doped with Alio-valent Ions. Part II: Local Topology Unraveled by EPR/NMR and DFT Modeling" , ChemCatChem, vol. 9, pp. 3597-3610, 2017. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
N. Soltani, U. Simon, A. Bahrami, X. Wang, S. Selve, J. D. Epping, M. I. Pech-Canul, M. F. Bekheet and A. Gurlo, "Macroporous polymer-derived SiO2/SiOC monoliths freeze-cast from polysiloxane and amorphous silica derived from rice husk" , Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol. 37, pp. 4809-4820, 2017. Elsevier Ltd..
A. Savateev, S. Pronkin, J. D. Epping, M. G. Willinger, C. Wolff, D. Neher, M. Antonietti and D. Dontsova, "Potassium Poly(heptazine imides) from Aminotetrazoles: Shifting Band Gaps of Carbon Nitride-like Materials for More Efficient Solar Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution" , ChemCatChem, vol. 9, pp. 167-174, 2017. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
A. Savateev, S. Pronkin, J. D. Epping, M. G. Willinger, M. Antonietti and D. Dontsova, "Synthesis of an electronically modified carbon nitride from a processable semiconductor, 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole oligomer, via a topotactic-like phase transition" , Journal of Materials Chemistry A: Materials for Energy and Sustainability, vol. 5, pp. 8394-8401, 2017. Royal Society of Chemistry.

2015

R. Zubrzycki, J. D. Epping and T. Ressler, "Role of Vanadium and Phosphorus in Substituted Keggin-Type Heteropolyoxo Molybdates Supported on Silica SBA-15 in Selective Propene Oxidation" , ChemCatChem, vol. 7, pp. 1112-1121, 2015. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
P. Stock, N. Spintig, J. Scholz, J. D. Epping, C. Oelsner, D. Wiedemann, A. Grohmann and G. Hoerner, "Spin-state dynamics of a photochromic iron(II) complex and its immobilization on oxide surfaces via phenol anchors" , Journal of Coordination Chemistry, vol. 68, pp. 3099-3115, 2015. Taylor & Francis Ltd..

2013

S. Enthaler, M. Weidauer, E. Irran, J. D. Epping, R. Kretschmer and C. I. Someya, "Exploring the reactivity of nickel complexes in hydrodecyanation reactions" , Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, vol. 745-746, pp. 262-274, 2013. Elsevier B.V..
M. Tsaroucha, Y. Aksu, J. D. Epping and M. Driess, "Facile Low-Temperature Approach to Tin-Containing ZnO Nanocrystals with Tunable Tin Concentrations Using Heterobimetallic Sn/Zn Single-Source Precursors" , ChemPlusChem, vol. 78, pp. 62-69, 2013. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
G. Tan, Y. Xiong, S. Inoue, S. Enthaler, B. Blom, J. D. Epping and M. Driess, "From elusive thio- and selenosilanoic acids to copper(I) complexes with intermolecular Si:E Cu-O-Si coordination modes (E = S, Se)" , Chemical Communications (Cambridge, United Kingdom), vol. 49, pp. 5595-5597, 2013. Royal Society of Chemistry.
S. Enthaler, H. Junge, A. Fischer, A. Kammer, S. Krackl and J. D. Epping, "Dual functionality of formamidine polymers, as ligands and as bases, in ruthenium-catalysed hydrogen evolution from formic acid" , Polymer Chemistry, vol. 4, pp. 2741-2746, 2013. Royal Society of Chemistry.
B. Blom, G. Tan, S. Enthaler, S. Inoue, J. D. Epping and M. Driess, "Bis-N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Stabilized η6-Arene Iron(0) Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, Reactivity, and Catalytic Activity" , Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 135, pp. 18108-18120, 2013. American Chemical Society.
Y. Xiong, S. Yao, S. Inoue, J. D. Epping and M. Driess, "A cyclic silylone ("siladicarbene") with an electron-rich silicon(0) atom" , Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, vol. 52, pp. 7147-7150, 2013. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

2012

S. Enthaler, S. Krackl, J. D. Epping, B. Eckhardt, S. M. Weidner and A. Fischer, "Iron-based pre-catalyst supported on polyformamidine for C-C bond formation" , Polymer Chemistry, vol. 3, pp. 751-756, 2012. Royal Society of Chemistry.

2011

S. Inoue, J. D. Epping, E. Irran and M. Driess, "Formation of a Donor-Stabilized Tetrasilacyclobutadiene Dication by a Lewis Acid Assisted Reaction of an N-Heterocyclic Chloro Silylene" , Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 133, pp. 8514-8517, 2011. American Chemical Society.