Organic Chemistry Group

W. Imhof

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Research

Our research focus is on the following areas

Isotope-labeled dicarboxylic acids and hydroxycarboxylic acids with reference to the biological polyesters cutin and suberin

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Quantification of microplastics by quantitative NMR spectroscopy

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Catalytic synthesis of heterocyclic compounds / Multi component reactions

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Chemical modification of DLC coatings

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Teaching

Theses can be written in all research areas by arrangement.

If you are interested in a topic, please contact Prof. Imhof directly (Imhof(at)uni-koblenz.de or 0261-287-2200) or one of the staff members.

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Publications (Selection)

Günther, M., Imhof, W. (2024) Highly selective solid liquid extraction of microplastic mixtures as a pre-preparation tool for quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies. Analyst 149, DOI: 10.1039/d4an00991f

Kashi, H., Loeppmann, S., Herschbach, J., Schink, C., Imhof, W., Kouchaksaraee, R.M., Dippold, M.A., Spielvogel, S.(2022) Size matters: Biochemical mineralization and microbial incorporation of dicarboxylic acids in soil. Biogeochemistry 162, 79.

Ghabri, W., Schlebrowski, T., Imhof, Fischer, C.R. (2022) Synchrotron-based Spectroscopic Study of Plasma Generated Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon films (a-C:H) Post-Functionalized Using Photochemically Active Ruthenium-Polypyridyl Complexes. J. Electron Spectros. Relat. Phenomena 257, 147204.

Schink, C., Spielvogel, S., Imhof, W. (2021) Synthesis ¹³C-labelled ω-hydroxy carboxylic acids of the general formula
HO₂¹³C-(CH₂)_n-CH₂OH or HO₂C-(CH₂)_n-¹³CH₂OH (n = 12, 16, 20, 28). J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm. 64, 385.

Peez, N., Becker, J., Ehlers, S., Fritz, M., Fischer, C.B., Koop, J.H.E., Winkelmann, C., Imhof, W. (2019) Quantitative analysis of PET microplastics in environmental model samples using quantitative NMR spectroscopy: Validation of an optimized and consistent clean-up method . Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 441, 7409.