Institute for Inorganic Chemistry

Welcome to the website of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.

News
New publication in nature reviews from AK Kornienko in collaboration with McGills und Queens Universität, Canada
'Pulsed electrolysis for carbon–heteroatom bond formation in chemical production'
New publication in ACS Catalysis from AK Kornienko in collaboration with the Le Mans Université
'Surface Reconstruction in Alkaline Electrolyte of Co–Ni–Fe Oxy(hydroxy)fluorides: Formation of Efficient OER Catalysts Involving Lattice Oxygen Mechanisms'
Events
AC/OC Colloquium: Prof. Hideki Yorimitsu
Universität Bonn, ...
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Prof. Hideki Yorimitsu, Kyoto University, Japan: Dimetalation of Unsaturated Bonds by Electron Injection The reduction of π bonds by electron injection is a ...
GDCh-Kolloquium: GDCh Summer Symposium
Universität Bonn, ...
04:00 PM - 07:00 PM
GDCh-Kolloquium: GDCh Summer Symposium Leon Gomm: C-H Activation and Borylation of Unactivated Arenes using a Nickel-Silylene Catalyst Frank-Hendrik ...
AC Kolloquium - Prof. Dr. Matt Whited-Carleton College Minnesota
Chemische Institute - ...
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Cooperative Chemistry: Enabling New Transformations at Metal–Silicon Bonds Abstract: In the continuing quest to replace rare and toxic transition-metal ...
SYMPO 2026 - Bonn Symposium on Catalysis and Sustainability
Campus Poppelsdorf, ...
09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
The annual Bonn Symposium on Catalysis and Sustainability, SYMPO, will take place on August 7th, 2026 at the University of Bonn in newly constructed ...

Research areas

  • Solid State Chemistry
  • Inorganic Molecular Chemistry
  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Chemical Vapour Transport
  • Reactive Intermedia
  • Crystallography
  • Sustainable Catalysts

Research Groups

Currently, five research groups with about 60 scientific staff are conducting research at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry.

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alessandro Bismuto

Metal and elemental organic molecular chemistry, bismuth compounds for catalysis and optoelectronics

Prof. Dr. Robert Glaum

Inorganic solid state chemistry: anhydrous phosphates, chemical transport, optical properties

Nikolay Kornienko
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Prof. Dr. Nikolay Kornienko

Sustainable catalysis, nanomaterials, biocatalysts and hybrid systems, in-situ spectroscopy

Florian Kraus
© Universität Bonn/Bernadett Yehdou

Prof. Dr. Florian Kraus

Inorganic Chemistry, Fluorine Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Connie Lu

Catalysts for the activation of small molecules, ligand design, transition metal complexes

Emeriti

Former professors of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry

Job offers

Student / Scientific Assistants
  • Übung zur Experimentalvorlesung „Allgemeine Chemie“ (Modul BCh 20 1.1)
  • Tutorium zur Vorlesung "Allgemeine und Anorganische Chemie für Biologen" (Modul BIO-03)
  • Praktikum „Anorganische und Analytische Chemie I, AACI“ (Modul BCh 20 1.2)

Contact

Institute for Inorganic Chemistry

Managing Director: Prof. Dr. Connie C. Lu

Secretary
Susanne Lonski
Tel +49 228 73-2859
Fax +49 228 73-5327
E-Mail

Adresse
Room 3.031/3.048
Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1
D-53121 Bonn
Germany

Institute Administration

Dr. Sabine Rings

Office
Christine Dolf
Tel +49 228 73-2664
Fax +49 228 73- 2709
E-Mail

Adress
Room 3.031
Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1
53121 Bonn

Study Counseling

Dr. Jörg Daniels
Consultation hours Di 15 - 16 Uhr

Contact
Tel +49 228 73-3591
Fax +49 228 73-5660
E-Mail

Adress
Room 2.001
Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1
53121 Bonn

Opening Hours

  • Monday - Friday
    8 am - 7 pm

Arrival by car

Destination address for navigation:
Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany

Free parking along Gerhard-Domagk-Straße.

Paid parking (parking ticket machine) in the parking lots in front of and behind the institutes.

Arrival by public transport

By bus:
Bus stop "Gerhard-Domagk-Straße" (walking distance 150m) or "Verdistraße" (walking distance 750m).

By streetcar:
Stop "Probsthof Nord" (walking distance 600m).

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