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 'Angewandte Chemie' from AK Kornienko led by AK Bismuto

'Unraveling Terminal Cobalt–Antimony Double Bond: Breaking New Ground in Heavy Pnictogen Multiple Bonds'

SYMPO 2026, 7 August 2026

Bonn Symposium on Catalysis and Sustainability, organised by the research group of Prof. Kornienko

GDCh Summer Symposium am 21.7.2026

Prof. Kornienko receives the 2025 European Chemical Society Lecture Award.

The Kornienko lab works to electrify chemical reactions in the overall direction of sustainability.

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Events

Tuesday Dec 08, 2026

GDCh-Kolloquium: Prof. Dr. Peer Kirsch

Universität Bonn, ...

05:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Prof. Dr. Peer Kirsch, TU Darmstadt: Self-Assembled Monolayers for Molecular Electronics and Spintronics Functionalized self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) can ...

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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

Prof. Dr. Nikolay Kornienko

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

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).