Brigitte Eisenmann

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Brigitte Eisenmann (10 April 1942 – 26 April 2011) was a German chemist and a professor at the Technische Universität Darmstadt.[1][2][3] She was the first woman professor for Chemistry at the Technische Universität Darmstadt.[1][4] Together with Herbert Schäfer, she extended the definition of Zintl phases.[5]

Life[edit]

Eisenmann studied chemistry at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.[1] She finished her dissertation "Zur Strukturchemie binärer und ternärer Verbindungen von Erdalkalimetallen mit Elementen der IV. Hauptgruppe" in the group of Armin Weiss in 1971.[1] Shortly after, she started researching in the newly established group of Herbert Schäfer (chemist) at the Technische Universität Darmstadt.[1] Together with him, she performed research on Zintl phases. At first, Eisenmann worked as a research assistant.[1] A year later, she worked as a Dozentin.[1] Three years later, she became Akademische Oberrätin.[1] In 1986, Herbert Schäfer died and Eisenmann continued their joint work.[1] Furthermore, she established her own research profile.[1] In 1990, she habilitated with the work "Zintlphasen mit komplexen Anionen".[1] She later became an extraordinary professor.[1] She was the first woman professor for Chemistry at the Technische Universität Darmstadt.[1] She also contributed to the Landolt–Börnstein.

Research[edit]

She discovered the Si4− butterfly anion in Ba3Si4 during her work on her dissertation.[1][6] Furthermore, she and Herbert Schäfer extended the definition of Zintl phases:[5] In their definition, Zintl phases are intermetallic compounds with a pronounced heteropolar bonding contribution. Furthermore, their anion partial lattices should obey the (8-N) rule.[5] The latter was newly introduced to the definition of Zintl phases.[1] Up to today, this work is cited more than 300 times.

Selected publications[edit]

  • Eisenmann, Brigitte; Schäfer, Herbert (1988). Hellwege, K.-H.; Hellwege, A. M. (eds.). Elements, Borides, Carbides, Hydrides. Landolt-Börnstein - Group III Condensed Matter. Vol. 14a. Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/b31112. ISBN 978-3-540-17814-9.
  • Schäfer, Herbert; Eisenmann, Brigitte; Müller, Wiking (1973). "Zintl Phases: Transitions between Metallic and Ionic Bonding". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 12 (9): 694–712. doi:10.1002/anie.197306941. ISSN 1521-3773.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Personalnachrichten". Nachrichten aus der Chemie. 59 (7–8): 753–759. 2011. doi:10.1515/NACHRCHEM.2011.59.7-8.753 (inactive 31 January 2024). ISSN 1868-0054.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)
  2. ^ Werner, Helmut (2016). Geschichte der anorganischen chemie: die Entwicklung einer Wissenschaft in Deutschland von Döbereiner bis heute. Weinheim, Germany: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-3-527-69300-9. OCLC 964358572.
  3. ^ "Pierres tombales: Alter Friedhof -teilweise-, Darmstadt". grabsteine.genealogy.net. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Nie mehr Exotenstatus" (PDF). Hoch 3. 2008. p. 7. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Schäfer, Herbert; Eisenmann, Brigitte; Müller, Wiking (1973). "Zintl Phases: Transitions between Metallic and Ionic Bonding". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 12 (9): 694–712. doi:10.1002/anie.197306941. ISSN 1521-3773.
  6. ^ Eisenmann, B.; Janzon, K. H.; Schäfer, Herbert; Weiss, Armin (1 April 1969). "Notizen: Zur Kenntnis von Ba3Si4". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 24 (4): 457–458. doi:10.1515/znb-1969-0421. ISSN 1865-7117. S2CID 96020633.
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