Dr. Peter H. Huy
Organic Chemistry - Homogenous Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry

Short CV
- 2001 - 2006 Diploma studies, University of Cologne, Germany
- 2006 - 2010 PhD with Prof. H.-G. Schmalz, University of Cologne, Germany
- 2011 Lecturer, University of Cologne, Germany
- 2011 - 2012 Postdoc with Prof. A. Koskinen, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
- 2013 Postdoc with Prof. B. List, Max-Planck Institute of Carbon Research, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- 2014 - 2020 Habilitation with Prof. U. Kazmaier, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
- 2019 Deputy Professor, Heidelberg University, Germany
- Since 2020 Professor for Organic Chemistry, Rostock University
- Liebig and PhD fellowship from the Fonds of the Chemical Industry, DAAD fellowship
- ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5099-5988
- Twitter: @peterhuylab
Internet: group website
Research Topics
- Organocatalysis
- Sustainable Chemistry
- Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals and Natural Products
Key Publications
- B. Zoller, J. Zapp, P. H. Huy, "Rapid Organocatalytic Formation of Carbon Monoxide: Application towards Carbonylative Cross Couplings", Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 226, 9632-9638.
- P. H. Huy, C. Mbouhom, “Formamide Catalyzed Activation of Carboxylic Acid Chlorides: Versatile and Cost-Efficient Amidation and Esterification“, Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 7399-7406.
- P. H. Huy, S. Motsch, S. M. Kappler, “Formamides as Lewis Base Catalysts in SN-Reactions - Efficient Transformation of Alcohols into Chlorides, Amines and Ethers”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 10145-10149.
- Für einen aktuellen Übersichtsartikel siehe: P. H. Huy, "Lewis Base Catalysis Promoted Nucleophilic Substitutions - Recent Advances and Future Directions", Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 10-27.
Contact
Institute for Chemistry
Rostock University
Albert-Einstein-Straße 3a
D-18059 Rostock
Dr. Peter H. Huy
Office: 230
Phone: +49 (0)381/498-6440
peter.huyuni-rostockde
Secretary
Adelgunde Fifelski
Office: 229
Phone: +49 (0)381/498-6411
Fax: +49 (0)381/498-6412
adelgunde.fifelski@uni-rostock.de