Rate My Professor Matthias Tamm

His research specializes in preparative organometallic chemistry and coordination chemistry, emphasizing the development of novel ligand systems, such as anionic N-heterocyclic carbenes, and their transition metal complexes for homogeneous catalysis, organic synthesis, and materials science. Tamm has earned honorary doctorates from the University Politehnica of Bucharest and the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Iași, along with the Gheorghe Spacu Medal from the Romanian Chemical Society in 2016. Key publications include "Synthesis of Conjugated Linear and Cyclic Polyynes by Alkyne Metathesis" (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, with J. Escudero et al.), "Zinc Hydride Complexes Stabilized by Anionic N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for the Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones" (Adv. Synth. Catal. 2026, with Z. Hosseinpour et al.), "Alkyne Metathesis" chapter in Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, 3rd Ed. (2025), "Gold(I) and Gold(III) Carbene Complexes from the Marine Betaine Norzooanemonin: Inhibition of Thioredoxin Reductase, Antiproliferative and Antimicrobial Activity" (RSC Med. Chem. 2024, with S.M. Mahdavi et al.), and "Photoactive Neutral Three-Coordinate Cu(I) Complexes of Anionic N‑Heterocyclic Carbenes" (JACS Au 2025, with L.E. Burmeister et al.).