Research

Siegfried Hünig ist durch seine Beiträge zu verschiedenen Gebieten der Organischen Chemie bekannt geworden. Seine Arbeiten stammen aus den Universitäten Marburg, München und besonders dem Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität Würzburg, das er 27 Jahre lang leitete. Die Themen umfassten u. a. spezifische Protonenacceptoren, Diimin als selektives Hydrierungsreagens, Konstitution und Farbe, Azofarbstoffe durch oxidative Kupplung, Trimethylsilylcyamid als Umpolungsreagens, mehrstufige Redoxsysteme mit stabilen Radikalkationen, sowie Kupfer-Radikalanion-Salze mit hoher, z. T. metallischer Leitfähigkeit. Darüber hinaus entwickelte er zusammen mit Gottfried Märkl und Jürgen Sauer zwei wegweisende Schriften für Studenten: „Arbeitsmethoden der Organische Chemie“ und „Integriertes Organisch-chemisches Praktikum“.

Siegfried Hünig is highly acknowledged by his various contributions to the field of organic chemistry. His papers originate from the universities of Marburg and Munich, but especially from the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the University of Würzburg, which he led for 27 years. The most important topics include: Specific proton acceptors, diimine for selective hydrogenation, constitution and colour, azo dyers by oxidative coupling, trimethylsilyl cyanide - a reagent for umpolung, multistep redox systems with stable radical cations and finally copper radical anion salts with high, partly metsallic conductivities. Moreover, he developed together with Gottfried Märkl and Jürgen Sauer two pioneering manuscripts for students: “Arbeitsmethoden der Organischen Chemie” and “Integriertes Organisches Praktikum”.

Career

• since 1988 Professor Emeritus
• 1961-1988 Professorship, Würzburg University, Germany
• 1950 Habilitation, Marburg University, Germany
• 1943 Ph.D., Dresden University, Germany
• 1939-1942 Studies, Dresden University, Germany

Projects

• 1961-1988 Membership in several collaborative research projects sponsored by the DFG

Functions

• 1961-1988 Multiple elections as chairman of the local chapter of the GDCh (German Chemists Society)
• 1961-1988 Referee for the DFG (German Research Foundation)

Honors and Memberships

• 1996 J. Heyrovský Honorary Medal for Merits in the Chemical Sciences by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
• 1994 Honorary Doctor, Halle University, Germany
• 1989 Honorary Doctor, Munich University, Germany
• 1988 Honorary Doctor, Marburg University, Germany
• 1985 Dr. Max Lüthi Award by the Swiss Chemical Society
• 1981 Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
• 1976 Great seal of the University of Padua, Italy
• 1971 Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Germany
• 1967 Adolf von Baeyer Medal by the GDCh (German Chemists Society)