Prof.dr. J. Reedijk (Jan) Faculty    Mathematics & Natural Sciences E-mail    reedijk@chem.leidenuniv.nl Phone    071 527 4459     Date of birth August 3, 1943 Place of birth Westmaas Study Inorganic chemistry Ph.D. July 2, 1968 Dissertation Methyl cyanide as a ligand Inaugural lecture February 22, 1980 Fashionable phenomena in and around chemistry Subject Inorganic chemistry

Keywords

Co-ordination chemistry, bio inorganic chemistry, metal-containing drugs, molecular materials

My inspiration

My inspiration for teaching and research largely stems from the annually updated confrontations with new generations of undergraduates, graduates and postdocs. Each of them differs! It is always a great pleasure to be exposed to new talent, and it is a challenge to estimate as accurate as possible how much (or how little) suggestions and hints a student requires for developing his/her talent. Of course also the great international developments in my research area continue to be a source of inspiration for my own research, as well as for continuous updating my courses for students.

Titles of major publications

• (2004) P. Gamez, I.A. Koval and J. Reedijk, "Bio-mimicking galactose oxidase and hemocyanin, two dioxygen-processing copper proteins", Dalton Trans., 4079-4088.
• (2004) A.C.G. Hotze, H. Kooijman, A.L. Spek, J.G. Haasnoot and J. Reedijk, "Synthesis and characterization of ruthenium(II) complexes with the new ligand 2-phenylazopyridine-5-sulfonic acid (Hsazpy): in search for new anticancer agents", New J. Chem. 28, 565-569.
• (2003) J. Reedijk, "New clues for platinum antitumor chemistry: Kinetically controlled metal binding to DNA", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sc. (USA), 100, 3611-3616.
• (2003) P. Gamez, I. Arends, J. Reedijk and R.A. Sheldon, "Copper(II)-catalysed aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes", Chem. Commun., 2414-2415.
• (2003) S. Komeda, G.V. Kalayda, M. Lutz, A.L. Spek, Y. Yamanaka, T. Sato, M. Chikuma and J. Reedijk, "New isomeric azine-bridged dinuclear platinum(II) complexes circumvent cross-resistance to cisplatin", J. Med. Chem. 46, 1210-1219.

Links

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