Arfvedson Schlenk Prize

Professor Thomas Fässler is being honored for his groundbreaking research in the field of lithium-rich intermetallic compounds. His work has the potential to advance the development of high-performance lithium batteries. Through systematic optimization, he achieved record values ​​in lithium-ion conductivity and gained valuable insights into the mechanism of lithium-ion conduction. The awardee has set international standards for the development of new, lithium-rich compounds and lithium-ion conductors, and with this award the GDCh recognizes his important role in energy storage and technology.

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Prof. Eva Hevia is the winner of the Arfvedson Schlenk Prize 2021. She received the award in recognition of her outstanding research work at the interface between inorganic, organic and green chemistry, which has set important milestones in polar organometallic chemistry. She has shown in a remarkable way that important organolithium reactions can take place in air and moisture, whereby volatile organic solvents can be replaced by alternatives. Furthermore, she developed cooperative bimetallic methods for the selective functionalization of aromatics and heterocycles, which enabled the detection of unknown organometallic intermediates. Her work points the way to a practical and sustainable future of polar organometallic chemistry.

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