Dr. Benedict Kemper

Research Topic:

Self-assembly of peptidic phosphane-based AuI-metalloamphiphiles in water

Curriculum Vitae:

02/2014 - 10/2017 Ph.D. student in the group of Prof. Pol Besenius, JGU Mainz
07/2013 - 12/2013 Master thesis in the group of Prof. Pol Besenius, WWU Münster
08/2011 - 02/2012 ...... Research stay in the group of Prof. Joseph A. Caruso,
University of Cincinnati, Ohio
2011 - 2013 Master of Science in Chemistry, WWU Münster
2011 Bachelor thesis in the group of Prof. Martin Oestreich, WWU Münster
2008 - 2011 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, WWU Münster
2008 Abitur, Gymnasium Oesede

 

Publications:

[7] Synthesis and Structural Stability of α-Helical Au(I)-Metallopeptides.
L. Zengerling, B. Kemper, U.A. Hellmich, P. Besenius*,
Synlett 2021, 32, 344-349. DOI: 10.1055/a-1290-8412.

[6] Modeling Supramolecular Polymerization: The Role of Steric Effects and Hydrophobic Interactions.
S. Chakraborty, C.M. Berač, B. Kemper, P. Besenius, T. Speck*,
Macromolecules 2019, 52, 7661-7667. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01435.

[5]  Enantioselective Nazarov Cyclizations Catalyzed by an Axial Chiral C6F5‐Substituted Boron Lewis Acid.
L. Süsse, M. Vogler, M. Mewald, B. Kemper, E. Irran, M. Oestreich*,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 11441–11444. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201806011.

[4]  Kinetically Controlled Stepwise Self-Assembly of Au(I)-Metallopeptides in Water.
B. Kemper, L. Zengerling, D. Spitzer, R. Otter, T. Bauer, P. Besenius*,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018140, 534-537. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b08189.

[3] Reversible Covalent and Supramolecular Functionalization of Water-Soluble Au(I)-Complexes.
B. Kemper, M. von Gröning, V. Lewe, D. Spitzer, T. Otremba, N. Stergiou, D. Schollmeyer, E. Schmitt, B.J. Ravoo, P. Besenius*,
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 6048-6055. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700588

Graphical Abstract - ChemEurJ 2017 - Kemper

[2] Facile Synthesis of a Peptidic Au(I)-Metalloamphiphile and its Self-Assembly into Luminescent Micelles in Water.
B. Kemper, Y.R. Hristova, S. Tacke, L. Stegemann, L.S. van Bezouwen, M.C.A. Stuart, J. Klingauf, C.A. Strassert, P. Besenius*,
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 5253-5256. DOI: 10.1039/c4cc03868a.

Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 5253

[1] Water-soluble Au(I) complexes, their synthesis and applications.
Y.R. Hristova, B. Kemper, P. Besenius*,
Tetrahedron 2013, 69, 10525–10533, DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.09.096.

Tetrahedron 2013, 69, 10525

 

Talks:

[4] Organisch-Chemisches Kolloquium, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany. 20/04/2017.
Selbstassemblierung von AuI Metallopeptiden in Wasser.
Benedict Kemper, Pol Besenius.

[3] POLY Symposium “Structure to Function in Supramolecular Polymers and Materials”, 253rd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, US. 2-6/4/2017.
Controlled Self-Assembly of Peptidic AuI Metalloamphiphiles into 1D Nanorods in Water.
Benedict Kemper, Pol Besenius.

[2] 3rd German Symposium in Supramolecular Chemistry (SupraChem), Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. 23-24/2/2015.
Facile Synthesis of a Peptidic Au(I)-Metalloamphiphile and its Self-Assembly into Luminescent Micelles in Water.
Benedict Kemper, Pol Besenius.

[1] 4th Hong Kong-Shanghai-Münster Joint Trilateral Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry, Hong Kong. 30-31/5/2014.
Facile Synthesis of a Peptidic Au(I)-Metalloamphiphile and its Self-Assembly into Luminescent Micelles in Water.
Benedict Kemper, Pol Besenius.

 

Posters:

[9] Meijer-Lab / MAINZ Symposium on "Advanced Materials Through Supramolecular and Macromolecular Functional Systems", Mainz, Germany. 25/4/2017.
Kinetic Control over the Self-Assembly of Peptidic AuI Metalloamphiphiles into 1D Nanorods and Fibrils in Water.
Benedict Kemper, Pol Besenius.

[8] PMSE Symposium “Molecular Engineering of Peptide Assembly”, 253rd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, US. 2-6/4/2017.
Water-soluble AuI phosphane complexes: From post-modification of biomolecules to peptidic self-assembly into fluorescent micelles.
Benedict Kemper, Pol Besenius.

[7] 7th International Gold Conference (GOLD 2015), Cardiff, Wales. 26-27/7/2015.
Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic, Peptidic Au(I)-Phosphane Complexes into Luminescent Micelles in Water.
Benedict Kemper, Yana R. Hristova, Pol Besenius.

[6] 3rd German Symposium in Supramolecular Chemistry (SupraChem), Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. 23-24/2/2015.
Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic, Peptidic Au(I)-Phosphane Complexes into Luminescent Micelles in Water.
Benedict Kemper, Yana R. Hristova, Pol Besenius.

[5] 3rd International Symposium of the Collaborative Research Center 765 “Multivalency in Chemistry and Biochemistry”, Berlin, Germany. 23-24/10/2014.
Facile Synthesis of a Peptidic Au(I)-Metalloamphiphile and its Self-Assembly into Luminescent Micelles in Water.
Benedict Kemper, Yana R. Hristova, Pol Besenius.

[4] Forschung in der Chemischen Industrie (FoChIn 2014): 3. Symposium; Münster, Germany. 22/5/2014.
Facile Synthesis of a Peptidic Au(I)-Metalloamphiphile and its Self-Assembly into Luminescent Micelles in Water.
Benedict Kemper, Yana R. Hristova, Pol Besenius.

[3] 16. JCF Frühjahrssymposium 2014, Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena, Germany. 26-29/3/2014.
Controlled Self-Assembly of Peptidic Au(I)-Metalloamphiphiles through Cooperative Interactions.
Benedict Kemper, Yana R. Hristova, Pol Besenius.

[2] 9th International School of Organometallic Chemistry (ISOC), Camerino, Macerata, Italy. 30/8-3/9/2013.
Controlled Self-Assembly of Peptidic Au(I)-Metalloamphiphiles through Cooperative Interactions.
Benedict Kemper, Yana R. Hristova, Pol Besenius.

[1] Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Tucson, Arizona, US. 08/1-14/1/2012.
Metalloproteome of Histoplasma capsulatum: Mn, Fe, Cu, and Zn – Total Metal Analysis and Chromatographic Separation.
Anna Daigle, Benedict Kemper, Brittany Catron, Kavitha Subramanian, Julio Landero, George Deepe, Joseph Caruso.