Prof. Gabor Speier
Education:
Diploma, University of Dresden, 1966
Professional Experience:
Research Scientist: Lecturing on Basic Organic Chemistry,
Advanced Organic Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry and Supervision of Diploma and PhD works
Professional Honors:
Excellent Work Medal 1986
Excellent Inventor Gold 1987
Széchenyi Professorship 1995
Albert Szent-Györgyi Preis 2003
Master Teacher Medal 2008
With Knowledge for Hungary Medal 2001
Research Summary:
Publications:
· Published Papers:
1 Speier, G.: Zur Chemie des 4,6-Diphenyl--dithiopyrones.
Diploma Thesis 1966, Technical University Dresden
2 Speier, G.: The Activation of Small Molecules by Organometallic Complexes.
Doctoral Thesis 1968, University of Veszprém.
Veszprémi Vegyipari Egyetem Közleményei 1969, 11, 463-466
3 Faust, J.; Speier, G.; Mayer, R.: Organische Schwefelverbindungen 98. Zur
Chemie des 4,6-Diphenyl-2H-thiopyranthions-(2).
J. Prakt. Chem. 1969, 311, 61-70
4 Speier, G.; Markó, L.: Some Observation on Nitrogen and Hydrogen Complexes
of Cobalt. Preparation of Co(N2)(PPh3)3 and H2Co(PPh3)3.
Chim. Acta 1969, 3, 126-128
5 Speier, G.; Babos, B.; Markó, L.: Transition Metal Alkyls and Hydrides. IX.
The Activation of Dinitrogen and Dihydrogen by Organocobalt Catalysts (in
Hungarian).
Magy. Kém. Foly. 1970, 76, 59-62
6 Ötvös, I.; Speier, G.; Markó, L.: Chemistry of Transition Metal Nitrogen
Complexes. II. Phosphine Exchange in Nitrogen Complexes.
Acta Chim. Acad. Sci. Hung. 1970, 66, 27-28
7 Speier, G.; Markó, L.: Chemistry of Transition Metal Nitrogen Complexes. III.
Reduction of Tris-tertiary Phosphine Cobalt Nitrogen Complexes.
J. Organometal. Chem. 1970, 21, P46-P48
8 Kovács, J.; Speier, G.; Markó, L.: Chemistry of Transition Metal Nitrogen
Complexes. IV. Kinetics and Mechanism of Olefin Isomerisation with
Co(N2)(PPh3)3 as Catalyst.
Inorg. Chim. Acta 1970, 4, 412-414
9 Markó, L.; Speier, G.: Nitrogen Fixation under Mild Conditions,
in 'Newest Results of Chemistry ' (in Hungarian); Csákvári, B., Ed.; Akadémia
Kiadó: Budapest, 1970, Vol. 3, p.133
10 Aklan, G.; Förster, C.; Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.; Markó, L.: The Reaction of
CoL2X2-Complexes with Carbon Monoxide (in Hungarian).
Veszprémi Vegyipari Egyetem Közleményei 1971, 12, 131-138
11 Speier, G.; Ungváry, F.: Novel Method for the Preparation of
Triphenylphosphine Cobalt(I) Complexes.
Acta. Chim. Acad. Sci. Hung. 1974, 82, 25-28
12 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.; Markó, L.: Kinetics of the Homogeneous
Hydrogenation of Cyclohexene Catalysed by Hydridocobalt Complexes Formed
in Situ from CoH(N2)(PPh3)3.
J. Organometal. Chem. 1974, 66, 303-310
13 Speier, G.: The Preparation and Homogeneous Catalytic Activity of Tertiary
Phosphine Cobalt Complexes.
Candidate Thesis 1974, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
14 Lappert, M. F.; Speier, G.: Binuclear Organometallic Compounds. VIII.
Oxidative Addition of S-H and Si-Cl Compounds to Low Valent Fe, Co, or Ni
Complexes Stabilised by Mono- and Bidentate Phosphines.
J. Organometal. Chem. 1974, 80, 329-339
15 Speier, G.: Oxidative Fission of the Carbon-Carbon Bond in -Hydroxy
Ketones by Cuprous Chloride in Pyridine.
Inorg. Chim. Acta 1975, 13, L3-L4
16 Speier, G.: A Kinetic Study of Propylene Dimerization Catalysed by Cobalt
Dinitrogen Complexes.
J. Organometal. Chem. 1975, 97, 109-115
17 Speier, G.: Kinetics and Mechanism of the Dimerization of Ethylene Using
[Co(C2H4)(PPh3)3]2 as Catalyst.
Hung. J. Ind. Chem. 1975, 3, 449-458
18 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: Oxygenation of Enamines Catalysed by a
Copper(I) Pyridine Complex.
React. Kinet. Cat. Lett. 1975, 3, 139-141
19 Kovács, J.; Pritzkow, W.; Speier, G.; Markó, L.: Kinetic Study of the
Isomerisation of 5-Vinyl-bicyclo(2.2.1)heptene-2 Catalysed by Co(N2)(PPh3)3.
Acta. Chim. Acad. Sci. Hung. 1976, 88, 177-182
20 Speier, G.; Simon, Á.; Markó, L.: The Reaction of Carbon Dioxide and
Dioxygen with Dinitrogentris(triphenylphosphine)cobalt(0).
Acta Chim. Acad. Sci. Hung. 1977, 92, 169-173
21 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: The Oxygenation of Tryptophan and
Acetyltryptophan in the Presence of Copper(I) Chloride (in Hungarian).
Magy. Kém. Foly. 1977, 83, 188-190
Speier, G.: The Activation of Dioxygen by Metal Complexes (in Hungarian).
Magy. Kém. Lapja 1977, 32, 381-389
23 Simon, Á.; Palágyi, J.; Speier, G.; Füredi, Z.: Determination of Dienes in
Hydrocarbon Mixtures by Reaction Gaschromatography.
J. of Chromatography 1978, 150, 135-138
24 Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: Darstellung und Reaktionen von cis,cis-2,4-Di-tert-
butyl-muconsäureanhydrid.
Chem. Ber. 1979, 112, 389-391
25 Speier, G.: Oxo Transfer Reactions of Mo(VI) Complexes to Phosphines and
Phosphites.
Inorg. Chim. Acta 1979, 32, 139-141
26 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.; Winkelmann, É.: The Reaction of o-
Phenylenediamine and Some Aromatic Amines with Superoxide Anion Radical
and Molecular Oxygen.
Tetrahedron Lett. 1979, 20, 3541-3542
27 Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: Studies on the Mechanism of Catechol Oxidation with
the CuCl - Pyridine - MeOH System.
J. Mol. Catal. 1980, 9, 233-235
28 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: Oxygenation of Indoles by a Copper(I)
Chloride Pyridine Complex. A New Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase Model
System.
J. Inorg. Biochem. 1980, 13, 297-303
29 Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: The Oxygenolysis of 9,10-Phenanthrenequinone to
Copper(II) Diphenate Complexes by CuX (X = Cl, Br) Complexes Containing
Pyridine Type Ligands.
React. Kinet. Catal. Lett. 1980, 15, 91-93
30 Speier, G.; Markó, L.: The Kinetics and Mechanism of Homogeneous Hydrogen Transfer from Alcohols to Benzylideneacetone Catalyzed by
Dichlorotris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(II).
J. Organometal. Chem. 1981, 210, 253-262
Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: Kinetics and Mechanism of the Oxidation of 3,5-Di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone with Hydrogen Peroxide in Aqueous Solution.
J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 1981, 1176-1179
32 El-Sukkary, M. M. A.; Speier, G.: Oxygenation of 3-Hydroxyflavones by
Superoxide Anion.
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1981, 745-745
33 Deli, J.; Speier, G.: Kinetics and Mechanism of the Oxygenation of
Triphenylphosphine by Bis(ethyl-L-cysteinato)dioxomolybdenum(VI).
Transition Met. Chem. 1981, 6, 227-229
Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Bodnár G.; Speier, G.: The Oxygenation of N-substituted o-Phenylenediamines in the Presence of Copper(I) Chloride in Pyridine.
Acta Chim. Acad. Sci. Hung. 1981, 108, 37-42
35 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: Reaction of Copper(I) Chloride Pyridine
Complexes with Dioxygen. A Kinetic Study.
Transition Met. Chem. 1982, 7, 177-180
36 Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.; Rockenbauer, A.: The Preparation and Characterization
of Some Solid Copper Dioxygen Complexes.
Inorg. Chim. Acta 1982, 66, L69-L70
37 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: A New and Convenient
Synthesis of 2,2'-Biphenyldicarboxylic Acids, and 2-Cyano-2'-
biphenyldicarboxylic Acids.
Synthesis 1982, 731-732
38 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: Ring Cleavage and Ring Expansion of
Indoles by Superoxide Ion.
Tetrahedron Lett. 1982, 23, 4473-4476
39 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: The Formation of Adducts of Some o- and p-
Quinones with Copper(I) Chloride and Bromide.
Inorg. Chim. Acta 1983, 74, 61-63
40 Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: Studies on the Oxygenolysis of 9,10-
Phenanthrenequinone by CuXL (X=Cl or Br; L=Pyridine, 2,2'-Bipyridine, and
1,10-Phenanthroline) Complexes.
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1983, 1995-2000
41 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: The Reactions of Indoles with Superoxide
Ion.
Ox. Com. 1983, 4, 337-344
42 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: The Oxygenation of Tryptophan and Indoles
with Superoxide Ion in the Presence of Copper and Ruthenium Catalysts,
in 'Progress in Tryptophan and Serotonin Research' Schlossberger, H. B.;
Kochen, W.; Linzen, B.; Steinhart, H.; Eds.; Walter de Gruyter and Co., Berlin,
New York, 1984, p. 669-672
43 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: Copper(I) Chloride Adducts of the
Monoimines of 9,10-Phenanthrenequinones and 1,2-Naphthoquinone and Their
Reaction with Molecular Oxygen.
Inorg. Chim. Acta 1984, 84, 129-134
44 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: The Formation of Dinuclear Catecholato
Copper(II) Complexes from Strongly Oxidizing o-Quinones and Copper(I)
Halides.
Inorg. Chim. Acta 1985, 108, 59-62
Speier, G.: Biomimetic Oxidation Reactions.
Doctor of Sciences Thesis 1985, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.
46 Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: Reactions of -Diketones and o-Quinones with Metallic
Copper and Dioxygen,
in 'Copper Coordination Chemistry: Biochemical and Inorganic Perspectives',
Karlin, K. D.; Zubieta, J.; Eds.; Adenine Press: Guilderland, New York,
1986, p. 91-100
47 Speier, G.; Párkányi, L.: Cyclodehydrogenation of N-Benzylidene-o-
phenylenediamines to 2,2'-Diaryl-1,1'-bibenzimidazoles with Dioxygen
Catalyzed by Copper(I) Chloride in Pyridine. A Structural Study of 2,2'-
Di(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-1,1'-bibenzimidazole.
J. Org. Chem. 1986, 51, 218-221
Speier, G.: Copper-catalyzed Oxidation of Catechols by Dioxygen.
J. Mol. Catal. 1986, 37, 259-267
49 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: Kinetics and Mechanism of the
Dehydrogenation of Indolines to Indoles.
J. Mol. Catal. 1986, 37, 309-316
50 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: The Chlorination of Indoles by Copper(II)
Chloride.
J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 1986, 2305-2308
51 Speier, G.: Preparation of 2-Substituted Benzoxazoles from Phenolic Schiff's
Bases by Copper(I) Chloride Catalyzed Oxidation with Dioxygen in Pyridine.
J. Mol. Catal. 1987, 41, 253-260
Speier, G.: Copper-catalyzed Autoxidation of Acyloins.
Acta Chim. Hung. 1987, 124, 155-164
53 Rockenbauer, A.; Györ, M.; Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: Electron Spin Investigation
of Copper(I) 9,10-Phenanthrenesemiquinone Complexes.
Inorg. Chem. 1987, 26, 3293-3297
54 Bakos, J.; Párkányi, L.; Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: Synthesis and Structure of
Some 1,3,2-Oxazaphospholenes.
Phosphorus and Sulphur 1987, 30, 758-758
55 Olmstead, M. M.; Power, P. P.; Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: Synthesis and Structure
of a Tetranuclear Copper(II) 3,5-Di-tert-butylcatecholate Pyridine Complex,
[Cu(DTBC)py]4.2CH3CN.
Polyhedron 1988, 7, 609-614
56 Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: The Reactions of 1,2-Dicarbonyls with Metallic Copper
under Argon and Dioxygen. Oxidative C,C Bond Scission by Metallic Copper.
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1988, 2663-2667
57 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: The Formation and Characterization of
Copper(II) 1,4-Benzenediolate and p-Semiquinone Complexes.
Inorg. Chim. Acta 1988, 147, 51-54
58 Speier, G.: The Reaction of 9,10-Phenanthrenesemiquinonatobis-
(triphenylphosphine)-copper(I) with Organic Peroxides.
Inorg. Chim. Acta 1988, 143, 149-150
59 Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.; Fülöp, V.; Párkányi, L.: Formation of 2,3- Dihydro-
1,3,2-benzoxaza phospholes by Cheletropic Reaction of o-Quinone Monoimines with Triphenylphosphane. Crystal and Molecular Structures of 2,3-Dihydro-2,2,2-triphenylphenanthro[9,10-d]-1,3,2oxazaphosphole and 5,7-Di-tert-butyl-2,3-dihydro-2,2,2-triphenyl-1,3,25-benzoxazaphosphole.
Chem. Ber. 1988, 121, 1685-1688
60 Fülöp, V.; Speier, G.: Organocopper Complexes with Benzoate and Pyridine
Ligands.
Z. Kristallogr. 1988, 185, 337-337
Speier, G.; Fülöp, V.: The Oxidative Addition of Dibenzoyl Peroxide on Metallic Copper. The Crystal Structure of [(C6H5CO2)2Cupy]2.
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1989, 2331-2333
62 Speier, G.; Fülöp, V.; Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Tyeklár, Z.: Copper(I) and
Copper(II) 3-Hydroxyflavone Complexes and Their Relevance to Quercetinase.
J. Inorg. Biochem. 1989, 36, 329-329
Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: The Oxygenation of Indoles Catalyzed by
Bis(acetylacetonato)oxovanadium(VI).
J. Mol. Catal. 1989, 57, L9-L12
Speier, G.: Organometallic Oxidation Catalysts,
in 'The Chemistry of the Metal-Carbon Bond', Hartley, F. R.; Ed.; Wiley,
Chichester, 1989, Vol.5, p.147-p.198
Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: The Reaction of Alkali Metal Catecholates with Dioxygen in Aprotic Solvents.
J. Mol. Catal. 1990, 57, L17-L19
66 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: The Cheletropic Reaction of Coordinated o-
Benzoquinone Diimines with Triphenylphosphine.
Phosphorus and Sulphur 1990, 48, 223-225
67 Speier, G.; Fülöp, V.; Párkányi L.: Chelated Flavonol Co-ordination in
Flavonolatobis-(triphenylphosphine)copper(I).
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1990, 512-513
68 Speier, G.; Fülöp, V.: The Oxidative Addition of Dibenzoyl Peroxide on
Copper(I) Chloride. Crystal and Molecular Structure of CuCl(PhCO2)2py2.
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1990, 905-906
69 Milaeva, E. R.; Speier, G.: Transition Metal Complexes with Redox Ligands
Based on Sterically Hindered Phenols.
Asian J. Chem. Revs. 1990, 1, 159-185
Speier, G.: Quercetin 2,3-Dioxygenase Mimicking Copper Chemistry,
in 'The Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 66, Dioxygen Activation and
Homogeneous Catalytic Oxidation', Balatonfüred, Simándi, L. I.; Ed.; Elsevier,
Amsterdam, 1991, p. 269
71 Speier, G.; Fülöp, V.; Argay, Gy.: Synthesis, Crystal and Molecular Structure of a Dinuclear Copper(I) Thiobenzoate Triphenylphosphine Complex.
Transition Met. Chem. 1991, 16, 576-578
72 Czugler, M.; Tisza, S.; Speier, G.: Versatility in Inclusion Hosts. Unusual
Conformation in the Crystal Structure of the p-t-Butylcalix[8]arene:Pyridine 1:8 Chlathrate.
J. Inclusion. Phenom. 1991, 11, 323-331
73 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.; Argay, G.: The Oxygenation of Flavonol by
Copper(I) and Copper(II) Flavonolate Complexes. The Crystal and Molecular
Structure of Bis(flavonolate)copper(II).
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1991, 551-552
Speier, G.; Tisza, S.; Rockenbauer, A; Pierpont, C. G.; Boone, S. R.: A Copper(II)-Catecholate Complex and Its Quinone Adduct.
Inorg. Chem. 1992, 31, 1017-1020
Milaeva, E. R.; Speier, G.: Cobalt Tetraphenol-substituted Phthalocyanine. A Spectroscopic Study of Its Redox Properties in Solution.
Inorg. Chim. Acta 1992, 192, 117-121
76 Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.: The Formation of Carboxylato Copper Oxygen
Complexes in the Reaction of Metallic Copper with 1,2-Dicarbonyls and
Dioxygen.
Transition Met. Chem. 1992, 17, 348-355
77 Rockenbauer, A.; Speier, G.; Szabó, L.: The Preparation of [Cu2+(TCNE2-]n
and Its Ligand-induced Intramolecular Electron Transfers.
Inorg. Chim. Acta 1992, 201, 5-6
78 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: Oxidation of 3-Hydroxyflavones in the
Presence of Copper(I)- and Copper(II)-Chloride.
J. Mol. Catal. 1992, 71, 1-5
79 Speier, G.: Copper Dioxygenation Chemistry Relevant to Quercetin
Dioxygenase.
J. Bioinorg. Chem. 1992, 47, 31-31
80 Milaeva, E. R.; Speier, G.; Lever, A. B. P.: The Redox Chemistry of
Metallophthalocyanines,
in 'Pthtalocyanines, Principles and Applications', Lever, A. B. P.; Leznoff, C.
C.; Eds.; VCH Publishers, Inc., New York, Vol. 3, 1993, p. 1-69
81 Speier, G.: Copper Dioxygenation Chemistry Relevant to Quercetin
Dioxygenase,
in 'Copper Coordination Chemistry: Bioinorganic Perspectives', Karlin, K. D.;
Tyeklár, Z.; Eds.; Chapman & Hall, New York, 1993, p. 382-394
Olmstead, M. M.; Speier, G.; Szabó, L.: Structure of [Cu(CN)(py)2].
Acta Cryst., Sect. C: Cryst. Struct. Commun. 1993, C49, 370-372
83 Speier, G.; Szabó, L.; Fülöp, V.: The Preparation and Crystal Structure of a
Norbornadiene Copper(I) Adipinate Pyridine Complex.
J. Organometal. Chem. 1993, 462, 375-378
84 Speier, G.; Tyeklár, Z.; Szabó, L., II; Tóth, P.; Pierpont, C. G.; Hendrickson,
D. N.: Evidence for Substrate Activation of Copper Catalyzed Intradiol Cleavage in Catechols,
in 'The Activation of Dioxygen and Homogeneous Catalytic Oxidation'
Barton, D. H. R.; Martell, A. E.; Sawyer, D. T.; Eds.; Plenum Press, New
York, 1993, pp. 423-436
85 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Kaizer, J.; Speier, G.; Czugler, M.: Mechanistic Studies
in Model Quercetinase Reactions Using Flavonolato Copper Complexes.
J. Inorg. Biochem. 1993, 51, 148-148
86 Olmstead, M. M.; Speier, G.; Szabó L.: Bound and Non-bound
Tetracyanoethylene Radical Anion (TCNE•-) in Copper(I) Triphenylphosphine
Complexes. The Crystal Structures of Cu(TCNE)(PPh3)3,
[-(CN)Cu(PPh3)2(TCNE)Cu(PPh3)2-]n, and [(PPh3)3Cu(CN)Cu(PPh3)3]
[TCNE].
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1994, 541-543
87 Balogh-Hergovich, É.; Speier, G.: Reaction of 1,3-Phenylenediacetato-
dicopper(I) Pyridine Complex with Dioxygen, Hydrogen Peroxide and Carbon
Monoxide.