沉痛悼念著名有机化学家 Armin de Meijere 教授
中国旅德学者化学化工学会（GCCCD®）沉痛获悉：
国际著名有机化学家、挪威科学与文学院院士、德国哥廷根大学荣休教授 Armin de Meijere 教授，我们中国旅德学者化学化工学会学术委员会荣誉主席，GCCCD-GDCh优秀博导奖首届评委会组长，于 2025年12月17日在德国哥廷根逝世，享年 86岁。
一位跨越时代的有机化学巨匠
Armin de Meijere 教授是国际有机化学界公认的杰出科学家，其学术生涯横跨物理有机化学的黄金时代与过渡金属催化迅速发展的关键阶段，对现代有机合成化学产生了深远影响。
De Meijere 教授出生于德国杜伊斯堡，先后就读于弗赖堡大学与哥廷根大学，并于1966年在 Wolfgang Lüttke 教授指导下获得博士学位。随后，他在耶鲁大学从事博士后研究（合作导师 Ken Wiberg 教授），并开启了卓越的学术生涯：
1971年完成 Habilitation，1974年在哥廷根大学任教授；1977年至1989年任教于汉堡大学；其后重返哥廷根大学，直至2006年退休。
学术贡献深刻影响现代有机合成
在科研方面，de Meijere 教授以高张力小环化合物、环丙烷/环丙烯合成方法学以及过渡金属（尤其是钯）催化反应方面的开创性工作而享誉国际。他不仅发展了多种前沿合成策略，还将其成功应用于天然产物和生物活性分子的全合成。早在1976年，他的研究团队便报道了金催化重排反应，随后又提出光化学三氟甲基化反应，均具有显著的前瞻性。其团队首次合成了包括 polyrotanes、propellanes 和 acepentalene 在内的一系列高度新颖的三元环体系分子，为结构有机化学作出了重要贡献。
因其卓越学术成就，de Meijere 教授曾荣获包括德国化学会（GDCh）Adolf von Baeyer 奖章在内的多项重要荣誉。在其长期的教学生涯中，他培养了约250名博士生和博士后，其中也培养了多位杰出中国博士生与博士后，以严谨的治学态度、深厚的学术洞见和无私的学术精神，影响了一代又一代化学家。
与中国旅德学者化学化工学会的深厚情谊
中国旅德学者化学化工学会特别缅怀 de Meijere 教授在国际学术交流和人才培养方面的杰出贡献。他不仅是我学会学术委员会荣誉主席，亦长期担任 GCCCD-GDCh 优秀博导奖评委会主席，GCCCD杰出青年化学奖评委会主席，在推动学会的学术建设与人才发展中发挥了关键作用。他也是多位中德学者的重要导师，并通过其学生和学术传承，与我学会的发展建立了深厚而持久的联系。
他的离世，是国际化学界的重大损失，也是中德化学领域合作的重大损失。
我们谨向 de Meijere 教授的家人及朋友致以最诚挚的慰问。
他的学术精神与科学遗产，将长存于化学史册，长存于后世学者心中。
中国旅德学者化学化工学会（GCCCD®）
理事会 & 学术委员会
二〇二五年十二月
In Deep Remembrance of Professor Armin de Meijere, a Distinguished Pioneer in Organic Chemistry
The Association of Chinese Chemists and Chemical Engineers in Germany (GCCCD®) received with profound sorrow the news that Professor Armin de Meijere, an internationally renowned organic chemist, elected member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Göttingen, passed away in Göttingen, Germany, on 17 December 2025, at the age of 86. Professor de Meijere served with honor as the Honorary Chair of the GCCCD Academic Committee, and as the Founding Chair of the Selection Committee for the GCCCD–GDCh Award for Excellent Supervisors of Chinese PhD Students.
A Titan in Organic Chemistry Across Generations
Professor de Meijere was universally recognized as one of the leading figures in contemporary organic chemistry. His illustrious academic career spanned the golden era of physical organic chemistry and the transformative emergence of transition-metal catalysis, during which he made foundational contributions that continue to shape the field of modern organic synthesis.
Born in Duisburg, Germany, he pursued his studies at the Universities of Freiburg and Göttingen, completing his doctoral degree in 1966 under the supervision of Professor Wolfgang Lüttke. Following his PhD, he conducted postdoctoral research at Yale University with Professor Kenneth W. Wiberg.
He completed his Habilitation in 1971, was appointed Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Göttingen in 1974, served on the faculty of the University of Hamburg from 1977 to 1989, and subsequently returned to Göttingen until his retirement in 2006.
Seminal Scientific Contributions with Lasting Influence
Professor de Meijere pioneered research on highly strained small-ring compounds, cyclopropane/cyclopropene chemistry, and palladium-catalyzed reactions. His innovative methodologies have been widely adopted and applied to natural product and bioactive molecule synthesis.
His early visionary contributions include gold-catalyzed rearrangements (1976), photochemical trifluoromethylation, and the first syntheses of polyrotanes, propellanes, and acepentalene.
He received numerous prestigious awards, including the Adolf von Baeyer Medal of the German Chemical Society (GDCh), and supervised approximately 250 doctoral and postdoctoral researchers.
A Deep and Enduring Bond with GCCCD
The GCCCD pays special tribute to Professor de Meijere for his outstanding contributions to international scientific exchange and talent development. He served not only as the Honorary Chair of the GCCCD Academic Committee, but also for many years as the Chair of the Selection Committee for the GCCCD–GDCh Award for Excellent Supervisors of Chinese PhD Students and the Chair of the Selection Committee for the GCCCD Distinguished Young Chemist Award, playing a pivotal role in advancing the academic development and talent cultivation within the association.
He was an important mentor to many Chinese and German scholars, and through his students and academic legacy, he established a deep and lasting connection with the development of GCCCD.
His passing represents a significant loss to the international chemical sciences community and to Sino-German collaboration in the field of chemistry.
Condolences
We extend our deepest condolences to Professor de Meijere’s family, colleagues, and friends. His scientific legacy will continue to inspire future generations.
Association of Chinese Chemists and Chemical Engineers in Germany (GCCCD®)
Board & Academic Committee
December 2025