Martin Hiersemann

Martin Hiersemann is Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Germany, with office located in Room 02-039 at Otto-Hahn-Str. 6a, 44227 Dortmund.

His research focuses on the Science of Synthesis (Synthesewissenschaft), developing methods for selective structural manipulation of complex organic molecules with applications in medicinal chemistry, materials science, and natural product synthesis. His teaching philosophy emphasizes learning from contemporary literature while addressing both expected outcomes and intellectual ambiguities in synthetic chemistry.

Professor Hiersemann teaches comprehensive lecture series covering the entire spectrum of organic synthesis methodology from fundamental reactions to advanced multi-step natural product syntheses, including radical chemistry, nucleophilic substitutions, transition metal catalysis, stereochemistry, and pericyclic reactions.

His educational approach deliberately incorporates unexpected experimental results and exceptions to established rules, fostering critical thinking about synthetic methodology limitations and opportunities.