Wolfgang Stahl

Wolfgang Stahl (1 April 1956 in Kiel – 28 August 2020 in Aachen) was a German spectroscopist. He was a professor at the RWTH Aachen University.

Life

Wolfgang Stahl finished his diploma in chemistry at the University of Kiel in 1983.^[1] He received his doctorate in 1987 at the University of Kiel.^[2] In 1992, he finished his habilitation in physical chemistry at the University of Kiel.^[2] Since 1995, he was professor for molecular spectroscopy at the RWTH Aachen University.^[2] For many years he was chairman of the examination board for chemistry and person in charge for the Erasmus Programme in chemistry.^[1]

Research

His research focused on following topics in the field of microwave spectroscopy:^[3]

• Large amplitude motions in molecules
• Theory of rotational spectra
• Quantum mechanical and group theoretical calculation
• Nuclear quadrupole coupling

Publications (selection)

He published 149 journal articles.^[4] A selected number of his articles for different topics:

Instrumental work for Fourier transform microwave (FTMW) spectroscopy

• Grabow, Jens‐Uwe; Stahl, Wolfgang; Dreizler, Helmut (1996-12-01). "A multioctave coaxially oriented beam‐resonator arrangement Fourier‐transform microwave spectrometer". Review of Scientific Instruments. 67 (12): 4072–4084. Bibcode:1996RScI...67.4072G. doi:10.1063/1.1147553. ISSN 0034-6748.
• Grabow, J.-U.; Stahl, W. (1990-08-01). "Notizen: A Pulsed Molecular Beam Microwave Fourier Transform Spectrometer with Parallel Molecular Beam and Resonator Axes". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 45 (8): 1043–1044. Bibcode:1990ZNatA..45.1043G. doi:10.1515/zna-1990-0817. ISSN 0932-0784. S2CID 95622302.
• Stahl, W.; Fliege, E.; Dreizler, H.; Schwarz, R. (1984-04-01). "A Microwave Fourier Transform Spectrometer for the Lower K-band" (PDF). Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 39 (4): 354–356. Bibcode:1984ZNatA..39..354S. doi:10.1515/zna-1984-0406. ISSN 0932-0784. S2CID 93099446.
• Dreizler, H.; Fliege, E.; Mäder, H.; Stahl, W. (1982-11-01). "Microwave Fourier Transform Double Resonance Experiment and Theory" (PDF). Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 37 (11): 1266–1271. Bibcode:1982ZNatA..37.1266D. doi:10.1515/zna-1982-1109. ISSN 0932-0784. S2CID 3504895.

Naturally occurring substances and fragrances

• Van, Vinh; Stahl, Wolfgang; Nguyen, Minh Tuyen; Nguyen, Ha Vinh Lam (2020-06-01). "The smell of coffee: the carbon atom microwave structure of coffee furanone validated by quantum chemistry" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Physics. 98 (6): 538–542. Bibcode:2020CaJPh..98..538V. doi:10.1139/cjp-2019-0475. ISSN 0008-4204. S2CID 209929044.
• Andresen, Maike; Kleiner, Isabelle; Schwell, Martin; Stahl, Wolfgang; Nguyen, Ha Vinh Lam (2020-02-20). "Microwave Spectrum and Internal Rotations of Heptan-2-one: A Pheromone in the Gas Phase" (PDF). The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 124 (7): 1353–1361. Bibcode:2020JPCA..124.1353A. doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11577. ISSN 1089-5639. PMID 31985229. S2CID 210922430.
• Sutikdja, L. W.; Jelisavac, D.; Stahl, W.; Kleiner, I. (2012-12-01). "Structural studies on banana oil, isoamyl acetate, by means of microwave spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations". Molecular Physics. 110 (23): 2883–2893. Bibcode:2012MolPh.110.2883S. doi:10.1080/00268976.2012.679630. ISSN 0026-8976. S2CID 95993258.
• Mouhib, Halima; Van, Vinh; Stahl, Wolfgang (2013-08-01). "Sulfur-Containing Flavors: Gas Phase Structures of Dihydro-2-methyl-3-thiophenone". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 117 (30): 6652–6656. Bibcode:2013JPCA..117.6652M. doi:10.1021/jp4041748. ISSN 1089-5639. PMID 23815419.

Nuclear quadrupole coupling constants

• Nguyen, Thuy; Van, Vinh; Gutlé, Claudine; Stahl, Wolfgang; Schwell, Martin; Kleiner, Isabelle; Nguyen, Ha Vinh Lam (2020-04-02). "The microwave spectrum of 2-methylthiazole: 14N nuclear quadrupole coupling and methyl internal rotation" (PDF). The Journal of Chemical Physics. 152 (13): 134306. Bibcode:2020JChPh.152m4306N. doi:10.1063/1.5142857. ISSN 0021-9606. PMID 32268740. S2CID 215599741.
• Nguyen, Ha Vinh Lam; Kannengießer, Raphaela; Stahl, Wolfgang (2012-08-01). "Microwave survey of the conformational landscape exhibited by the propeller molecule triethyl amine" (PDF). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 14 (33): 11753–11758. Bibcode:2012PCCP...1411753N. doi:10.1039/C2CP41385J. ISSN 1463-9084. PMID 22828862. S2CID 29043485.
• Merke, Ilona; Lüchow, Arne; Stahl, Wolfgang (2006-01-03). "Internal rotation, quadrupole coupling and structure of (CH3)3SiI studied by microwave spectroscopy and ab-initio calculations". Journal of Molecular Structure. 780–781: 295–299. Bibcode:2006JMoSt.780..295M. doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2005.07.011. ISSN 0022-2860.
• Kretschmer, U.; Consalvo, D.; Knaack, A.; Schade, W.; Stahl, W.; Dreizler, H. (1996-04-10). "The 14N quadrupole hyperfine structure in the rotational spectrum of laser vaporized urea observed by molecular beam Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy". Molecular Physics. 87 (5): 1159–1168. Bibcode:1996MolPh..87.1159K. doi:10.1080/00268979600100771. ISSN 0026-8976.

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