Brigitte Eisenmann

Brigitte Eisenmann (10 April 1942 – 26 April 2011) was a German chemist and a professor at the Technische Universität Darmstadt. She was the first woman professor for Chemistry at the Technische Universität Darmstadt. Together with Herbert Schäfer, she extended the definition of Zintl phases.

Life Eisenmann studied chemistry at LMU Munich. Furthermore, she and Herbert Schäfer extended the definition of Zintl phases: In their definition, Zintl phases are intermetallic compounds with a pronounced heteropolar bonding contribution. Furthermore, their anion partial lattices should obey the (8-N) rule. The latter was newly introduced to the definition of Zintl phases. Up to today, this work is cited more than 300 times.

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