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By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exits to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” or “Dortmund-Barop” (both closer to North Campus). Signs to the university are located at all the exits.

To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.

By plane

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

H-Bahn

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System) is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

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The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent "Technologiepark".

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To overview

Location & approach

By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exits to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” or “Dortmund-Barop” (both closer to North Campus). Signs to the university are located at all the exits.

To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.

By plane

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

H-Bahn

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System) is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

Plan of site & interactive map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent "Technologiepark".

> Go to interactive map

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Carbon Atom Transfer

Team led by Professor Max Hansmann Publishes Latest Findings in Science

02/21/2025 -

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(v.l.) Dr. Patrick Antoni, Prof. Max Hansmann, M.Sc. Julian Holstein, Dr. Qiu Sun, Dr. David Tymann — Authors of the publication (from left): Dr. Patrick Antoni, Prof. Max Hansmann, M.Sc. Julian Hauda, Dr. Qiu Sun, Dr. David Tymann. Not pictured: M.Sc. Jan-Niklas Belting and Dr. Richard Goddard.

Professor Max Martin Hansmann from the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and his team have developed a new reagent with which single carbon atoms can be added to organic molecules to create three-dimensional structures. This development is so significant for basic research that it has been published in the prestigious journal Science. The research work was conducted as part of an ERC Starting Grant awarded to Professor Hansmann by the European Research Council (ERC) in 2022.

In organic synthesis, the addition of single carbon atoms is a very challenging task. However, since carbon backbones form the basis of organic matter, the selective addition of single carbon atoms is particularly important. Very few reagents are suitable for this purpose, and those available are often coupled with disadvantages: For example, they are highly unstable, difficult to produce or react very unselectively. Particularly attractive are special reagents that add carbon atoms and at the same time form four new bonds to the neighboring atoms. These four substituents around the carbon atom open up a three-dimensional space that is important for drug synthesis, for example.

Professor Max Hansmann and his team have now succeeded in synthesizing a new reagent that serves not only as a carbon atom source but also immediately forms several bonds to create such three-dimensional carbon backbones. “We are confident that further exploration of the reactivity of such reagents will facilitate new applications in the selective transfer of carbon atoms,” says Professor Hansmann.

Among the potential areas of application are, for example, drug research, where there is a great demand for new three-dimensional structures. These could then function, for example, as links in complex active substances and improve pharmacokinetics, which determines the onset, duration and intensity of a drug’s effect. In principle, this synthesis approach and the substantially new concept developed by the team can accelerate the production of compounds containing carbon and make it more sustainable.

The graphic shows a chemically illustrated equation of a presumably chemical process. Below the equation are three key points: 1. new reagent for C(Sp3) atom transfer, 2. four new C(SP3)-C bonds, 3. direct synthesis of 3D spirocyclic scaffolds. — Prof. Max Hansmann's team has developed a new reagent to add a C atom to a molecule and to build 3D structures.

Read the Article in Science

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