A tribute to Carsten Schmuck

Carsten Schmuck (Figure 1) was Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), where we had the pleasure to work with him during the past years. Carsten unexpectedly passed away in 2019, leaving a huge gap for his family, friends, colleagues, students and many more. His unexpected departure left us deeply moved and we soon realized that Carsten not only had a profound impact on our lives, but certainly also on the lives of many other people. While the scientific contributions in this special issue are meant to honor Carsten ' s scientific legacy, we would like to use this editorial to take a more personal view and remember his influence on all the people he interacted with - including the three of us.

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Carsten Schmuck, a professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen, unexpectedly passed away in 2019, leaving a profound impact on his family, friends, colleagues, students and many others. His legacy is honored through scientific contributions, while his personal influence on individuals he interacted with, including the authors of this editorial, is also remembered.