 Also in 1901, Bredig was appointed as associate professor at the University of Heidelberg, the first professor there in physical chemistry.With the support of Theodor Curtius at Heidelberg, Bredig was able to establish his own research program, which led to great progress in catalytic research.One of his achievements at Heidelberg was the first catalytic synthesis of asymmetric carbon compounds, selectively synthesizing specific stereoisomer molecules.