Research
Selected Publications
143 M. Lehmann, P. Weinberger, M. Finze, G. A. Giffin, M. Weller, S. Bachmann, A.-C. Pöppler
J. Mater. Chem. C 2024, first published: 25 April 2024
New ionic mesogens with high ionic conductivity based on a cyanoborate building block and lipophilic or hydrophilic counter ions
DOI: 10.1039/d4tc01045k
142 D. Martínez, T. Schlossarek, F. Würthner, B. Soberats
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, first published: 18 April 2024
Isothermal Phase Transitions in Liquid Crystals Driven by Dynamic Covalent Chemistry
DOI: 10.1002/anie202403910
141 J. Rühe, M. Rajeevan, K. Shoyama, R. S. Swathi, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, first published: 28 February 2024
A Terrylene Bisimide based Universal Host for Aromatic Guests to Derive Contact Surface-Dependent Dispersion Energies
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318451
140 P. H. Kirchner, L Schramm, S. Ivanova, K. Shoyama, F. Würthner, F. Beuerle
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, first published: 7 February 2024
A Water-Stable Boronate Ester Cage
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12002
139 W.-C. Pan, C. Mützel, S. Haldar, H. Hohmann, S. Heinze, J. M. Farrell, R. Thomale, M. Bode, F. Würthner, J. Qi
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, first published: 5 February 2024
Diboraperylene Diborinic Acid Self-Assembly on Ag(111)—Kagome Flat Band Localized States Imaged by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400313
138 M. Mildner, S. Hanio, S. Endres, L. Scheller, B. Engel, L. Castañar, L. Meinel, A.-C. Poppler
Anal. Methods 2024, first published: 8 January 2024
In-situ setup for screening of drug permeation by NMR spectroscopy
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3AY01995K
137 M. Schnitzlein, K. Shoyama, F. Würthner
Chem. Sci. 2024, first published: 5 January 2024
A highly fluorescent bora[6]helicene exhibiting circularly polarized light emission
DOI: 10.1039/D3SC05171D
136 L. Kleine-Kleffmann, A. Schulz, V. Stepanenko, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, first published: 14 November 2023
Growth of Merocyanine Dye J-Aggregate Nanosheets by Living Supramolecular Polymerization
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314667
135 S. Endres, S. Ehrmanntraut, L. Endres, K. Can, C. Kraft, T. Rasmussen, R. Luxenhofer, B. Böttcher, B. Engels, A.-C. Pöppler
ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2023, first published: 13 Juli 2023
Structural Investigation on How Guest Loading of Poly(2-oxazoline)-Based Micelles Affects the Interaction with Simulated Intestinal Fluids
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00645
134 M. A. Niyas, K. Shoyama, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, first published: 15 March 2023
C64 Nanographene Tetraimide—A Receptor for Phthalocyanines with Subnanomolar Affinity
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202302032
133 B. Mahlmeister, T. Schembri, V. Stepanenko, K. Shoyama, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, first published: 7 June 2023
Enantiopure J-Aggregate of Quaterrylene Bisimides for Strong Chiroptical NIR-Response
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03367
132 M. Weh, A. A. Kroeger, K. Shoyama, M. Grüne, A. Karton, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, first published: 13 March 2023
π-π Catalysis Made Asymmetric—Enantiomerization Catalysis Mediated by the Chiral π-System of a Perylene Bisimide Cyclophane
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301301
131 X. Tian, K. Shoyama, B. Mahlmeister, F. Brust, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, first published: 21 April 2023
Naphthalimide-Annulated [n]Helicenes: Red Circularly Polarized Light Emitters
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03441
130 L. Kleine-Kleffmann, V. Stepanenko, K. Shoyama, M. Wehner, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, first published: 14 April 2023
Controlling the Supramolecular Polymerization of Squaraine Dyes by a Molecular Chaperone Analogue
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01002
129 L. Hahn, T. Zorn, J. Kehrein, T. Kielholz, A.-L. Ziegler, S. Forster, B. Sochor, E. S. Lisitsyna, N. A. Durandin, T. Laaksonen, V. Aseyev, C. Sotriffer, K. Saalwächter, M. Windbergs, A.-C. Pöppler and R. Luxenhofer
ACS Nano 2023, first published: 27 March 2023
Unravelling an Alternative Mechanism in Polymer Self-Assemblies: An Order-Order Transition with Unusual Molecular Interactions between Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Polymer Blocks
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c00722
128 N. Noll, T. Groß, K. Shoyama, F. Beuerle, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, first published: 13 December 2022
Folding-Induced Promotion of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfers via Proximal Base for Light-Driven Water Oxidation
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217745
127 M.-J. Sun, O. Anhalt, M. B. Sárosi, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
Adv. Mater. 2022, first published: 10 October 2022
Activating Organic Phosphorescence via Heavy Metal–π Interaction Induced Intersystem Crossing
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202207331
126 T. Schlossarek, V. Stepanenko, F. Beuerle, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, first published: 31 October 2022
Self-assembled Ru(bda) Coordination Oligomers as Efficient Catalysts for Visible Light-Driven Water Oxidation in Pure Water
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211445
125 Y. Hong, F. Schlosser, W. Kim, F. Würthner, D. Kim
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, first published: 11 August 2022
Ultrafast Symmetry-Breaking Charge Separation in a Perylene Bisimide Dimer Enabled by Vibronic Coupling and Breakdown of Adiabaticity
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03916
124 S. Karak, V. Stepanenko, M. A. Addicoat, P. Keßler, S. Moser, F. Beuerle, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, first published: 15 September 2022
A Covalent Organic Framework for Cooperative Water Oxidation
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07282
123 C. Zhu, K. Shoyama, M. A. Niyas, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, first published: 29 August 2022
A Supramolecular Substructure of C60-Embedded Schwarzite
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06933
122 G. Ouyang, J. Rühe, Y. Zhang, M.-J. Lin, M. Liu, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, first published: 31 May 2022
Intramolecular Energy and Solvent-Dependent Chirality Transfer within a BINOL-Perylene Hetero-Cyclophane
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206706
121 B. Mahlmeister, M. Mahl, H. Reichelt, K. Shoyama, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, first published: 1 June 2022
Helically Twisted Nanoribbons Based on Emissive Near-Infrared Responsive Quaterrylene Bisimides
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02947
120 B. Liu, Y. Vonhausen, A. Schulz, C. Höbartner, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, first published: 22 February 2022
Peptide Backbone Directed Self-Assembly of Merocyanine Oligomers into Duplex Structures
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200120
119 B. Teichmann, A.-M. Krause, M.-J. Lin, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, first published: 1 February 2022
Enantioselective Recognition of Helicenes by a Tailored Chiral Benzo[ghi]perylene Trisimide π-Scaffold
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202117625
118 Z. Wu, J. C. Roldao, F. Rauch, A. Friedrich, M. Ferger, F. Würthner, J. Gierschner, T. B. Marder
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, first published: 1 February 2022
Pure Boric Acid Does Not Show Room-Temperature Phosphorescence (RTP)
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200599
117 B. Pigulski, K. Shoyama, M.-J. Sun, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, first published: 23 March 2022
Fluorescence Enhancement by Supramolecular Sequestration of a C54-Nanographene Trisimide by Hexabenzocoronene
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00142
116 S. Scheidel, L. Östreicher, I. Mark, A.-C. Pöppler
Magn. Reson. Chem. 2022, first published: 11 March 2022
You can not fight the Pressure: Structural Rearrangements of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients under Magic Angle Spinning
DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5267
115 Y. Hong, W. Kim, T. Kim, C. Kaufmann, H. Kim, F. Würthner, D. Kim
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, first published: 26 December 2021
Real-time Observation of Structural Dynamics Triggering Excimer Formation in a Perylene Bisimide Folda-dimer by Ultrafast Time-Domain Raman Spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114474
114 J. Dietzsch, D. Bialas, J. Bandorf, F. Würthner, C. Höbartner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, first published: 22 December 2021
Tuning Exciton Coupling of Merocyanine Nucleoside Dimers by RNA, DNA and GNA Double Helix Conformations
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116783
113 C. Mützel, J. Farrell, K. Shoyama, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, first published: 16 December 2021
12b,24b-Diborahexabenzo[a,c,fg,l,n,qr]pentacene: A Low-LUMO Boron-Doped Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115746
112 A. Schulz, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, first published: 16 November 2021
Folding-induced Fluorescence Enhancement in a Series of Merocyanine Hetero-Folda-Trimers
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114667
111 K. Bold, M. Stolte, K. Shoyama, M. Holzapfel, A. Schmiedel, C. Lambert, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, first published: 20 October 2021
Macrocyclic Donor–Acceptor Dyads Composed of a Perylene Bisimide Dye Surrounded by Oligothiophene Bridges
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113598
110 J. Kim, T. Schembri, D. Bialas, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
Adv. Mater. 2022, first published: 19 October 2021
Slip-Stacked J-Aggregate Materials for Organic Solar Cells and Photodetectors
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104678
109 In memory of Professor Siegfried Hünig
F. Zhang, K. Radacki, H. Braunschweig, C. Lambert, P. Ravat *
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2021, first published: 17 August 2021
Zinc-[7]helicenocyanine and Its Discrete π-Stacked Homochiral Dimer
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109380
108 T. He, M. Stolte, Y. Wang, R. Renner, P. P. Ruden, F. Würthner, C. D. Frisbie
Nature Materials, first published: 30 August 2021
Site-specific chemical doping reveals electron atmospheres at the surfaces of organic semiconductor crystals
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01079-z
107 S. Endres, E. Karaev, S. Hanio, J. Schlauersbach, C. Kraft, T. Rasmussen, R. Luxenhofer, B. Böttcher, L. Meinel, A.-C. Pöppler
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, first published: 10 August 2021
Concentration and composition dependent aggregation of Pluronic- and Poly-(2-oxazolin)-Efavirenz Formulations in Biorelevant Media
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.040
106 Pavel Malý and Tobias Brixner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., first published 2021
In memory of Professor Siegfried Hünig
Flourescence-Detected Pump-Probe Spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102901
105 J. H. Kim, A. Liess, M. Stolte, A.-M. Krause, V. Stepanenko, C. Zhong, D. Bialas, F. Spano, F. Würthner
Adv. Mat., first published: 31 May 2021
An Efficient Narrowband Near-Infrared at 1040 nm Organic Photodetector Realized by Intermolecular Charge Transfer Mediated Coupling Based on a Squaraine Dye
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202100582
104 T. Schembri, J. H. Kim, A. Liess, V. Stepanenko, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
Adv. Opt. Mat., first published: 13 May 2021
Semitransparent Layers of Social Self-Sorting Merocyanine Dyes for Ultranarrow Bandwidth Organic Photodiodes
DOI: 10.1002/adom.202100213
103 M. Weh, J. Rühe, B. Herbert, A.-M. Krause, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., first published: 28 April 2021
Deracemization of Carbohelicenes by a Chiral Perylene Bisimide Cyclophane Template Catalyst
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104591
102 S. Ivanova, E. Köster, J. J. Holstein, N. Keller, G. H. Clever, T. Bein and F. Beuerle
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, accepted
Isoreticular crystallization of Highly Porous Cubic Covalent Organic Cage Compounds
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102982
101 C.-A. Shen, D. Bialas, M. Hecht, V. Stepanenko, K. Sugiyasu, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., first published: 10 March 2021
Polymorphism in squaraine dye aggregates by self‐assembly pathway differentiation: Panchromatic tubular dye nanorods versus J‐aggregate nanosheets
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102183
100 N. Schäfer, M. Bühler, L. Heyer, M. I. S. Röhr and F. Beuerle
Chem. Eur. J. 2021
Endohedral Hydrogen Bonding Templates the Formation of a Highly Strained Covalent Organic Cage Compound
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005276
90 R. Sánchez-Naya, V. Stepanenko, K. Mandel and F. Beuerle
Org. Mater. 2021, 3, 17-24
Modulation of Crystallinity and Optical Properties in Composite Materials Combining Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Dye- Containing Covalent Organic Frameworks
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722655
89 M. Hecht, F. Würthner
Acc. Chem. Res. 2020
Supramolecularly Engineered J-Aggregates Based on Perylene Bisimide Dyes
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00590
88 J. Full, S. P. Panchal, J. Gӧtz, A.-M. Krause, A. Nowak-Król
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020
Modular synthesis of organoboron helically chiral compounds: cutouts from extended helices
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202014138
87 G. Ouyang, L. Ji, Y. Jiang, F. Würthner, M.Liu
Nature Communications 2020
Self-assembled Möbius strips with controlled helicity
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19683-z
86 M. Wehner, M. Röhr, V. Stepanenko, F. Würthner
Nature Communications 2020
Control of self-assembly pathways toward conglomerate and racemic supramolecular polymers
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19189-8
85 B. Pigulski, K. Shoyama, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020 / Angew. Chem. 2020
NIR-Absorbing π‐Extended Azulene: Non‐Alternant Isomer of Terrylene Bisimide
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005376
84 A. Nowak-Król, B. Koszarna, M. Kreszewsky, T. D. Lohrey, J. Arnold, D. T. Gryko
Org. Lett. 2020
Access to Corrole-Appended Persubstituted Benzofurans by a Multicomponent Reaction: The Dual Role of p-Chloranil
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03133
83 M. Stolte, R. Hecht, Z. Xie, L. Liu, C. Kaufmann, A. Kudzus, D. Schmidt, F. Würthner
Adv. Opt. Mater. 2020
Crystal Engineering of 1D Exciton Systems Composed of Single- and Double-Stranded Perylene Bisimide J-Aggregates
DOI: 10.1002/adom.202000926
82 Z. Wu, J. Nitsch, J. Schuster, A. Friedrich, K. Edkins, M. Loebnitz, F. Dinkelbach, V. Stepanenko, F. Würthner, C. Marian, L. Ji, T. Marder
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020 / Angew. Chem. 2020
Persistent Room Temperature Phosphorescence from Triarylboranes: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007610
81 M. Hecht, P. Leowanawat, T. Gerlach, V. Stepanenko, M. Stolte, M. Lehmann, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020 / Angew. Chem. 2020
Self-Sorting Supramolecular Polymerization: Helical and Lamellar Aggregates of Tetra-Bay-Acyloxy Perylene Bisimide
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006744
80 C. Rehhagen, M. Stolte, S. Herbst, M. Hecht. S. Lochbrunner, F. Würthner, F. Fennel.
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2020
Exciton Migration in Multistranded Perylene Bisimide J-Aggregates
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01669
79 M. Stolte, T. Schembri, J. Süß, D. Schmidt, A.-M. Krause, M. Vysotsky, F. Würthner
Chem. Mater. 2020
1-Mono- and 1,7-Disubstituted Perylene Bisimide Dyes with Voluminous Groups at Bay Positions: In Search for Highly Effective Solid-State Fluorescence Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02115
78 F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. / Angew. Chem. 2020
Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE): A Historical Perspective
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007525
77 M. Mahl, K. Shoyama, A.-M. Krause, D. Schmidt, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. / Angew. Chem. 2020
Base-Assisted Imidization: A Synthetic Method for the Introduction of Bulky Imide Substituents to Control Packing and Optical Properties of Naphthalene and Perylene Imides
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004965
76 Y. Xu, J. Zhen, J. Lindner, X. Wen, N. Jiang, Z. Hu, L. Liu, F. Huang, F. Würthner, Z. Xie
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. / Angew. Chem. 2020
Consecutive Charging of a Perylene Bisimide Dye by Multistep Low-Energy Solar-Light-Induced Electron Transfer Towards H2 Evolution
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202001231
75 P. P. N. Syamala, F. Würthner
Chem. Eur. J. 2020
Modulationofthe Self-Assemblyofp-AmphiphilesinWaterfrom Enthalpy- to Entropy-Driven by Enwrapping Substituents
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000995
74 M. Hecht, P. Leowanawat, T. Gerlach, V. Stepanenko, M. Stolte, M. Lehmann, F. Würthner
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed./Angew. Chem. 2020
Self-Sorting Supramolecular Polymerization into Helical or Lamellar Aggregates of Tetra-Bay-Acyloxy Perylene Bisimide
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006744
73 W. Kim, T. KIm, S. Kang, Y. Hong, F. Würthner, D. Kim
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed./Angew. Chem. 2020
Tracking Structural Evolution during Symmetry-Breaking Charge Separation in Quadrupolar Perylene Bisimide with Time-Resolved Impulsive Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202002733
72 Y. Hong, J. Kim, W. Kim, C. Kaufmann, H. Kim, F. Würthner, D. Kim
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020
Efficient Multiexciton State Generation in Charge-Transfer-Coupled Perylene Bisimide Dimers via Structural Control
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00870
71 H.-W. Schmidt, F. Würthner
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed./Angew. Chem. 2020
A Periodic System of Supramolecular Elements
DOI: 10:1002/anie.201915643
70 X. Hu, J. Lindner, F. Würthner
J . Am. Chem. Soc., 2020
Stepwise Folding and Self-Assembly of a Merocyanine Folda-Pentamer
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b12599
69 M. Wehner, F. Würthner
Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2020, 4, 38-53
Supramolecular polymerization through kinetic pathway control and living chain growth.
DOI: 10.1038/s41570-019-0153-8
68 S. Ponomarenko, N. Surin, M. Skorotetcky, O. Borshchev, S. Pisarev, E. Svidchenko, Y. Fedorov, F. Molins, T. Brixner
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 14612-14624
Ultrafast intramolecular energy transfer in a nanostructured organosilicon luminophore based on p-terphenyl and 1,4-bis(5-phenyloxazol-2-yl)benzen
DOI: 10.1039/C9TC04472H
67 M. Hecht, T. Schlossarek, M. Stolte, M. Lehmann, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58 12979-12983
Photoconductive Core–Shell Liquid‐Crystals of a Perylene Bisimide J‐Aggregate Donor–Acceptor Dyad
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201904789
66 X. Wen, A. Nowak-Król, O. Nagler, F. Kraus, N. Zhu, N. Zheng, M. Müller, D. Schmidt, Z. Xie, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58 13051-13055
Tetrahydroxy‐Perylene Bisimide Embedded in a Zinc Oxide Thin Film as an Electron‐Transporting Layer for High‐Performance Non‐Fullerene Organic Solar Cells
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907467
65 K. Shoyama, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141(33) 13008-13012
Synthesis of a Carbon Nanocone by Cascade Annulation
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06617
64 W. Wagner, M. Wehner, V. Stepanenko, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141(30) 12044--12054
Supramolecular Block Copolymers by Seeded Living Polymerization of Perylene Bisimides
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b04935
63 A. Liess, A. Arjona-Esteban, A. Kudzus, J. Albert, A. Krause, A. Lv, M. Stolte, K. Meerholz, F. Würthner
Advanced Functional Materials, 2019, 29(21) 1805058 (1-9)
Organic Electronics: Ultranarrow Bandwidth Organic Photodiodes by Exchange Narrowing in Merocyanine H‐ and J‐Aggregate Excitonic Systems
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201970144
62 T. Stennett, P. Bissinger, S. Griesbeck, S. Ullrich, I. Krummenacher, M. Auth, A. Sperlich, M. Stolte, K. Radacki, C. Yao, F. Würthner, A. Steffen, T. Marder, H. Braunschweig
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58 6449-6454
Near‐Infrared Quadrupolar Chromophores Combining Three‐Coordinate Boron‐Based Superdonor and Superacceptor Units
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201900889
61 E. Kirchner, D. Bialas, F. Fennel, M. Grüne, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141(18) 7428--7438
Defined Merocyanine Dye Stacks from a Dimer up to an Octamer by Spacer-Encoded Self-Assembly Approach
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b01835
60 M. Wehner, M. Röhr, M. Bühler, V. Stepanenko, W. Wagner, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141(14) 6092--6107
Supramolecular Polymorphism in One-Dimensional Self-Assembly by Kinetic Pathway Control
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b02046
59 M. Sapotta, A. Hofmann, D. Bialas, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58 3516 –3520
A Water-Soluble Perylene Bisimide Cyclophane as a Molecular Probe for the Recognition of Aromatic Alkaloids
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813559
58 T. He, P. Leowanawat, C. Burschka, V. Stepanenko, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
Advanced Materials, 2018, 30 1804032-1804039
Impact of 2‐Ethylhexyl Stereoisomers on the Electrical Performance of Single‐Crystal Field‐Effect Transistors
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201804032
57 V. Grande, C-A. Shen, M. Deiana, M. Dudek, J. Olesiak-Banska, K. Matczyszyn, F. Würthner
Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 8375 – 8381
Selective parallel G-quadruplex recognition by a NIR-to-NIR two-photon squaraine
DOI: 10.1039/C8SC02882F
56 S. Herbst, B. Soberats, P. Leowanawat, M. Stolte, M. Lehmann, F. Würthner
Nat. Comm. 2018, 9, 2646 – 2654
Self-assembly of multi-stranded perylene dye J-aggregates in columnar liquid crystalline phases
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05018-6
55 J. Dostál, F. Fennel, F. Koch, S. Herbst, F. Würthner, T. Brixner
Nat.Comm. 2018, 9, 2466-2473
Direct Observation of Exciton–Exciton Interactions
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04884-4
54 C. Kaufmann, W. Kim, A. Nowak-Król, Y. Hong, Dongho Kim and Frank Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018,140, 4253-4258
Ultrafast Exciton Delocalization, Localization and Excimer Formation Dynamics in a Highly Defined
Perylene Bisimide Quadruple π-Stack
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11571
53 S. Ogi, C. Grzeszkiewicza, F. Würthner
Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 2768-2773
Pathway complexity in the self-assembly of a zinc chlorin model system of natural
bacteriochlorophyll J-aggregates
DOI: 10.1039/C7SC03725B
52 B. Gole, V. Stepanenko, S. Rager, M. Grüne, D. D. Medina, T. Bein, F. Würthner, F. Beuere
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 846–850;
Angew. Chem. Dt. Ed. 2018, 130, 856 –860
Microtubular Self-Assembly of Covalent Organic Frameworks
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201708526
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49 A. Nowak-Król, M. Röhr, D. Schmidt, F. Würthner
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Crystalline ϖ-Stack Containing Five Stereoisomers: Insights into Conformational Isomorphism,
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48 B. Soberats, M. Hecht, F. Würthner
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Diketopyrrolopyrrole Columnar Liquid-Crystalline Assembly Directed by Quadruple Hydrogen Bonds
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47 R. Hecht, J. Kade, D. Schmidt, A. Nowak-Król
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46 V. Kunz, D. Schmidt, M. Röhr, R. Mitric, F. Würthner
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45 Z. Chen, Y. Liu, W. Wagner, V. Stepanenko, X. Ren, S. Ogi, F. Würthner
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Near-IR Absorbing J-Aggregate of an Amphiphilic BF2-Azadipyrromethene Dye by Kinetic
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44 S. Seifert, K. Shoyama, D. Schmidt, F. Würthner
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An Electron-Poor C64 Nanographene by Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade
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42 Y. Wu, R. M. Young, M. Frasconi, S. T. Schneebeli, P. Spenst, D. M. Gardner,
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Influence of Solid-State Packing of Dipolar Merocyanine Dyes on Transistor
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40 J. Sung, P. Kim, B. Fimmel, F. Würthner, D. Kim
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39 S. Klotzbach, F. Beuerle
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38 V. Parthasarathy, R. Pandey, M. Stolte, S. Ghosh, F. Castet, F. Würthner, P. K. Das,
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Multidimensional Electronic Spectroscopy of Photochemical Reactions
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36 A. Lv, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
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35 P. Spenst, F. Würthner
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A Perylene Bisimide Cyclophane as a "Turn-On" and "Turn-Off" Fluorescence Probe
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34 V. Stepanenko, R. Kandanelli, S. Uemura, F. Würthner, G. Fernández.
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33 P. D. Frischmann, V. Kunz, F. Würthner
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30 S. Seifert, D. Schmidt, F. Würthner
Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 1663–1667
An Ambient Stable Core-Substituted Perylene Bisimide Dianion: Isolation and Single
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29 M. Schulze, A. Steffen, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 1590–1593;
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28 T. He, M. Stolte, C. Burschka, N. H. Hansen, T. Musiol, D. Kälblein, J. Pflaum, X. Tao,
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27 V. Kunz, V. Stepanenko, F. Würthner
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26 S. Klotzbach, T. Scherpf, F. Beuerle
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25 S.-L. Suraru, F. Würthner
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23 A. Issac, R. Hildner, C. Hippius, F. Würthner, J. Köhler
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Stepwise Decrease of Fluorescence versus Sequential Photobleaching in a
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22 Z. Xie, V. Stepanenko, B. Fimmel, F. Würthner
Mater. Horiz. 2014, 1, 355-359
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21 M. Gsänger, E. Kirchner, M. Stolte, C. Burschka, V. Stepenenko, J. Pflaum,
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20 X. Zhang, D. Görl, V. Stepanenko, F. Würthner
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19 C. Rest, M. J. Mayoral, K. Fucke, J. Schellheimer, V. Stepanenko, G. Fernández
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18 A. J. Jeménez, M-J. Lin, C. Burschka, J. Becker, V. Settels, B. Engels, F. Würthner
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17 S. Sengupta, F. Würthner
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Chlorophyll J-Aggregates: From Bioinspired Dye Stacks to Nanotubes, Liquid Crystals,
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16 K. Mahata, P. D. Frischmann, F. Würthner
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15 C. Shao, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. 2013, 125, 10657–10661;
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14 C. Shao, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
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13 V. Stepanenko, X-Q. Li, J. Gershberg, F. Würthner
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12 A. Zitzler-Kunkel, M. R. Lenze, K. Meerholz, F. Würthner
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11 P. Frischmann, K. Mahata, F. Würthner
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Powering the Future of Molecular Artificial Photosynthesis with Light-Harvesting
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9 M-J. Lin, À. J. Jimenéz, C. Burschka, F. Würthner
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8 C. Shao, M. Grüne, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
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Perylene Bisimide Dimer Aggregates: Fundamental Insight into Self-Assembly by
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7 S. Sengupta, D. Ebeling, S. Patwardhan, X. Zhang, H. v. Berlepsch, C. Böttcher,
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Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 6486–6488; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 6378–6382
Biosupramolecular Nanowires from Chlorophyll Dyes with Exceptional
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6 D. Görl, X. Zhang, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 6434–6455; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 6328–6348
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5 U. Mayerhöffer, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 5713–5717; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5615–5619
Halogen-Arene Interactions Assist in Self-Assembly of Dyes
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4 Z. Xie, V. Stepanenko, K. Radacki, F. Würthner
Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 7060–7070
Chiral J-Aggregates of Atropo-Enentiomeric Perylene Bisimides and Their
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3 M. J. Mayoral Muñoz, G. Fernández
Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 1395–1398
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2 V. Dehm, M. Büchner, J. Seibt, V. Engel, F. Würthner
Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 2094–2100; cover picture November 2011
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1 M. M. Safont-Sempere, G. Fernández, F. Würthner
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