Prof. Dr. F. Würthner

Contact:

Prof. Dr. Frank Würthner

Institut für Organische Chemie &
Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC)
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg, Germany

Phone: +49 931 31-85340
Fax: +49 931 31-84756
frank.wuerthner@uni-wuerzburg.de

Administrative Assistance:

Manuela Donig
Phone: +49 931 31-83308

Sabrina Fischer
Phone: +49 931 31-81710

l-oc2.chemie@uni-wuerzburg.de

Key research interests

The research programme of our group is devoted to functional dyes and the development of methodologies for the self-assembly of pi-conjugated molecules into nanoscale and condensed phase materials for highly desirable (opto-)electronic, photovoltaic and biomedical applications as well as(photo-)catalytic water splitting.

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IRTG 2991 - Photoluminescence in Supramolecular Matrices

The International Research Training Group 2991 is an interdisciplinary, knowledge-driven research and training program on innovative supramolecular functional materials with photoluminescent properties. In close collaboration between researchers at JMU Würzburg and the IISER Thiruvananthapuram the team conducts cutting edge research on fluorescent, phosphorescent and higher complexity luminescent materials by making use of smart supramolecular matrices.

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Just published

Guest-Induced Activation of Multicolor Photoluminescence in Naphthalene Bisimide Liquid Crystals
J. Nowarra, S. Garain, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
Advanced Materials 2026, first published: February 25th
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202520184

Flexibility Induced by Four Heptagons: A Negatively Curved Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Cut-Out of Schwarzite P216
J. Spengler, Y. Wagenhäuser, M. Kuhstrebe, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, first published: February 19th
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c22358

Self-assembled Helical Tetramer Stack of Terrylene Bisimide in Solution and Crystalline State
S. Soldner, K. Shoyama, M. Stolte, F.Würthner
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, first published: February 17th
DOI: 10.1002/anie.2434302

Divergent Excitons by Programming Secondary Structures of Perylene Bisimide Oligomers
W. Zhang, B. Teichmann, Y. Park, Y. M. Jung, B. Liu, F. Würthner, D. Kim
J. Am. Chem. Soc 2026, first published: January 29th
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c19488

A Monkey-Saddle-Shaped Nanographene Embedding a Dicyclohepta[cd,fg]-as-Indacene Core and Two Additional Heptagons, and Its Paddle-Wheel Co-Assembly With Fullerenes
W. Liu, H. Zhang, T. Zhang, Z. Lu, Y. Wagenhäuser, F. Würthner, C. Zhu
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, first published: February 3rd
DOI: 10.1002/anie.5649022

For more papers, please visit our page "all publications"

Hubland Süd, Geb. C1

Würthner Group: Organic Materials and Nanosystems Chemistry

Key research interests

IRTG 2991 - Photoluminescence in Supramolecular Matrices

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News & Dates

M. A. Niyas honoured with SupraChem PhD Award in memory of Carsten Schmuck

PhD defense

PhD thesis prize for Jiarong Wu at MASC 2025

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