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
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

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
Wenjun Liu, Huimin Zhang, Ting Zhang, Zhou Lu, Yvonne Wagenhäuser, Frank Würthner, Chongwei Zhu
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, first published: February 3rd
DOI: 10.1002/anie.5649022

Semitubular Aromatic Fragment of Schwarzite P192: A Conserved Structural Motif with Two Embedded Octagons
Ming-Wei Wang, Jiangtao Chan, Qirui Long, Yvonne Wagenhäuser, Frank Würthner, Wei Jiang and Zhaohui Wang
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, first published: December 2nd
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c13263

Boron-Doped Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Synthesis and Functional Properties
M. Schnitzlein, F. Würthner
Chemistry Europe 2025, first published: August 7th
DOI: 10.1002/ceur.202500135

Schwarzite - The holy grail of carbon allotropes
J. Spengler, Y. Wagenhäuser, F. Würthner
Chem 2025, first published: July 28th
DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102658

Control of photoluminescence properties by tailored supramolecular matrices
F. Würthner, M. Hariharan
Trends in Chemistry 2025, first published: April 5th
DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2025.03.001

Supramolecular Engineering of Narrow Absorption Bands by Exciton Coupling in Pristine and Mixed Solid-State Dye Aggregates
T. Schembri, J. Albert, H. Hebling, V. Stepanenko, O. Anhalt, K. Shoyama, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
ACS Cent. Sci. 2025, first published: March 14th
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.4c02157

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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PhD defense

PhD thesis prize for Jiarong Wu at MASC 2025

PhD defense

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