Prof. Dr. F. Würthner - Würthner Group: Organic Materials and Nanosystems Chemistry

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

Vanessa Schmelz
Phone: +49 931 31-84184

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

Crossing the Threshold: Using Photostationary States to Control Supramolecular Polymerisation
D. George, J. Wu, L. Greb, V. Stepanenko, A. Izuagbe, L. Nuhn, F. Würthner, J.L. Greenfield
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026 , first published: September 30th
DOI: 10.1002/anie.5794634

Planar Chiral Carbazole-Naphthalene Bisimide Hetero-cyclophane for Circularly Polarized Delayed Fluorescence
S. Debnath, S. Garain, Y. Wagenhäuser, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026 , first published: June 7th
DOI: 10.1002/anie.2300390

Fluorescent merocyanines: from fundamental properties to applications as molecular probes, in bioimaging and as emissive dye aggregates
J. Fichtner, Y. Wagenhäuser, M. Sárosi, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2026 , first published: July 3rd
DOI: 10.1039/d6cs00194g

Enzyme-Like Synthetic Cleft for Light-Driven Water-Oxidation Catalysis Via an Oxide Relay Pathway
D. A. P. Friedewald, G. Das, P. H. Kirchner, O. Anhalt, D. Tang, S. Luber, F. Beuerle, F. Würthner
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026 , first published: May 31st
DOI: 10.1002/anie.390251

Distorted Nanographenes by Embedding a Cyclopenta[a]heptalene Core and Multiple Additional Heptagons: Chiral Supramolecular π-Dodecamer and Co-crystal with Fullerenes
H. Zhang, W. Liu, T. Zhang, Y. Wagenhäuser, L. Zhang, F. Würthner, C. Zhu
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, first published: April 22nd
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c02700

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

News & Dates

PhD Defense

On October 01st, 2026 Benedikt Herbert successfully defended his PhD thesis on "Solid-State Investigations and Crystalline Solid Solutions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Stabilized by Dispersion Forces". We congratulate Benedikt and wish him all the best for his future career.

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20th MAF Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark

Julian Fichtner had the chance to represent the Würthner group at the 20th Methods and Applications in Fluorescence (MAF) Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, from August 9 to 12.

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PhD Defense

On August 3rd, 2026 Felix Brust successfully defended his PhD thesis on "Supramolecular Emitting Systems in OLEDs". We congratulate Felix and wish him all the best for his future career.

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Würthner Group: Organic Materials and Nanosystems Chemistry

PhD Defense

20th MAF Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark

PhD Defense

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