Aktuelles und Termine
03.05.12 - Light and Matter
Chemists and physicists at the Center for Nanosystems Chemistry have initiated a new collaboration at the University of Wuerzburg. The aim of their work is to design and produce novel materials with tailored properties for efficient interaction with...
16.04.12 - Siegfried Hünig Lecture 2012 will be given by Nobel Laureate
Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn (Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg) will give the Siegfried Hünig Lecture 2012 on May, 7th.
29.03.12 - Center for Nanosystems Chemistry Becomes Key Lab for Supramolecular Photocatalysis and Photovoltaics
"Solar Technologies Go Hybrid" is the title of a new research initiative funded by the State of Bavaria. The Center of Nanosystems Chemistry at the University of Würzburg will receive almost a quarter of the total funding sum.
23.12.11 - Christmas Party 2011
The groups of the core center had a very enjoyable annual Christmas party that included home made Indian food expertly paired with local Franconian wines. Real fun came during the traditional "Wichteln" game. However, the highlight of the...
16.09.11 - Literature Seminar in Alteglofsheim
13.9.11-16.9.11 Literature Seminar in Alteglofsheim
Over the course of four days, 29 group members participated in educational and team building activities in and around Regensburg. Half of each day was devoted to lectures presented by group...
01.08.11 - ECUST Shanghai 2011
1.8.2011 Shanghai
After having been awarded with a visiting professorship of the Chinese Academy of Science Prof. Würthner will visit the top Chinese Universities and Research Institutions in Chemistry and Material Science in 2011 and 2012. On...
Featured Publications
> Metallosupramolecular amphiphilic pi-systems
M. J. Mayoral Muñoz and G. Fernández
Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 1395-1398
DOI:10.1039/c2sc01101h
Metallosupramolecular amphiphiles are emerging as a new class of adaptive materials with the ability to self-assemble into a wide variety of supramolecular structures through simultaneous pi-metallophilic and metal-ligand interactions.
> Foldamer with a spiral perylene bisimide staircase
aggregate structure
V. Dehm, M. Büchner, J. Seibt, V. Engel, F. Würthner
Chem.Sic. 2011, 2, 2094–2100
DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00435b
A molecular staircase was constructed by a new foldamer concept based on intramolecular π–π-interactions of perylene bisimide dyes.
> Self-Sorting Phenomena in Complex Supramolecular Systems
M. M. Safont-Sempere, G. Fernández, F. Würthner
Chem. Rev. 2011, 111, 5784–5814
DOI: 10.1021/cr100357h
In this review, we discuss the external variables and intrinsic factors (molecular codes) that influence the recognition or discrimination of supramolecularly interacting chemical species in solution. The comprehension of this “molecular programming” in artificial systems will define the variables that control self-sorting processes, and may ultimately contribute to a better understanding of the self-assembly pathways in natural systems.
