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Current note

As of WS 2022/23, the courses will once again be held in person. However, hybrid or online events are also possible.

Research topics

Biochemistry and natural products
Catalysis and sustainable chemistry
New methods in synthesis
Organo-electrochemistry
Organometallic compounds in synthesis
Organic materials
Polymer chemistry
Supramolecular chemistry and sensors

OC-News

Am 28.1.2025 wurden die GDCh-Preise für die besten Bachelorabschlüsse 2025 an Jasmin Klotz und Tom Klän verliehen.¹

Dr. Anup Mandal has been awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship²

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Anup Mandal has been awarded a highly prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship by the Alexander von HumboldtFoundation to conduct an independent research project in the Bunescu Lab at the Kekulé Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. Dr. Mandal's project will focus on the first-row transition-metal-catalyzed dearomative difunctionalization of arenes to reach molecular complexity.

Plasmon mediated coherent population oscillations in molecular aggregates³

The strong coherent coupling of quantum emitters to vacuum fluctuations of the light field offers opportunities for manipulating the optical and transport properties of nanomaterials, with potential applications ranging from ultrasensitive all-optical switching to creating polariton condensates.

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Modular Bicyclophane-Based Molecular Platforms⁴

Bicyclophane-based molecular platforms form extended 2D crystalline monolayers after adsorption from solution onto HOPG and contain orthogonal pillars that point towards the supernatant solution phase.

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Events

Thursday Apr 10, 2025

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BIGS Chemistry Lecture: Dr. Nico Fleck⁶

Kekulé-Institut für ...

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Dr. Nico Fleck, Merck Electronics Darmstadt: From academia to industrial research: high-throughput chemistry as a tool to develop catalytic processes The ...

Tuesday Apr 29, 2025

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OC-Kolloquium: Prof. Dr. Daniele Leonori⁷

Universität Bonn, ...

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Prof. Dr. Daniele Leonori RWTH Aachen Novel Synthetic Methods in Photochemistry and Photocatalysis In this presentation I will highlight recent work ...

Tuesday May 13, 2025

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GDCh-Kolloquium: Prof. Dr. Jan Behrends, FU Berlin⁸

Chemische Institute ...

05:15 PM - 07:00 PM

Prof. Dr. Jan Behrends, FU Berlin: Spins at Work in Energy Conversion and Storage Devices .......................

Tuesday Jun 17, 2025

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GDCh-Kolloquium: Prof. Dr. Douglas Philp⁹

Chemische Institute ...

05:15 PM - 07:00 PM

Prof. Dr. Douglas Philp, University of St Andrews, UK: Titel wird noch bekannt gegeben .................

Working groups

Jun. Prof. Ala Bunescu

Transition Metal Catalysis
Organic Synthesis

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Prof. Dr. Jeroen Dickschat

Natural products chemistry
Biosynthesis, synthesis, structure elucidation

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PD Dr. Marianne Engeser

Mass spectrometry
Mechanism elucidation

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Prof. Dr. Andreas Gansäuer

Catalysis
Radical chemistry
Stereoselective synthesis

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Prof. Dr. Sigurd Höger

Organic chemistry
of complex systems

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Prof. Dr. Arne Lützen

Supramolecular chemistry
Organic synthesis
NMR spectroscopy

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Prof. Dr. Dirk Menche

Natural products:
Characterization, total synthesis,
synthesis methods

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Dr. Stefan-Sven Jester

Junior Research Group
Supramolecular patterning of surfaces,
Scanning probe methods

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Dr. Larissa von Krbek

Junior Research Group
Fuel-driven supramolecular systems:
Synthesis, development and investigation

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Chemistry minor

Courses for students of human medicine, dentistry and nutrition and food sciences

Chemistry for physicians and dentists

Seminar, lecture and practical course

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Chemistry for nutrition and food scientists