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Preprints not yet published in a peer-reviewed journal

T.?Rittner, C.?Lucht, N.?Rascón, A.?Abramov, L.?Hetzel, C.?J.?Stein, R.?Gschwind, P.?Nuernberger, T.?Gulder
Photocatalytic eosin Y disproportionation as driving force for terpene cyclizations
ChemRxiv? preprint?

S.?Bergwinkl, C.?Allacher, K.?Heilmeier, R.?J.?Kutta, B.?Dick, P.?Nuernberger
Ultrafast studies of different oxidation and protonation states of rhodamine 6G and implications for photocatalysis
ChemRxiv? preprint?

F.?L.?Pointner, J.?Poll, E.?K.?Taskinen, V.?George, T.?Ruff, F.?Rott, G.?Mayer, N.?Gessner, R.?J.?Kutta, B.?K?nig, P.?Nuernberger, C.?Ochsenfeld, R.?de?Vivie-Riedle
Mechanistic study of the light-initiated generation of free diazoalkanes: Towards photo-orthogonal synthesis
ChemRxiv? preprint?

J.?Stahl, M.?Fischer, P.?Nuernberger, B.?K?nig
Effects of ligands on the cerium-catalysed ligand-to-metal charge transfer
ChemRxiv? preprint

B.?Bieszczad, T.?Karl, A.?Rolka, P.?Nuernberger, R.?J.?Kutta, B.?K?nig
Oxidative con-PET catalysis for arene functionalization
ChemRxiv? preprint


List of our publications in? journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters

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C.?Spitzenberg, C.?Bruckschlegel, F.?Holzhausen, S.?Boesl-Bichlmeier, C.?Pasquier, P.?Nuernberger, P.?Bauduin, A.?J.?Baeumner
Encapsulants affect liposome surface interactions with biological systems
Small 21, 202505312 (2025)?

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A.?Erhard, B.?Falge, F.?Arp, J.?Lucia Tamudo, T.?Rittner, E.?Tapavicza, P.?Nuernberger, R.?Wolf
Photochemical arylation reactions mediated by a terpyridine cobalt complex
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 28, e202500398 (2025)?

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N.?Pflaum, M.?Pauls, A.?Kumar, R.?J.?Kutta,?P.?Nuernberger, J.?Hauer, C.?Bannwarth, T.?Bach
Oxetane cleavage pathways in the excited state: Photochemical kinetic resolution as an approach to enantiopure oxetanes
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 13893-13904 (2025)?

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M.?Stierle, C.?Jaschke, D.?Grenda, M.?Peschel, T.?Pickl, N.?Gessner, P.?Nuernberger, B.?Fingerhut, C.?Ochsenfeld, R.?de?Vivie-Riedle, T.?Bach
Enantioselective photochemical generation of a short-lived, twisted cycloheptenone isomer: Catalytic formation, detection, and consecutive chemistry?
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64,?e202501433 (2025)

Enantioselective photochemical generation of a short-lived, twisted cycloheptenone isomer: Catalytic formation, detection, and consecutive chemistry?
Angew. Chem. 137,?e202501433 (2025)

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T.?Bach, A.?Breder, T.?Gulder, J.?Hauer, C.?Hess, B.?K?nig, P.?Nuernberger, C.?Ochsenfeld, J.?Rehbein, O.?Reiser, C.?J.?Stein, G.?Storch, E.?Tapavicza, J.?Westermayr, R.?Wolf, K.?Zeitler, C.?Zeymer
Trendbericht Photochemie 2025?? [in German only]
Nachr. Chem. 73, issue 4, 56-67 (2025)

109

L.?Müller, J.?Poll, P.?Nuernberger, I.?Ghosh, B.?K?nig
Quinones as multifunctional scaffolds for oxidative, reductive, and HAT photocatalysis
Chem. Eur. J. 31, e202404707 (2025)

108

T.?Huber, G.?Mayer, M.?Kümper, W.?Silva, N.?Fontana, A.?Falk, S.?H.?F.?Schreiner, J.?Gramüller, A.?Scrimgeour, E.?Gro?, R.?M.?Gschwind, D.?Horinek, P.?Nuernberger, J.?O.?Bauer
Where does the proton go? Structure and dynamics of hydrogen-bond switching in aminophosphine chalcogenides
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64, e202425049 (2025)

Wohin geht das Proton? Struktur und Dynamik der Wasserstoffbrückenbindungsspaltung in Aminophosphinchalkogeniden
Angew. Chem. 137, e202425049 (2025)

107

R.?E.?Rodriguez-Lugo, J.?Sander, S.?Dietzmann, T.?Rittner, J.?Rueckel, V.?R.?Landaeta, J.?Park, P.?Nuernberger, M.-H.?Baik, R.?Wolf
Mechanistic insights into the visible-light-driven O-arylation of carboxylic acids catalyzed by xanthine-based nickel complexes
Chem. Sci. 16, 2751-2762 (2025)

106

N.?Sülzner, G.?Jung, P.?Nuernberger
A dual experimental-theoretical perspective on ESPT photoacids and their challenges ahead
Chem. Sci. 16, 1560-1596 (2025)

105

E.?Frank, S.?Park, E.?Harrer, J.?L.?Flügel, M.?Fischer, P.?Nuernberger, J.?Rehbein, A.?Breder
Asymmetric migratory Tsuji-Wacker oxidation enables the enantioselective synthesis of hetero- and isosteric diarylmethanes
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 34383-34393 (2024)

104 N.?Schubert, J.?W.?Southwell, M.?Vázquez-Hernández, S.?Wortmann, S.?Schloeglmann, A.-K.?Duhme-Klair, P.?Nuernberger, J.?E.?Bandow, N.?Metzler-Nolte?
Fluorescent probes for investigating the internalisation and action of bioorthogonal ruthenium catalysts within Gram-positive bacteria
RSC Chem. Biol. 5, 1201-1213 (2024)
103

V.?V.?L.?Müller, D.?Moreth, K.?Kowalski, A.?Kowalczyk, M.?Gapińska, R.?J.?Kutta, P.?Nuernberger, U.?Schatzschneider
Tuning the intracellular distribution of [3+2+1] iridium(III) complexes in bacterial and mammalian cells by iClick reaction with biomolecular carriers functionalized with alkynone groups
Chem.Eur. J. 30,?e202401603 (2024)

102

A.?F.?Tiefel, D.?J.?Grenda, C.?Allacher, E.?Harrer, C.?H.?Nagel, R.?J.?Kutta, D.?Hernández-Castillo, P.?R.?Narasimhamurthy, K.?Zeitler, L.?González, J.?Rehbein, P.?Nuernberger, A.?Breder
Unimolecular net heterolysis of symmetric and homopolar σ-bonds
Nature 632, 550-556?(2024)

101

J.?M?rsch, S.?Reiter, T.?Rittner, R.?E.?Rodriguez-Lugo,
M.?Whitfield, D.?J.?Scott, R.?J.?Kutta, P.?Nuernberger,
R.?de?Vivie-Riedle, R.?Wolf
Cobalt-mediated photochemical C-H arylation of pyrroles
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 63,?e202405780 (2024)

Cobalt-mediated photochemical C-H arylation of pyrroles
Angew. Chem. 136,?e202405780 (2024)

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G.?Hierlmeier, R.?J.?Kutta, P.?Coburger, H.-G.?Stammler, J.?Schwabedissen, N.?W.?Mitzel, M.?Dimitrova, R.?J.?F.?Berger, P.?Nuernberger, R.?Wolf
Structure and photochemistry of di-tert-butyldiphosphatetrahedrane
Chem. Sci. 15, 5596-5603 (2024)

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S. Bergwinkl, P. Nuernberger, B. Dick, R.?J. Kutta
Enhanced intersystem crossing in a thiohelicene
ChemPhotoChem 8, e202300343 (2024)

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S.?Grotjahn, C.?Graf, J.?Zelenka, A.?Pattanaik, L.?Müller, R.?J.?Kutta, J.?Rehbein, J.?Roithová, R.?M.?Gschwind, P.?Nuernberger, B.?K?nig
Reactivity of superbasic carbanions generated via reductive radical-polar crossover in the context of photoredox catalysis
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 63,?e202400815 (2024)

Reaktivit?t von Superbasischen Carbanionen erzeugt über Reduktiven Radikal-Polaren ?bergang im Kontext der Photoredoxkatalyse
Angew. Chem. 136, e202400815 (2024)

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D. Ditz, N. M. Sackers, F. Müller, M. Zobel, S. Bergwinkl, P. Nuernberger,
L.?S. H?ser, S. Brettschneider, F.?M. Wisser, C. Bannwarth, R. Palkovits
Covalent?triazine-based?frameworks?-?switching?selectivity?in?HMF photooxidation
Green Chem. 26, 3397-3405 (2024)

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J. Gro?kopf, M. Plaza, R. J. Kutta, P. Nuernberger, T. Bach
Creating a defined chirality in amino acids and cyclic dipeptides by photochemical deracemization
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 62, e202313606 (2023)

Creating a defined chirality in amino acids and cyclic dipeptides by photochemical deracemization
Angew. Chem.? 135, e202313606 (2023)

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R.?J.?Kutta, J.?Gro?kopf, N.?van?Staalduinen, A.?Seitz, P.?Pracht, S.?Breitenlechner, C.?Bannwarth,?P.?Nuernberger, T.?Bach
Multifaceted view on the mechanism of a photochemical deracemization reaction
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 2354-2363 (2023)

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V. Engel,?P. Nuernberger
Time resolved molecular dynamics
in “Springer?Handbook?of?Atomic,?Molecular,?and?Optical?Physics” (G.?W.?F.?Drake, Ed.). Springer Handbooks. Springer, Cham.
Springer?Handbook?of?Atomic,?Molecular,?&?Optical?Physics, 565-573 (2023)

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K. Artmann, C. H. Pollok, C. Merten,?P.?Nuernberger
Wavelength-dependent photochemistry of a salicylimine derivative studied with cryogenic and ultrafast spectroscopy approaches
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24, 30017-30026 (2022)

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K.?Artmann,?R-J.?Li,?S.?Juber,?E.?Benchimol,?L.V.?Sch?fer,?G.H.?Clever, P.?Nuernberger
Steering the ultrafast opening and closure dynamics of a photochromic coordination cage by guest molecules
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61, e202212112 (2022)

Steuerung der ultraschnellen ?ffnungs- und Schlie?ungsdynamik eines photochromen Koordinationsk?figs durch Gastmoleküle
Angew. Chem. 134, e202212112 (2022)

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S.?Park,?A.K.?Dutta,?C.?Allacher,?A.?Abramov,?P.?Dullinger,?K.?Kuzmanoska, D.?Fritsch, P.?Hitzfeld, D.?Horinek, J.?Rehbein, P.?Nuernberger, R.M.?Gschwind, A.?Breder
Hydrogen-bond-modulated nucleofugality of SeIII species to enable photoredox-catalytic semipinacol manifolds
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61, e202208611 (2022)

Wasserstoffbrücken-modulierte Nukleofugalit?t von SeIII-Spezies erm?glicht photoredox-katalytische Semipinakol-Prozesse
Angew. Chem. 134, e202208611 (2022)

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S.?Wortmann,?R.?J. Kutta, P.?Nuernberger
Monitoring the photochemistry of a formazan over 15 orders of magnitude in time
Front. Chem. 10, 983342 (2022)

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J.?Knorr, N.?Sülzner, B.?Geissler, C.?Spies, A.?Grandjean, R.?J.?Kutta,? G.?Jung, P.?Nuernberger
Ultrafast transient absorption and solvation of a super-photoacid in acetoneous environments
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 21, 2179-2192 (2022)

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J.?Moll, R.?Naumann, L.?Sorge, C.?F?rster, N.?Gessner, L.?Burkhardt, N.?Ugur, P.?Nuernberger, W.?Seidel, C.?Ramanan, M.?Bauer, K.?Heinze
Pseudo-octahedral iron(II) complexes with near-degenerate charge transfer and ligand field states at the Franck-Condon geometry
Chem Eur. J. 28, e202201858 (2022)

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N. Sülzner, B. Geissler, A. Grandjean, G. Jung, P.?Nuernberger
Excited-state proton transfer dynamics of a super-photoacid in acetone-water mixtures
ChemPhotoChem 6, e202200041 (2022)

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S.?Wortmann,?S.?Schloeglmann, P.?Nuernberger
Sensitivity of isomerization kinetics of 1,3,5-triphenylformazan on cosolvents added to toluene
J. Org. Chem. 87, 1745-1755 (2022)

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N.?Gessner, A.K.?B?ck, J.?Knorr,? C.?Nagel,? P.?Marquetand,? U.?Schatzschneider,? L.?González,?P.?Nuernberger
Ultrafast photochemistry of a molybdenum carbonyl-nitrosyl complex with a triazacyclononane coligand
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 24187-24199 (2021)

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M.?Rothe,?M.?Tress,?C.?Allacher,?P.?Nuernberger,?W.?Kunz
Ionic liquids [M3+][A-]3 with three-valent cations and their possible use to easily separate rare earth metals
Chem. Eur. J. 27, 13052-13058 (2021)

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I.M.?Daubit,?S.?Wortmann,?D.?Siegmund,?S.?Hahn,?P.?Nuernberger,?N.?Metzler-Nolte
Unveiling Luminescent IrI and RhI N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: Structure, photophysical specifics, and cellular localization in the endoplasmic reticulum
Chem. Eur. J. 27, 6783-6794 (2021)

82?

S. Karbalaei Khani, B. Geissler, E. Engelage, P. Nuernberger, C. H?ttig
Tracing absorption and emission characteristics of halogen-bonded ion pairs involving halogenated imidazolium species
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 7480-7494 (2021)

81?

S. Juber, S. Wingbermühle, P. Nuernberger, G.H. Clever, L.V. Sch?fer
Thermodynamic driving forces of guest confinement in a photoswitchable cage
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 7321-7332 (2021)

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N. Berg, S. Bergwinkl, P. Nuernberger, D. Horinek, R.M. Gschwind
Extended hydrogen bond networks for effective proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions: The unexpected role of thiophenol and its acidic channel in photocatalytic hydroamidations
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143, 724-735 (2021)

79?

X. Li, R. J. Kutta, C. Jandl, A. Bauer, P. Nuernberger, T. Bach
Photochemically induced ring opening of spirocyclopropyl oxindoles: Evidence for a triplet 1,3-diradical intermediate and deracemization by a chiral sensitizer
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 21640-21647 (2020)

Photochemically induced ring opening of spirocyclopropyl oxindoles: Evidence for a triplet 1,3-diradical intermediate and deracemization by a chiral sensitizer
Angew. Chem. 132, 21824-21831 (2020)

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A.?Marefat Khah, P. Reinholdt, P.?Nuernberger, J. Kongsted, C.?H?ttig
Relaxation dynamics of the triazene compound berenil in DNA-minor-groove confinement after photoexcitation
J. Chem. Theory Comput. 16, 5203-5211 (2020)

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J.?Knorr, P. Sokkar, P. Costa, W. Sander,
E. Sanchez-Garcia, P.?Nuernberger
How protic solvents determine the reaction
mechanisms of diphenylcarbene in solution

J. Org. Chem. 84, 11450–11457 (2019)

76? A.?Marefat Khah, L.?Grimmelsmann, J.?Knorr, P.?Nuernberger, C.?H?ttig
How a linear triazene photoisomerizes in a volume-conserving fashion
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20, 28075–28087 (2018)
75? L.?Grimmelsmann, V.?Schuabb, B.?Tekin, R.?Winter, P.?Nuernberger
Impact of kilobar pressures on ultrafast triazene and thiacyanine photodynamics
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20, 18169–18175 (2018)
74? T.?Bolze, P.?Nuernberger
Temporally shaped Laguerre-Gaussian femtosecond laser beams
Appl. Opt. 57, 3624–3628 (2018)
73? T.?Bolze, J.-L.?Wree, F.?Kanal, D.?Schleier, P.?Nuernberger
Ultrafast dynamics of a fluorescent tetrazolium compound in solution
ChemPhysChem 19, 138–147 (2018)
72? D.?Siegmund, N.?Lorenz, Y.?Gothe, C.?Spies, B.?Geissler, P.?Prochnow, P.?Nuernberger, J.?E.?Bandow, N.?Metzler-Nolte
Benzannulated Re(I)–NHC complexes: synthesis, photophysical properties and antimicrobial activity
Dalton Trans. 46, 15269–15279 (2017)
71? J.?Knorr, P.?Sokkar, P.?Costa, W.?Sander, E.?Sanchez-Garcia, P.?Nuernberger
L?sungsmittelmoleküle als Reaktionshelfer?[in German only]
Nachr. Chem. 65, 992–996 (2017)
70? A.?Steinbacher, H.?Hildenbrand, S.?Schott, J.?Buback, M.?Schmid, P.?Nuernberger, T.?Brixner
Generating laser-pulse enantiomers
Opt. Express 25, 21735–21752 (2017)
69? L.?Grimmelsmann, A.?Marefat Khah, C.?Spies, C.?H?ttig, P.?Nuernberger
Ultrafast dynamics of a triazene: Excited-state pathways and the impact of binding to the minor groove of DNA and further biomolecular systems
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 8, 1986–1992 (2017)
68? S.?Schott, L.?Ress, J.?Hru?ák, P.?Nuernberger, T.?Brixner
Identification of photofragmentation patterns in trihalide anions by global analysis of vibrational wavepacket dynamics in broadband transient absorption data
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 33287–33302 (2016)
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A. Steinbacher, P. K. Verma, F. Koch, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Exploring the ultrafast excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) of β-diketones in the deep-UV?
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XX” (Optical Society of America, 2016)
OSA Technical Digest (online), UP.2016.UTh4A.13 (2016)

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J.?Knorr, P.?Sokkar, S.?Schott, P.?Costa, W.?Thiel, W.?Sander, E.?Sanchez-Garcia, P.?Nuernberger
Pursuing primary processes of diphenylcarbene in binary solvent mixtures
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XX” (Optical Society of America, 2016)
OSA Technical Digest (online), UP.2016.UW4A.22 (2016)

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L. Grimmelsmann, C. Spies, P. Nuernberger
Sensitivity of the ultrafast deactivation of berenil to the biomolecular binding partner
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XX” (Optical Society of America, 2016)
OSA Technical Digest (online), UP.2016.UTu4A.34 (2016)

64? J.?Knorr, P.?Sokkar, S.?Schott, P.?Costa, W.?Thiel, W.?Sander, E.?Sanchez-Garcia, P.?Nuernberger
Competitive solvent-molecule interactions govern primary processes of diphenylcarbene in solvent mixtures
Nature Commun. 7, 12968 (2016)
63? P. K.?Verma, A.?Steinbacher, A.?Schmiedel, P.?Nuernberger,