Recent Publications
"Dispersion-Controlled Excited-State Dynamics in Azobenzene Photoisomerization" Sassmannshausen, T., Oberhof, N., Strauss, M. A., Slavov, C., Wegner, H. A., Dreuw, A., Wachtveitl, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c16915
"Molecular Solar Thermal (MOST) Energy Storage - Definitions and Requirements Revisited" Schatz, D., Wegner, H. A., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025 , e20673. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202520673
"From Light to Heat with Azobenzenes—Tuning Energy Storage by Structural Design" Averdunk, C., Hanke, K., Müsse, S., Schatz, D., Wegner, H. A., in Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage Systems - From Surface Science to Functional Devices, Vol. 1 (Ed. Moth-Poulsen, K.), Springer Cham, 2025 , 107-122.
"Cyclooctynes as Building Blocks for the Synthesis of Arene-Annulated Eight-Membered Ring Systems", Große, M., Wegner, H. A., Synlett , 2025 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2661-3958
"Alternating Orthogonal Switching in a Thiophenyl-Phenyl-Bis-Azobenzene Switch", Sun, D., Oberhof, N., Hanke, K., Kunz, A., Heindl, A. H., Kaltschnee, L., Thiele, C. M., Slavov, C., Dreuw, A., Wachtveitl, J., Wegner, H. A., Chem. Eur. J., 2025. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202501976
"Structure-Property Relationship of p -Alkoxyazobenzenes as Molecular Solat Thermal Phase Change Material Energy Storage Systems (MOST-PCM)", Averdunk, C., Shamsabadi, M., Moth-Poulsen, K., Wegner, H. A., J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5TC01024A
"An Azobenzene-Based Liquid Molecular Solar Thermal (MOST) Storage System–Energy Carrier and Solvent" Schatz, D., Averdunk, C., Fritzius, R., Wegner, H. A., Small , 2025 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202502938
"Systematic investigation of structure-property relationship of substituted p -alkoxy-azothiophenes", Averdunk, C., Wegner, H. A., Org. Biomol. Chem. , 2025 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5OB00506J
"Covalent Carbon Nanodot-Azobenzene Hybrid Photoswitches: The Role of Meta/Para Connectivity and sp3 Spacer in Photophysical Properties", Debes, P. P., Schatz, D., Aydogan-Sun, Y., Martínez, J. P., Langer, M., Hessling, J., Gallego, J., Menna, E., Smarsly, B. M., Schönhoff, M., Osella, S., Wachtveitl, J., Wegner, H. A., Gatti, T., J. Mater. Chem. C. , 2025 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5TC00116A
"Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Domino Inverse Electron-Demand Diels–Alder/Thermal Ring Expansion Reaction for the Synthesis of Arene-Annulated Eight-Membered Nitrogen Heterocycles", Große, M., Christopher, L. M., Campbell, P. R., Wegner, H. A.,
Org. Lett.
2025
. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c01150
"Electrochemistry of Azobenzenes and Its Potential for Energy Storage", Schatz, D., Wegner, H. A.,
J. Org. Chem.
2025
. DOI:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.5c00315
"Amino-Substituted Azoxybenzenes as Potential Redox-Active Catholyte Materials", Schatz, D., Burdenski, C., Schneider, F. M., Hansmann, M. M., Wegner, H. A., Chem. Eur. J 2025 , e202404001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202404001
"Engineering 2D spin networks by on-surface encapsulation of azafullerene radicals in nanotemplates", Kladnik, G., Schio, L., Bavdek, G. et al. Nat Commun 2025 , 16 , 193. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55521-2
