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Our research activities revolve around the use of intermolecular interactions in the molecular design of chemosensors, catalysts and pharmaceutically active compounds. Design, synthesis and determination of properties are the typical elements of all projects. We currently focus on the following challenges:
- Molecular Recognition
- Chemical Photocatalysis
- Substainable Chemistry
- Medical Chemistry
Forschungsschwerpunkte
Publikationen
Publikationen
- Jiang, Xia-Min, König, Burkhard und Tian, Ya-Ming (2026) Aqueous-phase organic photochemistry: Distinct modes and interfaces.
Chem: 12 (5), S. 102962.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2026.102962 - Saha, Nayan, Chandran, Shana und König, Burkhard (2026) A generalized electrochemical dehydrogenation approach en route to α-phosphorylated amines.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers
https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D6QO00588H - Düker, Jonas, Hebing, Lukas, Leweke, Samuel, Nicholls, Rachel L., Lübbesmeyer, Maximilian, Volpin, Giulio, König, Burkhard und Hillenbrand, Julius (2026) Data Science-Assisted Workflow for Reaction Optimization in Process Chemistry.
Organic Process Research & Development: 30 (1), S. 175-188.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.5c00384 - Taskinen, Elina K. und König, Burkhard (2026-08) Counterion Effects on the Properties and Reactivity of Charged Photoredox Catalysts.
ChemPhotoChem: 10 (8), S. e70229.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cptc.70229 - El Ain, María A., Segura, Tomás, Fornasier, Santiago José, Argüello, Juan E., König, Burkhard, Heredia, Adrián A. und Budén, María E. (2026) Riboflavin Photocatalyzed Synthesis of 1,2-diarylbenzimidazoles From N,N’-diarylbenzimidamides.
ChemCatChem: 18 (15), S. e70964.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.70964 - Das, Kousik, Chakraborty, Sayonika, Paenurk, Eno und König, Burkhard (2026-08-12) Reactivity of Nitroarenes toward Alkyl Radicals Enables Direct C–H Alkylation.
Journal of the American Chemical Society: 148 (31), S. 33683-33697.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c10599 - Watanabe, Taito, Masaoka, Shigeyuki, König, Burkhard und Ghosh, Indrajit (2026) Photocatalytic halogen atom transfer enables general dicarbofunctionalization of alkenes with organic halides and CO2.
Communications Chemistry
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42004-026-02112-5 - Wang, Zheng, Qiu, Xiaodong und König, Burkhard (2026) Electron-Donor–Acceptor Enabled Electrophilic C(sp2)-C(sp3) Cross-Coupling.
JACS Au
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.6c01012 - Ghosh, Tapas, Ahamed, SkShamim, Tastekin, Sena und König, Burkhard (2026) Cobalt in the Spotlight: Advances in Photocatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions.
ChemPhotoChem: 10 (8), S. e70243.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cptc.70243 - Saha, Nayan, Kancherla, Rajesh, Escorihuela, Jorge, Chandran, Shana, Bera, Mrinal K., Rueping, Magnus und König, Burkhard (2026) A de‐novo Approach Towards Divergent [3+2π/σ] Photocycloadditions of Nitrones via Assembly‐Controlled Kinetic Electron Transfer Gating.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, S. e2936884.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.2936884 - George, Vincent, Pattanaik, Aryaman, Maddox, Daniel, Sigmund, Lukas M., Mejia, Giovanna, Pahlén, Sara, Angerer, Simon O., Schmoll, Maria, Schneider, Lisa Marie, Selmi, Nidhal, Kabeshov, Mikhail, Bergonzini, Giulia, Rehbein, Julia und König, Burkhard (2026) Geminal Difunctionalization of Ketones via C─S Bond Insertion of Photogenerated Donor–Donor Diazo Compounds.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, S. e6162809.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.6162809 - Králová, Dana, Philipp, Maximilian, Schmalzbauer, Matthias, Reiter, Thilo, Schäfer, Bernd, Gschwind, Ruth M. und König, Burkhard (2026) Photocatalytic Vanadium‐Mediated Amination of Benzene With Hydroxylamine.
Chemistry – A European Journal
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.202503475 - Mandal, Tanumoy, Sharma, Rohan, Mendez-Vega, Enrique, Rehbein, Julia und König, Burkhard (2026) “On-water” photosensitization enables redox neutral acylation and alkylation of quinones.
Nature Communications: 17 (1813)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-69343-x - Gizatullin, Amir, Yuan, Tingting, Grotjahn, Sascha, Cavallo, Luigi, König, Burkhard, Zhu, Chen und Rueping, Magnus (2026) Predictive, Data-Driven Design of Red-Light Photoredox Catalysts for C─Heteroatom Bond Formation.
Angewandte Chemie
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202526086 - Rolka, Alessa B. und König, Burkhard (2025) Light-Controlled Organocatalysis by Bifunctional Single-Catalyst Systems.
: (33), S. 1263-1288. ISBN 9783527845552, 9783527353408.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527845552.ch33 - Taskinen, Elina K. und König, Burkhard (2025) Harnessing Photochemistry in Natural Product Synthesis: From Strategy to Applications.
Journal of Natural Products
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5c00874 - Vega, Kimberly Benedetti, Sánchez, Alejandro Heredero, Mandal, Tanumoy, Silva, Wagner, Gschwind, Ruth M., Neto, Attilio Chiavegatti, Barbosa Ferreira, Marco Antonio, König, Burkhard und Paixão, Márcio Weber (2025) Synthesis of α-Amino Acids by ConPET-Mediated CO2 Fixation into Amides.
ACS Catalysis, S. 18087-18096.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c04666 - Babawale, Florence, Nikitin, Maksim, Ghosh, Indrajit und König, Burkhard (2025) Photoredox/Nickel Dual Catalytic C(sp2)-S Cross‐coupling of Bromoanilines Enabled by Mineral Acids.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, S. e026.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adsc.70026 - Ganie, Majid Ahmad, Roy, Niladri Sekhar, Raza, Arslan, König, Burkhard und Sarkar, Debayan (2025) Flavin-Photocatalyzed Benzylic Functionalization, Spirocyclization, and Spiroepoxidation of Phenols.
ACS Publications: 15 (20), S. 17078-17088.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c05312?ref=pdf - Babawale, Florence, Ghosh, Indrajit und König, Burkhard (2025) Photo-Catalyzed Synthesis of Indanones from Aromatic Aldehydes and Terminal Alkynes.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry: 90 (39), S. 13885-13890.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5c01749 - Weitzel, Naomi, Tsutskiridze, Armaz, Bramowski, Julia, König, Burkhard und Hirsch, Thomas (2025) Fully Sensitized Upconversion Nanoparticles as Efficient Catalysts for NIR‐Driven UV Photochemistry.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202511247 - Marcon, Michela, Haag, Christoph und König, Burkhard (2025) Photoswitches beyond azobenzene: a beginner’s guide.
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry: 21, S. 1808-1853.
https://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.143 - Das, Kousik, Saha, Nayan, Li, Zhuofan, Ghosh, Indrajit und König, Burkhard (2025) Generalizing Vinyl Halide Cross‐Coupling Reactions with Photoredox and Photoredox/Nickel Dual Catalysis.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, S. e202510715.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202510715 - Hiefinger, Caroline, Marcon, Michela, Pape, Verena, Casadevall, Guillem, Lahmy, Ranit, Haag, Christoph, Nazet, Julian, Bartl, Michael, Bruckmann, Astrid, Osuna, Sílvia, König, Burkhard und Hupfeld, Andrea (2025) Expanding the Repertoire of Photoswitchable Unnatural Amino Acids for Enzyme Engineering.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, S. e202508562.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202508562 - Pointner, Ferdinand L., Poll, Jonas, Taskinen, Elina K., George, Vincent, Ruff, Tristan, Rott, Florian, Mayer, Gabriel, Gessner, Niklas, Kutta, Roger Jan, König, Burkhard, Nuernberger, Patrick, Ochsenfeld, Christian und de Vivie-Riedle, Regina (2025) Mechanistic Study of the Light-Initiated Generation of Free Diazoalkanes: Towards Photo-Orthogonal Synthesis.
ChemistryEurope: 3 (5), S. e202500133.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ceur.202500133