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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 (external link, opens in a new window) 
 J. Stahl, M. Fischer, P. Nuernberger, B. König
Effects of ligands on the cerium-catalysed ligand-to-metal charge transfer
ChemRxiv  preprint (external link, opens in a new window)
 B. Bieszczad, T. Karl, A. Rolka, P. Nuernberger, R. J. Kutta, B. König
Oxidative con-PET catalysis for arene functionalization
ChemRxiv  preprint (external link, opens in a new window)


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

117 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
ChemPhotoChem 9, e202500117 (2025) (external link, opens in a new window) 
116 I. MacLean, D. J. Grenda, E. Echávarri, S. Muth, P. Nuernberger, L. Marzo
Photochemical insights on acyl azolium salts enable the design of a tandem hydrogen atom transfer/halogen atom transfer acylation of alkyl bromides and chlorides
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 31324-31331 (2025) (external link, opens in a new window) 
115 F. L. Pointner, J. Poll, E. K. Taskinen, V. George, T. Ruff, F. Rott, G. Mayer, N. Gessner, R. J. Kutta, B. König, P. Nuernberger, C. Ochsenfeld, R. de Vivie-Riedle
Mechanistic study of the light-initiated generation of free diazoalkanes: Towards photo-orthogonal synthesis
ChemistryEurope 3, 202500133 (2025) (external link, opens in a new window)
114 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) (external link, opens in a new window) 
113 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)  (external link, opens in a new window)
112 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)  (external link, opens in a new window)
111 

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) (external link, opens in a new window)

Enantioselective photochemical generation of a short-lived, twisted cycloheptenone isomer: Catalytic formation, detection, and consecutive chemistry  
Angew. Chem. 137, e202501433 (2025) (external link, opens in a new window)

110 T. Bach, A. Breder, T. Gulder, J. Hauer, C. Hess, B. König, 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
109L. Müller, J. Poll, P. Nuernberger, I. Ghosh, B. König
Quinones as multifunctional scaffolds for oxidative, reductive, and HAT photocatalysis
Chem. Eur. J. 31, e202404707 (2025) (external link, opens in a new window)
108

T. Huber, G. Mayer, M. Kümper, W. Silva, N. Fontana, A. Falk, S. H. F. Schreiner, J. Gramüller, A. Scrimgeour, E. Groß, 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) (external link, opens in a new window)

Wohin geht das Proton? Struktur und Dynamik der Wasserstoffbrückenbindungsspaltung in Aminophosphinchalkogeniden
Angew. Chem. 137, e202425049 (2025) (external link, opens in a new window)

107R. 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
106N. Sülzner, G. Jung, P. Nuernberger
A dual experimental-theoretical perspective on ESPT photoacids and their challenges ahead
Chem. Sci. 16, 1560-1596 (2025) (external link, opens in a new window)
105E. 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
104N. 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
 
103V. 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
102A. 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
101

J. Märsch, 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) (external link, opens in a new window)

Cobalt-mediated photochemical C-H arylation of pyrroles 
Angew. Chem. 136, e202405780 (2024) (external link, opens in a new window)

 
100G. 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
99 S. Bergwinkl, P. Nuernberger, B. Dick, R. J. Kutta
Enhanced intersystem crossing in a thiohelicene
ChemPhotoChem 8, e202300343 (2024) (external link, opens in a new window)
98 

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

Reaktivität von Superbasischen Carbanionen erzeugt über Reduktiven Radikal-Polaren Übergang im Kontext der Photoredoxkatalyse
Angew. Chem. 136, e202400815 (2024) (external link, opens in a new window)

97 D. Ditz, N. M. Sackers, F. Müller, M. Zobel, S. Bergwinkl, P. Nuernberger,
L. S. Häser, S. Brettschneider, F. M. Wisser, C. Bannwarth, R. Palkovits
Covalenttriazine-basedframeworks-switchingselectivityinHMF photooxidation
Green Chem. 26, 3397-3405 (2024) (external link, opens in a new window)
96 

J. Großkopf, 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) (external link, opens in a new window)

Creating a defined chirality in amino acids and cyclic dipeptides by photochemical deracemization 
Angew. Chem.  135, e202313606 (2023) (external link, opens in a new window)

95 R. J. Kutta, J. Großkopf, 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
94 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
93 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
92 

K. Artmann, R-J. Li, S. Juber, E. Benchimol, L.V. Schäfer, 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) (external link, opens in a new window)

Steuerung der ultraschnellen Öffnungs- und Schließungsdynamik eines photochromen Koordinationskäfigs durch Gastmoleküle 
Angew. Chem. 134, e202212112 (2022) (external link, opens in a new window)

91 

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) (external link, opens in a new window)

Wasserstoffbrücken-modulierte Nukleofugalität von SeIII-Spezies ermöglicht photoredox-katalytische Semipinakol-Prozesse
Angew. Chem. 134, e202208611 (2022) (external link, opens in a new window)

90 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
89 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
88 J. Moll, R. Naumann, L. Sorge, C. Förster, 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
87 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
86 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
85 N. Gessner, A.K. Bäck, 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
84 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
83 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
82 S. Karbalaei Khani, B. Geissler, E. Engelage, P. Nuernberger, C. Hättig
Tracing absorption and emission characteristics of halogen-bonded ion pairs involving halogenated imidazolium species
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 7480-7494 (2021) (external link, opens in a new window)
81 S. Juber, S. Wingbermühle, P. Nuernberger, G.H. Clever, L.V. Schäfer
Thermodynamic driving forces of guest confinement in a photoswitchable cage 
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 7321-7332 (2021) (external link, opens in a new window)
80 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
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) (external link, opens in a new window)

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) (external link, opens in a new window)

78 A. Marefat Khah, P. Reinholdt, P. Nuernberger, J. Kongsted, C. Hättig
Relaxation dynamics of the triazene compound berenil in DNA-minor-groove confinement after photoexcitation 
J. Chem. Theory Comput. 16, 5203-5211 (2020) (external link, opens in a new window)
77 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
 
76 A. Marefat Khah, L. Grimmelsmann, J. Knorr, P. Nuernberger, C. Hättig
How a linear triazene photoisomerizes in a volume-conserving fashion
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20, 28075–28087 (2018) (external link, opens in a new window)
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) (external link, opens in a new window)
74 T. Bolze, P. Nuernberger
Temporally shaped Laguerre-Gaussian femtosecond laser beams
Appl. Opt. 57, 3624–3628 (2018) (external link, opens in a new window)
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) (external link, opens in a new window)
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) (external link, opens in a new window)
71 J. Knorr, P. Sokkar, P. Costa, W. Sander, E. Sanchez-Garcia, P. Nuernberger
Lösungsmittelmoleküle als Reaktionshelfer [in German only]
Nachr. Chem. 65, 992–996 (2017) (external link, opens in a new window)
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) (external link, opens in a new window)
69 L. Grimmelsmann, A. Marefat Khah, C. Spies, C. Hättig, 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
68 S. Schott, L. Ress, J. Hrušák, 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
67 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
66 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
65 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) (external link, opens in a new window)
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) (external link, opens in a new window)
63 P. K. Verma, A. Steinbacher, A. Schmiedel, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer of 2-acetylindan-1,3-dione studied by ultrafast absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy
Struct. Dyn. 3, 023606 (2016) (external link, opens in a new window)
62 F. Kanal, D. Schleier, P. Nuernberger
Ultrafast photogeneration of a tetrazolinyl radical
ChemPhysChem 16, 3143–3146 (2015) (external link, opens in a new window)
61 P. Nuernberger, S. Ruetzel, T. Brixner
Multidimensional electronic spectroscopy of photochemical reactions 
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54, 11368–11386 (2015) (external link, opens in a new window)
Multidimensionale elektronische Spektroskopie photochemischer Reaktionen 
Angew. Chem. 127, 11526–11546 (2015) (external link, opens in a new window)
60 P. Nuernberger, S. Ruetzel, T. Brixner
Elucidating photodynamics with ultrafast pulse sequences: pump-repump, multidimensional spectroscopy, and beyond 
in “Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XIX” (M. Betz; A. Y. Elezzabi; K.-T. Tsen, Eds.)
Proc. SPIE 9361, 936108 (2015) (external link, opens in a new window)
59 A. Steinbacher, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Discriminating racemic from achiral solutions with femtosecond accumulative spectroscopy
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XIX” (K. Yamanouchi, S. Cundiff, R. de Vivie-Riedle, M. Kuwata-Gonokami, L. DiMauro, Eds.)
Springer Proc. Phys. 162, 369–372 (2015) (external link, opens in a new window)
58 A. Steinbacher, S. Roeding, T. Brixner, P. Nuernberger
The ultrafast Wolff rearrangement in the gas phase
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XIX” (K. Yamanouchi, S. Cundiff, R. de Vivie-Riedle, M. Kuwata-Gonokami, L. DiMauro, Eds.)
Springer Proc. Phys. 162, 180–183 (2015) (external link, opens in a new window)
57 P. K. Verma, A. Steinbacher, F. Koch, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Monitoring ultrafast intramolecular proton transfer processes in an unsymmetric β-diketone
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 17, 8459–8466 (2015) (external link, opens in a new window)
56 A. Steinbacher, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Optical discrimination of racemic from achiral solutions
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 17, 6340–6346 (2015) (external link, opens in a new window)
55 C. Consani, S. Ruetzel, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Quantum control spectroscopy of competing reaction pathways in a molecular switch
J. Phys. Chem. A 118, 11364–11372 (2014) (external link, opens in a new window)
54 P. K. Verma, F. Koch, A. Steinbacher, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Ultrafast UV-induced photoisomerization of intramolecularly H-bonded symmetric β-diketones 
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136, 14981–14989 (2014) (external link, opens in a new window)
53 C. Walter, S. Ruetzel, M. Diekmann, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner, B. Engels
Photoisomerization among ring-open merocyanines. II. A computational study 
J. Chem. Phys. 140, 224311 (2014) (external link, opens in a new window)
52 S. Ruetzel, M. Diekmann, P. Nuernberger, C. Walter, B. Engels, T. Brixner
Photoisomerization among ring-open merocyanines. I. Reaction dynamics and wave-packet oscillations induced by tunable femtosecond pulses 
J. Chem. Phys. 140, 224310 (2014) (external link, opens in a new window)
51 S. Schott, A. Steinbacher, J. Buback, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Generalized magic angle for time-resolved spectroscopy with laser pulses of arbitrary ellipticity
J. Phys. B 47, 124014 (2014) (external link, opens in a new window)
50 S. Ruetzel, M. Diekmann, P. Nuernberger, C. Walter, B. Engels, T. Brixner
Multidimensional spectroscopy of photoreactivity 
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 111, 4764–4769 (2014) (external link, opens in a new window)
49 A. Steinbacher, S. Roeding, T. Brixner, P. Nuernberger
Ultrafast photofragment ion spectroscopy of the Wolff rearrangement in 5-diazo Meldrum's acid 
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 16, 7290–7298 (2014) (external link, opens in a new window)
48 S. P. Laptenok, P. Nuernberger, A. Lukacs, M. H. Vos
Subpicosecond Kerr-gate spectrofluorometry
in “Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Microscopy” (Y. Engelborghs, A.J.W.G. Visser, Eds.)
Methods Mol. Biol. 1076, 321–336 (2014) (external link, opens in a new window)
47 J. Knorr, P. Rudolf, P. Nuernberger
A comparative study on chirped-pulse upconversion and direct multichannel MCT detection 
Opt. Express 21, 30693–30706 (2013) (external link, opens in a new window)
46 U. Selig, P. Nuernberger, V. Dehm, V. Settels, M. Gsänger, B. Engels, F. Würthner, T. Brixner
Similarities and differences in the optical response of perylene-based hetero-bichromophores and their monomeric units
ChemPhysChem 14, 1413–1422 (2013) (external link, opens in a new window)
45 S. Ruetzel, M. Kullmann, J. Buback, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Tracing the steps of photoinduced chemical reactions in organic molecules by coherent two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy using triggered exchange 
Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 148305 (2013) (external link, opens in a new window)
44 A. Steinbacher, J. Buback, P. Nuernberger , T. Brixner
Precise and rapid detection of optical activity for accumulative femtosecond spectroscopy
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XVIII” (M. Chergui, A. Taylor, S. Cundiff, R. de Vivie-Riedle, K. Yamagouchi, Eds.)
EPJ Web of Conferences 41, 12011 (2013) (external link, opens in a new window)
43 P. Rudolf, F. Kanal, D. Gehrig, J. Niesel, T. Brixner, U. Schatzschneider, P. Nuernberger
Femtosecond mid-infrared study of the aqueous solution photochemistry of a   CO‑releasing molecule (CORM)
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XVIII” (M. Chergui, A. Taylor, S. Cundiff, R. de Vivie-Riedle, K. Yamagouchi, Eds.)
EPJ Web of Conferences 41, 05004 (2013) (external link, opens in a new window)
42 S. Ruetzel, M. Kullmann, J. Buback, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Exploring higher-lying electronic states of a molecular switch by coherent triggered-exchange 2D electronic spectroscopy 
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XVIII” (M. Chergui, A. Taylor, S. Cundiff, R. de Vivie-Riedle, K. Yamagouchi, Eds.)
EPJ Web of Conferences 41, 05001 (2013) (external link, opens in a new window)
41 P. Rudolf, F. Kanal, J. Knorr, C. Nagel, J. Niesel, T. Brixner, U. Schatzschneider, P. Nuernberger
Ultrafast photochemistry of a manganese-tricarbonyl CO-releasing molecule (CORM) in aqueous solution
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 4, 596–602 (2013) (external link, opens in a new window)
40 F. Koch, M. Kullmann, U. Selig, P. Nuernberger, D. C. G. Götz, G. Bringmann, T. Brixner
Coherent two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy in the Soret band of a chiral porphyrin dimer
New J. Phys. 15, 025006 (2013) (external link, opens in a new window)
39 J.Köhler, T.Quast, J.Buback, I.Fischer, T.Brixner, P.Nuernberger, B.Geiß, J.Mager, C.Lambert
Ultrafast charge-transfer dynamics of donor-substituted truxenones
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14, 11081–11089 (2012) (external link, opens in a new window)
38 A. Steinbacher, J. Buback, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Precise and rapid detection of optical activity for accumulative femtosecond spectroscopy 
Opt. Express 20, 11838–11854 (2012) (external link, opens in a new window)
37 M. Kullmann, A. Hipke, P. Nuernberger, T. Bruhn, D. C. G. Götz, M. Sekita, D. M. Guldi, G. Bringmann, T. Brixner
Ultrafast exciton dynamics after Soret- or Q-band excitation of a directly β,β'-linked bisporphyrin 
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14, 8038–8050 (2012) (external link, opens in a new window)
36 P. Nuernberger, D. Wolpert, H. Weiss, G. Gerber
Initiation and control of catalytic surface reactions with shaped femtosecond laser pulses 
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14, 1185–1199 (2012) (external link, opens in a new window)
35 P. Nuernberger, K.F. Lee, A. Bonvalet, L. Bouzhir-Sima, J.-C. Lambry, U.Liebl, M. Joffre, M.H. Vos
Strong ligand-protein interactions revealed by ultrafast infrared spectroscopy of CO in the heme pocket of the oxygen sensor FixL 
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 17110–17113 (2011) (external link, opens in a new window)
34 M. Kullmann, S. Ruetzel, J. Buback, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Reaction dynamics of a molecular switch unveiled by coherent two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 13074–13080 (2011) (external link, opens in a new window)
33 P. Nuernberger, T. Vieille, C. Ventalon, M. Joffre
Impact of pulse polarization on coherent vibrational ladder climbing signals 
J. Phys. Chem. B 115, 5554–5563 (2011) (external link, opens in a new window)
32 J. Buback, P. Nuernberger, M. Kullmann, F. Langhojer, R. Schmidt, F. Würthner, T. Brixner
Ring-closure and isomerization capabilities of spiropyran-derived merocyanine isomers 
J. Phys. Chem. A 115, 3924–3935 (2011) (external link, opens in a new window)
31 P. Nuernberger, K. F. Lee, A. Bonvalet, J.-L. Martin, M. H. Vos, M. Joffre
Multiply excited vibrational states of docking-site CO simultaneously observed with ground-state bleach after photolysis from heme proteins
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XVII” (M. Chergui, D. M. Jonas, E. Riedle, R. W. Schoenlein, A. J. Taylor, Eds.)
Oxford University Press, New York, 541–543 (2011) (external link, opens in a new window)
30 J. Buback, M. Kullmann, P. Nuernberger, R. Schmidt, F. Würthner, T. Brixner
Photoswitching cycle of a nitro-substituted spiropyran: Ring-opening and ring-closure dynamics 
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XVII” (M. Chergui, D. M. Jonas, E. Riedle, R. W. Schoenlein, A. J. Taylor, Eds.)
Oxford University Press, New York, 379–381 (2011) (external link, opens in a new window)
29 U. Selig, C.-F. Schleussner, M. Foerster, F. Langhojer, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Coherent two-dimensional ultraviolet spectroscopy in fully noncollinear geometry 
Opt. Lett. 35, 4178–4180 (2010) (external link, opens in a new window)
28 J. Buback, M. Kullmann, F. Langhojer, P. Nuernberger, R. Schmidt, F. Würthner, T. Brixner
Ultrafast bidirectional photoswitching of a spiropyran 
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 16510–16519 (2010) (external link, opens in a new window)
27 P. Rudolf, J. Buback, J. Aulbach, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner
Ultrafast multisequential photochemistry of 5-diazo Meldrum's acid 
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 15213–15222 (2010) (external link, opens in a new window)
26 R. Maksimenka, P. Nuernberger, K. F. Lee, A. Bonvalet, J. Milkiewicz, C. Barta, M. Klima, T. Oksenhendler, P. Tournois, D. Kaplan, M. Joffre
Direct mid-infrared femtosecond pulse shaping with a calomel acousto-optic programmable dispersive filter 
Opt. Lett. 35, 3565–3567 (2010) (external link, opens in a new window)
25 P. Nuernberger, K. F. Lee, A. Bonvalet, M. H. Vos, M. Joffre
Multiply excited vibration of carbon monoxide in the primary docking site of hemoglobin following photolysis from the heme 
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 1, 2077–2081 (2010) (external link, opens in a new window)
24 P. Nuernberger, D. Wolpert, H. Weiss, G. Gerber
Femtosecond quantum control of molecular bond formation 
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107, 10366–10370 (2010) (external link, opens in a new window)
23 P. Nuernberger, K. F. Lee, A. Bonvalet, A. Alexandrou, M. H. Vos, M. Joffre
Simultaneous observation of ultrafast ligand dissociation and docking-site trapping in heme proteins using upconversion infrared spectroscopy
in “Biomedical Vibrational Spectroscopy IV” (A. Mahadevan-Jansen, W. Petrich, Eds.)
Proc. SPIE 7560, 75600F (2010) (external link, opens in a new window)
22 P. Nuernberger, K. F. Lee, A. Bonvalet, T. Polack, M. H. Vos, A. Alexandrou, M. Joffre
Suppression of perturbed free induction decay and noise in experimental ultrafast pump‑probe data
Opt. Lett. 34, 3226–3228 (2009) (external link, opens in a new window)
21 K. F. Lee, P. Nuernberger, A. Bonvalet, M. Joffre
Removing cross-phase modulation from midinfrared chirped-pulse upconversion spectra 
Opt. Express 17, 18738–18744 (2009) (external link, opens in a new window)
20 P. Nuernberger, K. F. Lee, M. Joffre
Femtosecond spectroscopy from the perspective of a global multidimensional response function
Acc. Chem. Res. 42, 1433–1441 (2009) (external link, opens in a new window)
19 K. F. Lee, A. Bonvalet, P. Nuernberger, M. Joffre
Unobtrusive interferometer tracking by path length oscillation for multidimensional spectroscopy
Opt. Express 17, 12379–12384 (2009) (external link, opens in a new window)
18 P. Nuernberger, D. Wolpert, H. Weiss, G. Gerber
Surface femtochemistry: Investigation and optimization of bond-forming chemical reactions
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XVI” (P. Corkum, S. De Silvestri, K. A. Nelson, E. Riedle, R. W. Schoenlein, Eds.)
Springer Ser. Chem. Phys. 92, 445–447 (2009) (external link, opens in a new window)
17 R. Selle, P. Nuernberger, F. Langhojer, F. Dimler, S. Fechner, G. Gerber, T. Brixner
Generation of polarization-shaped ultraviolet femtosecond pulses
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XVI” (P. Corkum, S. De Silvestri, K. A. Nelson, E. Riedle, R. W. Schoenlein, Eds.),
Springer Ser. Chem. Phys. 92, 33–35 (2009) (external link, opens in a new window)
16 P. Nuernberger, R. Selle, F. Langhojer, F. Dimler, S. Fechner, G. Gerber, T. Brixner
Polarization-shaped femtosecond laser pulses in the ultraviolet 
J. Opt. A 11, 085202 (2009) (external link, opens in a new window)
15 P. Nuernberger
Differences and analogies between linearly chirped and colored double pulses in the femtosecond regime 
Opt. Commun. 282, 227–235 (2009) (external link, opens in a new window)
14 P. Marquetand, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner, V. Engel
Molecular dump processes induced by chirped laser pulses 
J. Chem. Phys. 129, 074303 (2008) (external link, opens in a new window)
13 R. Selle, P. Nuernberger, F. Langhojer, F. Dimler, S. Fechner, G. Gerber, T. Brixner
Generation of polarization-shaped ultraviolet femtosecond pulses 
Opt. Lett. 33, 803–805 (2008) (external link, opens in a new window)
12 P. Marquetand, P. Nuernberger, G. Vogt, T. Brixner, V. Engel
Properties of wave packets deduced from quantum control fitness landscapes 
EPL 80, 53001 (2007) (external link, opens in a new window)
11  P. Nuernberger, G. Vogt, R. Selle, S. Fechner, T. Brixner, G. Gerber
Generation of shaped ultraviolet pulses at the third harmonic of titanium-sapphire femtosecond laser radiation
Appl. Phys. B 88, 519–526 (2007) (external link, opens in a new window)
10 P. Nuernberger, G. Vogt, T. Brixner, G. Gerber
Femtosecond pump–shaped dump–probe control of retinal in bacteriorhodopsin 
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XV” (P. Corkum, D. Jonas, D. Miller, A. M. Weiner, Eds.),
Springer Ser. Chem. Phys. 88, 459–461 (2007) (external link, opens in a new window)
9  P. Nuernberger, D. Wolpert, H. Weiss, G. Gerber
Femtosecond laser-assisted catalytic surface reactions of syngas and their optimization by tailored laser pulses
in “Ultrafast Phenomena XV” (P. Corkum, D. Jonas, D. Miller, A. M. Weiner, Eds.),
Springer Ser. Chem. Phys. 88, 237–239 (2007) (external link, opens in a new window)
8  P. Nuernberger, G. Vogt, T. Brixner, G. Gerber
Femtosecond quantum control of molecular dynamics in the condensed phase
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 9, 2470–2497 (2007) (external link, opens in a new window)
7  G. Vogt, P. Nuernberger, T. Brixner, G. Gerber
Femtosecond pump–shaped-dump quantum control of retinal isomerization     in bacteriorhodopsin
Chem. Phys. Lett. 433, 211–215 (2006) (external link, opens in a new window)
6  G. Vogt, P. Nuernberger, R. Selle, F. Dimler, T. Brixner, G. Gerber
Analysis of femtosecond quantum control mechanisms with colored double pulses 
Phys. Rev. A 74, 033413 (2006) (external link, opens in a new window)
5  P. Nuernberger, G. Krampert, T. Brixner, G. Vogt
Rotation-translation device for condensed-phase spectroscopy with small sample volumes 
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77, 083113 (2006) (external link, opens in a new window)
4  G. Vogt, P. Nuernberger, G. Gerber, R. Improta, F. Santoro
Femtosecond study on the isomerization dynamics of NK88. II. Excited-state dynamics
J. Chem. Phys. 125, 044513 (2006) (external link, opens in a new window)
3   P. Nuernberger, G. Vogt, G. Gerber, R. Improta, F. Santoro
Femtosecond study on the isomerization dynamics of NK88. I. Ground-state dynamics after photoexcitation 
J. Chem. Phys. 125, 044512 (2006) (external link, opens in a new window)
2  P. Nuernberger, G. Vogt, R. Selle, S. Fechner, T. Brixner, G. Gerber
Generation of femtosecond pulse sequences in the ultraviolet by spectral phase modulation in “Photon Management II” (J. T. Sheridan, F. Wyrowski, Eds.),
Proc. SPIE 6187, 61870M (2006) (external link, opens in a new window)
1  G. Vogt, G. Krampert, P. Niklaus, P. Nuernberger, G. Gerber
Optimal control of photoisomerization 
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 068305 (2005) (external link, opens in a new window)
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