IRTG 2991 - International Research Training Group 2991

Welcome

IRTG 2991 is an international and interdisciplinary, knowledge-driven research and training program on innovative supramolecular functional materials with photoluminescent properties. In close collaboration between researchers at Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg (JMU) and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) the team conducts cutting edge research projects on fluorescent, phosphorescent and higher complexity luminescent materials by making use of smart supramolecular matrices. The research program includes synthetic organic and biomolecular chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry for structure and function elucidation, and applications in bioimaging and OLED devices.

Spokespersons

Prof. Dr. Frank Würthner

Institute of Organic Chemistry &
Center for Nanosystems Chemistry
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)
Germany

Prof. Dr. Mahesh Hariharan

School of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM)
India

https://chemistry.iisertvm.ac.in/

Contact: irtg2991@uni-wuerzburg.de

Just published

Planar Chiral Carbazole-Naphthalene Bisimide Hetero-Cyclophane for Circularly Polarized Delayed Fluorescence. Debnath, Sanchari; Garain, Swadhin; Wagenhäuser, Yvonne; Würthner, Frank
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, first published: July 6th.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.2300390

Fluorescent merocyanines: from fundamental properties to applications as molecular probes, in bioimaging and as emissive dye aggregates. Fichtner, Julian; Wagenhäuser, Yvonne; Sárosi, Menyhárt; Stolte, Matthias; Würthner, Frank
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2026, first published: July 3rd.
DOI: 10.1039/d6cs00194g

Ultrafast Intrinsic Electron Transfer Dynamics in a Sterically Preorganized Corrole-Perylene Bisimide Dyad. Verma, Preetika; S., Sujesh; Kumar Mitra, Prajoy; Kaushik, Ayushi; Jaiswal, Svastik; Sankar, Jeyaraman; Lakshmanna, Yapamanu Adithya
Chem. Eur. J. 2026, first published: June 8th.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.71235

Events

Jul 21

IRTG2991 hybrid Workshop, JMU
Tue, 07/21/2026, 10:00 AM - 07/22/2026, 1:00 PM

News

How a binational PhD opens two doors to a future research career

Suvarna got the opportunity to write about her experiences with her Binational PhD at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram and Julius Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg in Chemistry World (RSC).

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Prof. Makoto Fujita visits CNC as Humboldt Research Award Winner

In May 2026, the Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC) hosted Prof. Makoto Fujita (University of Tokyo) for a one-month stay.

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IRTG 2991 - Workshop on "Self-assembled Nano Environment" with Guest Visit of Prof. Makoto Fujita

For one month, the group of Prof. Frank Würthner has the pleasure to host Prof. Makoto Fujita (University of Tokyo) at the Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC) as a Humboldt Research Award winner. Prof. Fujita participated as a guest expert in a workshop of the IRTG 2991 on “Self-assembled Nano Environment” (05/06 May 2026).

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International Research Training Group 2991

How a binational PhD opens two doors to a future research career

Prof. Makoto Fujita visits CNC as Humboldt Research Award Winner

IRTG 2991 - Workshop on "Self-assembled Nano Environment" with Guest Visit of Prof. Makoto Fujita

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