(10 key publications with CK being corresponding author have been highlighted in gray)
2025
65.) J. A. Moghtader, M.-S. Bertrams, D. Schollmeyer, C. Kerzig*,
"Mechanistic Insights: Correspondence on “Tuning Co-Operative Energy Transfer in Copper(I) Complexes Using Two-Photon Absorbing Diimine-Based Ligand Sensitizers”", submitted.
64.) S. Senn, J.-M. Mörsdorf, M.-S. Bertrams, C. Kerzig*, J. Ballman*,
"π-Extended Diphosphonium-Bridged Ladder Stilbenes: Water-Soluble Fluorophores with up to Eight Annulated Rings", submitted.
63.) T. J. B. Zähringer, C. Heusel, M. Schmitz, F. Glorius, C. Kerzig*,
"Pushing the Limit of Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Photon Upconversion Towards the UVC Range", submitted.
62.) T. J. B. Zähringerǂ, S. Häckerǂ, H.-A. Wagenknecht*, C. Kerzig*,
"Direct Observation of Triplet-Triplet Energy Transfer Between C-Nucleotides of Thioxanthone and Naphthalene in DNA".
(ChemRxiv preprint: https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/67c855546dde43c90898d1ab)
61.) K. Stefanoni, M. Schmitz, J. Bott, C. Kerzig*, R. Wilhelm*,
"Photocatalyzed late-stage synthesis of trifluoromethylated indolizines", J. Org. Chem., accepted.
60.) M. Schmitz*, R. Naumann, K. Heinze, C. Kerzig*,
"Efficient red light-driven singlet oxygen photocatalysis with an osmium-based Coulombic dyad", submitted.
59.) T. J. B. Zähringer*, N. Perez Lopez, R. Schulte, M. Schmitz, H. Ihmels, C. Kerzig*,
"Triplet-Sensitized Switching of High-Energy-Density Norbornadienes for Molecular Solar
Thermal Energy Storage with Visible Light" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., accepted.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202414733
Raw data sets can be found here.
Press release.
2024
58.) R. Schulte, D. Schade, T. Paululat, T. J. B. Zähringer, C. Kerzig, H. Ihmels*,
"Extension of the π system of Monoaryl-Substituted Norbornadienes with Acetylene Bridges: Influence on the Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Light Energy" Beilstein J. Org. Chem., accepted.
https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/articles/20/254
57.) H. Maag, M. Schmitz, A. Sandvoß, D. Mundil, A. Pedada, F. Glaser, C. Kerzig, J. Wahl*,
"Photocyclization of Fluorinated Acetophenones Unlocks an Efficient Way to Solar Energy Storage"
J. Am. Chem. Soc., accepted.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.4c12249
(ChemRxiv preprint: https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/66d6c7fc51558a15efe623a2)
56.) Y. Cai, T. K. Roy, T. J. B. Zähringer, B. Lansbergen, C. Kerzig*, T. Ritter*, “Arylthianthrenium salts for triplet energy transfer catalysis“ J. Am. Chem. Soc., accepted.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.4c11099
(ChemRxiv preprint: https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/667d7f34c9c6a5c07a9b346c)
55.) M. Schmitz, M.-S. Bertrams, A. C. Sell, F. Glaser, C. Kerzig*, "Efficient Energy and Electron Transfer Photocatalysis with a Coulombic Dyad" J. Am. Chem. Soc., accepted.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.4c08551
(ChemRxiv preprint: https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/65f73ca766c13817292fd20a)
Raw data sets can be found here.
Press release.
54.) S. Beil*, S. Bonnet, C. Casadevall, R. Detz, F. Eisenreich, S. Glover, C. Kerzig, L. Næsborg*, S. Pullen*, G. Storch, N. Wei, C. Zeymer, "Challenges and Future Perspectives in Photocatalysis – Conclusions from an Interdisciplinary Workshop" JACS Au, accepted.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacsau.4c00527
53.) J. Rockerǂ, T. J. B. Zähringerǂ, M. Schmitz, T. Opatz, C. Kerzig*, “Mechanistic Investigations of Polyaza[7]helicene in Photoredox and Energy Transfer Catalysis“. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024,
20, 1236 – 1245. (ǂThese authors contributed equally to this work.)
https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/articles/20/106
Raw data sets can be found here.
52.) S. Chandra Sau, M. Schmitz, C. Burdenski, M. Baumert, P. W. Antoni, C. Kerzig*, M. M. Hansmann*, “Dicationic Acridinium/Carbene Hybrids as Strongly Oxidizing Photocatalysts”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 3416 – 3426.
(ChemRxiv preprint: https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/654e9ef6dbd7c8b54b08e13b)
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.3c12766
51.) L. Fritsch, Y. Vukadinovic, M. Lang, R. Naumann, M.-S. Bertrams, A. Kruse, R. Schoch, P. Müller, A. Neuba, P. Dierks, S. Lochbrunner, C. Kerzig, K. Heinze, M. Bauer*, "Chemical and photophysical properties of amine functionalized bis-NHC-pyridine-Ru(II) complexes", ChemPhotoChem 2024, e202300281.
https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cptc.202300281
50.) F. Glaser, M. Schmitz, C. Kerzig*, “Coulomb interactions for mediator-enhanced sensitized triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion in solution“, Nanoscale 2024, 16, 123 – 137.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/nr/d3nr05265f/unauth
Raw data sets can be found here.
2023
49.) T. J. B. Zähringer, M. Wienhold, R. Gilmour*, C. Kerzig*,
“Direct Observation of Triplet States in the Isomerization of Alkenylboronates by Energy Transfer Catalysis“,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 21576 – 21586.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.3c07678
Raw data sets and DFT output files can be found here.
48.) W. R. Kitzmann, M.-S. Bertrams, P. Boden, A. C. Fischer, R. Klauer, J. Sutter, R. Naumann, C. Förster, G. Niedner-Schatteburg, N. H. Bings, J. Hunger, C. Kerzig, K. Heinze*,
"Stable molybdenum(0) carbonyl complex for upconversion and photoredox catalysis",
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023,145,16597 – 16609. *Preprint*
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.3c03832
47.) M.-S. Bertrams, K. Hermainski, J.-M. Mörsdorf, J. Ballmann*, C. Kerzig*,
"Triplet quenching pathway control with molecular dyads enables the identification of a highly oxidizing annihilator class", Chem. Sci. 2023,14, 8583 – 8591.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/sc/d3sc01725g
Raw data sets and DFT output files can be found here.
46.) M. Wienhold, B. Kweon, C. McLaughlin, M. Schmitz, T. J. B. Zähringer, C. G. Daniliuc, C. Kerzig*, R. Gilmour*, “Geometric Isomerisation of Bifunctional Vinyl Fluoride Linchpins: Stereodivergence in Amide and Polyene Bioisostere Synthesis“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202304150.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202304150
45.) J. Castellanos-Soriano, T. J. B. Zähringer, J. C. Herrera-Luna, M. Consuelo Jiménez,
C. Kerzig*, R. Pérez-Ruiz*, "New Green-to-Blue Upconversion System with Efficient
Photoredox Catalytic Properties" Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2023, 25, 12041 – 12049.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/cp/d3cp00811h
44.) M. Ujiǂ, T. J. B. Zähringerǂ, C. Kerzig*, N. Yanai*, “Visible-to-UV Photon Upconversion:
Recent Progress in New Materials and Applications“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202301506.
(ǂThese authors contributed equally to this work.)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202301506
43.) S. Sittelǂ, A. C. Sellǂ, K. Hofman, C. Wiedemann, J. P. Nau, C. Kerzig*, G. Manolikakes*, K. Heinze*,
“Visible-Light Induced Fixation of SO2 into Organic Molecules with Polypyridine Chromium(III) Complexes“ ChemCatChem 2023, e202201562. (ǂThese authors contributed equally to this work.)
https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cctc.202201562
42.) T. J. B. Zähringer, J. A. Moghtader, M.-S. Bertrams, B. Roy, M. Uji, N. Yanai*, C. Kerzig*, “Blue-to-UVB Upconversion, Solvent Sensitization and Challenging Bond Activation Enabled by a Benzene-Based Annihilator“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202215340.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202215340
Raw data sets and DFT output files can be found here.
Press release.
2022
41.) T. Riesebeck, M.-S. Bertrams, S. Stipurin, K. Konowski, C. Kerzig*, T. Strassner*, “Cyclometalated Spirobifluorene Imidazolylidene Platinum(II) Complexes with Predominant ³LC Emissive Character and High Photoluminescence Quantum Yields“, Inorg. Chem. 2023, 61, 15499 – 15509.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02141
40.) A. C. Sell, J. C. Wetzel, M. Schmitz, A. W. Maijenburg, G. Woltersdorf, R. Naumann, C. Kerzig*, “Water-soluble ruthenium complex-pyrene dyads with extended triplet lifetimes for efficient energy transfer applications“, Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 10799 – 10808.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2022/DT/D2DT01157C
39.) M. Schreier, X. Guo, B. Pfund, Y. Okamoto, T. Ward*, C. Kerzig*, O. S. Wenger*, “Water-Soluble Tris(cyclometalated) Iridium(III) Complexes for Aqueous Electron and Energy Transfer Photochemistry“ Acc. Chem. Res 2022, 55, 1290 – 1300.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00075
38.) C. Wang, F. Reichenauer, W. R. Kitzmann, C. Kerzig*, K. Heinze*, U. Resch-Genger*, “Efficient Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion Sensitized by a Chromium(III) Complex via an Underexplored Energy Transfer Mechanism“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202202238.
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202202238
37.) A. Luque, J. Groß, T. J. B. Zähringer, C. Kerzig, T. Opatz*, "Vinylcyclopropane [3+2] Cycloaddition with Acetylenic Sulfones Based on Visible Light Photocatalysis" Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e20210432.
https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.202104329
36.) T. J. B. Zähringer, M.-S. Bertrams, C. Kerzig*, “Purely organic Vis-to-UV upconversion with an excited annihilator singlet beyond 4 eV“ J. Mat. Chem. C 2022, 10, 4568 – 4573.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2021/TC/D1TC04782E
2021
35.) P. Herr, C. Kerzig, C. B. Larsen, D. Häussinger, O. S. Wenger*, “Manganese(I) complexes with metal-to-ligand charge transfer luminescence and photoreactivity“ Nat. Chem. 2021, 13, 956 – 962.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-021-00744-9
34.) F. Glaser, C. Kerzig, O. S. Wenger*, “Sensitization-initiated electron transfer via upconversion: mechanism and photocatalytic applications“ Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 9922 – 9233.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/sc/d1sc02085d
33.) M.-S. Bertrams, C. Kerzig*, “Converting p-terphenyl into a novel organo-catalyst for LED-driven energy and electron transfer photoreactions in water“ Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 6752 – 6755.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/cc/d1cc01947c#!divAbstract7
32.) L. Schmid, C. Kerzig, A. Prescimone, O. S. Wenger*, “Photostable Ruthenium(II) Isocyanoborato Luminophores and Their Use in Energy Transfer and Photoredox Catalysis“ JACS Au 2021, 1, 819 – 832.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.1c00137
31.) J. B. Bilger, C. Kerzig, C. B. Larsen, O. S. Wenger*, “A Photorobust Mo(0) Complex Mimicking [Os(2,2’-bipyridine)3]2+ and its Application in Red-to-Blue Upconversion“ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 1651 – 1663. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.0c12805
30.) S. Neumann, O. S. Wenger*, C. Kerzig*, “Controlling Spin‐Correlated Radical Pairs with Donor−Acceptor Dyads: A New Concept to Generate Reduced Metal Complexes for More Efficient Photocatalysis“ Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 4115 – 4123. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202004638
2020
29.) M. Poppe, C. Chen, S. Poppe, C. Kerzig, F. Liu*, C. Tschierske*, “Different modes of deformation of soft triangular honeycombs at the sub-5 nm scale” Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 2005070.
28.) F. Glaser, C. B. Larsen, C. Kerzig, O. S. Wenger*, “Light-driven aryl dechlorination and defluorination with an organic super-photoreductant“ Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2020, 19, 1035 – 1041.
27.) B. Pfund, D. M. Steffen, M. R. Schreier, M.-S. Bertrams, C. Ye, K. Börjesson, O. S. Wenger*, C. Kerzig*, “UV light generation and challenging photoreactions enabled by upconversion in water“ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 10468 – 10476.
Preprint on ChemRxiv: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.11914992.v1
26.) F. Hörmann, C. Kerzig, T. S. Chung, O. S. Wenger, T. Bach*, “Triplet Energy Transfer from Ruthenium Complexes to Chiral Iminium Ions: Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclobutanecarbaldehydes by [2+2] Photocycloaddition” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 9659 – 9668.
25) F. Glaserǂ, C. Kerzigǂ, O. S. Wenger*, “Multi-Photon Excitation in Photoredox Catalysis: Concepts, Applications, Methods “Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 10266 – 10284. (ǂThese authors contributed equally to this work.)
24.) T. Brandl, C. Kerzig, L. Le Pleux, A. Prescimone, O. S. Wenger, M. Mayor*, “Macrocyclized Phenanthroline Ligands Improve the Photostability of Cu(I) Complexes“ Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 3119 – 3128. (“Hot Paper”)
23.) C. Fischerǂ, C. Kerzigǂ, B. Zilate, O. S. Wenger*, C. Sparr*, “Modular Synthesis of Acridinium Organophotoredox Catalysts Guided by Photophysical Studies“ ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 210 – 215. (ǂThese authors contributed equally to this work.)
2019
22.) C. Kerzig*, O. S. Wenger*, “Reactivity control of a photocatalytic system
by changing the light intensity“ Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 11023 – 11029.
This article has been chosen as a Chem. Sci. “Pick of the Week” and it was highlighted by Chemistry World ("Light intensity changes can switch photocatalyst between one- and two-photon mechanisms").
21.) M. Skaisgirski, C. B. Larsen, C. Kerzig, O. S. Wenger*, “Stepwise photoinduced electron transfer in a tetrathiafulvalene-phenothiazine-ruthenium triad“ Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 4256 – 4262.
20.) S. Neumann, C. Kerzig*, O. S. Wenger*, “Quantitative insights into charge-separated states from one- and two-pulse laser experiments relevant for artificial photosynthesis“ Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 5624 – 5633.
19.) T. Kohlmann, C. Kerzig, M. Goez*, “Laser-induced Wurtz-type syntheses with a metal-free photoredox-catalytic source of hydrated electrons“ Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 9991 – 9996. (“Hot Paper”)
18.) C. Kerzig*, X. Guo, O. S. Wenger*, “Unexpected Hydrated Electron Source for Preparative Visible-Light Driven Photoredox Catalysis“ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 2122 – 2127.
2018
17.) C. Kerzig*, O. S. Wenger*, “Sensitized triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion in water and its application to photochemical transformations“ Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 6670 – 6678.
This article was highlighted in CHIMIA (doi:10.2533/chimia.2018.725).
16.) C. Kerzig, M. Hoffmann, M. Goez*, “Resveratrol radical repair by vitamin C at the micelle-water interface — unexpected reaction rates explained by ion-dipole interactions“ Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 3038 – 3044.
2017
15.) R. Naumann, C. Kerzig, M. Goez*, “Laboratory-scale photoredox catalysis using hydrated electrons sustainably generated with a single green laser” Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 7510 – 7520.
This work was highlighted in Nature Reviews Chemistry (doi:10.1038/s41570-017-0092) and by Chemistry World ("Reductive power of hydrated electrons unleashed with green lasers").
14.) T. Kohlmann, R. Naumann, C. Kerzig, M. Goez*, “3-Aminoperylene and ascorbate in aqueous SDS, one green laser flash ... and action ! Sustainably detoxifying a recalcitrant chloro-organic“ Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2017, 16, 1613 – 1622.
13.) M. Alaasar*, S. Poppe, C. Kerzig, C. Klopp, A. Eremin*, C. Tschierske*, “Cluster phases of 4-cyanoresorcinol derived hockey-stick liquid crystals” J. Mater. Chem. C 2017, 5, 8454 – 8468.
12.) M. Poppe, C. Chen, H. Ebert, S. Poppe, M. Prehm, C. Kerzig, F. Liu*, C. Tschierske*, “Transition from nematic to gyroid-type cubic soft self-assembly by side-
chain engineering of π-conjugated sticky rods” Soft Matter 2017, 13, 4384 – 4392.
11.) T. Kohlmann, R. Naumann, C. Kerzig, M. Goez*, “Combined static and dynamic quenching in micellar systems — closed-form integrated rate laws verified with a versatile probe” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2017, 19, 8735 – 8741.
10.) S. Sommerwerk, L. Heller, C. Kerzig, A. E. Kramell, R. Csuk*, “Rhodamine B conjugates of triterpenoic acids are mitocans and cytotoxic even at nanomolar concentrations” Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2017, 127, 1 – 9.
9.) T. Kohlmann, R. Naumann, C. Kerzig, M. Goez*, “Green-light ionization of 3-aminoperylene in SDS micelles — a promising access to hydrated electrons despite a myth debunked“ Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2017, 16, 185 – 192.
2012 - 2016
8.) C. Kerzig, M. Goez*, “Photoionization access to cyclodextrin-encapsulated resveratrol phenoxy radicals and their repair by ascorbate across the phase boundary“ Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016, 18, 20802 – 20811.
7.) M. Brautzschǂ, C. Kerzigǂ, M. Goez*, “Sustainable, inexpensive and easy-to-use access to the super-reductant eaq● - through 355 nm photoionization of the ascorbate dianion — an alternative to radiolysis or UV-C photochemistry“ Green Chem. 2016, 18, 4761 – 4771. (ǂThese authors contributed equally to this work.)
6.) C. Kerzig, M. Goez*, “Combining energy and electron transfer in a supramolecular environment for the ”green” generation and utilization of hydrated electrons through photoredox catalysis“ Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 3862 – 3868.
5.) C. Kerzig, S. Henkel, M. Goez*, “A new approach to elucidating repair reactions of resveratrol“ Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2015, 17, 13915 – 13920.
4.) C. Kerzig, M. Goez*, “Generating hydrated electrons through photoredox catalysis with 9-anthrolate“ Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2015, 17, 13829 – 13836.
3.) C. Kerzig, M. Goez*, “Highly efficient green-light ionization of an aryl radical anion: key step in a catalytic cycle of electron formation“ Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 16, 25342 – 25349.
2.) M. Goez*, C. Kerzig, R. Naumann, “An All-Green Catalytic Cycle of Aqueous Photoionization“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 9914 – 9916.
1.) M. Goez*, C. Kerzig, “Counterintuitive Influence of Protonation on Radical-AnionPhotoionization“ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 12606 – 12608.
Publications without peer review process:
5.) C. Kerzig, “GDCh-Photochemie-Tagung in Mainz“ Nachrichten aus der Chemie 2025, 73 (1), 80.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/nadc.20254146699
4.) K. Hermainski, C. Kerzig, Chapter 13 “Photochemistry of water-soluble ruthenium complexes”
for the Time-Resolved Absorption Spectroscopy Educational Kit Manual, Thorlabs, 2023.
(https://www.thorlabs.de/newgrouppage9.cfm?objectgroup_id=14444, accessible in
German and English via "download manual")
3.) C. Kerzig, “Blickpunkt Nachwuchs: Photochemie – mechanistisch und ohne Quecksilberlampen“ Nachrichten aus der Chemie 2023, 71 (6), 58 – 59.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/nadc.20234135856
2.) C. Kerzig, H. Ihmels, “Conference report: 28th Lecture Conference on Photochemistry, Düsseldorf “ to be published in the next newsletter of the EPA (European Photochemistry Association).
1.) C. Kerzig, H. Ihmels, “Konferenzbericht: 28. Tagung der GDCh-Fachgruppe Photochemie“ Nachrichten aus der Chemie 2022, 70 (12), 90 – 91.