Henry Dube

Prof. Dr. Henry Dube

Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Chair of Organic Chemistry I

Raum 04.049
Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10
91058 Erlangen

Phone number: +49 9131 85-65571
Fax number: +49 9131 85-65501
Email: henry.dube@fau.de
Website: https://www.chemistry.nat.fau.eu/dube-group

Publications

Groß, N., Tanovic, B., Hampel, F., Dube, H., & Özçelik, A. (2026). Controlling Aggregation-Induced Emission by Sterics in Nitrogen–Boron–Nitrogen (NBN)-Doped Tetraphenylethylene-Like Molecular Propellers. Chemistry - A European Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202502551

Harrer, E., Müller, C., Dube, H., & Zahn, D. (2025). Assessing the Dynamics of Hemithioindigo-Based Photoswitches Using Multistate Molecular Mechanics. Journal of Physical Chemistry A. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.5c04082
Hartinger, M., Herm, M., Schüßlbauer, C., Köttner, L., Guldi, D.M., Dube, H., & Müller, C. (2025). From Triplet to Twist: The Photochemical E/Z‐Isomerization Pathway of the Near‐Infrared Photoswitch peri‐Anthracenethioindigo. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202510626
Kohl, F., Vogl, T., Hampel, F., & Dube, H. (2025). Hemiphosphoindigos as a platform for chiroptical or water soluble photoswitching. Nature Communications, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56942-3
Oberti, L., Avaldi, L., Bolognesi, P., Bonanomi, M., Borrego-Varillas, R., Callegari, C.,... Nenov, A. (2025). Characterization of the hemithioindigo photoswitch and its derivatives with x-ray photoabsorption and photoemission spectroscopies. Journal of Chemical Physics, 162(24). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0271164

Gnannt, F., Gerwien, A., Waldmannstetter, S., Gracheva, S., & Dube, H. (2024). Directional Bias in Molecular Photogearing Evidenced by LED-Coupled Chiral Cryo-HPLC. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202405299
Köttner, L., & Dube, H. (2024). Path-Independent All-Visible Orthogonal Photoswitching for Applications in Multi-Photochromic Polymers and Molecular Computing. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63(44). https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202409214
Köttner, L., Wolff, F., Mayer, P., Zanin, E., & Dube, H. (2024). Rhodanine-Based Chromophores: Fast Access to Capable Photoswitches and Application in Light-Induced Apoptosis Autoren. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(3), 1894–1903. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c07710
Reißenweber, L., Uhl, E., Hampel, F., Mayer, P., & Dube, H. (2024). Directionality Reversal and Shift of Rotational Axis in a Hemithioindigo Macrocyclic Molecular Motor. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c06377
Sacherer, M.-T., & Dube, H. (2024). Combined Photopolymerization and Localized Photochromism by Aza-Diarylethene and Hemiindigo Synergy. Advanced Materials. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202411223
Sacherer, M.-T., & Dube, H. (2024). Second Generation Zwitterionic Aza-Diarylethene: Photoreversible CN Bond Formation, Three-State Photoswitching, Thermal Energy Release, and Facile Photoinitiation of Polymerization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202415961
Sacherer, M.-T., Gracheva, S., Maid, H., Placht, C., Hampel, F., & Dube, H. (2024). Reversible C═N Bond Formation Controls Charge-Separation in an Aza-Diarylethene Photoswitch. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(14), 9575-9582. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c11803
Zitzmann, M., Fröhling, M., & Dube, H. (2024). Gain of Function Recyclable Photoswitches: Reversible Simultaneous Substitution and Photochromism Generation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202318767

Fischer, T., Leitner, J., Gerwien, A., Mayer, P., Dreuw, A., Dube, H., & Wachtveitl, J. (2023). Mechanistic Elucidation of the Hula-Twist Photoreaction in Hemithioindigo. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c03536
Köttner, L., Ciekalski, E., & Dube, H. (2023). Peri-Anthracenethioindigo: A Scaffold for Efficient All-Red-Light and Near-Infrared Molecular Photoswitching**. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(52). https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202312955
Lüer, L., Wang, R., Liu, C., Dube, H., Heumüller, T., Hauch, J., & Brabec, C. (2023). Maximizing Performance and Stability of Organic Solar Cells at Low Driving Force for Charge Separation. Advanced Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202305948
Regen-Pregizer, B., & Dube, H. (2023). Defining Unidirectional Motions and Structural Reconfiguration in a Macrocyclic Molecular Motor. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c01567
Regen-Pregizer, B., Özçelik, A., Mayer, P., Hampel, F., & Dube, H. (2023). A photochemical method to evidence directional molecular motions. Nature Communications, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40190-4
Sacherer, M.-T., Hampel, F., & Dube, H. (2023). Diaryl-hemiindigos as visible light, pH, and heat responsive four-state switches and application in photochromic transparent polymers. Nature Communications, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39944-x
Stockerl, W.J., Reißenweber, L., Gerwien, A., Bach, N., Thumser, S., Mayer, P.,... Dube, H. (2023). Azotriptycenes: Photoswitchable Molecular Brakes. Chemistry - A European Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202302267
Zitzmann, M., Hampel, F., & Dube, H. (2023). A cross-conjugation approach for high-performance diaryl-hemithioindigo photoswitches. Chemical Science. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sc06939c

Bach, N., Josef, V., Maid, H., & Dube, H. (2022). Active Mechanical Threading by a Molecular Motor. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202201882
Bartelmann, T., & Dube, H. (2022). Indigoid photoswitches. In Zbigniew L. Pianowski (Eds.), Molecular Photoswitches: Chemistry, Properties, and Applications, 2 Volume Set. Wiley-VCH Verlag.
Gerwien, A., Gnannt, F., Mayer, P., & Dube, H. (2022). Photogearing as a concept for translation of precise motions at the nanoscale. Nature Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-022-00917-0
Josef, V., Hampel, F., & Dube, H. (2022). Heterocyclic Hemithioindigos: Highly Advantageous Properties as Molecular Photoswitches**. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202210855
Wilcken, R., Gerwien, A., Huber, L.A., Dube, H., & Riedle, E. (2022). Quantitative In-Situ NMR Illumination for Excitation and Kinetic Analysis of Molecular Motor Intermediates. Chemphotochem. https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202100232

Bartelmann, T., Gnannt, F., Zitzmann, M., Mayer, P., & Dube, H. (2021). Sulfoxide hemithioindigo tweezers - visible light addressable capture and release. Chemical Science, 12(10), 3651-3659. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc04981f
Gerwien, A., Jehle, B., Irmler, M., Mayer, P., & Dube, H. (2021). An Eight-State Molecular Sequential Switch Featuring a Dual Single-Bond Rotation Photoreaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c11183
Huber, L.A., Thumser, S., Grill, K., Voßiek, D., Bach, N., Mayer, P., & Dube, H. (2021). Steric Effects on the Thermal Processes of Hemithioindigo Based Molecular Motor Rotation. Chemistry - A European Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202100950
Kohl, F., Gerwien, A., Hampel, F., Mayer, P., & Dube, H. (2021). Hemithioindigo-Based Trioxobicyclononadiene: 3D Multiswitching of Electronic and Geometric Properties. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c12364
Stallhofer, K., Nuber, M., Schüppel, F., Thumser, S., Iglev, H., De Vivie-Riedle, R.,... Dube, H. (2021). Electronic and Geometric Characterization of TICT Formation in Hemithioindigo Photoswitches by Picosecond Infrared Spectroscopy. Journal of Physical Chemistry A. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.1c02646
Thumser, S., Köttner, L., Hoffmann, N., Mayer, P., & Dube, H. (2021). All-Red-Light Photoswitching of Indirubin Controlled by Supramolecular Interactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143(43), 18251-18260. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c08206
Uhl, E., Wolff, F., Mangal, S., Dube, H., & Zanin, E. (2021). Light-Controlled Cell-Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60(3), 1187-1196. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202008267

Carrascosa, E., Petermayer, C., Scholz, M.S., Bull, J.N., Dube, H., & Bieske, E.J. (2020). Reversible Photoswitching of Isolated Ionic Hemiindigos with Visible Light. ChemPhysChem. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201900963
Grill, K., & Dube, H. (2020). Supramolecular relay-control of organocatalysis with a hemithioindigo-based molecular motor. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(45), 19300-19307. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c09519
Kanj, A.B., Chandresh, A., Gerwien, A., Grosjean, S., Braese, S., Wang, Y.,... Heinke, L. (2020). Proton-conduction photomodulation in spiropyran-functionalized MOFs with large on-off ratio. Chemical Science, 11(5), 1404-1410. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9sc04926f
Köttner, L., Schildhauer, M., Wiedbrauk, S., Mayer, P., & Dube, H. (2020). Oxidized Hemithioindigo Photoswitches—Influence of Oxidation State on (Photo)physical and Photochemical Properties. Chemistry - A European Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202002176
Uhl, E., Mayer, P., & Dube, H. (2020). Active and Unidirectional Acceleration of Biaryl Rotation by a Molecular Motor. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59(14), 5730-5737. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201913798
Wilcken, R., Huber, L., Grill, K., Guentner, M., Schildhauer, M., Thumser, S.,... Dube, H. (2020). Tuning the Ground and Excited State Dynamics of Hemithioindigo Molecular Motors by Changing Substituents. Chemistry - A European Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202003096

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