Welcome to the Krbek Group
We are an Emmy Noether junior research group led by Dr. Larissa von Krbek at the Kekulé-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Bonn.
The Krbek group is interested in developing and investigating out-of-equilibrium supramolecular systems. We focus on metallo-supramolecular complexes and cages which are either driven by chemical or photochemical "fuels".
Broadly, the von Krbek Group's research interests include:
- Supramolecular chemistry and molecular (out-of-equilibrium) self-assembly
- Metallo-supramolecular coordination complexes and cages
- Photoswitches, their synthesis, investigation, and their use in supramolecular architectures
- Thermodynamic and kinetic investigation of self-assembled dynamic systems
- Thermodynamic investigation of (out of the ordinary) host-guest equilibria
Our research on dissipative supramolecular systems will contribute to a better understanding of out-of-equilibrium systems in nature and we are working towards practical applications in molecular separation and catalysis.

Funding
We gratefully acknowledge funding from the DFG via the Emmy Noether Programme and the FCI.




Congratulations to Anne and Vigan for successfully finishing their Master's theses!
(09/06/2023)
We are looking forward to you joining the group in September!
New publication from the group!
(05/04/2023)
Ruben's and Max's first paper gets published in Org. Biomol. Chem.
Now highlited on the cover of Org. Biomol. Chem. (28/06/2023)
Larissa receives the Thieme Chemistry Journals Award 2023.
(01/01/2023)
Larissa joins the Editorial Advisory Board of ChemSystemsChem (Chemistry Europe).
(01/01/2023)
New publication in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
(20/10/2022)
Great Collaboration with Jieyu Zheng and Jonathan Nitschke.

Address
Kekulé-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1
53121 Bonn
Dr. Larissa von Krbek
room: 5.090
phone: +49 (0)228 73 5608
email: larissa.vonkrbek(at)uni-bonn.de