Publications

Salt complexation drives liquid crystalline self-assembly in crown ether–amino acid hybrids
A. R. Raab, T. R. Grießer, D. Rück, Z. Li, A. Zens, J. R. Bruckner, P. Huber, A. Schönhals, P. Szymoniak, S. Laschat
J. Mater. Chem. C 14, 5942 (2026) DOI: 10.1039/D5TC04129E

Revealing nanoscale molecular organization in Liquid Crystals via cryogenic Atom Probe Tomography
K. Meng, K. Wang, S. Eich, P. Nacke, J. R. Bruckner, P. Stender, F. Giesselmann, G. Schmitz
J. Mol. Liq. 448, 129358 (2026) DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2026.129358

Efficient synthesis of well-defined ordered mesoporous aluminosilicates with tailorable acidity
S. Itzigehl, T. Ott, A.-K. Ströhle, H.-H. Nguyen, R. Talei, N. Ay, M. W. Terban, M. Dyballa, G. Schmitz, D. P. Estes, J. R. Bruckner
Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 402, 113991 (2026) DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2025.113991

Chitin Nanocrystals from Various Biological Sources and Their Chiral Nematic Suspensions in Water
F. J. Kolb, D. M. Takeva, N. von Seggern, E. Kaya, M. Dyballa, L. Stegbauer, J. R. Bruckner, F. Giesselmann
Biomacromolecules 27(1), 417 (2026) DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5c01569

Ethylene oligomerization under confinement using supported Cr( ii ) and Cr( iii ) catalysts
S. Bhattacharya, M. Högler, J. R. Bruckner, B. Atwi, M. Bauer, N. Hansen, F. R. Fischer, M. R. Buchmeiser
Catal. Sci. Technol. 16(6), 2170 (2026) DOI: 10.1039/D5CY01483B

Structural Coloration of Solid Films Prepared from Xanthan Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Solutions
Y. Xiao, S. Itzigehl, K. Dirnberger, V. Vill, J. R. Bruckner
ACS nano 19(41), 36184 (2025) DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c05093

Confinement-induced Z -selectivity in the rhodium N -heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed hydroboration of terminal alkynes
B. Atwi, D. Wang, J. R. Bruckner, W. Frey, M. R. Buchmeiser
Catal. Sci. Technol. 15(23), 7059 (2025) DOI: 10.1039/D5CY00860C

Liquid crystalline self-assembly of mixtures of rod- and wedge-shaped MIDA boronates
C. Schilling, S. M. Bauch, E. Wuckert, A. Zens, J. R. Bruckner and S. Laschat
Soft Matter 21, 1545 (2025) DOI: 10.1039/d4sm01132e

Ring-Expansion Metathesis Polymerization under Confinement
P. Probst, M. Lindemann, J. R. Bruckner, B. Atwi, D. Wang, F. R. Fischer, M. Högler, M. Bauer, N. Hansen, M. Dyballa and M. R. Buchmeiser
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147(10), 8741 (2025) DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c18171

Memorial address to Dr. Günter Baur and Mrs. Brigitte Saupe and their relevance to liquid crystal research in Germany
J. R. Bruckner, R. Zentel
Liquid Crystals Today 33(3), 48 (2024) DOI: 10.1080/1358314X.2024.2516910

Beyond cellulose nanocrystals: photonic films fabricated from lyotropic liquid crystals
Y. Xiao, S. Itzigehl and J. R. Bruckner
Proc. SPIE 13016, 130160F (2024) DOI: 10.1117/12.3021758

Asymmetric Rh Diene Catalysis under Confinement: Isoxazole Ring‐Contraction in Mesoporous Solids
M. Marshall, Z. Dilruba, A.-K. Beurer, K. Bieck, S. Emmerling, F. Markus, C. Vogler, F. Ziegler, M. Fuhrer, S. S. Y. Liu, S. R. Kousik, W. Frey, Y. Traa, J. R. Bruckner, B. Plietker, M. R. Buchmeiser, S. Ludwigs, S. Naumann, P. Atanasova, B. V. Lotsch, A. Zens and S. Laschat
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 27(31), e202400283 (2024) DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202400283

Cholesteric Liquid Crystals and Structural Color
J. R. Bruckner
Bunsen-Magazin 26(6), 178 (2024) DOI: 10.26125/TW8E-8F11

Macrocyclization of Dienes Under Confinement With Cationic Tungsten Imido/Oxo Alkylidene N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes
F. Ziegler, J. R. Bruckner, M. Nowakowski, M. Bauer, P. Probst, B. Atwi, M. R. Buchmeiser
ChemCatChem 15, e202300871 (2023) DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202300871

Determination of accessibility and spatial distribution of chiral Rh diene complexes immobilized on SBA-15 via phosphine-based solid-state NMR probe molecules
C. Rieg, M. Kirchhof, K. Gugeler, A.-K. Beurer, L. Stein, K. Dirnberger, W. Frey, J. R. Bruckner, Y. Traa, J. Kästner, S. Ludwigs, S. Laschat, M. Dyballa
Catal. Sci. Technol. 13, 410 (2023) DOI: 10.1039/D2CY01578A

Tethering chiral Rh diene complexes inside mesoporous solids: experimental and theoretical study of substituent, pore and linker effects on asymmetric catalysis
M. Kirchhof, K. Gugeler, A.-K. Beurer, F. R. Fischer, D. Batman, S. M. Bauch, S. Kolin, E. Nicholas, R. Schoch, C. Vogler, S. R. Kousik, A. Zens, B. Plietker, P. Atanasova, S. Naumann, M. Bauer, J. R. Bruckner, Y. Traa, J. Kästner, S. Laschat
Catal. Sci. Technol. 13, 3709 (2023) DOI: 10.1039/D3CY00381G

FAIR and scalable management of small-angle X-ray scattering data
T. Giess, S. Itzigehl, J. Range, R. Schömig, J.R. Bruckner, J. Pleiss
J. Appl. Crystallogr. 56, 565 (2023) DOI: 10.1107/S1600576723001577

Comparative study of lattice parameter and pore size of ordered mesoporous silica materials using physisorption, SAXS measurements and transmission 
A.-K. Beurer, S. Dieterich, H. Solodenko, E. Kaya, N. Merdanoǧlu, G. Schmitz, Y. Traa, J.R. Bruckner
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 354, 112508 (2023) DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2023.112508

Determination of accessibility and spatial distribution of chiral Rh diene complexes immobilized on SBA-15 via phosphine-based solid-state NMR probe molecules
C. Rieg, M. Kirchhof, K. Gugeler, A.-K. Beurer, L. Stein, K. Dirnberger, W. Frey, J.R. Bruckner, Y. Traa, J. Kästner, S. Ludwigs, S. Laschat, M. Dyballa
Catal. Sci. Technol. 13, 410–425, (2022) DOI: 10.1039/D2CY01578A

Cationic Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene N ‐Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes Confined in Mesoporous Silica: Tuning Transition States Towards Z ‐Selective Ring‐Opening Cross‐Metathesis
E. L. Goldstein, F. Ziegler, A.-K. Beurer, Y. Traa, J. R. Bruckner, M. R. Buchmeiser
ChemCatChem 14, e202201008, (2022) DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202201008

Predictive design of ordered mesoporous silica with well-defined, ultra-large mesopores
C. Vogler, S. Naumann, J. R. Bruckner
Mol. Syst. Des. Eng. 7, 1318–1326 (2022) DOI: 10.1039/D2ME00107A

Influence of the Template Removal Method on the Mechanical Stability of SBA‐15
A.-K. Beurer, J. R. Bruckner, Y. Traa
ChemistryOpen 10, 1123–1128 (2021) DOI: 10.1002/open.202100225

Ordered Mesoporous Carbons via Self-Assembly of Tailored Block Copolyethers for Pore Size-Dependent Applications
F. Markus, C. Vogler, J. R. Bruckner, S. Naumann
ACS Applied Nano Materials 4, 3486-3492 (2021) DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.0c03467

Confinement Effects for Efficient Macrocyclization Reactions with Supported Cationic Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes
F. Ziegler, H. Kraus, M. J. Benedikter, D. Wang, J. R. Bruckner, M. Nowakowski, K. Weißer, H. Solodenko, G. Schmitz, M. Bauer, N. Hansen, M. R. Buchmeiser
ACS Catalysis 11, 11570-11578 (2021) DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03057

Efficient and Spatially Controlled Functionalization of SBA-15 and Initial Results in Asymmetric Rh-Catalyzed 1,2-Additions under Confinement
A. K. Beurer, M. Kirchhof, J. R. Bruckner, W. Frey, A. Baro, M. Dyballa, F. Giesselmann, S. Laschat, Y. Traa
ChemCatChem 13, 2407-2419 (2021) DOI:10.1002/cctc.202100229

Mechanisms and Intermediates in the True Liquid Crystal Templating Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica Materials
J. R. Bruckner, J. Bauhof, J. Gebhardt, A. K. Beurer, Y. Traa, F. Giesselmann
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 125, 3197-3207 (2021) DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c11005

From Equilibrium Liquid Crystal Formation and Kinetic Arrest to Photonic Bandgap Films Using Suspensions of Cellulose Nanocrystals
C. Schutz, J.R. Bruckner, C. Honorato-Rios, Z. Tosheva, M. Anyfantakis, J.P.F. Lagerwall
Crystals 10, 199 (2020) DOI:10.3390/cryst10030199

Controlled Synthesis of Reverse Pluronic-Type Block Copolyethers with High Molar Masses for the Preparation of Hydrogels with Improved Mechanical Properties
F. Markus, J.R. Bruckner, S. Naumann
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 221, 1900437 (2020) DOI:10.1002/macp.201900437

The Lyotropic Analog of the Polar SmC* Phase
J. R. Bruckner, F. Giesselmann
Crystals 9, 568 (2019) DOI:10.3390/cryst9110568

Self-Assembly and Fluorescence of Tetracationic Liquid Crystalline Tetraphenylethene
J. Knelles, S. Beardsworth, K. Bader, J.R. Bruckner, A. Bühlmeyer, R. Forschner, K. Schweizer, W. Frey, F. Giesselmann, Y. Molard, S. Laschat
ChemPhysChem 20, 2210‑2216 (2019) DOI:10.1002/cphc.201900569

Enhancing Self-Assembly in Cellulose Nanocrystal Suspensions Using High-Permittivity Solvents
J. R. Bruckner, A. Kuhnhold, C. Honorato-Rios, T. Schilling, and J. P. F. Lagerwall
Langmuir 32, 9854-9862 (2016) DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02647

Equilibrium Liquid Crystal Phase Diagrams and Detection of Kinetic Arrest in Cellulose Nanocrystal Suspensions
C. Honorato-Rios1, A. Kuhnhold, J. R. Bruckner, R. Dannert, T. Schilling, J. P. F. Lagerwall
Frontiers in Materials 3, 21 (2016) DOI: 10.3389/fmats.2016.00021

Origin of the director tilt in the lyotropic smectic C* analog phase: Hydration interactions and solvent variations
J. R. Bruckner, F. Knecht, F. Giesselmann
ChemPhysChem 17, 86-92 (2016) DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500673

Amphotropic azobenzene derivatives with oligooxyethylene and glycerol based polar groups
X. P. Tan, R. L. Zhang, C. X. Guo, X. H. Cheng, H. F. Gao, F. Liu, J. R. Bruckner, F. Giesselmann, M. Prehm, C. Tschierske
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 3, 11202–11211 (2015) DOI: 10.1039/c5tc02583d

A Lyotropic Chiral Smectic C Liquid Crystal with Polar Electrooptic Switching
J. R. Bruckner, J. H. Porada, C. F. Dietrich, I. Dierking, F. Giesselmann
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 52, 8934-8937 (2013) DOI: 10.1002/anie.201303344

The 2D-correlated structures of a lyotropic liquid crystalline diol with a phenylpyrimidine core
J. R. Bruckner, D. Krueerke, J. H. Porada, S. Jagiella, D. Blunk, F. Giesselmann
Journal of Materials Chemistry 22, 18198-18203 (2012) DOI: 10.1039/c2jm32868b