Most Recent Publications


L.F. Tietze, A. Düfert, F. Lotz, L. Sölter, K. Oum, T. Lenzer, T. Beck, R. Herbst-Irmer
"Synthesis of chiroptical molecular switches by Pd-catalyzed domino reactions"
J. Am. Chem. Soc., accepted.

T. Lenzer, S. Schubert, F. Ehlers, P.W. Lohse, M. Scholz and K. Oum
"Femtosecond Pump-Supercontinuum Probe and Transient Lens Spectroscopy of Adonixanthin"
Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 483, 213-218 (2009).
(invited article, special issue "International Symposium on Carotenoids")

F. Ehlers, T. Lenzer and K. Oum
"Excited State Dynamics of 12'-Apo-β-caroten-12'-al and 8'-Apo-β-caroten-8'-al in Supercritical CO2, N2O, and CF3H"
J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 16690-16700 (2008).

K. Oum and T. Lenzer
"Femtosecond kinetic studies of carotenoids using transient lens and transient absorption techniques in organic solvents and supercritical fluids"
Carotenoid Science 12, 35 (2008).

T. Lenzer and K. Oum
"Investigation of internal conversion dynamics of carotenoids using femtosecond pump-supercontinuum probe (PSCP) spectroscopy"
Carotenoid Science 12, 28 (2008).

S. Stalke, D. A. Wild, T. Lenzer, M. Kopczynski, P. W. Lohse and K. Oum
"Solvent-dependent ultrafast internal conversion dynamics of n'-apo-β-carotenoic-n'-acids (n = 8, 10, 12)"
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 10, 2180-2188 (2008).

P.W. Lohse, R. Bürsing, T. Lenzer and K. Oum
"Exploring 12'-apo-β-carotenoic-12'-acid as an ultrafast polarity probe for ionic liquids"
J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 3048-3057 (2008).

D.A. Wild and T. Lenzer
"Structures, energetics, and infrared spectra of the Cl--(H2S)n and Br--(H2S)n anion clusters from ab initio calculations"
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 9, 5776-5784 (2007).

M. Kopczynski, F. Ehlers, T. Lenzer and K. Oum
"Evidence for an intramolecular charge transfer state in 12'-apo-β-caroten-12'-al and 8'-apo-β-caroten-8'-al: Influence of solvent polarity and temperature"
J. Phys. Chem. A 111, 5370-5381 (2007).

J.J. Harrison, C. Lee, T. Lenzer and K. Oum
"On-line in-situ characterization of CO2 RESS processes for benzoic acid, cholesterol and aspirin"
Green Chem. 9, 351-356 (2007).

F. Ehlers, D.A. Wild, T. Lenzer and K. Oum
"Investigation of the S1/ICT->S0 internal conversion lifetime of 4'-apo-β-caroten-4'-al and 8'-apo-β-caroten-8'-al: Dependence on conjugation length and solvent polarity"
J. Phys. Chem. A 111, 2257-2265 (2007).

R. Bürsing, T. Lenzer and K. Oum
"Density dependence of optical Kerr lens signals in neat N2O and CO2"
Chem. Phys. 331, 403-409 (2007).

T. Lenzer and K. Oum
"Ultrafast primary processes in the photochemistry of carotenoids"
MPIbpc News 1-2, 1 (2006).

Z. Chen, C. Lee, T. Lenzer and K. Oum
"Solvent effects on the S0(11Ag-)->S2(11Bu+) transition of β-carotene, echinenone, canthaxanthin, and astaxanthin in supercritical CO2 and CF3H"
J. Phys. Chem. A 110, 11291-11297 (2006).

D.A. Wild, K. Winkler, S. Stalke, K. Oum and T. Lenzer
"Extremely strong solvent dependence of the S1->S0 internal conversion lifetime of 12'-apo-β-caroten-12'-al"
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8, 2499-2505 (2006).

H. Frerichs, M. Hollerbach, T. Lenzer and K. Luther
"Kinetically controlled selective ionization study on the efficient collisional energy transfer in the deactivation of highly vibrationally excited trans-stilbene"
J. Phys. Chem. A 110, 3179-3185 (2006).

T. Lenzer, K. Oum, J. Seehusen and M.T. Seidel
"Transient lens spectroscopy of ultrafast internal conversion processes in citranaxanthin"
J. Phys. Chem. A 110, 3159-3164 (2006).

T. Lenzer, K. Oum, J. Schroeder and K. Sekiguchi
"Gas-Phase Collisional Relaxation of the CH2I Radical after UV Photolysis of CH2I2"
J. Phys. Chem. A 109, 10824-10831 (2005).

D.A. Wild and T. Lenzer
"Structures and infrared spectra of fluoride-hydrogen sulphide clusters from ab initio calculations: F--(H2S)n, n=1-5"
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7, 3793-3804 (2005).

M. Kopczynski, T. Lenzer, K. Oum, J. Seehusen, M.T. Seidel and V.G. Ushakov
"Ultrafast transient lens spectroscopy of various C40 carotenoids: lycopene, β-carotene, (3R,3'R)-zeaxanthin, (3R,3'R,6'R)-lutein, echinenone, canthaxanthin, and astaxanthin"
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7, 2793-2803 (2005).

T. Lenzer, K. Luther, D. Nilsson and S. Nordholm
"PECT model analysis and predictions of experimental collisional energy transfer probabilities P(E',E) and moments E for azulene and biphenylene"
J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 8325-8331 (2005).

H. Frerichs, T. Lenzer, K. Luther and D. Schwarzer
"Multiplex detection of collisional energy transfer using KCSFI"
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7, 620-626 (2005). (cover article)


Latest Update: 2009-09-29