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Helge Willner is affiliated with the University of Wuppertal in Germany. Their work spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmaceutics, physics, and astronomy. Their research contributions collectively emphasize topics in pharmaceutical science, atomic and molecular physics and optics, physical and theoretical chemistry, spectroscopy, and ecology.

The scientist's recent body of work includes papers published from 2021 through projected publications in 2025, covering a range of chemical and environmental studies.

  • Preparation of FC(S)SF, FC(S)SeF and FC(Se)SeF through matrix photochemical reactions of F2 with CS2, SCSe, and CSe2 (2021), Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Ar-Matrix Studies of the Photochemical Reaction between CS2 and ClF: Prereactive Complexes and Bond Isomerism of the Photoproducts (2022), Photochem
  • Synthesis, characterization and gas phase conformational properties of chlorodifluoroacetylsulfenyl chloride, CF2ClC(O)SCl (2022), Journal of Molecular Structure
  • Placing environmental DNA monitoring for new detections into perspective: Fishes in the Milwaukee River, Wisconsin (2025), Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Unveiling CF3SOCH3: synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and conformational behavior of S-(trifluoromethyl)-O-(methyl) thioperoxide (2025), New Journal of Chemistry

Willner's research topics reflect a focus on chemical processes involving fluorine compounds, photochemistry, and environmental DNA studies applied in biodiversity monitoring. Key topics include:

  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food

Their frequent collaborators consist of several researchers working within overlapping domains:

  • Carlos O. Della Védova
  • Rosana M. Romano
  • Mauricio F. Erben
  • Yanina B. Bava
  • Melina V. Cozzarín

Willner's research outputs have been published in various scientific venues including:

  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Photochem
  • Journal of Molecular Structure
  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • New Journal of Chemistry

This diverse publication record illustrates the interdisciplinary nature of their work, bridging chemistry, environmental studies, and applied physics methodologies.

Best Publications

  • New ionic liquids with tris(perfluoroalkyl)trifluorophosphate (FAP) anions

    N.V. Ignat’ev;U. Welz-Biermann;A. Kucheryna;G. Bissky

  • Equilibrium acidities of superacids.

    Agnes Kütt;Toomas Rodima;Jaan Saame;Elin Raamat

  • Homoleptic Metal Carbonyl Cations of the Electron‐Rich Metals: Their Generation in Superacid Media Together with Their Spectroscopic and Structural Characterization

    Helge Willner;Friedhelm Aubke

  • Bis(carbonyl)gold(I) undecafluorodiantimonate(V), [Au(CO)2][Sb2F11]: synthesis, vibrational, and carbon-13 NMR study and the molecular structure of bis(acetonitrile)gold(I) hexafluoroantimonate(V), [Au(NCCH3)2][SbF6]

    H. Willner;J. Schaebs;G. Hwang;F. Mistry

  • Tris(trifluoromethyl)borane carbonyl, (CF3)3BCO-synthesis, physical, chemical and spectroscopic properties, gas phase, and solid state structure.

    Maik Finze;Eduard Bernhardt;Annegret Terheiden;Michael Berkei

  • Die Tetracyanoborate M[B(CN)4], M = [Bu4N]+, Ag+, K+

    E. Bernhardt;G. Henkel;H. Willner

  • When Do Interacting Atoms Form a Chemical Bond? Spectroscopic Measurements and Theoretical Analyses of Dideuteriophenanthrene

    Stefan Grimme;Christian Mück-Lichtenfeld;Gerhard Erker;Gerald Kehr

  • [Me3Si][R-CB11F11]—Synthesis and Properties

    Torsten Küppers;Eduard Bernhardt;Reint Eujen;Helge Willner

  • Synthesis and Properties of the Tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)borate Anion, [B(CF3)4]−: Structure Determination of Cs[B(CF3)4] by Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction

    Eduard Bernhardt;Gerald Henkel;Helge Willner;Gottfried Pawelke

  • Reaction of carbon monoxide in the super acid HSO3F-Au(SO3F)3, and the gold(I)bis(carbonyl)cation [Au(CO)2]+. Isolation and characterization of gold(I) carbonyl fluorosulfate, Au(CO)SO3F

    Helge Willner;F. Aubke

  • Eine effiziente Synthese von Tetracyanoboraten durch Sinterprozesse

    E. Bernhardt;M. Finze;Helge Willner

  • Tetracyanoborate Salts M[B(CN)4] with M = Singly Charged Cations: Properties and Structures

    Torsten Kuppers;Eduard Bernhardt;Helge Willner;Henning W. Rohm

  • "Umpolung" at boron by reduction of [B(CN)4]- and formation of the dianion [B(CN)3]2-.

    Eduard Bernhardt;Vera Bernhardt-Pitchougina;Helge Willner;Nikolai Ignatiev

  • Syntheses and Vibrational and (13)C MAS-NMR Spectra of Bis(carbonyl)mercury(II) Undecafluorodiantimonate(V) ([Hg(CO)(2)][Sb(2)F(11)](2)) and of Bis(carbonyl)dimercury(I) Undecafluorodiantimonate ([Hg(2)(CO)(2)][Sb(2)F(11)](2)) and the Molecular Structure of [Hg(CO)(2)][Sb(2)F(11)](2).

    M. Bodenbinder;G. Balzer-Jöllenbeck;H. Willner;R. J. Batchelor

  • σ-Bonded Metal Carbonyl Cations and Their Derivatives: Syntheses and Structural, Spectroscopic, and Bonding Principles†

    Helge Willner;Friedhelm Aubke

  • Cationic Iridium(III) Carbonyl Complexes: [Ir(CO)6]3+ and [Ir(CO)5Cl]2+

    Christian Bach;Helge Willner;Friedhelm Aubke;Changqing Wang

  • PHOTOCHEMICAL ISOMERIZATION OF METAL ETHENE TO METAL VINYL HYDRIDE COMPLEXES : A MATRIX-ISOLATION AND SOLUTION NMR STUDY

    Tanachat W. Bell;David M. Haddleton;Andrew McCamley;Martin G. Partridge

  • Structure and conformation of α,α,α-trifluoroanisol, C 6 H 5 OCF 3

    Daniela Federsel;Angelika Herrmann;Dines Christen;Stefan Sander

  • Superelectrophilic Tetrakis(carbonyl)palladium(II)- and -platinum(II) Undecafluorodiantimonate(V), [Pd(CO)4][Sb2F11]2 and [Pt(CO)4][Sb2F11]2: Syntheses, Physical and Spectroscopic Properties, Their Crystal, Molecular, and Extended Structures, and Density Functional Calculations: An Experimental, Computational, and Comparative Study

    Helge Willner;Matthias Bodenbinder;Raimund Bröchler;Germaine Hwang

  • Die Reaktionen von M[BF4] (M = Li, K) und (C2H5)2O·BF3 mit (CH3)3SiCN. Bildung von M[BFx>(CN)4—x] (M = Li, K; x = 1, 2) und (CH3)3SiNCBFx(CN)3—x, (x = 0, 1)

    Eduard Bernhardt;Michael Berkei;Helge Willner;Markus Schürmann

  • Vibrational and electronic spectra of chlorine dioxide, OClO, and chlorine superoxide ClOO, isolated in cryogenic matrixes

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian W. Lehmann
Christian W. Lehmann Max Planck Society
Joseph S. Francisco
Joseph S. Francisco University of Pennsylvania
Walter Thiel
Walter Thiel Max Planck Society
James Trotter
James Trotter University of British Columbia
Steven J. Rettig
Steven J. Rettig University of British Columbia
Wolfram Sander
Wolfram Sander Ruhr University Bochum
Konrad Seppelt
Konrad Seppelt Freie Universität Berlin
John F. Stanton
John F. Stanton University of Florida
Roland Boese
Roland Boese University of Duisburg-Essen
Mark G. Allen
Mark G. Allen University of Pennsylvania

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