 | Richard Jacobi University of Vienna Institute of Theoretical Chemistry Währinger Str. 17 1090 Vienna Austria richard.jacobi@univie.ac.at +43 1 4277 52761 ORCID: 0000-0001-9949-3519 |
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| My research is focused on photocatalysis. I investigate the characteristics and interplay of chromophores and catalysts in soft matter matrices, for instance upon insertion in lipid bilayer membranes as well as attached to DNA strands. To this aim, I employ ab initio and DFT electronic structure theory in combination with classical molecular dynamics simulations. This project is part of the DFG Transregional Collaborative Research Center TRR234 CataLight, which aims to develop light-driven molecular catalysts in hierarchically structured materials.
I am a science ambassador with the OeAD (Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation) |
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DNA–Liposome Hybrids Enable Energy Transfer Across Membrane Interfaces (submitted), (2026) J. Bösking, R. Jacobi, N. Alleva, R. E. P. Nau, J. Gačanin, L. González, T. Weil, A. Pannwitz Mimicking a Light-Harvesting Complex to Accelerate Photooxidation in Asymmetric Lipid Membrane Nanoreactors Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 65, e1785862, (2026), DOI: 10.1002/anie.1785862 J. Bösking, R. E. P. Nau, N. Alleva, R. Jacobi, T. Meyer-Zedler, H. Voßhenrich, F. Mazotta, I. Lieberwirth, D. Ng, M. Schmitt, J. Popp, L. González, T. Weil, A. Pannwitz Controlling DNA Three-Way Junction Conformations via Base Pairing Small Struct. 7, e202500815, (2026), DOI: 10.1002/sstr.202500815 R. Jacobi, L. González Local Environment Effects on Light-driven CO2 Reduction in Liposomes ACS Catalysis 16, 4362–4372, (2026), DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c03610 7. R. Jacobi, K. P. Zois, A. Mengele, S. Rau, L. González Tailored GAFF Parameters for Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Rh(I/III) Complexes with α-diimine ligands: Validation and Solvation Studies J. Phys. Chem. B 130, 472–485, (2026), DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5c07040 R. Jacobi, K. P. Zois, A. Mengele, S. Rau, L. González Molecular Orientation and Structure Formation of BOPHY Chromophores in Langmuir Films: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study Adv. Mater. Interf. 12, e00550, (2025), DOI: 10.1002/admi.202500550 M. L. Hupfer, R. Jacobi, P. Fischer, A. Elmanova, S. Jasmin Finkelmeyer, W. Dehaen, P. Fontaine, L. González, M. Presselt Photoinduced Electron Transfer Across Phospholipid Bilayers in Anaerobic and Aerobic Atmospheres Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64, e202423393, (2025), DOI: 10.1002/anie.202423393 Cover Image: N. Sinambela, R. Jacobi, D. Sorsche, L. González, A. Pannwitz Resonance Energy Transfer in Orthogonally arranged Chromophores: a Question of Molecular Representation Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 26, 12299-12305, (2024), DOI: 10.1039/D4CP00420E This article is part of the special issue: R. Jacobi, L. González Alignment and Photooxidation Dynamics of a Perylene Diimide Chromophore in Lipid Bilayers Mol. Syst. Des. Eng. 8, 842-852 , (2023), DOI: 10.1039/D2ME00243D 2. R. Jacobi, D. Hernández-Castillo, N. Sinambela, J. Boesking, A. Pannwitz, L. González Computation of Förster Resonance Energy Transfer in Lipid Bilayer Membranes J. Phys. Chem. A. 126, 8070–8081, (2022), DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c04524 1. R. Jacobi, F. Joerg, O. Steinhauser, C. Schröder Emulating Proton Transfer Reactions in the Pseudo-Protic Ionic Liquid 1-Methylimidazolium Acetate Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24, 9277-9285 , (2022), DOI: 10.1039/D2CP00643J |