Carl Pithan

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Carl studied Chemistry at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH) where he received his BSc degree in 2022. After completing research internships with the Herres-Pawlis, Pich and Patureau groups at RWTH Aachen, he received his MSc degree in 2025 with Prof. Frédéric Patureau on a study related to the properties of atropoisomers. During his master studies Carl worked as a student research assistant at Forschungszentrum Jülich in the Institute of Electrochemical Process Engineering on alkaline electrolysis. After his graduation he completed a research internship at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, where he worked on the fabrication of Li-batteries with Prof. Chia-Chen Li. He joined the Dumele group for his PhD studies in July 2026.

Phone: +49 (0)221 470-3060

Lab: 306

Short CV

since 2026 PhD student at the University of Cologne with Prof. Dumele
2025–2026 Research Internship at National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu (Taiwan)
2025 Master thesis with Prof. Frédéric Patureau
2024–2025 Student Research Assistant at Forschungszentrum Jülich
2022–2025 M. Sc. studies in Chemistry, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
2016–2022 B. Sc. studies in Chemistry, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

Publications

4. Bending Diamondoids: Strained [3]Cyclo(4,9-diphenyldiamantylene). (Pre-print)

    C. Douglas, N. Grabicki, N. Trapp, L. Husaruch, J. Sprachmann, O. Dumele,*

  ChemRxiv 2025.

3. Site-selective C–H Mono- and Bis-Thianthrenation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. (Pre-print)

    J. Sprachmann, A. Petrik, C. Douglas, O. Dumele,*

  ChemRxiv 2024.

2. Bis(amidophenolato)phosphonium: Si−H Hydride Abstraction and Phosphorus-Ligand Cooperative Activation of C−C Multiple Bonds.

    D. Roth, T. Thorwart, C. Douglas, L. Greb

   Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202203024.

1. Sequence-sorted redox-switchable hetero[3]rotaxanes.

   M. Gaedke, H. Hupatz, F. Witte, S. M. Rupf, C. Douglas, H. V. Schröder, L. Fischer, M. Malischewski, B. Paulus, C. A. Schalley

   Org. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 64–74.