The Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Vienna conducts extensive research in various areas of the field, including Target-oriented organic synthesis, Organic Synthetic Chemistry, and Organic Structural Chemistry as well as Main Group Chemistry and Catalysis.
Special focuses in Bioorganic Chemistry are: Isotope labeling and Chemical Biology as well as Enzyme Mechanisms and Medical Chemical Applications. In addition, our research groups deal with Chemistry at the interface of Synthesis, Theory and Data.
At the heart of our work is the creative potential of organic chemistry, which enables the design, synthesis and optimization of new compounds for specific applications.
Our teaching reflects our diverse research interests, with lectures, seminars (e.g. the OC Seminar and the OC Symposium) and internships for students in the fields of chemistry, biology, pharmacy and nutritional sciences.
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"Cationic Strategies for the Direct Synthesis of Valuable Amine Scaffolds from Feedstocks."
"Chiral Isochalcogenourea Lewis Base Organocatalysis."
Ass.-Prof. Javier Mateos of the Institute of Organic Chemistry has received the GÖCH–ÖAW Science Award 2026 for his research on cationic selenuranes.…
In September 2026, there will be four exciting lectures in our institute-wide lecture series with top researchers in organic chemistry.
Welcome, Julian Ilgen!
Since June 2026, Julian Ilgen has joined our team as a Senior Scientist in NMR spectroscopy.
Organic chemistry investigates the structure, properties and reactions of carbon-containing compounds – i.e. those molecules that make up our bodies,…
Welcome, Mihai-Viorel Popescu!
Since March 2026, Mihai-Viorel Popescu has been strengthening our team as Senior Scientist for Chemistry at the…
Researchers in the Bonifazi research group are pooling know-how to use chromophores and MOFs to convert light directly into chemical energy.
