Prof. Dr. Ralf Ludwig

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Forschungsthemen 

• Vorhersage makroskopischer Eigenschaften auf Grundlage molekularer Wechselwirkungen.
• Cluster, Flüssigkeiten und Grenzflächen
• Anomalien, Struktur und Dynamik von Wasser und Ionischen Flüssigkeiten
• Mechanistisches Verständnis katalytischer Prozesse

Schlüsselpublikationen  (am häufigsten zitiert)

• Boddien, D. Mellmann, F. Gärtner, R. Jackstell, H. Junge, P. J. Dyson, G. Laurenczy, R. Ludwig, M. Beller
  Efficient Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid using an Iron Catalyst
  Science, 33, 1733-36, 2011 (Times cited: 539)
• K. Fumino, T. Peppel, M. Geppert-Rybczynska, D. H. Zaitsau, J. K. Lehmann, S. P. Verevkin, M. Köckerling, R. Ludwig
  The Influence of Hydrogen Bonding on the Physical Properties of Ionic Liquids
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 13, 14064-75, 2011 (Times cited: 196)
• Wulf, K. Fumino, R. Ludwig
  Spectroscopic Evidence for an Enhanced Anion-Cation Interaction due to Hydrogen Bonding in Pure Imidazolium Ionic Liquids
  Angew. Chem., 122, 459-463, 2010
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 49, 449-453, 2010 (Times cited: 180)
• K. Fumino, A. Wulf, R. Ludwig
  Hydrogen Bonding in protic ionic liquids: Reminiscent of Water
  Angew. Chem., 121, 3230-33, 2009
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 48, 3184-86, 2009 (Times cited: 213)
• K. Fumino, A. Wulf, R. Ludwig
  Strong, Localized, and Directional Hydrogen Bonds Fluidize Ionic Liquids
  Angew. Chem., 120, 8859-63, 2008
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 47, 8731-34, 2008 (Times cited: 288)
• K. Fumino, A. Wulf, R. Ludwig
  The Cation-Anion Interaction in Ionic Liquids Probed by Far Infrared Spectroscopy
  Angew. Chem., 120, 3890-94, 2008
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 47, 3830-34, 2008 (Times cited: 199)
• T. Köddermann, D. Paschek, R. Ludwig
  Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ionic Liquids: A Reliable Description of Structure, Thermodynamics and Dynamics
  ChemPhysChem, 8, 2464-2470, 2007 (Times cited: 268)
• T. Köddermann, C. Wertz, A. Heintz, R. Ludwig
  The Association of Water in Ionic Liquids: A Reliable Measure of Polarity
  Angew. Chem., 118, 3780-3785, 2006
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 3697-3702, 2006 (Times cited: 225)
• T. Köddermann, C. Wertz, A. Heintz, R. Ludwig
  Ion-Pair Formation in the Ionic Liquid 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium-bis(triflyl)imide as a Function of Temperature and Concentration
  ChemPhysChem, 7, 1944-1949, 2006 (Times cited: 236)
• R. Ludwig
  Water: From Clusters to the Bulk
  Angew. Chem., 113, 1856-76, 2001
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 40, 1808-1827, 2001 (Times cited: 1008)

Sonderbände als Herausgeber

• D. Paschek, R. Ludwig, “Molecular Liquids Meet Ionic Liquids: From Fundamentals to Applications with Particular Attention to Ionic Liquids”, Mol. Liq. 2017, Special Issue 226.
• R. Ludwig, U. K. Deiters“Special Issue dedicated to Professor Andreas Heintz on the occasion of his 65th birthday“ Z. Phys. Chem. 2013, Special Issue 227.
• R. Ludwig, E. Maginn, S. Balasubramanian “Ionic Liquids: The Fundamentals and Forces Driving Their Rise” ChemPhysChem 2012, Special Issue 13 (7).
• R. Ludwig, D. Paschek "Water in Biology, Chemistry and Physics: Results and Perspectives" Z. Phys. Chem. 2009, Special Issue 223. 
• R. Winter, R. Ludwig "The Complex Nature of Water at Molecular Interfaces" ChemPhysChem 2008, Special Issue 9.