Synthesis of micrometre-thick oriented 2D covalent organic framework films by a kinetic polymerization pathway
L. Cusin, P. Cieciórski, S. Van Gele, F. Heck, S. Krause, P. W. Majewski, B. V. Lotsch, W. Danowski and P. Samorì Nat. Synth 2025.
Project A08
Dynamic confinement in soft porous crystals
Regulation of molecular heterogeneous organocatalysis by dynamic confinement in soft porous crystals
– New project since July 2022 –
We establish and use flexible metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as innovative catalysts able to responsively adapt their internal micro/mesoporous confinement by molecular recognition. Catalysts will be covalently attached to the framework backbone with different cell size resulting in a defined spatial orientation and specific local chemical environment of the catalytic site within the MOF crystals. Parallel to the catalytic process we will experimentally study the dynamic responsive framework deformation and investigate the mechanism of dynamic confinement and its effect on transport and catalysis properties by molecular dynamics simulations.
Molecular determinants of solvent nanoseparation by nanoporous carbon materials
S. Kolin, M. Marquardt, G. Fläschner, S. Naumann, K. Pluhackova ChemRxiv. 2025, preprint.
Diethylaluminium Chloride-Mediated Cycloaddition/Conjugate Reduction Sequence towards Imido-Substituted Norbornenes
M. Kirchhof, D. Batman, E. Nicholas, W. Frey, V. Derdau, A. Zens and S. Laschat Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2025, e202401270.
- PERSPECTIVE - to achieve reproducible synthesis of phase-pure Zr-porphyrin metal-organic frameworks
- PERSPECTIVE - K. Hemmer, H. L. B. Boström, S. Krause, B. V. Lotsch and R. A. Fischer Commun Mater 2024, 5, 264.
Asymmetric Rh Diene Catalysis under Confinement: Isoxazole Ring-Contraction in Mesoporous Solids
M. Marshall, Z. Dilruba, A.-K. Beurer, K. Bieck, S. Emmerling, F. Markus, Ch. Vogler, F. Ziegler, M. Fuhrer, S. S. Y. Liu, S. R.Kousik, W. Frey, Y. Traa, J. R. Bruckner, B. Plietker, M. R. Buchmeiser, S. Ludwigs, S. Naumann, P. Atanasova, B. V. Lotsch, A. Zens and S. Laschat Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2024, 27, e202400283.
Active Site Engineering in Reticular Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic CO2Â Reduction
-Â REVIEW - B.B. Rath, S. Krause and B. V. Lotsch Adv. Funct. Mater.2023, 2309060.
Perspective: Functional dynamics in framework materials
- PERSPECTIVE - S. Krause and J. V. Milić Commun. Chem. 2023, 6, 151.
Entropic barrier of water permeation through single-file channels
J. Wachlmayr, G. Fläschner, K. Pluhackova, W. Sandtner, Ch. Siligan and A. Horner Commun. Chem. 2023, 6, 135.
Tethering chiral Rh diene complexes inside mesoporous solids: experimental and theoretical study of substituent, pore and linker effects on asymmetric catalysis
M. Kirchhof, K. Gugeler, A.-K. Beurer, F. R. Fischer, D. Batman, S. M. Bauch, S. Kolin, E. Nicholas, R. Schoch, Ch. Vogler, S. R. Kousik, A. Zens, B. Plietker, P. Atanasova, S. Naumann, M. Bauer, J. R. Bruckner, Y. Traa, J. Kästner and Sabine Laschat Catal. Sci. Technol., 2023, 13, 3709-3724.