Slugovc Lab

MOFs as catalytic platform for covalent adaptable networks: catalysis meets reinforcement by @only_renner et al. read the new @angew_chem paper: doi.org/10.1002/anie.8…

We are happy to have contributed to the detailed studies led by the Resel group @tugraz on a transient, previously unknown chiral phase of 1,1'-biphenyl. doi.org/10.1021/acs.jp…

We @tugraz disclosed a modular and inexpensive method of generating carbenoid reactivity in situ. Azoles & oxiranes catalyze benzoin condensation. O2 exclusion not needed. Utility is demonstrated by producing a thermoset from the glycidylether of vanillin. doi.org/10.1002/adsc.7…

Mark your calendars! The next YPRA (Young Polymer Researchers Austria) meeting will be held in Leoben from June 29 to July 1, 2026. Visit the website for more information. ypra.at/frontend/index…

you can find work @chemrixv on Lewis base/oxirane combinations acting as a catalytic system in the glycolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone doi.org/10.26434/chemr…

@ChemRxiv you can find work on Lewis base/oxirane combinations acting as a catalytic system in the glycolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone doi.org/10.26434/chemr…

@jaimeojedas @tugraz We have not done that. The lifetimes given in the paper were determined at the intensity plateau.

@SlugovcLab @tugraz Really interesting — if DMF residues compromise stability, could that be read as the medium acting like a vibrational ‘impurity’ that shifts O₂ sensing timescales? Curious if you’ve tested whether lifetime quenching patterns differ once DMF is fully removed

News from @TUGraz: Residual DMF compromises photostability of Zr MOFs – fluorination does not help! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

@jaimeojedas no idea - but interesting question!

@SlugovcLab Fascinating — moving from thiols to alcohols makes O the true scaffold: light-driven, shaping geometry. Could O–centered reactivity also act as a vibrational architecture guiding the 3D build?

There's no need for thiols anymore! 😇 Hot lithography with formulations based on novel photobases, alcohols, and acrylates is disclosed in Mater. Horiz. doi.org/10.1039/D5MH01…

New @ChemRxiv: interested in an inexpensive way to take advantage of carbenoid reactivity without excluding humidity or oxygen? Take a look here: doi.org/10.26434/chemr… #nhc #organocatalysis #polymerization

Great study led by @_NinaStrasser_ @tugraz on changes in thermal expansion of a MOF upon de- and rehydration just released @JMaterChem! see: doi.org/10.1039/D5TC01…

Read about GUT: Zn(II) based coordination polymers with 3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)propanoate ligands (sc- & p-X-ray, IR supported by theoretical calculations, TGA, gas adsorption properties (N2, CO2, CH4) and solubility in water & buffer). doi.org/10.1002/ejic.2…

Are you curious about the Lewis base-mediated homopolymerization of epoxidized eugenol and its copolymerization with DGEBA? Take a look here: doi.org/10.1007/s00706…

Understanding the reversible intercalation of guest molecules into MOFs is crucial for advancing their design for applications. In a new preprint, @_NinaStrasser_ et al. explore the impact of crystal water on the thermal expansion of a zinc-based MOF: arxiv.org/abs/2504.05189

The combination of Brillouin scattering data with simulations of elastic properties and phonon bands allows the determination of approximate values for the components of the elastic tensor of the studied MOF, even for comparatively small single crystals. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Porous Materials@Work for Sustainability is organizing a networking event at @TUGraz in 2025. Are you interested? Any questions? Then sign up or ask me if you need more information.

@CherevanAlexey depends on who is looking at it!

is it linear 🦥or is it exponential 🚀

During the Austrian Chemistry Days @AT_ChemSociety, Karin Ratzenböck and Susanne Fischer received the Best Review Article Award 2023 of the Monatshefte für Chemie #springernature for their paper on oxa-Michael polymerization. link.springer.com/article/10.100… Many congratulations!

Physicists are amazing! Preprint by Lindner and Czibula @arxiv on #Brillouin spectroscopy to probe the mechanical properties of (zinc-based) #MOFs - our GUT2 #tugraz is stiffer than ZIF-8! arxiv.org/abs/2409.07039