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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt
@bmschmidtlab.bsky.social
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We use supramolecular chemistry to access novel functional compounds and materials by self-assembly. We also love fluorine chemistry, photoswitches, and ultrasound and are located at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany. .. more

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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 9d
Last week I had the great pleasure of visiting the @szyszkobart.bsky.social group and meeting their hardworking students. In addition to amazing organisation and hospitality, all invited speakers also had the opportunity to present at the 67th PTChem Meeting. 🇵🇱🙏🏻 @chemiehhu.bsky.social
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Aug 4
Our latest mini review on Porous Organic Cage-based Frameworks is finally edited now! 🚀
Dive into Cage-COFs, Cage-POPs, Cage-MOFs, and more next-gen porous materials for catalysis, separation, and sustainability!

@hhu.de @angewandtechemie.bsky.social

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Porous Organic Cages as Building Blocks for Framework Materials
Confined nanospaces are key to the design of porous materials like COFs, MOFs, and molecular cages for applications in molecular recognition, catalysis, and energy storage. This Minireview explores t....
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Jun 25
The Et2F2 cage looks like that, the amine building block is connected twice to the same linker:
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Jun 25
Structural control of dynamic covalent cages: kinetic vs. thermodynamic assembly and PFAS removal from water using our novel dynamic covalent Tri2Tri2 cages!

Check it out now in @chemicalscience.rsc.org, if you like 👀
@hhu.de
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Structural control of dynamic covalent cages: kinetic vs. thermodynamic assembly and PFAS removal from water
Dynamic covalent chemistry is a powerful tool to synthesise complex structures from simple building blocks. However, even minor variations in the numerous parameters governing self-assembly can drasti...
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Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf @hhu.de · Jun 5
Im Rahmen eines Forschungsstipendiums für Postdocs der @humboldt-foundation.de forscht der spanische Chemiker Dr. Marcos Martínez Fernández seit April 2025 in der Arbeitsgruppe für Supramolekulare Chemie der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social. 1/3
Porträt von Marcos Martínez Fernández
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Jun 3
Verfication post, please ignore.

[350607-long-autumn-nights]

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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Apr 17
Even–odd effects meet visible-light switching! 💡
Our latest paper shows how simple diamines direct the formation of azobenzene macrocycles. A bit of a lighter read in comparison to current news everywhere..:
@hhu.de @jonavoss.bsky.social

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Visible‐Light Switchable Rings and Chains in Dynamic Covalent Imine Chemistry
The combination of a visible-light switchable azobenzene A with aliphatic diamines X of variable chain lengths gives access to various macrocyclic isomers. While diamines with even numbers of methyle...
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Mar 25
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Delius Lab @mvdelius.bsky.social · Mar 20
Supramolecular chemistry has officially "grown up" in Germany. On behalf of the 10-person Founding Team👇, I am happy to announce the creation of section SupraChem within the German Chemical Society! 🍾 GDCh members please consider joining asap via www.gdch.de/suprachem @gdch.bsky.social
Supramolekulare Chemie | Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V.
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Mar 19
I was there 😀👍
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Mar 19
Thank you so much for taking that picture and coming to my talk! It's a shame we could not/barely talk this time.
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Feb 27
Yaaaaay!
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Feb 27
Really great work!
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Feb 26
Thank you, it really means a lot to us 😊
When writing such articles, and it always is a lot of work and I promise myself to never to do it again, I often think this is never going to be found ^^
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Feb 26
Our review on photoswitchable self-assembled cages and macrocycles was selected as one of the most popular articles of 2023 & 2024! It's amazing to hear it being read and well received. @jonavoss.bsky.social @hhu.de

Check out the review here:
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Dec 31
A profound loss for science overall. An extraordinary chemist with remarkable contributions to the field of self-assembly. Condolences to the family.
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Margaret E Schott @pegdesigns.bsky.social · Dec 30
Colleagues, Students, Postdocs, Collaborators and Friends of Sir Fraser Stoddart: I am writing with the sad news that Fraser passed away suddenly on 31 Dec (Australia time) while on holiday with family. No details yet on any services. He is irreplaceable.
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Margaret E Schott @pegdesigns.bsky.social · Dec 30
Colleagues, Students, Postdocs, Collaborators and Friends of Sir Fraser Stoddart: I am writing with the sad news that Fraser passed away suddenly on 31 Dec (Australia time) while on holiday with family. No details yet on any services. He is irreplaceable.
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Dec 20
Slowly, this very stressful year is coming to and end and we want to wish all of you a Happy Christmas time🎄 and all the best for the upcoming year 2025 🎉🐍
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Dec 16
Tim's article on porous organic Tri4Tri4 cages was selected as the front cover of ChemComm🏆🥊🎉
celebrating the 60th anniversary of ChemComm. @hhu.bsky.social
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Nov 29
Please check out our square macrocycle-based material by dynamic-covalent chemistry, if you like: Fluorinated Squareimines for Molecular Sieving of Aromatic over Aliphatic Compounds @hhu.bsky.social now early online in ACIE 😍

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Fluorinated Squareimines for Molecular Sieving of Aromatic over Aliphatic Compounds
Squareimines are a new class of electron-deficient macrocycles with a unique rectangular structure that facilitates interactions with the electron-deficient panels, enabling selective separation of a....
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Nov 27
It's a shame that gifs do not seem to work on bluesky yet 😱
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Nov 27
We studied a fluorinated and a non-fluorinated tetrahedral Tri4Tri4 porous organic cage for H2, CO2, and CH4 adsorption. Finally something porous from our lab again with quite some surprises regarding selectivities and stabilities 🧪⚗️ #pocs @hhu.bsky.social
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Nov 22
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Nov 20
I was very fortunate to be asked to comment on #microed in the realm of supramolecular chemistry. Extremely interesting article in @chemistryworld.bsky.social

Microcrystal electron diffraction promises a revolution in study of proteins, small molecules:
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Microcrystal electron diffraction promises a revolution in study of proteins, small molecules
Microcrystal electron diffraction microED promises revolution study proteins small molecules
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Nov 15
Thank you for makig this great list! If possible, please add my lab account, too :)

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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Nov 15
Thank you so much!

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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Nov 15
If you drink it, you'll die! If you don't, you'll die, too!!!!
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Nov 15
Would you mind adding our account, too? We are working on porous organic cages, especially fluorinated ones

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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Jun 11
Had the immense pleasure of hosting my mentor and friend, Makoto Fujita, for a GDCh talk yesterday 🍻🙏. Very grateful for the many students and colleagues joining the lecture, also from universities nearby, with more than 100 people attending in total.

@hhu.bsky.social @gdch.bsky.social
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · Mar 7
Our latest research delves again into the world of fluorinated organic macrocycles and cages, transforming them into rigid entities bearing functional groups in exo-position using isocyanates, and further reactions thereof!
#supramolecularchemistry
#ChemSky
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