Dominik Munz

Spotlight on Mechanosterics: A Bulky Macrocycle Promotes Functional Group Reactivity in a [2]Rotaxane Macrocycles typically hinder the reactivity of adjacent functional groups in mechanically interlocked molecules due to steric shielding. Herein, we report a [2]rotaxane in which a bulky macrocycle in ...

Thrilled to share our new @J_A_C_S paper: A bulky macrocycle enhances (not hinders!) functional group reactivity in a [2]‑rotaxane. Including definition and rationalization of this positive mechanosteric effect.
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#Rotaxanes #JACS

Room Temperature Ring Opening of Benzene by Four-Electron Reduction and Carbonylation Cleaving a benzene ring under mild conditions requires disrupting its aromaticity, which is a significant challenge in modern chemistry. Although the generation of cyclic products from cleaving benzen...

Our work on the room-temperature ring-opening of benzene is now published in JACS. Great teamwork and thanks for the kind comments from the reviewers!
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2 days back from Ken Houk Research Conference 2025 at my alma mater @tudresden.bsky.social Was incredible inspiring, so happy & honored attending as "academic grandson" and for together pushing back the frontiers of science! Special shout out @ninastr.bsky.social for the gallery (not public?)

Heartiest congratulations!!! - and looking forward to reading a lot of great science!

Thanks for having me @unimarburg.bsky.social & thanks for a great evening! 🙏😄 @wernckelab.bsky.social @lablichtenberg.bsky.social Frank Tambornino @haenisch-group.bsky.social Super-nice to catch up with @fabiandankert.bsky.social & looking forward for truly exciting September news 🙂👐😱👍

Mind blowing!

Ein Forscher und eine Forscherin arbeiten an einer Laserapparatur im Quantenlabor.

Mit über 53 Millionen Euro aus dem Transformationsfonds fördert die Landesregierung den Aufbau eines Zentrums für Quantentechnologien (QuTe) an der Universität des Saarlandes. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf Quantum Engineering und Quantum Software (Foto: O. Dietze): www.uni-saarland.de/aktuell/zent...

Looking forward for a fantastic defense and humbled to be part of it!

In Crystallo Wolff Rearrangement of a Metalated Diazoester: Structural Confirmation of the Singlet Carbene Wolff-Intermediate The Wolff rearrangement (WR) is widely used for the synthesis of ketenes from diazoketones and -esters. Stepwise WR reactions are proposed to proceed through transient carbonylcarbene (R–C–C(O)–R′) in...

Check out Zejie’s paper about the crystallographic examination of a metalla-Wolff rearrangement.

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Hexaphenyl-1,2-Diphosphonium Dication [Ph3P–PPh3]2+: Superacid, Superoxidant, or Super Reagent? The oxidation of triphenylphosphine by perfluorinated phenaziniumF aluminate in difluorobenzene affords hexaaryl-1,2-diphosphonium dialuminate 1. Dication 12+ is valence isoelectronic with elusive hex...

Oxidizing PPh3 generates a powerful reagent - Read more about this cool molecule @jacs.acspublications.org (previously @chemrxiv.bsky.social) Congrats to @fabiandankert.bsky.social, Simon, Sergi, Chandan & Sneha 🎊🍾
[Ph3P–PPh3]2+: Superacid, Superoxidant, Super Reagent? pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

We also invite applications for the position of Scientific Coordinator of Ec=m2:
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In addition, we will be recruiting a Postdoc with a background in surface characterization, preferably in Atomic Force Microscopy:
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Our DFG-funded RTG-3082 Ec=m2 is hiring 10 PhD Scholars! Check out further details at: shorturl.at/Tue2T
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@dfg.de @uni-saarland.de @leibnizinm.bsky.social #Engineering_Covalent_Bonds_in_Molecules_and_Materials

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Wow, awesome! Will try to adapt (certainly play around) for the coordination chemistry lecture this summer 😊😀

Welcome to the 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗛𝘂𝗯 (𝗣𝗦𝗛)! We unite Saarland University, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and other Partners to develop medicines for society's most pressing diseases. Follow us for updates! 🚀

We have open PhD positions @unibern.bsky.social

If you are interested in organometallic synthesis, transition metal and cluster chemistry, novel materials, and spectroscopy, this position is for you. Check the ad below and get in touch. #chemsky
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Awesome place, awesome projects, awesome PI, apply!

We start our first post on Bluesky with a firework! Very proud of a brilliant team to publish our work on C(sp3)-atom transfer @science.org. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... It has been a very exciting journey. Thanks @erc.europa.eu

Also, I am extremely grateful to Martin @albrecht-lab.bsky.social and Eva @evaheviagroup.bsky.social
for the very welcoming atmosphere in Bern. We will soon announce several PhD positions in beautiful Bern, so stay tuned.

👍👍👍 Exciting time ahead at an exciting place!!!

A zirconocene triazenido hydride complex activates CO2 Starting from the alkyne complex Cp2Zr(py)(η2-Me3SiC2SiMe3) (Cp = η5-cyclopentadienyl, py = pyridine), the synthesis and complete characterisation of a zirconocene(iv) triazenido hydride complex and i...

Fabian's paper on CO2 insertion into a Zr hydride was published in @daltontrans.bsky.social. A nice little paper that was in progress for quite some time due to ambiguities in the characterisation of one of the intermediates... @likat.bsky.social pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Was my pleasure & honor, and wishing Carl Emil only the best! Thanks a lot for being an excellent host, I truly enjoyed visiting DTU and meeting you, Martin, Christine and Jesper. Looking forward to catching up with you next year in Odense 😉

Super excited to launch with @albrecht-lab.bsky.social the #bluesky account #EUCOMC2025 @eucomc2025.bsky.social
Come to #Bern in July 6-10 2025 for a feast of #organometallic #chemistry and to discover one of the nicest cities in the world🇨🇭! #SCS #EuChemS Follow the account for further details!

JOB ALERT! 🚨Still 10 days to apply to the open PhD position in our group at Philipps-Universität Marburg in Germany. For more details and to submit an application, please refer to the official posting here: acortar.link/Y34YYd #chemsky 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

Direct Determination of a Giant Zero-Field Splitting of 5422 cm–1 in a Triplet Organobismuthinidene by Infrared Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Stable monocoordinated organobismuthinidenes were only recently isolated and analyzed toward their chemical and electronic structure. Quantum chemical calculations on tBu-MSFluind-Bi(I) (2) predicted ...

New year, new science! This great collaboration underlines the vast potential of predictive quantum chemistry powered by ORCA (MPI Kofo & @faccts-orca.bsky.social) and its computational spectroscopy toolkit.

doi.org/10.1021/jacs...

www.chemie.de/news/1185223...

#ORCAqc #CompChem #ChemSky #EPR

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Elevating Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson: Umpolung of carbonyls and C6F6 for catalytic C-F bond metathesis. Congrats to Aditsh & Kevin, thanks to Michael, Frank, Kallol & @angewandtechemie.bsky.social for a Christmas present 🎁🎄🎅☃️ π‐Lewis Base Activation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Come work with us - this is still open to applications: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... until 8th December.

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Incorrect. Have a look at Fig. 1 and particularly the epr discussion.