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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.

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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It was a pleasure to visit Chonnam National University and teach photochemistry in Gwangju, South Korea 🇰🇷 Many thanks to Prof. Jacopo Tessarolo for the invitation and to everyone who joined my research talk and the many enjoyable discussions. Thank you for hosting me! 🍻
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Excited to share our latest publication in Nature Communications! @natureportfolio.nature.com Mechanochemical disassembly pathways of self-assembled polymer decorated PdnL2n supramolecular architectures @hhu.de @chemiehhu.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Mechanochemical disassembly pathways of self-assembled polymer-decorated PdnL2n supramolecular architectures - Nature Communications
Supramolecular PdnL2n architectures are versatile molecular platforms but controlled strategies for disassembly remain scarce. Here, the authors show that ultrasound provides a powerful stimulus to tr...
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
In our recent paper, we report for the first time, the use of carbon-carbon-bond-based radicals for the synthesis of (porous) organic cages with unique reactivity. Congratulations to Yannic 🧪🔥 @hhu.de @chemiehhu.bsky.social @angewandtechemie.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Dynamic Covalent Radical Recombination for the Assembly of Tuneable Responsive Porous Organic Cages
Dynamic covalent chemistry (DCC) based on reversible radical recombination enables the assembly of responsive, C─C-linked organic cages. Substituent-controlled aryldicyanomethyl radicals form discret...
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Super exciting day using #MicroED at @rigakucorporation.bsky.social near Frankfurt with Dr. Khai-Nghi Truong 👌🏻 We tested several challenging samples and solved one cage structure by electron diffraction using the XtaLAB Synergy-ED. Fascinating to experience the differences to SC-XRD firsthand!
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Super happy to share that our Chemical Science article ‘Structural control of dynamic covalent cages: kinetic vs. thermodynamic assembly and PFAS removal from water’ (pubs.rsc.org/doi/D5SC02247A) has been selected for the 2025 most popular supramolecular articles collection 🎉
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
We wish you all some happy holidays, a Merry Christmas 🎄🎁, and all the best for the upcoming New Year 2026 🎆🎇 We are looking back on a successful year 2025 and are grateful for all the support 🙏🏻 This year's card was kindly made by Marcos @notlillittle.bsky.social
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Tobi and I were invited to highlight the recent paper of the team led by Vitórica-Yrezábal and Brammer in Nature Chemistry, so please enjoy "CO2 sorption in fluorinated non-porous coordination polymers" 😍 @chemiehhu.bsky.social @hhu.de www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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CO2 sorption in fluorinated non-porous coordination polymers - Nature Chemistry
Porous materials have long been a focus of research for gas separations. Now, flexible, highly fluorinated coordination polymers lacking permanently built-in cavities have been shown to adsorb CO2 thr...
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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 · 04/08/2025
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 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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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 · 25/06/2025
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 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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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 · 05/06/2025
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 · 03/06/2025
Verfication post, please ignore. [350607-long-autumn-nights]
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
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 chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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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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Delius Lab @mvdelius.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
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
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Supramolekulare Chemie | Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V.
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
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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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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 · 16/12/2024
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 · 29/11/2024
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 😍 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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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 · 27/11/2024
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 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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: www.chemistryworld.com/news/microcr...
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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 · 11/06/2024
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 · 07/03/2024
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 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
Honored to receive a Thieme Chemistry Journal Award! Very grateful for the recognition of our team's works Congratulations to all the other awardees 🏆🏆🏆! www.thieme.de/en/thieme-ch...
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2024 Awardees - Thieme Chemistry - Georg Thieme Verlag
The Thieme Chemistry Journals Award is presented every year to up-and-coming researchers worldwide who are in the early stages of their independent academic career as assistant or junior professors.
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
The busy end-of-year stress and Christmas season keeps us all on our toes! Nevertheless, as the days are getting shorter, the year is slowly coming to an end. We wish you all happy holidays, a Merry Christmas 🎄🎁, and the best for the upcoming New Year 2024 🥳🥂 This year's card was made by Dr. Küng.
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
Saw this on the internet, could be a leaked design from @michelrickhaus.bsky.social group 👀😉
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
Autumn @hhu.bsky.social campus 🍁🍂🍃 Leaves are falling down so quickly, really a shame
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Delius Lab @mvdelius.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
First post on this platform! #ChemSky, check out our massive ChemSocRev review article on "Recent advances in supramolecular fullerene chemistry" (focus 2013-2023). Hope it will be useful and inspire further research! Apologies for any omissions. With: X. Chang, Y. Xu pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art
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Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt @bmschmidtlab.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
This is my first post on BlueSky. If you know me from Twitter, please do connect. Would love to see the #chemtwitter commmunity become a strong #chemsky community
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