The Lewinski Group: Organometallic and Materials Chemistry

TEAM Project No. POIR.04.04.00-00-20C6/16-00 (TEAM/2016-2/14)

Functional Hybrid Materials and Interfaces 'FUNMAT-FACE'

Project leader: Prof. Janusz Lewiński

Project duration: April 2017 – December 2020

Project value: PLN 2 950 000

The project is realized within the TEAM programme of Foundation for Polish Science, cofinanced by the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION EXECUTORS PARTNERS PAPERS RECRUITMENT

Project description

The project aims to develop novel synthetic approaches leading from well-defined molecular components to various nano-scaled inorganic-organic materials with specific functions, which are now required to support the unprecedented technological advances that have occurred throughout the 21st century. By bringing together the most talented young researchers we plan to carry out a two-channel research program that will focus on the most important classes of inorganic-organic hybrid materials nowadays: (i) nanoparticulate semiconductors, represented herein by ZnO nanocrystals and (ii) 3D porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The interdisciplinary research approach of this project will be supported by the reputable experts across the Europe in the areas of design and synthesis of dynamic self-assemblies, comprehensive structural characterization of interfaces, advanced time-resolved spectroscopic techniques and heterogeneous catalysis, and theoretical modelling of interfacial processes.

Research tasks:

Development of efficient synthetic methods and controlled functionalization of vast arrays of high-quality colloidal ZnO NCs
Developing surface coordination chemistry of ZnO NCs and understanding the fundamental mechanisms that govern their physicochemical properties
Rational-by-design strategy of novel ZnO NCs: towards catalysis and bioapplication
Synthesis of novel molecular homo- and hetrometllic building blocks as MOFs’ precursors
Preparation of novel metallosupramolecular architectures with desired functionalities or programmable features by mechanochemical “SMART” strategy as s well as solution-based method
MOFs functionalized with ZnO Nanocrystals

Executors

Michał Leszczyński, PostDoc

Krzysztof Budny-Godlewski, PhD Student
Katarzyna Sołtys-Brzostek, PhD Student
Wojciech Marynowski, PhD Student
Anna Wojewódzka, PhD Student
Maria Jędrzejewska, PhD Student
Aleksandra Borkenhagen, PhD Student
Jan Nawrocki, PhD Student
Michał Terlecki, PhD Student

Julia Wielgórska, Student
Vadzim Sheiko, Student
Dominik Dębowski, Student
Aleksandra Borkenhagen, Student
Urszula Mościbrodzka, Student
Anna Wojciechowska, Student
Maximilian Rajski, Student
Joanna Kruszyńska, Student

International Partners

Dr. David Fairen-Jimenez, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge
Dr. Gaël De Paëpe, Institut Nanosciences et Cryogénie, CEA – Grenoble Alpes University
Dr. Jacinto Sá, Department of Chemistry–Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University
Prof. Oren A. Scherman, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge

Papers

A. Kornowicz, M. Terlecki, I. Justyniak, D. Prochowicz, J. van Leusen, P. Kögerler, J. Lewiński
Cyclodextrin-templated Co(II) grids: Symmetry control over supramolecular topology and magnetic properties
Inorganic Chemistry, 2022, DOi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03344. WWW
K. Budny-Godlewski, M.K. Leszczyński, A. Tulewicz, I. Justyniak, D. Pinkowicz, B. Sieklucka, K. Kruczała, Z. Sojka, J. Lewinski
A Case Study on the Desired Selectivity in the Solid-state Mechano- and Slow-chemistry, Melt, and Solution Methodologies
ChemSusChem, 2021, 18, 3887-3894. WWW
M. Terlecki, S. Sobczak, M. Leszczyński, A. Katrusiak, J. Lewinski
Stepwise stress-induced transformations of metal-organic polyhedral cluster-based assemblies: Where conformational and supramolecular features meet
Chemistry – A European Journal, 2021, 55, 13757-13764. WWW Cover!
M. Terlecki, S. Badoni, M. Leszczyński, S. Gierlotka, I. Justyniak, H. Okuno, M. Wolska-Pietkiewicz, D. Lee, G. De Paëpe, J. Lewinski
ZnO nanoplatelets with controlled thickness: atomic insight into facet-specific bimodal ligand binding using DNP NMR
Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 49, 2105318. WWW ResearchGate Frontispiece!
S. Komorski, M. K. Leszczyński, I. Justyniak, J. Lewiński
Structural diversity of ethylzinc derivatives of 3,5-substituted pyrazoles
Dalton Transactions, 2020, 49, 17388-17394. WWW
M.K. Leszczyński, I. Justyniak, K. Gontarczyk, J. Lewiński
Solvent Templating and Structural Dynamics of Fluorinated 2D Cu-Carboxylate MOFs Derived from the Diffusion-Controlled Process
Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, 59, 4389-4396. WWW
J. Nawrocki, D. Prochowicz, A. Wiśniewski, I. Justyniak, P. Goś, J. Lewiński
Development of SBU‐based mechanochemical approach for drug‐loaded MOFs
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, 2020, 796-800. WWW Cover!
M. Wolska-Pietkiewicz, K. Tokarska, A. Wojewódzka, K. Wójcik, E. Chwojnowska, J. Grzonka, P. J. Cywiński, M. Chudy, J. Lewiński
ZnO nanocrystals derived from organometallic approach: Delineating the role of organic ligand shell on physicochemical properties and nano-specific toxicity
Scientific Reports, 2019, 9, 18071. WWW
D. Prochowicz, M. Saski, P. Yadav, M. Grätzel, J. Lewiński
Mechanoperovskites for Photovoltaic Applications: Preparation, Characterization, and Device Fabrication
Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019, 52, 3233-3243. WWW
D. Lee, M. Wolska‐Pietkiewicz, S. Badoni, A. Grala, J. Lewiński, G. De Paëpe
Disclosing Interfaces of ZnO Nanocrystals Using Dynamic Nuclear Polarization: Sol‐Gel versus Organometallic Approach
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2019, 58, 17163-17168. WWW
J. Nawrocki, D. Prochowicz, I. Justyniak, J. van Leusen, A. Kornowicz, P. Kögerlerb, J. Lewiński
Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of a novel high-nuclearity oxo-carboxylate [Zn_xCo_13-x(μ₄-O)₄(O₂CPh)₁₈] cluster
Dalton Transactions, 2019, 48, 12828-12831. WWW
K. Budny, I. Justyniak, M.K. Leszczyński, J. Lewiński
Mechanochemical and slow-chemistry radical transformations: A case of diorganozinc compounds and TEMPO
Chemical Science, 2019, 10, 7149-7155. WWW Cover!
M. Wolska-Pietkiewicz, K. Tokarska, A. Grala, A. Wojewódzka, E. Chwojnowska, J. Grzonka, P. Cywiński, K. Kruczała, Z. Sojka, M. Chudy, J. Lewiński
'Safe-by-design' ligand coated-ZnO nanocrystals engineered by an organometallic approach: unique physicochemical properties and low toxicity toward lung cells
Chemistry – A European Journal, 2018, 24, 4033-4042. WWW Cover!
J. Szlachetko, A. Kubas, A.M. Cieślak, K. Sokołowski, Ł. Mąkolski, J. Czapla-Masztafiak, J. Sá, J. Lewiński
Hidden gapless states during thermal transformations of preorganized zinc alkoxides to zinc oxide nanocrystals
Materials Horizons, 2018, 5, 905-911. WWW
D. Prochowicz, J. Nawrocki, M. Terlecki, W. Marynowski, J. Lewiński
Facile mechanosynthesis of the archetypal Zn-based metal-organic frameworks
Inorganic chemistry, 2018, 57, 13437-13442. WWW
M. Leszczyński, A. Kornowicz, D. Prochowicz, I. Justyniak, K. Noworyta, J. Lewiński
Straightforward Synthesis of Single-Crystalline and Redox-Active Cr(II)-carboxylate MOFs
Inorganic Chemistry, 2018, 57, 4803–4806. WWW
A. Grala, M. Wolska-Pietkiewicz, Z. Wróbel, T. Ratajczyk, J. Kuncewicz, J. Lewiński
Remarkable Water-Soluble ZnO Nanocrystals: From ‘Click’ Functionalization to Supramolecular Aggregation Enhanced Emission Phenomenon
Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2018, 2018, 2, 1104-1111. WWW
D. Prochowicz,* A. Kornowicz,* J. Lewiński
Interactions of native cyclodextrins with metal ions and inorganic nanoparticles: Fertile landscape for chemistry and materials science
Chemical Reviews, 2017, 117, 13461–13501. WWW
M. Wolska-Pietkiewicz, A. Grala, I. Justyniak, D. Hryciuk, M. Jędrzejewska, J. Grzonka, K. Kurzydłowski, J. Lewiński
From well-defined alkylzinc phosphinates to quantum-sized ZnO nanocrystals
Chemistry – A European Journal, 2017, 49, 11856–11865. WWW