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The Mastalerz Group at Heidelberg University's Organic Chemistry Institute focuses on advanced organic synthesis and materials science. Led by Professor Michael Mastalerz, the team specializes in creating complex three-dimensional compounds like shape-persistent chiral organic cages and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with unique properties (e.g., "monkey-saddles", azulene-containing PAHs). The group's research intersects synthetic chemistry, physical organic chemistry, and materials science, emphasizing applications in chiroptical materials, gas adsorption, and optoelectronics.
- Key Projects: ERC Synergy Grant-TACY, SFB 1249, RTG 2948, Cluster of Excellence 3DMM2O
- Research Themes: Non-covalent molecular assembly, contorted PAHs, antiaromatic systems, and functional nanographenes
The lab has produced 15+ recent publications in journals like Organic Letters and Angewandte Chemie, highlighting work on:
- Chiral twisted PAH double helices (2024, Chem)
- Calix[4]nanocones for sodium/lithium purification (2025, Angewandte Chemie)
- Antiaromatic cyclooctatetraene-embedded truxene derivatives (2025, Organic Letters)
- High-surface-area organic crystals (2012, Angewandte Chemie)
Former PhD/postdoc students (Dennis Popp, Asim Swain, Anika Haidisch, Simone Ebel, Yogendra Singh) have contributed to synthetic methods like Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling and bismuth triflate-mediated olefination. The group actively collaborates internationally and participates in events like OC Lab Connect 2025.
