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Michael Mastalerz

Michael Mastalerz

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Chemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
9071
World Ranking
15553
National Ranking
1138

Overview

Michael Mastalerz is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has a significant publication record primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their research activity spans various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions

Frequent publication venues for Michael Mastalerz feature:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Michael Mastalerz include:

  • "Chiral Self-sorting of Giant Cubic [8+12] Salicylimine Cage Compounds" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Highly Selective Adsorption of Perfluorinated Greenhouse Gases by Porous Organic Cages" (2022, Advanced Materials)
  • "Dimeric and trimeric catenation of giant chiral [8+12] imine cubes driven by weak supramolecular interactions" (2022, Nature Chemistry)
  • "A Robust Porous Quinoline Cage: Transformation of a [4+6] Salicylimine Cage by Povarov Cyclization" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Benzo-Fused Perylene Oligomers with up to 13 Linearly Annulated Rings" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

Michael Mastalerz collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Frank Röminger
  • Sven M. Elbert
  • Tobias Kirschbaum
  • Lucas Ueberricke
  • Marcus Elstner

The range of publication venues and topics indicates a research focus that spans both experimental and theoretical approaches to materials and organic chemistry, with particular attention to the chemistry of cage compounds, supramolecular structures, and adsorptive materials. The scientist's works have appeared in journals that emphasize crystallographic data, organic synthesis, and advanced materials applications.

Best Publications

  • Organic cage compounds – from shape-persistency to function

    Gang Zhang;Michael Mastalerz

  • Rational Construction of an Extrinsic Porous Molecular Crystal with an Extraordinary High Specific Surface Area

    Michael Mastalerz;Iris M. Oppel

  • Shape-persistent organic cage compounds by dynamic covalent bond formation.

    Michael Mastalerz

  • A salicylbisimine cage compound with high surface area and selective CO2/CH4 adsorption.

    Michael Mastalerz;Markus W. Schneider;Iris M. Oppel;Oliver Presly

  • A Permanent Mesoporous Organic Cage with an Exceptionally High Surface Area

    Gang Zhang;Oliver Presly;Fraser White;Iris M. Oppel

  • Porous Shape-Persistent Organic Cage Compounds of Different Size, Geometry, and Function.

    Michael Mastalerz

  • Porous organic cage compounds as highly potent affinity materials for sensing by quartz crystal microbalances.

    Malte Brutschy;Markus W. Schneider;Michael Mastalerz;Siegfried R. Waldvogel

  • A Shape-Persistent Quadruply Interlocked Giant Cage Catenane with Two Distinct Pores in the Solid State

    Gang Zhang;Oliver Presly;Fraser White;Iris M. Oppel

  • Permanent Porous Materials from Discrete Organic Molecules—Towards Ultra‐High Surface Areas

    Michael Mastalerz

  • The next generation of shape-persistant zeolite analogues: covalent organic frameworks.

    Michael Mastalerz

  • Chiral Self‑Sorting of [2+3] Salicylimine Cage Compounds

    Daniel Beaudoin;Frank Rominger;Michael Mastalerz

  • One-pot synthesis of a shape-persistent endo-functionalised nano-sized adamantoid compound.

    Michael Mastalerz

  • Periphery‐Substituted [4+6] Salicylbisimine Cage Compounds with Exceptionally High Surface Areas: Influence of the Molecular Structure on Nitrogen Sorption Properties

    Markus W. Schneider;Iris M. Oppel;Holger Ott;Lorenz G. Lechner

  • Post-modification of the interior of porous shape-persistent organic cage compounds.

    Markus W. Schneider;Iris M. Oppel;Alexandra Griffin;Michael Mastalerz

  • Exo‐Functionalized Shape‐Persistent [2+3] Cage Compounds: Influence of Molecular Rigidity on Formation and Permanent Porosity

    Markus W. Schneider;Iris M. Oppel;Michael Mastalerz

  • Contorted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Two Embedded Azulene Units

    Xuan Yang;Frank Rominger;Michael Mastalerz

  • A pyrene-fused N-heteroacene with eleven rectilinearly annulated aromatic rings

    Bernd Kohl;Frank Rominger;Michael Mastalerz

  • Rationale Herstellung eines extrinsisch porösen Molekülkristalls mit einer außergewöhnlich großen spezifischen Oberfläche

    Michael Mastalerz;Iris M. Oppel

  • Direct gravimetric sensing of GBL by a molecular recognition process in organic cage compounds

    Malte Brutschy;Markus W. Schneider;Michael Mastalerz;Siegfried R. Waldvogel

  • Formtreue organische Käfigverbindungen durch dynamische Bildung kovalenter Bindungen

    Michael Mastalerz

  • A shape-persistent exo-functionalized [4 + 6] imine cage compound with a very high specific surface area

    Markus W. Schneider;Hans-Jochen Siegfried Hauswald;Raphael Stoll;Michael Mastalerz

  • Synthesis of a rigid C3v -symmetric tris-salicylaldehyde as a precursor for a highly porous molecular cube.

    Sven M. Elbert;Frank Rominger;Michael Mastalerz

  • Eine Salicylbisimin‐Käfigverbindung mit großer spezifischer Oberfläche und selektiver CO2/CH4‐Adsorption

    Michael Mastalerz;Markus W. Schneider;Iris M. Oppel;Oliver Presly

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Rominger
Frank Rominger Heidelberg University
Yana Vaynzof
Yana Vaynzof TU Dresden
Andreas Dreuw
Andreas Dreuw Heidelberg University
Marcus Elstner
Marcus Elstner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Uwe H. F. Bunz
Uwe H. F. Bunz Heidelberg University
Siegfried R. Waldvogel
Siegfried R. Waldvogel Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Rubén D. Costa
Rubén D. Costa Technical University of Munich
Hubert Wadepohl
Hubert Wadepohl Heidelberg University
Ute Zschieschang
Ute Zschieschang Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Hagen Klauk
Hagen Klauk Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research

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