Alexander Pöthig
Supramolecular Catalysis and Structural Catalyst Analysis
Our research focuses on the design and synthesis of supramolecular organometallic complexes and other functional metallosupramolecular materials. An emphasis is the catalytic activation of small molecules like CO2 using the organometallic assemblies as nano-reactors. Furthermore, our research includes the incorporation of functional linker molecules into coordination polymers and MOFs to investigate the possibility of translating and enhancing molecular functionality into photophysically or catalytically active materials. We have a strong expertise and cooperations in the structure elucidation of molecular catalysts and crystalline solid-state materials using single-crystal diffraction techniques.
Key publications:
Molecular Oxygen Activation by Redox-Switchable Anthraquinone-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks, J. G. M. de Carvalho, R. A. Fischer, A. Pöthig,* Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60(7), 4676–4682.
Non-Innocent Methylene Linker in Bridged Lewis Pair Initiators, M. Weger, R. K. Grötsch, M. G. Knaus, M. M. Giuman, D. C. Mayer, P. J. Altmann, E. Mossou, B. Dittrich, A. Pöthig,* B.Rieger,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58(29), 9797–9801.
Selective and catalytic carbon dioxide and heteroallene activation mediated by cerium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes, P. L. Arnold,* R. W. F. Kerr, C. Weetman, S. R. Docherty, J. Rieb, F. L. Cruickshank, K. Wang, C. Jandl, M. W. McMullon, A. Pöthig, F. E. Kühn,* A. D. Smith,* Chem. Sci. 2018, 9(42), 8035–8045.
Host-Catalyzed Cyclodehydration-Rearrangement Cascade Reaction of Unsaturated Tertiary Alcohols, L. Catti, A. Pöthig, K. Tiefenbacher,* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359(8), 1331–1338.
A pH-Dependent, Mechanically Interlocked Switch: Organometallic [2]Rotaxane vs. Organic [3]Rotaxane, P. J. Altmann, A. Pöthig*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 129(49), 15939–15942.