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The ECA kindly invites you to the 39th ECA Lunch webinar:
 
 
Title
Greener metal-organic framework synthesis inspired by century-old metallodrugs and promoted by 3D electron diffraction
 
Speaker 
Dr. Andrew Kentaro Inge
Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), Stockholm University
 
Abstract
3D electron diffraction (3DED) can in many cases facilitate routine structure determination of sub-micron sized crystals. The technique has bene applied to determine structures of challenging crystals, including metallodrugs, that could not be solved by single crystal or powder X-ray diffraction techniques for decades. The structure of bismuth subgallate, a compound used since the 1890s to treat infections and still commercially sold to this day, was finally determined by 3DED. The metal-phenolate coordination in this compound, then inspired the synthesis of rather robust metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) made using polyphenols as the linker. These phenolic MOFs, made from plant-based linkers, can be synthesized in water and in some cases at also at room temperature. 
 
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Intro + ~45min + ~15min Q&A
When: 18th December 2025 at 13:00 CEST (i.e. 1:00 p.m. in Paris/Berlin/Vienna…).
Where: Online :::::::link to registration::::::: 

 

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About the ECA Lunch webinars:

The ECA lunch webinars with an educational or scientific focus were invented following the strong wish to strengthen and vitalize the European crystallographic community. They are a monthly webinar series by the European Crystallographic Association (ECA) and involve all GIGs/SIGs.

The webinars are organized in an online setting such as Zoom (45min + 15min Q&A) and take place every first or second (depending on the schedule of other ECA activities) Thursday of a month at lunchtime (1:00 PM CET). Webinars will be announced via social media, mailing list, and here.

The webinars are organized by a steering committee of GIG01-members:
Breternitz, Joachim
Gaidamaka, Anna
Germann, Luzia
Hans, Philipp
Mazzeo, Paolo P.
Morana, Marta
Pisacic, Mateja
Prencipe, Michele
 

 

 
Advisory board:
Heinemann, Udo
van der Lee, Arie