The Cronin Group

Research in the Cronin Group is motivated by the fascination for complex chemical systems, and the desire to construct complex functional molecular architectures that are not based on biologically derived building blocks.


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New Insights into High-Nuclearity Metal-Organic Frameworks Published in Angewandte Chemie

A study by Prof. Leroy Cronin’s group at the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with Prof. Weimin Xuan’s team at Donghua University, China, has been published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. This work highlights a novel approach to constructing high-nuclearity polyoxometalate-based metal-organic frameworks (HNPOMOFs).

The study introduces innovative synthetic strategies to create two frameworks, HNPOMOF-1 and HNPOMOF-2, derived from high-nuclearity polyoxotungstates, marking a significant advancement in the field. The resulting materials demonstrate impressive potential for green catalysis, particularly in the photocatalytic oxidative cleavage of carbon-carbon bonds in lignin model compounds.

The collaboration underscores the power of international research efforts to push the boundaries of materials chemistry and green catalysis. This achievement showcases the potential of polyoxometalates in creating functional and sustainable materials.

The full article is available on the Angewandte Chemie website: Read more.

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Prof. Leroy (Lee) Cronin

Prof Leroy (Lee) Cronin
Regius Chair of Chemistry
Advanced Research Centre (ARC)
Level 5, Digital Chemistry
University of Glasgow
11 Chapel Lane
Glasgow G11 6EW
Tel: +44 141 330 6650
Email: lee.cronin@glasgow.ac.uk

Latest Publications

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502. Delocalized, asynchronous, closed-loop discovery of organic laser emitters

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501. Investigating and Quantifying Molecular Complexity Using Assembly Theory and Spectroscopy

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500. Electron density-based GPT for optimization and suggestion of host–guest binders

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499. Evidence of Selection in Mineral Mediated Polymerization Reactions Executed in a Robotic Chemputer System

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498. A programmable hybrid digital chemical information processor based on the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction

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497. An integrated self-optimizing programmable chemical synthesis and reaction engine

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496. Autonomous execution of highly reactive chemical transformations in the Schlenkputer

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495. Universal chemical programming language for robotic synthesis repeatability

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494. Bringing digital synthesis to Mars

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493. An Autonomous Electrochemical Discovery Robot that Utilises Probabilistic Algorithms: Probing the Redox Behaviour of Inorganic Materials


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