Current Collaborations:

Prof. Bogdan Marciniec Research Group

Department of Organometallic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan

Area of cooperation:

Studies of organosilicon compounds, including functionalized silsesquioxanes as reagents for catalytic reactions leading to new Si-based systems of different physical properties

Prof. UAM dr hab. Patrycja Żak

Department of Organometallic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan

Area of cooperation:

Design of reaction paths towards novel silsesquioxanes with functionalities of different reactivity
Application of respective silsesquioxanes as molecular synthons and models for copolymeric systems of interesting photophysical properties

Prof. Maciej Kubicki

Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan

Area of cooperation:

Synthesis and preparation of novel functionalized silsesquioxanes for their crystallographic characterization

Prof. Carmela Aprile Research Group

Laboratory of Applied Material Chemistry, University of Namur

Area of cooperation:

Design and synthesis of DDSQ type silsesquioxanes with N-donoring heterocyclic groups playing a ligand function in coordination with selected transition metals

Prof. Maria Pilar García Armada

Departamento de Ingeniería Química Industrial y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Area of cooperation:

Synthesis of silsesquioxane-based compounds possessing redox-active moieties, e.g. ferrocene and their electrochemical characterization.

dr hab. inż. Mateusz Barczewski, dr hab. inż. Danuta Matykiewicz, dr hab. inż. Jacek Andrzejewski

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Materials Technology, Poznan University of Technology

Area of cooperation:

Design and synthesis of silsesquioxanes bearing different functionalities from inert (alkyl) to reactive groups (hydroxyalkyl, carboxyalkyl, vinyl, etc.) attached to T₈ and DDSQ silsesquioxane core
The application of functionalized silsesquioxanes as modifiers of olefins (e.g. PE, PP, etc.) to form hybrid materials of interesting thermal and mechanical properties

Prof. Teofil Jesionowski Research Group

Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology

Area of cooperation:

Project for the synthesis of functionalized silsesquioxanes with hydroxyalkyl groups attached to T₈ silsesquioxane core
Silsesquioxanes with respective functionalities were used to obtain hybrid materials with modified silica and olefins

Prof. Krystyna Czaja Research Group

Opole University, Faculty od Chemistry

Area of cooperation:

Design and synthesis of functionalized silsesquioxanes with alkenyl groups of varying in chain lengths, types of silsesquioxane core, i.e. T₈, open-cage T₇ and DDSQ and types of inert groups (alkyl or aryl) at the silsesquioxane core
Functionalized silsesquioxanes are used by our partner for in situ copolymerization reactions with olefins
Formation of new types of hybrid materials with silsesquioxanes as grafting or cross-linking moieties

dr hab. inż. Sandra Paszkiewicz

West Pomeranian University of Technology, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering

Area of cooperation:

Synthesis of respectively functionalized silsesquioxanes for modification of polymers to obtain hybrid systems of desired properties

Dudziec Group