Molecular Materials and Crystal Engineering Research Group

Research lines

Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

We develop organic compounds that act as divergent ligands, enabling the growth of porous frameworks through their coordination to metal centers. Our current research focuses on biocompatible MOFs (BioMOFs), as well as on molecular engineering strategies to modulate the dimensions and properties of their pores.

Luminescent Organic Compounds and Solids

We synthesize organic compounds that exhibit luminescence both in solution and in the solid state. We also investigate the effects of polymorphism and solvate formation, and how these different crystalline forms influence the optical properties of the material.

Leonardo Alemeida

The crystal structures of two unexpected products of vicinal diamines left to crystallize in acetone

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Characterization, and Hydrophobicity Tests of Bismuth(III)– and Silver(I)— Triammionium Bromide Low-Dimensional Perovskites

Recent Publications

News

MOFs Are the Focus of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Undergraduate research student Matheus Pessoa received the award for Best Poster Presentation (Inorganic Chemistry) at the 37th ERSBQ-MG for the work entitled “UFMG-1 and UFMG-2: The First Novel BioMOFs Synthesized at UFMG.”

PhD student Bruno Dival received an Honorable Mention for his presentation at the 1st EBMOF with the work entitled “Synthesis and Characterization of Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, and Zn²⁺ Metal–Organic Frameworks with Large-Diameter Pores.”

The coordinator of MatCRYS, together with LabCri and GQPMAP, organized the First Brazilian Meeting on MOFs (I EBMOF) at UFMG. The organizing professors were Pedro Andrade (LabCri), Willian Xerxes (MatCRYS), Charlane Cimini (GQPMAP), and Carlos Basílio (LabCri).