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Matic Lozinšek
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Chemist, Crystallographer, Fluorine, Chillies ...
Extreme Conditions Chemistry Lab http://eccl.ijs.si
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We determined the crystal structure of the first oligomeric fluoridopalladate(IV), the cube-shaped [Pd₈F₃₆]⁴⁻ anion in KPd₂F₉, using #3DED / #MicroED.
A joint #GACR – #ARIS project.
Check out our Solid State Sciences paper👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
#ChemSky #RealTimeChem #OpenAccess #CrystalStructure
Graphical abstract for the research article: An octameric fluoridopalladate(IV) [Pd8F36]4− anion in KPd2F9 revealed by 3D electron diffraction.
July 12, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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Two legendary Slovenian fluorine chemists, Prof. Šmalc and Prof. Frlec, reminisce about the pioneering beginnings of fluorine chemistry research at the Jožef Stefan Institute.
Read about F₂, UF₆, the discovery of XeF₆, and explosions in this engaging historical review. #ACSi
doi.org/10.17344/acs...
Prof. Andrej Šmalc and Prof. Boris Frlec
March 20, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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Our new Cover Feature portrays BF₄⁻ anions dancing in the solid state, performing pirouettes & rotations around multiple axes, as the NMR spectrometer sets the rhythm and observes their motion.
#NMRchat #NMR #ChemSky
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Check our out #ChemPhysChem paper👉 doi.org/10.1002/cphc...
Cover Feature: Molecular Dynamics in Tetrafluoridoborate Salts of Divalent Metals Studied by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (ChemPhysChem 5/2026)
The Cover Feature portrays tetrafluoridoborate anions dancing in the solid state, performing pirouettes and rotations around multiple axes, as the NMR spectrometer sets the rhythm and observes their ...
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March 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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We report the crystal structures of some of the earliest examples of noble-gas chemistry: compounds formed when the Lewis acid PtF₅ reacts with the Lewis base XeF₂.
Published in Acta Chimica Slovenica. #OpenAccess
#Xenon #Fluorine #CrystalStructure #ChemSky
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March 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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The coordination chemistry of XeF₂ has been well explored, yet this most accessible binary noble-gas fluoride still has some tricks up its sleeve.
In our new Inorg. Chem. paper, we describe a new class of XeF₂ coordination compounds.
@pubs.acs.org #ChemSky #Xenon #OpenAcess
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Coordination of XeF2 to Fluoridometal Cations: The Adduct Cations [PtF3(XeF2)3]+ and [PdF3(XeF2)3]+
Crystals of the double salts [Xe2F3][MF3(XeF2)3][AsF6]2 (M = Pd, Pt), prepared from anhydrous HF solutions, were characterized by low-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscop...
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March 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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🔓The issue 48 front cover showcases the #OpenAccess article by Erik Uran and Matic Lozinšek which reports hydrogen-bonded salt cocrystals of xenon difluoride and protonated perfluoroamides. Read it here ⬇️

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5CE...
📍 Jozef Stefan Institute 🧪
CrystEngComm front cover for vol 27, issue 48.
December 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Virant and Lozinšek: CrimsonCalc: a software tool for pressure determination based on ruby fluorescence spectra ##HighPressureCalculator##RubyFluorescence##DiamondAnvilCell... ##IUCrhttps://journals.iucr.org/paper?S1600576725007216
CrimsonCalc: a software tool for pressure determination based on ruby fluorescence spectra
Software optimized to fit ruby fluorescence spectra, automatically extract the peak positions and calculate the pressure according to the Ruby2020 gauge is presented.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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If you're measuring ruby fluorescence to determine pressure in your DAC experiments, try our new program:
"CrimsonCalc: a software tool for pressure determination based on ruby fluorescence spectra".
Just published in @japplcryst.iucr.org.
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doi.org/10.1107/S160...
CrimsonCalc: a software tool for pressure determination based on ruby fluorescence spectra
Software optimized to fit ruby fluorescence spectra, automatically extract the peak positions and calculate the pressure according to the Ruby2020 gauge is presented.
doi.org
August 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Wow! Nearly 17k views of my @ActaCrystC.IUCr.org paper about the #SCXRD #CrystalStructure of spicy capsaicin. Time to celebrate with some chillies! 🌶🌶🌶
doi.org/10.1107/S205...
#ChemSky #RealTimeChem #Crystallography #Capsaicin #Capsicum #Diffraction
Fresh chillies and lacto fermentation of chillies
August 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Our new Inorg. Chem. cover features Prof. Neil Bartlett’s famous synthesis of XePtF₆ by oxidation of Xe with PtF₆, the #3DED #CrystalStructure of XeF₂·2PtF₄, and the DFT-optimized structural models of XePtF₆.
#MyACSCover @pubs.acs.org #ChemSky #Xenon #OpenAcess
👉 doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Inorganic Chemistry journal cover featuring the article "Crystal Structures of XeF2·2PtF4 and XeF2·2PdF4 Determined by 3D Electron Diffraction and Structural Models of XePtF6"
July 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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We used 3D electron diffraction to elucidate the crystal structures of XePt₂F₁₀ and XePd₂F₁₀. Based on these findings, we propose structural models for the first noble-gas compound, XePtF₆.
#InorgChem #3DED #Xenon #ChemSky #OpenAccess 📃
doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Crystal Structures of XeF2·2PtF4 and XeF2·2PdF4 Determined by 3D Electron Diffraction and Structural Models of XePtF6
Although the demonstration of noble-gas reactivity represents one of the most significant breakthroughs of 20th-century inorganic chemistry, the first noble-gas compound, XePtF6 (XeF2·PtF4), lacks com...
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July 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Would you like to study air-sensitive samples using 3D electron diffraction?
📢 Check out our latest @japplcryst.iucr.org paper on a cryotransfer method tested on reactive xenon fluorides.
doi.org/10.1107/S160...
#ChemSky #3DED #microED #Crystallography
A simple cryotransfer method for 3D electron diffraction measurements of highly sensitive samples
A simple protocol for transferring highly moisture-sensitive compounds into a transmission electron microscope for 3D electron diffraction measurements is described, with xenon fluorides as a test cas...
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May 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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📖 #Superheavy – Making and Breaking the Periodic Table by @kitchapman.bsky.social is a great read. Entertaining, highly educational, and packed with interesting facts. Highly recommended! 📚
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April 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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ccdc.cam.ac.uk CCDC Cambridge @ccdc.cam.ac.uk · Apr 4
Hot off the press! The first single crystal structure of capsaicin, the spicy compound found in chilli peppers, has been reported in @actacrystc.iucr.org 🌶️

🔗 CSD Entry FABVAF02: ccdc-info.com/4i4vTCH

#FeaturedStructureFriday #Crystallography
April 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Reposted by Matic Lozinšek
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April issue @actacrystc.iucr.org The cover article describes the single-crystal structure of the spicy capsaicin @erc.europa.eu @horizoneu.bsky.social @maticlozinsek.bsky.social #capsaicin #capsaicinoid #Capsicum #naturalproduct #crystallography #openaccess journals.iucr.org/c/issues/202...
April 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Tutoring again at the 20th BCA/CCG Intensive Teaching School in X-Ray Structure Analysis in Durham, UK
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#crystallography #XRD #bcaccgschool #crystalstructure #diffraction
Course notes
March 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Zapping our samples under high pressure in #DAC with laser heating at P02.2 Extreme Conditions Beamline, PETRA III, DESY 💎🔥
#ChemTwitter #RealTimeChem #Crystallography
Entrance to Max von Laue building at PETRA III SSDAC-80 on P02.2 beamline Merrill-Bassett DAC on P02.2 beamline
March 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Ph3AsO as a Strong Hydrogen-Bond Acceptor in Cocrystals with Hydrogen Peroxide and gem-Dihydroperoxides | Inorganic Chemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... Virant and co-workers @InorgChem #arsenic #Ph3AsO #Hbond #acceptor #H2O2 #dihydroperoxides #cocrystals
January 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Join me and some amazing scientists in Zagreb this July 🤩🎆
scires-zagreb.bsky.social SCIRES 2025 @scires-zagreb.bsky.social · Mar 14
Are you doing science in the solid state? Want to chat and present your research to physicists, chemists, geologists and more in the field? Come to beautiful Zagreb this July 2-4!
Abstract submission: May 10th, 2025
All details: www.scires2025.irb.hr
SCIRES 2025
Welcome note Solid-State Science & Research meeting (SCIRES) is a multidisciplinary forum for presenting experimental, theoretical and computational research from all fields of solid-state and materia...
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March 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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M​atic Lozinšek: Single-crystal structure of the spicy capsaicin ##Capsaicin##Capsaicinoid##Capsicum... ##IUCrhttps://journals.iucr.org/paper?S2053229625001706
Single-crystal structure of the spicy capsaicin
The crystal structure of capsaicin, the natural product responsible for the pungency of chilli peppers, was determined by low-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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March 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Uran et al.: Methyl 2-amino-4-(morpholin-4-yl)benzo[d]thiazole-6-carboxyl­ate tetartohydrate ##CrystalStructure##HydrogenBonds##ChalcogenBonds... ##IUCrhttps://journals.iucr.org/paper?S2414314624012495
Methyl 2-amino-4-(morpholin-4-yl)benzo[d]thiazole-6-carboxyl­ate tetartohydrate
The crystal structure of a hydrate of the title benzo[d]thia­zole derivate is reported, which features a complex hydrogen-bonded network.
journals.iucr.org
January 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Klemen Motaln et al.: Hydro­static behaviour of highly inert Fomblin and Halocarbon fluids as pressure-transmitting media in high-pressure experiments ##DiamondAnvilCells##RubyFluorescenceMeasurements@EdinburghUni...##IUCrhttps://journals.iucr.org/paper?S1600576725000342
Hydro­static behaviour of highly inert Fomblin and Halocarbon fluids as pressure-transmitting media in high-pressure experiments
Hydro­static properties of highly inert perhalogenated fluids were investigated using ruby fluorescence measurements.
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January 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Lewis A. Clough et al.: An extended thermal pressure equation of state for sodium fluoride ##SodiumFluoride##EquationOfState##BulkModulus@EdinburghUni...##IUCrhttps://journals.iucr.org/paper?S1600576725000330
An extended thermal pressure equation of state for sodium fluoride
A PVT equation of state has been determined for sodium fluoride with a range of validity between 12 and 950 K in temperature and 0 and 25 GPa in pressure. This equation of state is based on a fourth-order Birch–Murnaghan expression for isothermal compression and a Mie–Grüneisen–Debye model for thermal pressure.
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January 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM