This is a group in structural chemistry led by Dr. Yury V. Vishnevskiy at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
We do research on free molecular structures. Our main experimental method is gas electron diffraction. By combining instrumental work, data acquisition and analysis, scientific software development and quantum-chemical calculations we achieve highly accurate molecular parameters. We also use data from microwave spectroscopy to refine molecular structures. Other methods like mass spectrometry and vibrational spectroscopy play important role in this research as well. Our primary objectives are the determination of accurate gas-phase molecular structures for inorganic, organic, and organometallic compounds, searching for new fundamental effects and laws, providing reference data for the validation of theoretical methods, calculation of structure and properties for new or even not yet known substances. Accordingly, our main scientific interests are
✓ gas-phase molecular structures |
✓ gas electron diffraction |
✓ molecular spectroscopy |
✓ computational chemistry |
✓ scientific programming |
✓ data processing algorithms |
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Interested in one of these topics and ready to contribute to the cutting-edge research? Our group welcomes motivated and committed students! You can easily find us! |
Recent results
Y. V. Vishnevskiy, F. Müller, I. Y. Kurochkin, A. D. Boese, R. J. F. Berger, G. V. Girichev, & N. W. Mitzel, Does aurophilicity exist beyond the solid state? Chem. Commun., 62 (2026) 14059–14062. https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc03059a.
Y. V. Vishnevskiy, The Concept of Meta-Accurate Parameters and Its Application to Molecular Structure. J. Phys. Chem. A, 130 (2026) 4386–4391. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.6c02042.
J. Buth, B. Neumann, J.-H. Lamm, H.-G. Stammler, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, & N. W. Mitzel, Ethylene carbonate splitting and Claisen-type self-addition of γ-butyrolactone promoted by an oxygen-bridged Ga/P FLP. Inorg. Chem. Front., 13 (2026) 5352–5360. https://doi.org/10.1039/D6QI00380J.
M. I. Leone, A. Spaltro, C. O. Della Védova, R. M. Romano, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, & N. W. Mitzel, Revealing Low-Barrier Conformational Flexibility in Perfluoropropanoyl Halides: A Structural Gas Phase Study of CF3CF2C(O)X (X = Cl, Br, I). Inorg. Chem., 65 (2026) 9019–9031. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c00329.
F. Ebeler, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, J.-H. Lamm, B. Neumann, H.-G. Stammler, & R. S. Ghadwal, Reversible Dihydrogen Splitting and Diradical Reactivity of 1,4-Digermabenzene-1,4-diide. ChemistryEurope, 4 (2026) e70282. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceur.70282.
D. N. Heuer, J.-H. Lamm, H.-G. Stammler, B. Neumann, A. Mix, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, & N. W. Mitzel, Establishing Indium in Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry: From Synthesis to Catalytic Applications. ChemistryEurope, 4 (2026) e202500360. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceur.202500360.
J. Buth, M. J. Klingsiek, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, A. Mix, J.-H. Lamm, B. Neumann, H.-G. Stammler, & N. W. Mitzel, Aluminum versus Gallium: Differences in Bis(bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl) Element Halides, Hydrides, and Oxygen-Bridged E/P Frustrated Lewis Pairs. ChemistryEurope, 4 (2026) e202500307. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceur.202500307.
J. Buth, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, J.-H. Lamm, B. Neumann, H.-G. Stammler, & N. W. Mitzel, Tuning reactivity through implementation of the HSAB concept in oxygen- and sulphur-bridged Al/P and Ga/P FLPs. Dalton Trans., 55 (2026) 2691–2701. https://doi.org/10.1039/D6DT00151C.
H. Steffenfauseweh, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, B. Neumann, H.-G. Stammler, B. de Bruin, & R. S. Ghadwal, NHC-Terphenyl Radicals and Anions: Tuning Stability and Redox Properties via Substituent Patterning. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 64 (2025) e202520260. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202520260.
F. Ebeler, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, J.-H. Lamm, B. Neumann, H.-G. Stammler, & R. S. Ghadwal, Bicyclo[1.1.0]tetragermane-2,4-diide Diradicaloid. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 64 (2025) e202513772. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202513772.
M. J. Klingsiek, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, J. Buth, J.-H. Lamm, B. Neumann, H.-G. Stammler, & N. W. Mitzel, Redox-Switchable Poly-Lewis Acids Allow the Controlled Release of Guests. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 64 (2025) e202509191. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202509191.
H. Steffenfauseweh, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, B. Neumann, H.-G. Stammler, D. D. Snabilié, B. de Bruin, & R. S. Ghadwal, Annulated Radical Cations with a C4E2-Core (E = P, As, Sb): Stable Pnictogen Analogs of Elusive Aryl Radical Anions of Birch Reduction Reactions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 64 (2025) e202505142. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202505142.
V. Scutelnic, D. S. Tikhonov, S. Marggi Poullain, E. A. Haugen, A. Attar, L. Barreau, K. Chang, A. P. Fidler, J. D. Gaynor, Y.-C. Lin, J. Yang, E. G. Champenois, X. Wang, X. Shen, D. Luo, F. Ji, S. Weathersby, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, M. Schnell, T. J. A. Wolf, M.-F. Lin, & S. R. Leone, Capturing Ring Opening in Photoexcited Enolic Acetylacetone upon Hydrogen Bond Dissociation by Ultrafast Electron Diffraction. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 16 (2025) 5068–5075. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5c00285.
A. Merschel, H. Steffenfauseweh, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, B. Neumann, H.-G. Stammler, & R. S. Ghadwal, Lithium Anionic Dicarbenes or Acetylides: What is in the Name? Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 64 (2025) e202501068. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202501068.
A. Merschel, S. Heda, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, B. Neumann, H.-G. Stammler, & R. S. Ghadwal, Annulated carbocyclic gallylene and bis-gallylene with two-coordinated Ga(I) atoms. Chem. Sci., 16 (2025) 2222–2230. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC06782G.
M. Franke, L. Stratmann, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, B. Neumann, H.-G. Stammler, & N. W. Mitzel, Tri- and Hexanuclear Gold(I) Systems Based on Tribenzotriquinacene. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 27 (2024) e202400469. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202400469.
F. Ebeler, Y. V. Vishnevskiy, B. Neumann, H.-G. Stammler, D. W. Szczepanik, & R. S. Ghadwal, Annulated 1,4-Disilabenzene-1,4-diide and Dihydrogen Splitting. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 146 (2024) 30584–30595. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c12127.
Y. V. Vishnevskiy, Y. Heider, & D. Scheschkewitz, Experimental molecular structures in the gas phase at the upper size limit: The case of Si6Tip6. J. Chem. Phys., 161 (2024) 054307. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0219926.