Metal-biomolecule frameworks (BioMOFs): a novel approach for "green" optoelectronic applications.

In this study, a water-stable microcrystalline bioMOF was synthesized, characterized, and loaded with silver ions or highly emissive rare earth (RE) metals such as Eu/Tb. The obtained materials were used as active layers in a proof-of-concept sustainable light-emitting device, highlighting the potential of bioMOFs in optoelectronic applications.

Layered Zn[Co(CN)](CHCOO) double metal cyanide: a two-dimensional DMC phase with excellent catalytic performance.

Double metal cyanides (DMCs) are well known, industrially applied catalysts for ring opening polymerization reactions. In recent years, they have been studied for a variety of catalytic reactions, as well as other applications, such as energy storage and Cs sorption. Herein, a new, layered DMC phase (), Zn[Co(CN)](CHCOO)·4HO, was synthesized.

Phenolics isolation from bio-oil using the metal-organic framework MIL-53(Al) as a highly selective adsorbent.

By using flexible metal organic frameworks such as MIL-53(Al), the selective uptake of 4-methylguaiacol was achieved from a simulated bio-oil (40 wt%). Similar high uptake capacity of phenolics (27 wt%) was observed from a real pyrolysis bio-oil, with good selectivity towards a variety of phenolics, e.g.

A Titanium(IV)-Based Metal-Organic Framework Featuring Defect-Rich Ti-O Sheets as an Oxidative Desulfurization Catalyst.

While titanium-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been widely studied for their (photo)catalytic potential, only a few Ti MOFs have been reported owing to the high reactivity of the employed titanium precursors. The synthesis of COK-47 is now presented, the first Ti carboxylate MOF based on sheets of Ti O octahedra, which can be synthesized with a range of different linkers. COK-47 can be synthesized as an inherently defective nanoparticulate material, rendering it a highly efficient catalyst for the oxidation of thiophenes.

Single-site metal-organic framework catalysts for the oxidative coupling of arenes C-H/C-H activation.

C-H activation reactions are generally associated with relatively low turnover numbers (TONs) and high catalyst concentrations due to a combination of low catalyst stability and activity, highlighting the need for recyclable heterogeneous catalysts with stable single-atom active sites. In this work, several palladium loaded metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were tested as single-site catalysts for the oxidative coupling of arenes (-xylene) C-H/C-H activation. Isolation of the palladium active sites on the MOF supports reduced Pd(0) aggregate formation and thus catalyst deactivation, resulting in higher turnover numbers (TONs) compared to the homogeneous benchmark reaction.