Dynamic Studies on Kinetic H /D Quantum Sieving in a Narrow Pore Metal-Organic Framework Grown on a Sensor Chip.

The separation of deuterium from hydrogen still remains a challenging and industrially relevant task. Compared to traditional cryogenic methods for separation, based on different boiling points of H and D , the use of ultramicroporous materials offers a more efficient alternative method. Due to their rigid structures, permanently high porosity, tunable pore sizes and adjustable internal surface properties, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of porous materials built through the coordination between organic linkers and metal ions/clusters, are more suitable for this approach than zeolites or carbon-based materials.

Metal-organic framework nanoparticles for arsenic trioxide drug delivery.

Arsenic trioxide is a double-edged sword: On the one hand it is known as a poison, on the other hand it is used as an anticancer drug. Though effective in the treatment of leukaemia, arsenic trioxide has not been able to be introduced into the treatment of solid tumour entities yet due to its dose-limiting toxicity. However, different in vitro and in vivo studies revealed arsenic trioxide to be a potent agent against different solid tumour entities, including atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumours (ATRT), a paediatric brain tumour entity with a very poor prognosis.

CFA-14 - a perfluorinated metal-organic framework with linear 1-D Co-chains showing temperature dependent spin-chain magnetic ordering.

The synthesis and crystal structure of the perfluorinated metal-organic framework (MOF) CFA-14 (Coordination Framework Augsburg University-14), CoII2(tfpb)(OH)2 (H2-tfpb = 1,4-bis(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-yl)benzene) are described. The cobalt-containing MOF crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system within the space group I41/acd (no. 142) and the unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 20.

CFA-13 - a bifunctional perfluorinated metal-organic framework featuring active Cu(i) and Cu(ii) sites.

The synthesis and crystal structure of the mixed-valent perfluorinated metal-organic framework (MeNH)[CFA-13] (Coordination Framework Augsburg University-13), (MeNH)[CuCu(tfpc)] (H-tfpc = 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid) is described. The copper-containing MOF crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system within the space group P2/n (no. 14) and the unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 22.