Effects of Alkyl Spacer Length in Carbazole-Based Self-Assembled Monolayer Materials on Molecular Conformation and Organic Solar Cell Performance.

Carbazole-based self-assembled monolayer (SAM) materials as hole transport layers (HTL) have led organic solar cells (OSCs) to state-of-the-art photovoltaic performance. Nonetheless, the impact of the alkyl spacer length of SAMs remains inadequately understood. To improve the knowledge, four dichloride-substituted carbazole-based SAMs (from 2Cl-2PACz to 2Cl-5PACz) with spacer lengths of 2-5 carbon atoms is developed.

Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Formate by Noble Metal Catalysts Supported on a Chemically Stable Lanthanum Rod-Metal-Organic Framework.

The conversion of carbon dioxide to formate is of great importance for hydrogen storage as well as being a step to access an array of olefins. Herein, we have prepared a JMS-5 metal-organic framework (MOF) using a bipyridyl dicarboxylate linker, with the molecular formula [La(bpdc)(dmf)(OAc)]·dmf. The MOF was functionalized by cyclometalation using Pd(II), Pt(II), Ru(II), Rh(III), and Ir(III) complexes.

Two novel metal-organic frameworks functionalised with pentamethylcyclopentadienyl iridium(III) chloride for catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to formate.

Hydrogenation of CO to formate is a vital reaction, because formate is an excellent hydrogen carrier, which yields blue hydrogen. Blue hydrogen is comparatively cheaper and attractive as the world envisions the hydrogen economy. In this work, two isostructural lanthanide-based MOFs (JMS-6 and JMS-7 [Ln(bpdc)(dmf)(HO)]) were prepared and used as support materials for molecular catalysts.

Cinnamoyl-Oxaborole Amides: Synthesis and Their in Vitro Biological Activity.

Due to the increased interest in their application in the treatment of infectious diseases, boron-containing compounds have received a significant coverage in the literature. Herein, a small set of novel cinnamoly-oxaborole amides were synthesized and screened against nagana for antitrypanosomal activity. Compound emerged as a new hit with an in vitro IC value of 0.