A rarely porous Li-MOF (Li-AOIA) with surface area of 605 m2/g was employed for the formation of an emerging class of solvent free, solid electrolytes. Infiltration of LiBF4 into Li-AOIA...

A carboxylate based 3D-anionic MOF-derived bifunctional electrocatalyst was fabricated for overall water splitting through a one-pot carbonization technique.

Two flexible tetracarboxylic acids with ether (H 4 AOIA) and amine (H 4 ANIA) linkages have been employed for the formation of two distinct Co-metal−organic frameworks (MOFs) with diverse architectures. Both the MOFs were shown to demonstrate remarkable catalytic activities for the chemical conversion of CO 2 into cyclic carbonates under ambient reaction conditions with considerably high turnover number values. Further, carbonization of the two-dimensional-MOF, Co-ANIA, under inert atmospheric conditions at a temperature of 800 °C resulted in the formation of cobalt containing N-doped nanocomposite (Co@ NPC2). In the context of generation of a sustainable source of energy and to carry out successive conversions, the singlecomponent nanocomposite, Co@NPC2, was shown to act as an efficient cost-effective non-noble metal electrocatalyst through its electrochemical activity toward hydrogen evolution.

Three Cd II coordinationp olymers (CPs) were synthesized with at ripodal ligand N,N',N''-tris(4-pyridinylmethyl)-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide in combinationw ith three different substituted isophthalic acids with general formulasThe substituent groups on the coligand had profounde ffect on the network topologies of the corresponding CPs as well as their properties. Out of the three, CP-1 and 2 were found to form 3D networks whereas CP-3 was a1 Dl inear chain with uncoordinated pyridyl sites. Due to its structural features CP-3 was found to show interesting properties. The 1D CP containing uncoordinated pyridyl site exhibited an excellent ability for doping with Co II which in turn acts as an efficient water oxidation electrocatalyst with required overpotential of 380 mV for an anodic current density of 1mAcm À2 .T he CP also exhibited luminescence-based detection of nitroaromatics( LOD:0 .003 mm) without anys ignificant interference in presence of other organic compounds.

The experimental determination of mixed gas isotherms is challenging and thus rarely performed. Nevertheless, characterizing the performance of adsorbents toward mixtures of gases is critical in most adsorptive separations. Here, the utility of Raman spectroscopy in determining binary gas adsorption isotherms on the microscale with metal−organic framework (MOF) single crystals is demonstrated for quantifying C 2 H 6 /CH 4 selectivity. The influence of pore size on sorption selectivity is determined experimentally. The technique also allows determination of kinetics of methane adsorption in MOFs, which is critical for refueling times in adsorbed natural gas storage.