Synthesis of Co Zn1- zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) as efficient photocatalyst with high stability

New heterometallic Co/Zn, Ag/Co, and Ag/Zn imidazolates: structural characterization and catalytic activity in the oxidation of organic compounds

“…Probably the concerted action of Co and Ag is needed to accelerate the reaction. We would also like to mention the recent results of Xu et al (2023) 80 that indicate the important influence of irradiation on the catalytic activity of similar compounds. So far we have carried out the experiments in the dark.…”

“…Two published procedures were applied. 79 With reference to the recent work on Co x Zn 1− x (2MeIm) 2 80 we can suggest that Co-doped ZIFs 4 feature a small excitation energy (a small band gap) of 1.96–2.0 eV, which may indicate a wide spectrum of responsive characteristics of the samples (please, refer ESI Fig. S12–S17 and Tables S4 and S5†).…”