Current Inorganic Chemistry (Discontinued) - Current Issue

Background: Porous coordination polymers (PCPs) are widely used as sorbents and catalysts for various processes. However, in the majority of cases the researchers can not predict the structure (and, as a consequence, the properties) of a new coordination polymer. The coordination polymer for special application is usually selected from the library of reported and characterized compounds, and then its properties are Read More

Background: Molecular molybdenum cluster sulphides are an unexpensive alternative to noble metal based homogenous catalysts. In this paper, we present the synthesis of the first PNP Mo3S4 derivative as well as the crystal structure of the isomer which contains the ligand bound in a bidentate fashion. The potential of this new complex as precursor for heterobimetallic systems is also analyzed. Objectives: The main ob Read More

Two new octahedral molybdenum cyanide cluster compounds, namely [{Zn(H2O)(en)2}{Zn(en)2}-Mo6Br6Se2(CN)6].2H2O (1) and [{Cu(H2O)(en)2}2Mo6Br6Se2(CN)6].2H2O (2) (en = ethylenediamine), have been synthetized as single crystals. 1 was obtained by slow diffusion of a solution containing [Mo6Br6Se2(CN)6]4- cluster units into a solution of zinc acetate and ethylenediamine. 2 was obtained by slow diffusion of an Read More

Background: Studies of transition metal complexes containing cubane core were inspired by the discovery of single-molecule magnetism in this family of compound. β-diketonates are quite often used for creation of cubane complexes. β-Ketosulfones, compounds containing S(O)2CH2C(O) fragment, to certain extent can be considered as analogues of β-diketones. It was intriguing to study the difference and similarities betw Read More

Background: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted much attention in recent research due to their potential applications in many areas, such as gas storage, carbon capture, catalysis, drug delivery, and so on. Despite their highly promising features, this class of materials suffers from poor chemical stability. Recently developed Zr-based MOFs have shown excellent stability and one of the challenges this field is facing no Read More

Background: In the field of PCPs or MOF, besides strategies to design compounds with huge porosity, a great trend is the molecular engineering of the ligands. Their functionalization allows rendering walls of pores as an active surface able to specifically interact with guest molecules. Quite recently, bipyridinium (called also viologen) cores bearing carboxylate groups have been considered as ligands in the field of PCPs beca Read More

Background: Incorporation of polyoxometalates (POMs) inside mesoporous materials such as Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) is a common strategy to prepare highly dispersed active species useful for catalytic applications. Nevertheless, a systematic study of the POMs insertion especially in MIL-101(Cr), one of the most used MOFs, appears necessary to clarify the nature of the species really incorporated. Objecti Read More