Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are one of the most intensely studied material types in recent times. Their networks, resulting from the formation of strong bonds between inorganic and organic building units, offer unparalled chemical diversity and pore environments of growing complexity. Therefore, advances in single-crystal X-ray diffraction equipment and techniques are required to characteri...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are an expansive class of extended solids formed by coordination bonding between metal ions/clusters and organic ligands. Although MOFs best known for their intrinsic porosity, they now also emerging as unusual set porous, electrical, ionic conductors that could address a number applications in energy storage generation. In this review, we focus on conductivity o...

A series of bimetallic zinc complexes bearing salicylaldiminato (1b-3b) or anilido-aldimine (4c-5c) ligand frameworks, in which the metal centres are separated by aliphatic spacer groups containing 3-6 methylene units, were targeted. X-Ray analysis of salicylaldiminato derivative 2b, with a 4 carbon spacer group, revealed a coordination polymer in the solid state where each zinc centre is ligat...

Nitrogen oxides released from the combustion of fossil fuels are one main air pollutants. Selective catalytic reduction technology is most widely used nitrogen oxide removal in industry. With development nanomaterials science, more and novel being as catalysts for selective oxides. In recent years, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), with large specific surface areas abundant acid metal sites, hav...