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Enhancement of CO2 uptake and selectivity in a metal-organic framework by incorporation of thiophene functionality (2018)
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The complex [Zn2(tdc)2dabco] (H2tdc = thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid; dabco = 1,4-diazabicyclooctane) shows a remarkable increase in CO2 uptake and CO2/N2 selectivity compared to the non-thiophene analogue [Zn2(bdc)2dabco] (H2bdc = benzene-1,4-dica... Read More about Enhancement of CO2 uptake and selectivity in a metal-organic framework by incorporation of thiophene functionality.

Computational evaluation of the impact of incorporated nitrogen and oxygen heteroatoms on the affinity of polyaromatic ligands for carbon dioxide and methane in metal–organic frameworks (2016)
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Density functional theory is employed to explore the binding of carbon dioxide and methane in a series of isoreticular metal–organic frameworks, with particular emphasis on understanding the impact of directly incorporated nitrogen and oxygen heteroa... Read More about Computational evaluation of the impact of incorporated nitrogen and oxygen heteroatoms on the affinity of polyaromatic ligands for carbon dioxide and methane in metal–organic frameworks.

Non-interpenetrated metal-organic frameworks based on copper(II) paddlewheel and oligoparaxylene-isophthalate linkers: synthesis, structure and gas adsorption (2016)
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Two metal–organic framework materials, MFM-130 and MFM-131 (MFM = Manchester Framework Material), have been synthesized using two oligoparaxylene (OPX) tetracarboxylate linkers containing four and five aromatic rings, respectively. Both fof-type non-... Read More about Non-interpenetrated metal-organic frameworks based on copper(II) paddlewheel and oligoparaxylene-isophthalate linkers: synthesis, structure and gas adsorption.

Understanding the electromagnetic interaction of metal organic framework reactants in aqueous solution at microwave frequencies (2016)
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Preparation of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) via microwave heating is becoming increasingly popular due to reduced reaction times and enhanced control of MOF particle size. However, there is little understanding about the detailed interaction of th... Read More about Understanding the electromagnetic interaction of metal organic framework reactants in aqueous solution at microwave frequencies.

Structural aspects of MOF-based energy materials research at Diamond (2015)
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Large-scale central facilities such as Diamond Light Source fulfil an increasingly pivotal role in many large-scale scientific research programmes. We illustrate these developments by reference to energy-centred projects at the University of Nottingh... Read More about Structural aspects of MOF-based energy materials research at Diamond.

Supramolecular binding and separation of hydrocarbons within a functionalised porous metal-organic framework (2015)
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Supramolecular interactions are fundamental to host-guest binding in chemical and biological processes. Direct visualisation of such supramolecular interactions within host-guest systems is extremely challenging but crucial for the understanding of t... Read More about Supramolecular binding and separation of hydrocarbons within a functionalised porous metal-organic framework.

Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks by continuous flow (2014)
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A continuous flow process for the synthesis of a metal-organic framework using only water as the reaction medium and requiring only short residence times is described. This affords a new route to scale-up of materials incorporating many of the princi... Read More about Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks by continuous flow.

Methane adsorption in metal-organic frameworks containing nanographene linkers: a computational study (2014)
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Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials are known to be amenable to expansion through elongation of the parent organic linker. For a family of model (3,24)-connected MOFs with the rht topology, in which the central part of organic linker comprises a... Read More about Methane adsorption in metal-organic frameworks containing nanographene linkers: a computational study.

Tuning the interactions between electron spins in fullerene-based triad systems (2014)
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A series of six fullerene-linker-fullerene triads have been prepared by the stepwise addition of the fullerene cages to bridging moieties thus allowing the systematic variation of fullerene cage (C60 or C70) and linker (oxalate or terephthalate) and... Read More about Tuning the interactions between electron spins in fullerene-based triad systems.

Inelastic neutron scattering study of binding of para-hydrogen in an ultra-microporous metal-organic framework (2014)
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Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials show promise for H2 storage and it is widely predicted by computational modelling that MOFs incorporating ultra-micropores are optimal for H2 binding due to enhanced overlapping potentials. We report the invest... Read More about Inelastic neutron scattering study of binding of para-hydrogen in an ultra-microporous metal-organic framework.

Studies on metal-organic frameworks of Cu(II) with isophthalate linkers for hydrogen storage (2014)
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Hydrogen (H2) is a promising alternative energy carrier due to its environmental benefits, high energy density and its abundance. However, development of a practical storage system to enable the “Hydrogen Economy” remains a huge challenge. Metal-orga... Read More about Studies on metal-organic frameworks of Cu(II) with isophthalate linkers for hydrogen storage.