The Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel One-Dimensional Bismuth (III) Coordination Polymer as a Precursor for the Production of Bismuth (III) Oxide Nanorods

A novel Bi (III) coordination compound, [Bi(HQ)(Cl)4]n ((Q = pyridine-4-carbaldehyde thiosemicarbazone), was prepared in this research using a sonochemical technique. SEM, infrared spectroscopy (IR), XRD, and single-crystal X-ray analysis were utilized to analyze the Bi(III) coordination compound. The structure determined using single-crystal X-ray crystallography indicates that the coordination compound is a 1D polymer in solid state and that the coordination number of bismuth (III) ions is six, (BiSCl5), with one S donor from the organic ligand and five Cl donors from anions. It is equipped with a hemidirectional coordination sphere. It is interesting that the ligand has been protonated in the course of the reaction with a Cl- ion balancing the charge. This compound’s supramolecular properties are directed and regulated by weak directional intermolecular interactions. Through π–π stacking interactions, the chains interact with one another, forming a 3D framework. Thermolysis of the compound at 170 °C with oleic acid resulted in the formation of pure phase nanosized Bi (III) oxide. SEM technique was used to examine the morphology and size of the bismuth (III) oxide product produced.

Luminescent Zn-MOF for detection of explosives and development of fingerprints

A luminescent 3D metal-organic framework [Zn(NDA)(AMP)] = PUC1 (where, NDA= naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid and AMP = 4-aminomethyl pyridine) was synthesized under solvothermal conditions. The synthesized 3D framework was fully characterized with...

Copper(II)-MOF Containing Glutarate and 4,4′-Azopyridine and Its Antifungal Activity

Antifungal activities of MOFs (metal organic frameworks) have been demonstrated in studies, and improvement in efficiency of fungal inactivation is a critical issue in the application of MOFs. In this study, we employed 4,4′-azopyridine (AZPY) in the construction of MOF to improve its antifungal activity. Three-dimensional (3D) copper metal organic framework containing glutarate (Glu) and AZPY (Cu(AZPY)-MOF) was synthesized by a solvothermal reaction. Glutarates bridge Cu2 dinuclear units to form two-dimensional (2D) layers, and these layers are connected by AZPY to form a 3D framework. When spores of two fungi, Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger, were treated with Cu(AZPY)-MOF for one day, number of CFU (colony forming unit) was continuously reduced over treated MOF concentrations, and maximum 2.3 and 2.5 log10CFU reductions (approximately 99% reduction) were observed in C. albicans and A. niger, respectively. Small amounts of CuII ions and AZPY released from Cu(AZPY)-MOF were not critical for fungal inactivation. Our results indicate that the level of antifungal activity of Cu(AZPY)-MOF is greater than that of Cu-MOF without AZPY constructed in our previous study, and intercalation of AZPY is able to improve the antifungal activity of Cu(AZPY)-MOF.

Double molybdates of silver and monovalent metals

The Ag2MoO4–Cs2MoO4 system was studied by powder X-ray diffraction, the formation of a new double molybdate CsAg3(MoO4)2 was established, its single crystals were obtained, and its structure was determined. CsAg3(MoO4)2 (sp. gr. P3¯, Z = 1, a = 5.9718(5), c = 7.6451(3) Å, R = 0.0149) was found to have the structure type of Ag2BaMn(VO4)2. The structure is based on glaserite-like layers of alternating MoO4 tetrahedra and Ag1O6 octahedra linked by oxygen vertices, which are connected into a whole 3D framework by Ag2O4 tetrahedra. An unusual feature of the Ag2 atom environment is its location almost in the centre of an oxygen face of the Ag2O4 tetrahedron. Caesium atoms are in cuboctahedral coordination (CN = 12).We determined the structures of the double molybdate of rubidium and silver obtained by us previously and a crystal from the solid solution based on the hexagonal modification of Tl2MoO4, which both are isostructural to glaserite K3Na(SO4)2 (sp. gr. P3¯m1). According to X-ray structural analysis data, both crystals have nonstoichiometric compositions Rb2.81Ag1.19(MoO4)2 (a = 6.1541(2), c = 7.9267(5) Å, R = 0.0263) and Tl3.14Ag0.86(MoO4)2 (a = 6.0977(3), c = 7.8600(7) Å, R = 0.0174). In the case of the rubidium compound, the splitting of the Rb/Ag position was revealed for the first time am ong molybdates. Both structures are based on layers of alternating MoO4 tetrahedra and AgO6 or (Ag, Tl)O6 octahedra linked by oxygen vertices. The coordination numbers of rubidium and thallium are 12 and 10