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Despite the strong technological importance of lanthanide complexes, their formation processes are rarely investigated. This work is dedicated to determining the influence of synthesis parameters on the formation of [Ce(bipy)2(NO3)3] as well as Ce3+‐ and Tb3+‐substituted [La(bipy)2(NO3)3] (bipy = 2,2′‐bipyridine) complexes. To this end, we performed in situ luminescence measurements, synchrotron‐based X‐ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, infrared spectroscopy (IR), and measured pH value and/or ion conductivity during their synthesis process under real reaction conditions. For the [Ce(bipy)2(NO3)3] complex, the in situ luminescence measurements initially presented a broad emission band at 490 nm, assigned to the 5d→4f Ce3+ ions within the ethanolic solvation shell. Upon the addition of bipy, a red shift to 700 nm was observed. This shift was attributed to the changes in the environment of the Ce3+ ions, indicating their desolvation and incorporation into the [Ce(bipy)2(NO3)3] complex. The induction time was reduced from 8 to 3.5 min, by increasing the reactant concentration by threefold. In contrast, [La(bipy)2(NO3)3] crystallized within days instead of minutes, unless influenced by high Ce3+ and Tb3+ concentrations. Monitoring and controlling the influence of the reaction parameters on the structure of emissive complexes is important for the development of rational synthesis approaches and optimization of their structure‐related properties like luminescence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Herein is reported the utilization of acetonitrile as a new solvent for the synthesis of the three significantly different benchmark metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) CAU-10, Ce-UiO-66, and Al-MIL-53 of idealized composition [Al(OH)(ISO)], [Ce 6 O 4 (OH) 4 (BDC) 6 ], and [Al(OH)(BDC)], respectively (ISO 2- : isophthalate, BDC 2- : terephthalate). Its use allowed the synthesis of Ce-UiO-66 on a gram scale. While CAU-10 and Ce-UiO-66 exhibit properties similar to those reported elsewhere for these two materials, the obtained Al-MIL-53 shows no structural flexibility upon adsorption of hydrophilic or hydrophobic guest molecules such as water and xenon and is stabilized in its large-pore form over a broad temperature range (130-450 K). The stabilization of the large-pore form of Al-MIL-53 was attributed to a high percentage of noncoordinating -COOH groups as determined by solid-state NMR spectroscopy. The defective material shows an unusually high water uptake of 310 mg g -1 within the range of 0.45 to 0.65 p/p°. In spite of showing no breathing effect upon water adsorption it exhibits distinct mechanical properties. Thus, mercury intrusion porosimetry studies revealed that the solid can be reversibly forced to breathe by applying moderate pressures (≈60 MPa)., (© 2020 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.)

Two new zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks with the composition [Zr 6 O 4 (OH) 4 (OAc) 6 (BDC) 3 ] (CAU-26) and [Zr 5 O 4 (OH) 4 (OAc) 4 (BDC) 2 ] (CAU-27) are reported, which were synthesized from acetic acid, a rarely utilized but green and sustainable solvent (BDC 2- : 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate). Structure determination aided by automated electron diffraction tomography revealed that CAU-26 is composed of layers of well-known {Zr 6 O 8 } clusters interconnected by terephthalate ions. In contrast CAU-27 exhibits a three-dimensional structure with a so far unknown type of one-dimensional inorganic building unit (IBU), which can be rationalized as condensed polyhedron-sharing chains of {Zr 6 O 8 } clusters. CAU-26 occurs as an intermediate of the CAU-27 synthesis and can be isolated easily, when reaction temperature and time are decreased. We were also able to synthesize two isoreticular derivatives of CAU-27 with extended linker molecules by implementing 4,4'-biphenyldicarboxylic acid (H 2 BPDC) and 5,5'-dicarboxy-2,2'-bipyridine (H 2 BIPY). All materials show high thermal and chemical stability as well as permanent microporosity. The excellent stability of CAU-27-BIPY was exploited to synthesize a performant iridium-supported heterogeneous MOF-based catalyst for the direct C-H borylation of arenes., (© 2019 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)

Ten mixed-linker metal-organic frameworks [Al(OH)(m-BDC-X)(1-y)(m-BDC-SO3H)y] (H2BDC = 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid; X = H, NO2, OH) exhibiting the CAU-10-type structure were synthesized. The compounds can be grouped into three series according to the combination of ligands employed. The three series of compounds were obtained by employing different ratios of m-H2 BDC-X and m-H2BDC-SO3Li. The resulting compounds, which are denoted CAU-10-H/Sx, -N/Sx and -O/Sx, show exceptionally high thermal stability for sulfonated materials of up to 350 °C. Detailed characterization with special focus on polarity and acidity was performed, and the impact of the additional SO3H groups is clearly demonstrated by changes in the sorption affinities/capacities towards several gases and water vapor. In addition, selected samples were evaluated for proton conductivity and as catalysts for the gas-phase dehydration of ethanol to ethylene. While only very low proton conductivities were observed, a pronounced increase in catalytic activity was achieved. Although reactions were performed at temperatures of 250 and 300 °C for more than 40 h, no desulfonation and no loss of crystallinity were observed, and stable ethanol conversion resulted. This demonstrates the high stability of this material., (© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)