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Mixed-metallic metal–organic frameworks (M-MOFs) are prepared through one-pot-synthesis or post-synthetic modification approaches and can be easily transformed into various composites/derivatives which offer promising supercapacitor properties.

This Perspective presents the procedure of the common Freundlich–Langmuir fit/Clausius–Clapeyron approach and the virial fit of adsorption isotherms with usable Excel sheets and Origin files for the subsequent derivation of ΔH_ads.

Two archetypal tetradentate ligands with square donor patterns, namely phthalocyanate and monolacunary Keggin-type polyoxotungstate, coordinate to rare earth ions to yield C_s-symmetric heteroleptic double-decker complexes.

A trefoil knot and a Solomon link were successfully prepared based on a carefully selected flexible phthalic diimide ligand and precisely controlled stacking interactions.

Abstraction of fluoride from tin(IV) fluoride complexes bearing neutral phosphine ligands yields mono, di- and tri-fluoride complexes with retention of two phosphines, whereas with neutral O- and N-donor trifluoride cations, dications are formed.

Activation of white phosphorus enables the facile synthesis of novel oligo- and pnictaphosphanes including the first examples of a tri-coordinate group 15 element with an EP₃ substructure.

Heterometallic [(V^IVO)₂M₅] Anderson wheels (M = Ni, 1; Co, 2), synthesised solvothermally, exhibit competing magnetic exchange interactions.

Single molecule magnetic features of new {Ru^III₂Dy^III₂} “butterfly” clusters are compared, by experiment and theory, to those of 3d/4f analogues.

(N(nBu)₄)[M^IIIL(acac)₂], M = Y, Gd, Tb and Dy, have been constructed by combination of two O donor ligands, bidentate acetylacetone and tetradentate p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene.

For the diastereoselection of Λ/Δ-Cu-S- or R-L a combination of experimental ECD and computational procedures including structure optimizations and excited state properties by DFT/TDDFT is employed to assess the chirality induction at-metal.

The synthesis and properties of a systematic series of oxotrichloromolybdenum(V) complexes bearing neutral thio-, seleno- and telluroether ligands are described, together with their spectroscopic and structural studies.

[ⁿBu₃Sn(TeⁿBu)] is an effective precursor for the low temperature growth of continuous SnTe thin films by low pressure CVD; temperature-dependent thermoelectric characterisation of these p-type films is reported.

Using methyldithiocarboxyl as the directing group, together with [Cp*IrCl₂]₂, selective B(3)–H activation occurs at o-carborane. A series of substitution complexes have been prepared from the B(3)–H activated complex.

The borinium cation [MesBNⁱPr₂]⁺ reacts with isothiocyanate and carbodiimides affording a nitrilium and borenium amidinate salts, respectively. The related triflate derivative undergoes double insertion of carbodiimide to give a bis(amidinate) boronium salt.

Three new layered hybrid perovskites are reported. (TzH)₂PbCl₄ undergoes a unique structural phase transition, due to ‘rippling’ of perovskite-like layers.

Four C₃-symmetric tris-phosphanes coordinate gold(I) differently depending on their tris(ferrocenyl)arene backbone with implications on electrochemical and catalytic performance.

A co-ligand guides the formation of an unusual bis-calix[4]arene-supported cluster with a unique triangular Mn^IIIMn^IIGd^III core.

An intermolecular FLP system with an NHC-coordinated trisilacyclopropylidene acting as the Lewis base is shown to split dihydrogen heterolytically under ambient conditions, and reacts with Ph₂NH, Me₂CO, and N₂O.

A slight difference in the H-bonding of the linker pyrazole-NH group changes the framework hydrophilicity drastically.

Mechanochemically synthesized alanes and (hydrido-)alanes were reacted with α-diimines to form aluminium derived radicals.

A large S-shaped [Mn^III₅Mn^II₂]₂ assembly (∼40 Å top to tail) has been formed with bis-p-^tBu-calix[4]arene and 2-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine as a co-ligand, with the former existing unusually in both syn and anti-conformations (as shown).

Steric constraints by the halogen substituents show an efficient control of stereochemical behaviours of the complexes.

Only water vapor sorption isotherms were able to reveal the mixed-MOF instead of mixed-linker material formation of CAU-23 and MIL-160.

The donor properties of a range of multidentate 2-pyridyl-phosphines were evaluated using different experimental and computational methods.

This investigation examines the reactivity of phosphinoboronate esters Ph₂PBpin (pin = 1,2-O₂C₂Me₄) and Ph₂PBcat (cat = 1,2-O₂C₆H₄), as well as other phosphinoboron species, with various aryl and aliphatic acyl chlorides.

Electrodes modified with inorganic Zn- and Cd-based coordination polymers with a conjugated anthracene dicarboxylate ligand can serve as electrocatalytic materials for highly selective detection of H₂O₂.

In the present work, a new 3D metal–organic framework (MOF) has been synthesized and characterized.

Thioether complexes of WECl₄ and WECl₃ (E = S, O) are prepared and characterised; the dinuclear [(WSCl₄)₂{ⁱPrS(CH₂)₂SⁱPr}] is shown to be an effective single source precursor for low pressure CVD of WS₂ thin films.

The remarkable and unexpected increase in selectivity for the MOF-199 MMMs is reasoned by pore blocking and reduction of the MOF window size through polyimide together with the high adsorption of CO₂ by MOF-199.

Potentially pincer-type tritopic N^imineC^NHCN^amine ligands with a variable length of the spacer connecting N^imidazole to the amine donor are evaluated.

The effects on photo-and electroluminescent properties of structurally modifying the bisphosphane in [Cu(N^N)(P^P)]⁺ complexes (N^N = bpy, 6-Mebpy, 6,6′-Me₂bpy) are described.

Bis(alkynyl)calix[4]arene gold(I) isocyanide complexes with amide linkers show strong binding affinity towards Al³⁺, which turns on the low-energy emission associated with the presence of Au(I)⋯Au(I) interactions.