title: Post-synthetic metalation in an anionic MOF for efficient catalytic activity and removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution.
abstract: A new 3D porous anionic MOF (AMOF-1) based on Zn(II) and a flexible tetracarboxylate linker has been synthesized. AMOF-1 showed potential for capture and removal of toxic metal ions from aqueous solution with a detection limit in the ppm level. The Cu(II)@AMOF-1' hybrid obtained by post-synthetic metalation is studied as a heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Materials Lab, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Banglore-560064, India. tmaji@jncasr.ac.in.
authors.forename: Anindita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.affiliation: Molecular Materials Lab, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Banglore-560064, India. tmaji@jncasr.ac.in.
authors.forename: Sohini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
authors.affiliation: Molecular Materials Lab, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Banglore-560064, India. tmaji@jncasr.ac.in.
authors.forename: Arpan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hazra
authors.affiliation: Molecular Materials Lab, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Banglore-560064, India. tmaji@jncasr.ac.in.
authors.forename: Ashta Chandra
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Molecular Materials Lab, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Banglore-560064, India. tmaji@jncasr.ac.in.
authors.forename: Tapas Kumar
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Maji