Disclosed herein are embodiments of products comprising 1,2,3-triazolate metal-organic frameworks, including particle, composition, thin film, and device embodiments. Particles made of the 1,2,3-triazolate metal-organic frameworks exhibit unique properties compared to bulk materials, such as reduced polydispersity, increased conductivity, and other properties. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method for making particles comprising the 1,2,3-triazolate metal-organic framework and other products comprising the same.

Provided in the present invention is a preparation method for a nano organometallic carboxylate which effectively solves the problems of a complex washing process, and cumbersome, dangerous and uneconomical preparation of lye in traditional methods for producing organometallic carboxylates. A new method for preparing high-quality organometallic carboxylates by using a carboxylic acid, caustic soda, a metal oxide or a hydroxide as starting materials, and using ball milling to assist reaction thereof. The present invention not only efficiently utilizes lye, it also obtains high-quality organometallic carboxylates, which overcomes the technical prejudice that the prior art uses calcium chloride, sodium chloride and other salts for poor reaction efficiency. The problem in environmental pollution caused by the washing waste liquid in the existing process is fundamentally solved. At the same time, addition of non-ionic surfactants makes ball milling more efficient and significantly reduces the particle size of the product.

Flow batteries can include a first half-cell containing a first aqueous electrolyte solution. a second half-cell containing a second aqueous electrolyte solution, and a separator disposed between the first half-cell and the second half-cell. The first aqueous electrolyte solution contains a first redox-active material, and the second aqueous electrolyte solution contains a second redox-active material. At least one of the first redox-active material and the second redox-active material is a nitroxide compound or a salt thereof. Particular nitroxide compounds can include a doubly bonded oxygen contained in a ring bearing the nitroxide group, a doubly bonded oxygen appended to a ring bearing the nitroxide group, sulfate or phosphate groups appended to a ring bearing the nitroxide group, various heterocyclic rings bearing the nitroxide group, or acyclic nitroxide compounds.

Modified quinolones (e.g., fluoroquinolones) featuring a quinolone (e.g., fluoroquinolone) skeleton having conjugated thereto, via selected linkers, a metal chelating moiety, and metal complexes thereof, are provided. Uses of the compounds and complexes in treating medical conditions associated with pathogenic microorganism are also provided.

A method for preparing a biogenic guanidine complex, the method including: mixing dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) with water in a volume ratio thereof of 1:1 to yield a solvent DMSO-H.sub.2O; adding organic guanidine (G) and a compound MX.sub.2 in a molar ratio G/MX.sub.2=1:1 or 2:1 to the solvent DMSO-H.sub.2O, where the organic guanidine (G) is selected from arginine (Arg), guanidinoacetic acid (Gaa), creatine (Cra), creatinine (Cran), guanine (Gua), and agmatine (Agm); M represents Fe.sup.2+, Mg.sup.2+, or Zn.sup.2+; and X represents Cl.sup.−, CH.sub.3COO.sup.−, or CH.sub.3CH(OH)COO.sup.−; stirring the solvent DMSO-H.sub.2O containing the organic guanidine and the compound MX.sub.2; recycling the solvent DMSO-H.sub.2O through vacuum distillation and obtaining a solid; transferring the solid to a Buchner funnel, and washing the solid with deionized water and ethanol consecutively; and removing the deionized water and ethanol through vacuum filtration, and drying the solid. Biogenic guanidine complex can be used for production of Polyethylene terephthalate or Poly(ethylene isophthalate-co-terephthalate).

A zinc ascorbate glycinate co-salt having a formula of MC8H11NO8 and a suggested structure of: Formula (I). Where M is Ca, Mg, or Zn. The divalent metal ascorbate glycinate co-salt is formed as a powder having a metal content of about 8% to about 21% on an anhydrous basis and containing between 0.0-20.0% water.

A process for the preparation of a shaped MOF, the process comprising: providing a first reactant comprising at least one metal in ionic form and a second reactant comprising at least one organic ligand capable of associating with said metal in ionic form, and optionally a solvent; allowing the first and second reactants to react to form a MOF; and forming a shaped body directly from the mixture of step b) using an extruder or continuous kneader; wherein the initial ratio of the at least one metal in ionic form to the at least one organic ligand is controlled such that shaped bodies having a minimum defined crush strength are formed without the use of an external binder or lubricant.

An object of the present invention is to produce a high-quality Metal-Organic Framework in a short time. A method for producing a Metal-Organic Framework according to the present invention includes simultaneously and continuously applying centrifugal force and shear force to a formulation containing a metal ion donor, a multidentate ligand, and a solvent.

Photoactive compounds are disclosed. The disclosed photoactive compounds include metal complexes with dipyrromethene-based ligands, which can be substituted with a variety of different side chains or groups or can include various fused ring configurations, such as including aromatic or heteroaromatic groups. The metal complexes may include two dipyrromethene-based ligands, which can be the same or different. The photoactive compounds can be used as photoactive materials in organic photovoltaic devices, such as visibly transparent or opaque photovoltaic devices.

Mixed metal metal-organic frameworks (MM-MOFs) of copper-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate (BTC), M—Cu-BTC, wherein M is Zn(II), Ni(II), Co(II), and/or Fe(II) may be made using post-synthetic exchange (PSE) with metal ions. Such MM-MOFs may be used in H.sub.2 storage, especially Ni(II) and Co(II) MM-MOFs. Selected metal exchanged materials can provide gravimetric H.sub.2 uptake around 1.63 wt. % for Zn—Cu-BTC, around 1.61 wt. % for Ni—Cu-BTC, around 1.63 wt. % for Fe—Cu-BTC, and around 1.12 wt. % for Co—Cu-BTC.