The present invention provides unimolecular metal complexes having increased activity in the copolymerization of carbon dioxide and epoxides. Also provided are methods of using such metal complexes in the synthesis of polymers. According to one aspect, the present invention provides metal complexes comprising an activating species with co-catalytic activity tethered to a multidentate ligand that is coordinated to the active metal center of the complex.

Provided herein are metal organic frameworks having high selectivity and stability in the present of gases and vapors including H2S, H2O, and CO2. Metal organic frameworks can comprise metal nodes and N-donor organic ligands. Further provided are methods of making metal organic frameworks.

Disclosed are pulverulent compositions of a complex between an acid and a metal, having a high organosulfur compound content, and method for preparing same.

The present disclosure provides a perovskite solar cell and a manufacturing method. The method includes: providing a substrate; forming a functional layer on the substrate; forming a perovskite crystal in the functional layer; providing a postprocessing solution including a solvent and an isocyanates compound; applying the postprocessing solution to the perovskite crystal, and maintaining the postprocessing solution for a predetermined time period under a predetermined condition, so as to remove the solvent for complete reaction. According to the present disclosure, it is able to optimize the performance of the perovskite solar cell and improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency.

A high throughput method of synthesizing and characterizing a multiplicity of ternary compositions is provided, the method comprising: selecting three components; depositing a gradient of a first component along a first axis; depositing a gradient of a second component along a second axis which is normal to the first axis, such that the gradient is thickest at a first end and thinnest at a second end; and depositing a gradient of a third component along the second axis such that the gradient is thickest at the second end and thinnest at the first end to provide a compositional distribution of the multiplicity of ternary compositions; mapping the compositional distribution of each of the multiplicity of ternary compositions; and analyzing each of the multiplicity of ternary compositions, thereby synthesizing and characterizing the multiplicity of ternary compositions.

N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidine compounds, N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidinates, N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidine metal salt complexes, N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidinate metal salt complexes are described. Methods for making N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidine compounds, N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidinates, N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidine metal salt complexes, and N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidinate metal salt complexes are also disclosed. Catalyst systems utilizing the N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidine metal salt complexes and N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidinate metal salt complexes are also disclosed along with the use of the N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidine compounds, N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidinates, N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidine metal salt complexes, and N.sup.2-phosphinyl amidinate metal salt complexes for the oligomerization and/or polymerization of olefins.

The present invention provides unimolecular metal complexes having increased activity in the copolymerization of carbon dioxide and epoxides. Also provided are methods of using such metal complexes in the synthesis of polymers. According to one aspect, the present invention provides metal complexes comprising an activating species with co-catalytic activity tethered to a multidentate ligand that is coordinated to the active metal center of the complex.

Metal-organic framework materials (MOFs) are highly porous entities comprising a multidentate organic ligand coordinated to multiple metal centers, typically as a coordination polymer. Crystallization may be problematic in some instances when secondary binding sites are present in the multidentate organic ligand. Multidentate organic ligands comprising first and second binding sites bridged together with a third binding site comprising a diimine moiety may alleviate these issues, particularly when using a preformed metal cluster as a metal source to form a MOF. Such MOFs may comprise a plurality of metal centers, and a multidentate organic ligand coordinated to the plurality of metal centers to define an at least partially crystalline network structure having a plurality of internal pores, and in which the multidentate organic ligand comprises first and second binding sites bridged together with a third binding site comprising a diimine moiety. Particular MOFs may comprise N,N-di(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)ethane-1,2-diimine as a multidentate organic ligand.

Provided are methods for preparing and using reaction vessels obtained or obtainable by 3D-printing methods, including a method for preparing a product compound, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a reaction vessel that is obtained by a 3-D printing method, wherein the reaction vessel has a reaction space; (ii) providing one or more reagents, optionally together with a catalyst or a solvent, for use in the synthesis of the product compound; and (iii) permitting the one or more reagents to react in the reaction space, optionally in the presence of the catalyst and the solvent, in the reaction vessel, thereby to form the product compound.

The disclosure provides for metal organic frameworks (MOFs) which comprise a plurality of SBUs comprising different metals or metal ions and/or a plurality of organic linking moieties comprising different functional groups.