In this work, we have successfully synthesized a bimetallic (Zinc and Cobalt) Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework (Zn50Co50-ZIF), a class in a wider microporous Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) family. The synthesized nanostructures maintain both water stability like ZIF-8 (solely Zn containing) and charge transfer electronic band in the visible optical spectrum as ZIF-67 (solely Co containing). Crystal structure from XRD, high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) followed by elemental mapping (EDAX) confirm structural stability and omnipresence of the metal atoms (Zn and Co) across the nanomaterial with equal proportion. Existence of charge transfer state consistent with ZIF67 and intact ultrafast excited state dynamics of the imidazolate moiety in both ZIF-8 and ZIF-67, is evidenced from steady state and time resolved optical spectroscopy. The thermal and aqueous stabilities of Zn50Co50-ZIF are found to be better than ZIF-67 but comparable to ZIF-8 as evidenced by solubility, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and XRD studies of the material in water. We have evaluated the photoinduced ROS generation by the mixed ZIF employing dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) assay. We have also explored the potentiality of the synthesized material for the alternate remediation of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection through the photoinduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and methylene blue (MB) degradation kinetics.

Pd nanoparticles were loaded on Cox–Mn(1−x)-MOF-74. 5 wt% Pd@Co0.5–Mn0.5-MOF-74 was the most effective catalyst for CO oxidation. The prepared catalysts displayed excellent stability during CO oxidation without significant decrease in catalytic performance.

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Kinetic investigations of Pt(IV) oxidation of L-asparagine catalyzed by transition metals with different valencies, namely Ag(I), Pd(II), Cr(III) and Zr(IV), were studied spectrophotometrically in sulfuric acid medium at constant ionic strength and temperature. The reaction was first order in [Pt(IV)], while the orders with respect to the concentrations of Asn, sulfuric acid and transition metal were less than unity over the concentration range studied. The rate constants decreased with increasing ionic strength and dielectric constant, while increasing temperature enhanced the rate. The order of catalytic efficiency was: Ag(