Valentina Colombo

Dr. Valentina Colombo


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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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28 April 2011 in Chemical Science
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VCValentina Colombo
Valentina Colombo
SGSimona Galli
Simona Galli
HCHye Jin Choi
Hye Jin Choi
GHGgoch Ddeul Han
Ggoch Ddeul Han
AMAngelo Maspero
Angelo Maspero
JLJeffrey R. Long
Jeffrey R. Long
Reactions between the tritopic pyrazole-based ligand 1,3,5-tris(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)benzene (H3BTP) and transition metal acetate salts in DMF afford microporous pyrazolate-bridged metal–organic frameworks of the type M3(BTP)2·xsolvent (M = Ni (1), Cu, (2), Zn (3), Co (4)). Ab-initioX-ray powder diffraction methods were employed in determining the crystal structures of these compounds, revealing 1 and 2 to exhibit an expanded sodalite-like framework with accessible metal cation sites, while 3 and 4 possess tetragonal frameworks with hydrophobic surfaces and narrower channel diameters. Compounds 1–4 can be desolvated without loss of crystallinity by heating under dynamic vacuum, giving rise to microporous solids with BET surface areas of 1650, 1860, 930 and 1027 m2 g−1, respectively. Thermogravimetric analyses and powder X-ray diffraction measurements demonstrate the exceptional thermal and chemical stability of these frameworks. In particular, 3 is stable to heating in air up to at least 510 °C, while 1 is stable to heating in air to 430 °C, as well as to treatment with boiling aqueous solutions of pH 2 to 14 for two weeks. Unexpectedly, 2 and 3 are converted into new crystalline metal–organic frameworks upon heating in boiling water. With the combination of stability under extreme conditions, high surface area, and exposed metal sites, it is anticipated that 1 may open the way to testing metal–organic frameworks for catalytic processes that currently employ zeolites.

15 October 2018 in Advanced Materials
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HWHao Wang
Hao Wang
XDXinglong Dong
Xinglong Dong
VCValentina Colombo
Valentina Colombo
QWQining Wang
Qining Wang
YLYanyao Liu
Yanyao Liu
JLJing Li
Jing Li

26 June 2013 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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NPNatalia M. Padial
Natalia M. Padial
EPElsa Quartapelle Procopio
Elsa Quartapelle Procopio
Carmen MontoroCarmen Montoro
Carmen Montoro
ELElena López
Elena López
JOJ. Enrique Oltra
J. Enrique Oltra
JNJorge Navarro
Jorge Navarro

5 July 2012 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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VCValentina Colombo
Valentina Colombo
Carmen MontoroCarmen Montoro
Carmen Montoro
AMAngelo Maspero
Angelo Maspero
GPGiovanni Palmisano
Giovanni Palmisano
NMNorberto Masciocchi
Norberto Masciocchi
JNJorge Navarro
Jorge Navarro

3 February 2020 in Nature Materials
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DJDavid Jaramillo
David Jaramillo
DRDouglas A. Reed
Douglas A. Reed
HJHenry Z. H. Jiang
Henry Z. H. Jiang
JOJulia Oktawiec
Julia Oktawiec
MMMichael W. Mara
Michael W. Mara
JLJeffrey R. Long
Jeffrey R. Long

9 February 2010 in Chemistry of Materials
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SGSimona Galli
Simona Galli
NMNorberto Masciocchi
Norberto Masciocchi
VCValentina Colombo
Valentina Colombo
AMA. Maspero
A. Maspero
GPG. Palmisano
G. Palmisano
JNJorge Navarro
Jorge Navarro