Phys.org November 3, 2021 An international team of researchers (Canada, USA – industry) designed and synthesized a new MOF composed of the rare-earth metals yttrium and terbium, bound with an organic linker. They named the structure RE-CU-10 (RE = rare-earth, CU = Concordia University). According to the researchers the linker, a rectangular tetratopic pyrene-based ligand, has a particular core that interacts with ultraviolet light, producing an exceptionally reactive, though short-lived, oxygen species that causes a change in the chemical warfare agent sulfur mustard. In tests they found that the MOF effectively oxidized—and thereby detoxified—the chemical warfare agent simulant. The process […]