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  1. Designing a Heterogenous Bimetallic MOF (Pd/Cu-MOF) by Premade Linker Synthesis; an Efficient and Recyclable Catalyst for Cross-Coupling Reaction

    Article • Topics in Catalysis, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  2. Insights into multivariate zeolitic imidazolate frameworks

    Article • Chemical Synthesis, February 2025, OAE Publishing

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  3. Hydro-modulator induced defective structure and hieratical pores in UiO-66 for efficient adsorption and catalysis

    Article • Materials Today Chemistry, December 2024, Elsevier

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  4. Green Approach for Synthesizing Copper-Containing ZIFs as Efficient Catalysts for Click Chemistry

    Article • Catalysts, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  5. Advances and challenges in designing MXene quantum dots for sensors

    Article • Carbon Neutralization, March 2023, Wiley

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  6. Inside Back Cover: Carbon Neutralization, Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2023

    Article • Carbon Neutralization, March 2023, Wiley

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  7. Special Issue: Hexavalent Chromium: Sources, Toxicity, and Remediation

    Article • Chemistry Africa, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor (Full) of Chemistry Bidyut Saha, Prof Francis Verpoort

  8. Metal Embedded Porous Carbon for Efficient CO2 Cycloaddition under Mild Conditions

    Article • Catalysts, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  9. State-of-the-Art Mixed Matrix Membranes (MMMs)

    Article • Membranes, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  10. Solvent-free synthesis of cyclic polycaprolactone catalysed by MOF-derived ZnO/NCs catalysts

    Article • European Polymer Journal, January 2021, Elsevier

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  11. Introduction to nanomedicine an overview

    Article • January 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  12. Co-catalyst and solvent free nitrogen rich triazole based organocatalysts for cycloaddition of CO2 into epoxide

    Article • Molecular Catalysis, September 2020, Elsevier

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  13. A Cu-based MOF for the effective carboxylation of terminal alkynes with CO2 under mild conditions

    Article • Journal of CO2 Utilization, July 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  14. MIL-101(Cr) for CO2 Conversion into Cyclic Carbonates, Under Solvent and Co-Catalyst Free Mild Reaction Conditions

    Article • Catalysts, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  15. Hierarchical ZIFs@Al2O3 composite materials as effective heterogeneous catalysts

    Article • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, January 2020, Elsevier

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  16. Degradation of environmental contaminants by topical heterogeneous photocatalysts

    Article • January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Jeet Chakraborty, Prof Francis Verpoort

  17. Correction to: Bulk Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone by Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework

    Article • Catalysis Letters, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  18. Flexibility in Metal–Organic Frameworks: A Basic Understanding

    Article • Catalysts, June 2019, MDPI AG

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  19. Author Correction: Chemical fixation of carbon dioxide catalyzed via cobalt (III) ONO pincer ligated complexes

    Article • Communications Chemistry, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  20. Chemical fixation of carbon dioxide catalyzed via cobalt (III) ONO pincer ligated complexes

    Article • Communications Chemistry, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  21. METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS APPLIED FOR WATER PURIFICATION

    Article • Resource-Efficient Technologies, March 2018, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  22. Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization

    Article • January 2018, IntechOpen

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  23. Di-methyl carbonate transesterification with EtOH over MOFs: Basicity and synergic effect of basic and acid active sites

    Article • Catalysis Communications, January 2018, Elsevier

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  24. Metals@ZIFs: Catalytic applications and size selective catalysis

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, December 2017, Elsevier

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  25. Alternative materials in technologies for Biogas upgrading via CO2 capture

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, November 2017, Elsevier

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  26. Zn@ZIF-67 as Catalysts for the Knoevenagel Condensation of Aldehyde Derivatives with Malononitrile

    Article • Catalysis Letters, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  27. Inserting CO2 into Terminal Alkynes via Bis-(NHC)-Metal Complexes

    Article • Catalysis Letters, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  28. Chemical and photochemical water oxidation catalyzed by novel ruthenium complexes comprising a negatively charged NCNHCO ligand

    Article • Catalysis Science & Technology, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  29. Plant Food Residues as a Source of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

    Article • Foods, December 2016, MDPI AG

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  30. ChemInform Abstract: Opportunities of Immobilized Homogeneous Metathesis Complexes as Prominent Heterogeneous Catalysts

    Article • ChemInform, November 2016, Wiley

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  31. ChemInform Abstract: Metal Organic Frameworks Mimicking Natural Enzymes: A Structural and Functional Analogy

    Article • ChemInform, September 2016, Wiley

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort, Dr. Jeet Chakraborty

  32. ChemInform Abstract: Atom-Economic Dehydrogenative Amide Synthesis via Ruthenium Catalysis

    Article • ChemInform, July 2016, Wiley

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  33. ChemInform Abstract: Self-Assembled Metal-Organic Polyhedra: An Overview of Various Applications

    Article • ChemInform, April 2016, Wiley

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  34. Investigation of the preparation and catalytic activity of supported Mo, W, and Re oxides as heterogeneous catalysts in olefin metathesis

    Article • Catalysis Reviews, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  35. An N-heterocyclic carbene based MOF catalyst for Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction

    Article • Catalysis Science & Technology, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  36. Control of interpenetration via in situ lithium incorporation in MOFs and their gas adsorption properties and selectivity

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  37. Depolymerization of 1,4-polybutadiene by metathesis: high yield of large macrocyclic oligo(butadiene)s by ligand selectivity control

    Article • Catalysis Science & Technology, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  38. ChemInform Abstract: Metal-Organic Polyhedra: Catalysis and Reactive Intermediates

    Article • ChemInform, June 2015, Wiley

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  39. Metal-Organic Polyhedra: Catalysis and Reactive Intermediates

    Article • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, January 2015, Wiley

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  40. Metal Organic Polyhedra

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Francis Verpoort, Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  41. Dynamic imine chemistry in metal–organic polyhedra

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Francis Verpoort, Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  42. Ligand Constraints and Synthesis of Metal–Organic Polyhedra

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2015, CSIRO Publishing

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  43. ChemInform Abstract: N-Heterocyclic Carbene Transition Metal Complexes for Catalysis in Aqueous Media

    Article • ChemInform, January 2013, Wiley

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  44. MOFs for upgrading Biogas

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Francis Verpoort, Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  45. The structure-reactivity relationship for metathesis reaction between ethylene and 2-butene on WO3/SiO2 catalysts calcinated at different temperatures

    Article • Kinetics and Catalysis, April 2012, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  46. Latent Olefin Metathesis Catalysts for Polymerization of DCPD

    Article • Macromolecular Symposia, July 2010, Wiley

    Professor Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort, Francis Verpoort

  47. New Indenylidene‐Schiff Base‐Ruthenium Complexes for Cross‐Metathesis and Ring‐Closing Metathesis

    Article • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, November 2009, Wiley

    Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  48. Fast and convenient base-mediated synthesis of 3-substituted quinolines

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, January 2009, Elsevier

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  49. ChemInform Abstract: Synthetic Approach to Ruthenium Vinylidene Complexes and Their Applications in Metathesis Catalysis

    Article • ChemInform, September 2008, Wiley

    Professor Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  50. ChemInform Abstract: Immobilized Ruthenium Complexes Bearing N,O‐Bidentate Ligands.

    Article • ChemInform, July 2008, Wiley

    Professor Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  51. ULTRA-FAST HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS OF DIASTEREOSELECTIVE PURE ETHENYLENE-BRIDGED PERIODIC MESOPOROUS ORGANOSILICAS

    Article • March 2008, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  52. Secondary metathesis with Grubbs catalysts in the 1,4-polybutadiene system

    Article • Catalysis Communications, March 2008, Elsevier

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  53. Ring-Opening Metathesis Activity of Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalyst Coordinated with 1,3-Bis(2,6-Diisopropylphenyl)-4,5-Dihydroimidazoline

    Article • January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  54. Ruthenium–Vinylidene Complexes: An Efficient Class of Homogeneous Metathesis Catalysts

    Article • January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  55. Qualitative FT-Raman investigation of the ring opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical, July 2006, Elsevier

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  56. Ruthenium Indenylidene Complexes. Metathesis Catalysts with Enhanced Activity

    Article • ChemInform, May 2006, Wiley

    Professor Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  57. Ruthenium Indenylidene Complexes

    Article • Platinum Metals Review, January 2005, Johnson Matthey

    Professor Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  58. Orientation and Degradation of Polymer Sliding Surfaces Evaluated by Raman Spectroscopy

    Article • January 2005, ASME International

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  59. Easily accessible and robust olefin-metathesis catalysts based on ruthenium vinylidene complexes

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical, June 2003, Elsevier

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  60. Controlled Radical Polymerization Mediated by Cationic Arene Ruthenium Complexes

    Article • Polymer Bulletin, April 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  61. Assessing the Scope of the Introduction of Schiff Bases as Co-Ligands for Monometallic and Homobimetallic Ruthenium Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerisation and Ring-Closing Metathesis Initiators

    Article • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, August 2002, Wiley

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  62. A new class of ruthenium complexes containing Schiff base ligands as promising catalysts for atom transfer radical polymerization and ring opening metathesis polymerization

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical, March 2002, Elsevier

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  63. Ruthenium Indenylidene and Vinylidene Complexes bearing Schiff Bases: Potential Catalysts in Enol-Ester Synthesis

    Article • Synlett, January 2002, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Francis Verpoort, Prof Francis Verpoort

  64. Catalytic activity of supported tungsten phenoxide complexes in olefin metathesis; XPS characterization; application of molecular modelling to surface organometallic chemistry

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical, January 1997, Elsevier

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  65. A new heterogeneous metathesis catalyst: preparation and activity of a highly active catalyst for the metathesis of pent-2-ene

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 1996, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  66. Olefin metathesis catalyst. Part II. Activation and characteristics of a ‘molecular’ tungsten unit on silica

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical, January 1995, Elsevier

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  67. Olefin metathesis catalyst. Part I. Angle-resolved and depth profiling XPS study of tungsten oxide on silica

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis, May 1994, Elsevier

    Prof Francis Verpoort

  68. Tungsten carbonyl precursors in catalyzed olefin metathesis

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis, October 1992, Elsevier

    Prof Francis Verpoort