Abstract
A novel Mo-Fe bimetallic metal-organic framework [Fe(2)(4,4'-bipy)Mo(2)O(8)]·2H(2)O (1) was synthesized and characterized by X-ray single crystal diffraction, infrared spectroscopy (IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), and its magnetic properties were studied. The compound demonstrates insolubility in most solvents and exhibits significant chemical stability across a wide pH range. Typically, exceptional selectivity and efficient conversion of sulfides to sulfoxides using 1 with H(2)O(2) have been verified under ambient conditions.