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Microporous Metal–Organic Frameworks Based on Zinc Clusters and Their Fluorescence Enhancements towards Acetone and Chloroform

  • China Academy of Engineering Physics
  • Sichuan University

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Abstract

Two microporous metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) based on zinc clusters, that is, [Zn3(BDC)2(HBDC)2]·2DMA·4CH3OH·2H2O (1; H2BDC = 1,4-dicarboxybenzene, DMA = N,N-dimethylacetamide) and [(CH3)2NH2]2[Zn74-O)2(NDC)6]·DMF·H2O (2; H2NDC = 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide), were synthesized by a solvothermal method. Both compounds possess three-dimensional porous skeletons with square channels and exhibit interesting blue fluorescence. Compound 1 consists of trinuclear ZnIIbuilding units bridged by both BDC2–and HBDCligands, which results in the formation of a 2,8-connnected topological net (hex). Compound 2 features another 2,8-connected topological net (bcu) that is constructed by eight-connected Zn74-O)2clusters and two-connected NDC2–ligands. The solid-state and solvent-dependent fluorescence of the two MOFs revealed that 1 and 2 showed fluorescence enhancement effects in the presence of acetone and chloroform, respectively, which thereby demonstrates their potential as fluorescent sensors for selective sensing towards acetone and chloroform.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3411-3416
Number of pages6
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume2016
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cluster compounds
  • Fluorescence
  • Metal–organic frameworks
  • Microporous materials
  • Zinc

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