Issue 38, 2013

Shape assisted fabrication of fluorescent cages of squarate based metal–organic coordination frameworks

Abstract

Micronic cage structures of squarate based metal–organic coordination frameworks (MOCFs) have been fabricated for the first time by specific anion selective etching of metal squarate cubes. Time and stoichiometry dependent synthesis and the corresponding microscopic studies have provided mechanistic insight into the cage formation. Furthermore, a non-covalent post-synthetic strategy has been adopted to functionalize the micronic cubes or cages with chromophores rendering the resulting hybrids green fluorescent.

Graphical abstract: Shape assisted fabrication of fluorescent cages of squarate based metal–organic coordination frameworks

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Dec 2012
Accepted
06 Feb 2013
First published
07 Feb 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 3937-3939

Shape assisted fabrication of fluorescent cages of squarate based metal–organic coordination frameworks

K. Jayaramulu, K. S. Krishna, S. J. George, M. Eswaramoorthy and T. K. Maji, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 3937 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC39190F

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