Issue 51, 2016

A Zn-MOF constructed from electron-rich π-conjugated ligands with an interpenetrated graphene-like net as an efficient nitroaromatic sensor

Abstract

A novel zinc-based luminescent metal–organic framework (Zn-MOF) has been successfully constructed based on a designed flexible and electron-rich N-involved linker (HL = 4-(bis(4-(pyridin-4-yl)phenyl)amino)benzoic acid). The framework of this Zn-MOF exhibits a 2-fold interpenetrated network which is composed of (3,3)-c sheets. The Zn-MOF has a strong solid state emission at 512 nm. The luminescence signal of the Zn-MOF can be quenched efficiently by trace amounts of electron-deficient nitroaromatics, especially 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP). The quenching constant (Ksv) for TNP is 2.11 × 104 M−1, indicating that this framework can be employed as an excellent chemical sensor for identifying and quantifying TNP. This work highlights a strategy for designing a N-involved π-electron-rich enhanced ligand with nucleophilic properties for MOF-based materials as sensors. It also paves the way toward exploring other more efficient MOF materials as sensors for determining electron-deficient nitroaromatics.

Graphical abstract: A Zn-MOF constructed from electron-rich π-conjugated ligands with an interpenetrated graphene-like net as an efficient nitroaromatic sensor

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Jan 2016
Accepted
21 Apr 2016
First published
25 Apr 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 45475-45481

A Zn-MOF constructed from electron-rich π-conjugated ligands with an interpenetrated graphene-like net as an efficient nitroaromatic sensor

Y. Yang, K. Shen, J. Lin, Y. Zhou, Q. Liu, C. Hang, H. N. Abdelhamid, Z. Zhang and H. Chen, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 45475 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA00524A

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