Issue 43, 2021

The construction of a multifunctional luminescent Eu-MOF for the sensing of Fe3+, Cr2O72− and amines in aqueous solution

Abstract

A water stable Eu3+-organic framework (1-Eu), [Eu(HL)(H2L)]·7.5H2O (H3L = 3-(3,5-dicarboxylphenyl)-4-carboxylpyridine) was constructed through solvothermal synthesis and studied by structural analyses and luminescence sensing. Crystallographic studies revealed that 1-Eu was a 3D framework in which two adjacent Eu3+ ions with a single isophthalate bridge were interlinked by organic ligands HL or H2L and contained uncoordinated carboxylate groups. 1-Eu represents the (3,3,6,6)-connected (42·10)(42·10)(43·85·105·122)(44·82·104·125) topology. As expected, 1-Eu exhibits a strong red-light emission at room temperature. And 1-Eu also shows good thermal stability and high chemical stability in common solvents and even in acidic or basic solutions (pH = 3 to 12). Therefore, the strong luminescence, good stability and presence of free carboxylate oxygen atoms in the framework allow 1-Eu to serve as an excellent luminescence sensor for probing Fe3+ and Cr2O72− ions in water with quenching constant (KSV) values of 3.38 × 104 M−1 and 2.23 × 104 M−1, respectively. In addition, 1-Eu can be further used as a sensor for amines with high (KSV) values and relatively low limit of detection (LOD), e.g. the KSV and LOD values of ethylenediamine (EN) are 6.25 × 106 M−1 and 0.23 μM, respectively. Meanwhile, the luminescence intensity of the quenched 1-Eu samples will be recovered after washing with water, indicating that 1-Eu can act as a multiresponsive luminescence sensor for Fe3+, Cr2O72− and amines with high selectivity, sensitivity and recyclability. Moreover, the luminescence sensing mechanisms for the above different analytes were proposed.

Graphical abstract: The construction of a multifunctional luminescent Eu-MOF for the sensing of Fe3+, Cr2O72− and amines in aqueous solution

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 sept. 2021
Accepted
28 sept. 2021
First published
28 sept. 2021

CrystEngComm, 2021,23, 7581-7589

The construction of a multifunctional luminescent Eu-MOF for the sensing of Fe3+, Cr2O72− and amines in aqueous solution

C. Wang, Y. Zheng, L. Chen, C. Zhu, W. Gao, P. Li, L. Jie-Ping and X. Zhang, CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 7581 DOI: 10.1039/D1CE01192H

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