Issue 37, 2021

Efficient luminescence sensing in two lanthanide metal–organic frameworks with rich uncoordinated Lewis basic sites

Abstract

Developing highly sensitive MOF-based probes for environmental contaminant detection is of much importance and challenging. Here, two new three-dimensional lanthanide metal–organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs), {[Eu(DTA)1.5(H2O)]·H2O}n (Eu-DTA) and [Tb(DTA)(C2O4)0.5(H2O)]n (Tb-DTA) (H2DTA = 2,5-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)terephthalic acid), are successfully synthesized via a hydrothermal reaction. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses demonstrate that the extended π conjugated ligand plays an important role in the coordination mode and topologies. Eu-DTA possesses a 4,6-connected three-dimensional topological structure, while Tb-DTA exhibits a 4,5-connected three-dimensional framework. Interestingly, the rich uncoordinated nitrogen or oxygen atoms in these two structures can be used as Lewis basic sites, showing strong sensitivity to metal ions and solvent molecules. Furthermore, luminescence and sensing studies reveal that Eu-DTA and Tb-DTA can sensitively and simultaneously detect Fe3+ ions and nitrobenzene, which suggests that the two Ln-MOFs are promising bifunctional luminescence sensors. The quenching mechanism for Fe3+ has been discussed in detail.

Graphical abstract: Efficient luminescence sensing in two lanthanide metal–organic frameworks with rich uncoordinated Lewis basic sites

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 7 2021
Accepted
12 8 2021
First published
12 8 2021

CrystEngComm, 2021,23, 6591-6598

Efficient luminescence sensing in two lanthanide metal–organic frameworks with rich uncoordinated Lewis basic sites

L. Deng, H. Zhao, K. Liu and D. Ma, CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 6591 DOI: 10.1039/D1CE00923K

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