Issue 29, 2021

A robust 3D zinc(ii)–organic framework for efficient dual detection of acetylacetone and Tb3+ ions

Abstract

There has been broad attention to the recognition and detection of ions and organic small molecules due to their essential roles in environmental systems. However, dual-functional probes have seldom been developed for sensing organic constituents and lanthanide ions. A new 3D pillared Zn(II)−organic framework [Zn3(L)(DCTP)3]n (1) (L = 1,4-di(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)butane and H2DCTP = 2,5-dichloroterephthalic acid) was hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized, and features a unique 3D 4,4,4,6-connected framework containing approximately 9.99 × 9.78 Å2 cubic channels. 1 displays excellent thermal and pH stability and can act as a novel “turn-on” fluorescent probe for highly selectively sensitizing Tb3+ ions through an “antenna effect”. Furthermore, 1 is a dual-response fluorescent sensor for monitoring acetylacetone and Tb3+ ions with rapid response times (within 1 min), low limits of detection (LOD) (5.02 × 10−6/1.15 × 10−8 M, separately) and great anti-interference ability and recyclability towards the analytes. The related sensing mechanisms for detecting analytes are also investigated in detail.

Graphical abstract: A robust 3D zinc(ii)–organic framework for efficient dual detection of acetylacetone and Tb3+ ions

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Dzi 2021
Accepted
02 Kho 2021
First published
15 Kho 2021

Dalton Trans., 2021,50, 10180-10186

A robust 3D zinc(II)–organic framework for efficient dual detection of acetylacetone and Tb3+ ions

M. Fu, L. Fu and G. Cui, Dalton Trans., 2021, 50, 10180 DOI: 10.1039/D1DT01112J

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