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Title: Selective fluorescence sensors for detection of nitroaniline and metal Ions based on ligand-based luminescent metal-organic frameworks

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
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  1. College of Environment and Chemical Engineering & Key Lab of Hollow Fiber Membrane Materials & Membrane Process, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387 (China)
  2. Suzhou Huihe Pharmaceutical Limited Company, Suzhou 215200 (China)
  3. College of Materials and Engineering & Key Lab of Hollow Fiber Membrane Materials & Membrane Process, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387 (China)
  4. The State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023 (China)

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous crystalline materials with high potential for applications in fluorescence sensors. In this work, two solvent-induced Zn(II)–based metal-organic frameworks, Zn{sub 3}L{sub 3}(DMF){sub 2} (1) and Zn{sub 3}L{sub 3}(DMA){sub 2}(H{sub 2}O){sub 3} (2) (L=4,4′-stilbenedicarboxylic acid), were investigated as selective sensing materials for detection of nitroaromatic compounds and metal ions. The sensing experiments show that 1 and 2 both exhibit selective fluorescence quenching toward nitroaniline with a low detection limit. In addition, 1 exhibits high selectivity for detection of Fe{sup 3+} and Al{sup 3+} by significant fluorescence quenching or enhancement effect. While for 2, it only exhibits significant fluorescence quenching effect for Fe{sup 3+}. The results indicate that 1 and 2 are both promising fluorescence sensors for detecting and recognizing nitroaniline and metal ions with high sensitivity and selectivity. - Graphical abstract: Two MOFs have been selected as the fluorescence sensing materials for selectively sensing mitroaromatic compounds and metal ions. The high selectivity makes them promising fluorescence sensors for detecting and recognizing nitroaniline and Fe{sup 3+} or Al{sup 3+}.

OSTI ID:
22573966
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 232; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English