Blue-shifted and naked-eye recognition of H_(2)PO_(4)- and acetylacetone based on a luminescent metal-organic framework with new topology and good stability

Fluorescence detecting both organic and inorganic analytes has aroused tremendous scientific interests, because fluorescence techniques have high sensitivity and are easy to operate. A new threedimensional(3D) MOF {[(CH_(3))_(2)NH_(2)][Zn_(3)(bbip)(BTDI)1.5(OH)]·DMF·MeOH·3H_(2)O}n(JXUST-13, bbip = 2,6-bis(benzimidazol-1-yl)pyridine and H_(4)BTDI = 5,5-(benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole-4,7-diyl)diisophthalic acid)with new 4,4,8-connceted topology has been successfully synthesized and structurally characterized. Importantly, JXUST-13 could recognize H_(2)PO_(4)-and acetylacetone(Acac) by obvious fluorescence blue shift and slight enhancement with the detection limits of 2.70 μmol/L and 0.21 mmol/L, respectively. In addition, JXUST-13 exhibits relatively good thermal stability, chemical stabilities as well as reusability, and the analytes could be distinguished by naked eye and fluorescence test paper. Remarkably, JXUST-13 is the first dual-responsive MOF sensor based on fluorescence blue shift for the detection of H_(2)PO_(4)-and Acac with good selectivity in a handy, economic, and environmentally friendly manner.

Highly selective and turn-on fluorescence probe with red shift emission for naked-eye detecting Al^(3+)and Ga^(3+)based on metal-organic framework

A novel ZnII-based metal-organic framework with the formula of{[Zn_(2)(BBIP)_(2)(NDC)_(2)]·H_(2)O}n(JXUST-5)derived from 3,5-bis(benzimidazol-1-yl)pyridine(BBIP)and 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid(H_(2)NDC)has been synthesized.The adjacent Zn^(II)ions are linked through two BBIP ligands to form a[Zn_(2)(BBIP)_(2)]secondary building unit(SBU).The neighbouring SBUs are further connected by NDC^(2-)withμ2-η^(1):η^(1)andμ2-η^(1):η^(1):η^(1)bridging modes to form a two-dimensional(2D)framework.Topological analysis shows that JXUST-5 could be simplified as an uninodal fes topology with a point symbol of{4.8^(2)}.Furthermore,the 2D framework net could be extended through C-H···πinteraction to form the three-dimensional supramolecular structure.Luminescent experiments suggest that JXUST-5 could selectively and sensitively recognize Al^(3+)and Ga^(3+)through fluorescence enhancement effect along with a relatively large red shift.The detection limits for Al^(3+)and Ga^(3+)are 0.17 and 0.69 ppm,respectively.Interestingly,the sensing process for both Al^(3+)and Ga^(3+)could be directly observed with naked eyes under 365 nm UV lamp.Notably,JXUST-5 could be recycled at least five times as a fluorescent sensor toward Al^(3+)and Ga^(3+),which is the second example of turn-on MOF based fluorescent sensor toward Ga^(3+).