Highly sensitive detection of nitrobenzene by a series of fluorescent 2D zinc(<scp>ii</scp>) metal–organic frameworks with a flexible triangular ligand
Xue Yang, Yixia Ren, Hongmei Chai, Xiufang Hou, Zhixiang Wang, Ji‐Jiang Wang
Abstract
CIA = 5-(2-carboxybenzyloxy) isophthalic acid, 4,4'-bipy = 4,4'-bipydine, 1,4-bibz = 1,4-bis(1-imidazoly)benzene; 4,4'-bbpy = 4,4'-bis (imidazolyl) biphenyl; 4,4'-bimp = 4,4'-bis (imidazole-1-ylethyl) biphenyl). Structural analyses revealed that complex 1 exhibited a 2D brick-like network structure based on the basic bimetallic ring, 2 was also a 2D interspersed structure from the 1D tubular structure, compound 3 possessed a 2D (4,4) network with 4,4'-bbpy occupying the holes, and complex 4 displayed a 2D network from the 1D ladder-like chain. The thermal stabilities and fluorescent properties of these complexes were investigated in the solid state. The fluorescent sensing experiments revealed that all Zn-MOFs could highly sensitively detect nitrobenzene in aqueous solution, which indicated that these materials can be used as fluorescent probes for the detection of nitrobenzene.