A ZnII-Based Metal-Organic Framework with a Rare tcj Topology as a Turn-On Fluorescent Sensor for Acetylacetone

Inorg Chem. 2019 Mar 18;58(6):3578-3581. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03316. Epub 2019 Mar 1.

Abstract

A ZnII-based metal-organic framework (MOF) with a rare tcj topology has been solvothermally synthesized and displays relatively good thermal and chemical stabilities. Interestingly, the MOF can sensitively and selectively sense acetylacetone (acac) via a fluorescence enhancement effect with a detection limit of 0.10 ppm and good reusability, which demonstrates the first example of a MOF-based turn-on fluorescent sensor for acac.