Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 15, 2026
10:13
A Technical Guide for Performing Spectroscopic Measurements on Metal-Organic Frameworks
Published on: April 28, 2023
Crystalline structural intermediates of a breathing metal-organic framework that functions as a luminescent sensor
1Department of Chemistry, Shantou University, Guangdong 515063, PR China.
Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
|January 8, 2013
Abstract:
A rod-packing, breathing MOF (1), with two crystalline structural intermediates (1 a and 1 b; H(2) btca = benzotriazole-5-carboxylic acid) has been investigated. An underlying net approach for analyzing possible breathing MOFs, and a set of geometric parameters that can quantitatively describe such a breathing structural feature, are suggested. The 3D luminescent MOF is a promising candidate for specific sensors with exceptional sorption capacity.
Related Concept Videos
02:58Crystal Field Theory - Octahedral Complexes
Crystal Field Theory
To explain the observed behavior of transition metal complexes (such as colors), a model involving electrostatic interactions between the electrons from the ligands and the electrons in the unhybridized d orbitals of the central metal atom has been developed. This electrostatic model is crystal field theory (CFT). It helps to understand, interpret, and predict the colors, magnetic behavior, and some structures of coordination compounds of transition metals.
CFT focuses on...
To explain the observed behavior of transition metal complexes (such as colors), a model involving electrostatic interactions between the electrons from the ligands and the electrons in the unhybridized d orbitals of the central metal atom has been developed. This electrostatic model is crystal field theory (CFT). It helps to understand, interpret, and predict the colors, magnetic behavior, and some structures of coordination compounds of transition metals.
CFT focuses on...
01:14Photoluminescence: Applications
Photoluminescence offers a wide range of applications due to its inherent sensitivity and selectivity. This technique allows for both direct and indirect analyses of the analyte. Direct quantitative analysis is possible when the analyte exhibits a favorable quantum yield for fluorescence or phosphorescence. However, an indirect analysis may be feasible if the analyte is not fluorescent or phosphorescent, or if the quantum yield is unfavorable. Indirect methods include reacting the analyte with...