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1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA. Jingli@rutgers.edu.
Abstract:
A water stable zirconium-porphyrin MOF (PCN-222) was synthesized according to the reported method and found to produce a distinct reversible colorimetric and fluorescent "turn-off-turn-on" pH response. The colorimetric response is achieved under acidic conditions starting at pH ~3 and persists under concentrated acidic conditions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a colorimetric MOF pH sensor.
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