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Published on: April 28, 2023
Two luminescent Zn(II) metal-organic frameworks for exceptionally selective detection of picric acid explosives
Zhi-Qiang Shi1, Zi-Jian Guo, He-Gen Zheng
1State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China. zhenghg@nju.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Two luminescent Zn(II) metal-organic frameworks were prepared from a π-conjugated thiophene-containing carboxylic acid ligand. These two MOFs show strong luminescene and their luminescence could be quenched by a series of nitroaromatic explosives. Importantly, they exhibit very highly sensitive and selective detection of picric acid compared to other nitroaromatic explosives.
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