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Assembly of Two Self-Interpenetrating Metal-Organic Frameworks Based on a Trigonal Ligand: Syntheses, Crystal
Feng Guo1, Changhua Su2, Yuhang Fan1
1Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling, Chongqing 408100, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Two self-interpenetrating metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) 1 and 2 were designed and constructed through the coordination self-assembly of transition metal nodes and a trigonal ligand. They both exhibit interesting three-dimensional constructions with the 1 + 2 self-locked mode. Because of the outstanding moisture susceptibility and luminescence property, MOF 1 has a potential detectability toward nitrofurantoin (NFT) in water. More importantly, MOF 1 can efficiently monitor NFT in bovine serum. Taking into account of Lewis basic sites in the skeleton, MOF 2 can be implemented as an outstanding heterogeneous catalyst for the Knoevenagel reaction. Furthermore, they both reveal excellent circularity and an application effect for five cycles.
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