Mixed-Valent Stellated Cuboctahedral Cu(2,4-Imdb)-MOF for Trace Water Detection
Sharad Kumar Sachan1, Ganapathi Anantharaman1
1Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India.
Abstract:
Developing an economical and robust sensor using an earth-abundant metal-based metal-organic framework (MOF) to detect trace water content rapidly is crucial for laboratories and chemical industries. Herein, a mixed-valent chiral [{Cu+Cu32+(2,4-Imdb)3(H2O)3}·Cl]∞ MOF manifests atypical quantitative detection of a trace amount of water [0.016% (v/v)] in organic solvents. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction and time-correlated single-photon counting supported the mechanism for turn-on fluorescence.
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