An aqueous stable europium-based metal−organic framework with properties of ratiometric fluorescence sensing, namely, {[(CH 3 ) 2 NH 2 ][Eu(TCPB)(H 2 O) 2 ]•DMF} n (Eu-MOF; H 4 TCPB = 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)-benzene), was synthesized under solvothermal conditions and structurally characterized. Crystal structure analysis shows that Eu-MOF is a three-dimensional porous crystal, in which the Eu III ion is an eight-coordinate square inverse prism with eight oxygen atoms. Fluorescence measurements show that Eu-MOF exhibits characteristic emission of the Eu III ion and ligand. Eu-MOF displays good selectivity and sensitivity as a ratiometric fluorescence sensor for phosphate anions with a low detection limit in Tris−HCl buffer solution. Furthermore, Eu-MOF also has a good ability to identify salicylaldehyde through fluorescence quenching with a detection limit of 0.095 ppm. Therefore, it is an excellent fluorescent sensing material for phosphate and organic salicylaldehyde.
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