Use of a fluorescent organic molecule consisting of binaphthyl functionalized with donor-acceptor substituted stilbenes for the detection of dinitrotoluene (DNT) and trinitrotoluene (TNT) vapors and enhancement in its sensing efficiency via self-assembly assisted morphology tuning are described.

A solid-state approach that takes advantage of the ordered 3D arrangement of active secondary building units allows the preparation of new interlocked MOFs that grow hetero-epitaxially on the crystal faces of a precursor phase that acts as a "topological blueprint". The synthetic strategy is exemplified by using rigid acetylene-based ligands to produce highly augmented Cu(II) acetate-based MOFs.

We report the synthesis, structure and physicochemical attributes of a new holmium(III)-based metal-organic framework whose 3D network structure gives rise to porosity; the reported structuretype can be varied using a range of different lanthanide ions to tune the photophysical properties and produce ligand-sensitised nearinfrared (NIR) and visible light emitters.Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are fascinating metallosupramolecular systems in which metal ions or polynuclear complexes are linked through organic ligands. Herein we report a synthetic approach to highly augmented lanthanide-based MOFs that give rise to porosity. The resulting structures can be regarded as multifunctional materials whereby their photophysical and magnetic properties can be tuned by the nature of the used lanthanide ion producing ligand-sensitised