A zinc(ii) coordination polymer {[Zn3(mtrb)3(btc)2]·3H2O}n (1) was synthesized and characterized (mtrb = 1,3-bis(1,2,4-triazole-4-ylmethyl)benzene, btc = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate). The polymer 1 shows an unusual (3,4,4)-coordinated self-catenated 3D network with the point symbol of {63}2{62·82·102}{64·82}2. The polymer 1 is the first luminescent sensor for the detection of 2-amino-4-nitrophenol (ANP). The polymer 1 is also a good luminescence sensor for detection of TNP, 2,4-DNP, 4-NP, ANP and 2-NP in MeOH, particularly for TNP. The order of detection efficiency is TNP > 2,4-DNP > 4-NP > ANP > 2-NP. The polymer 1 also exhibits high sensitivity and selectivity as a luminescence sensor for the detection of Fe3+, Cr2O72- and CrO42- in aqueous solution. Our experiments showed that the presence of interfering ions had no significant effect on the sensing of Fe3+, Cr2O72- or CrO42- ions. The detection limits for TNP, ANP, Fe3+, Cr2O72- and CrO42- are 0.22 μM, 4.12 μM, 1.78 μM, 2.83 μM, and 4.52 μM, respectively. The luminescence sensor is stable and can be recycled for detection at least five times. The possible quenching mechanisms are discussed. The polymer 1 is also an effective photocatalyst for degradation of methylene blue (MB) under visible or UV light irradiation.

A bifunctional cationic metal-organic framework {[Cu9(OH)6Cl2(itp)6(1,4-bdc)3](NO3)2(OH)2·20H2O}n (1-NO3-OH·20H2O) was synthesized and characterized (itp = 1-imidazol-1-yl-3-(1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)propane, 1,4-bdc = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate). In 1-NO3-OH·20H2O, three [Cu3(μ3-OH)(μ2-OH)] trimeric clusters are bridged by two μ3-Cl and form a [Cu9(μ3-OH)3(μ2-OH)3(μ3-Cl)2] cluster. Such a nonanuclear copper(ii) cluster [Cu9(μ3-OH)3(μ2-OH)3(μ3-Cl)2] has not been reported till now, at least to the best of our knowledge. 1-NO3-OH·20H2O showed a 6-connected 2D 36-hxl net based on a nonanuclear copper(ii) cluster [Cu9(μ3-OH)3(μ2-OH)3(μ3-Cl)2]. 1-NO3-OH·20H2O is also the first 2D 36-hxl net-based nonanuclear cluster. 1-NO3-OH (guest-free phase) showed fast and highly efficient Cr2O72- and CrO42- trapping, and good recyclability for capturing Cr2O72- and CrO42-. The adsorption capacities of 1-NO3-OH to capture Cr2O72- and CrO42- were 1.762 mol mol-1 (154.8 mg g-1) and 1.896 mol mol-1 (89.5 mg g-1), respectively, at a molar ratio of 1 : 2 (1-NO3-OH to 2.5 × 10-3 mol L-1 Cr2O72- or CrO42-). 1-NO3-OH exhibited the selective sorption of Cr2O72- or CrO42- from a solution containing a mixture of Cr2O72- or CrO42- and a ten-fold molar amount of ClO4-, NO3-, Cl-, BF4- or a five-fold molar amount of mol L-1 SO42-. 1-NO3-OH could capture 87.9% dilute Cr2O72- or 91.8% dilute CrO42- at an equimolar 1-NO3-OH to 20 ppm Cr2O72- or CrO42-. 1-NO3-OH·20H2O exhibited a highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of the cationic organic dyes methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light irradiation, and was shown to be a good photocatalyst for photocatalytic degradation of the cationic organic dyes.

No abstract