An interpenetrating structure endows metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs) with many exciting applications, such as fluorescence detection
and host–guest chemistry. Herein, two unique structure-interpenetrating
In-MOFs (In-pdda-1 and In-pdda-2; H2pdda = 4,4′-(pyridine-2,5-diyl)dibenzoic acid) are
constructed by different coordination configurations. The four-connected
In3+ center shows a triangular-pyramidal configuration
or a 2D rectangle, forming an
unc
topology
for In-pdda-1 and a
sql
network for In-pdda-2, respectively. Two different
interpenetrating modes created by linear rigid ligands and metal clusters
are observed in the two MOFs (In-pdda-1, 8-fold interpenetrating
mode; In-pdda-2, [2D + 2D] interpenetrating mode), which
determine the channel-size-dependent properties in fluorescence applications.
During the quantitative detection process of gossypol, the small rhombic
channels divided by interpenetrating molecular planes of In-pdda-2 greatly limit the distance between the analyte and the probe, promoting
electron transfer and energy transfer processes and thus resulting
in a low detection limit (28.6 nM). In addition, the pore size effect
of In-pdda-1 encouraged us to explore an in situ perovskite quantum dot encapsulation strategy to obtain a MAPbBr3@MOF material with tunable and stable luminescence properties.
Both of the above channel-size-dependent fluorescence properties may
provide inspiration for the structural design and specialized applications
of MOF materials.