Bismuth-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)
have always
attracted the attention of many researchers. Here, we first report
a crystalline Bi-MOF (Bi-TDPAT) based on a flexible triazine-polycarboxylic
linker 2,4,6-tris(3,5-dicarboxylphenylamino)-1,3,5-triazine (H6TDPAT) and bismuth nitrate; its crystallite quality is adequately
good and the diffraction data can be collected directly by single
crystal X-ray diffraction rather than 3D electron diffraction. The
structure of Bi-TDPAT belongs to a novel topology type btt. Notably, the synthesis scale of Bi-TDPAT can be expanded, and sub-gram
synthesis can be realized. At the same time, we synthesized a microcrystalline
material Bi-TATAB utilizing 2,4,6-tris(4-carboxylphenylamino)-1,3,5-triazine
(H3TATAB). The structures of the two materials were characterized
by several microanalysis tools. Considering that Bi-TDPAT is a blue
light-emitting material with a broad emission peak, we prepared a
white light emitting composite material Eu/Tb@Bi-TDPAT by encapsulating
Eu(III)/Tb(III) in Bi-TDPAT. In addition, the fluorescence sensing
functions of Bi-TDPAT and Bi-TATAB were explored. The results showed
that they could detect and recognize various nitrophenols, and the
optimal limit of detection is as low as 0.21 μM, which can be
reused even after five cycles. Energy competitive absorption (CA)
and photo-induced electron transfer are the main sensing mechanisms.
By comparing and analyzing the properties of these two bismuth-based
crystalline materials, we believe that this work also provides inspiration
for the synthesis and development of bismuth-based MOF in the future.