Hydrothermal synthesis, crystal structure and luminescence of four novel metal–organic frameworks

Synthesis, crystal structures and luminescent properties of zinc(II) and cadmium(II) complexes with N,N-bis(pyridin-3-yl)-2,6-pyridinedicarboxamide

“…These assemblies are anticipated to find utilities as new materials with novel catalytic, magnetic, electronic, and optical properties [3][4][5][6]. Metal-organic frameworks with fascinating topologies such as one-dimensional chains [7][8][9], two-dimensional grids [10][11][12][13] and three-dimensional networks [14][15][16][17] have been constructed through assembly reactions between metal salts and organic ligands. Control over network topology can be achieved by manipulating the chemical structures of ligands, the inorganic counter ions, and the metal-to-ligand ratio [18].…”

Scintillating Metal‐Organic Frameworks: A New Class of Radiation Detection Materials

“…Conjugated organic molecules, which are usually fluorescent and are often scintillators as well, are used extensively as linkers in MOFs, and reports of fluorescent MOFs are increasing. [4][5][6][7][8][9] The relatively rigid structure of some MOFs can create permanent nanoporosity, a property being explored for gas storage, [10][11][12][13][14][15] separations, [13,16] catalysis, [13,[17][18][19][20] and sensing. [21][22][23] This feature could also be advantageous in scintillation materials, enabling MOFs to serve as hosts for wavelength shifters or elements designed to improve the detection crosssection (e.g., lithium or boron to improve sensitivity to thermal neutrons).…”

The preparation of CdO nanowires from solid-state transformation of a layered metal-organic framework

“…In particular, the design and synthesis of coordination polymer with 1D helical or zigzag chain structures are of great interest on account of its diverse geometry of chains, packing styles and potential applications in the areas of fluorescent and magnetic materials [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] double helical or zigzag chains have been generated by selfassembly processes. Although rational design strategy for preparing 1D chain structures has been reported [20,21], controlling the way of molecular components assembled in the crystalline phase remains a great challenge since the self-assembly process is heavily influenced by many factors, such as coordination preference of metal ion, solubility of the organic link and metal salt, solvent polarity, crystallization conditions, the metal/ligand ration and so on [27][28][29][30].…”