Rationalizing the carborane versus phenyl-driven luminescence in related dicarboxylic ligands and their antenna effect for their Eu³⁺ and Tb³⁺ metal–organic frameworks: a combined experimental and computational study

Abstract

Replacement of a phenyl moiety by a carborane in 1,3-di(4-carboxyphenyl) derivatives has a pronounced effect on the photophysical properties of the compounds themselves and their corresponding Eu3+ and Tb3+ metal...