Water
pollution, especially industrial or nuclear wastewater, has
become a global environmental problem and poses a serious threat to
human life and health. Efficient treatment of wastewater is still
a huge challenge. Herein, we report two new metal–organic frameworks
(MOFs), [Me2NH2][Sr4(tatab)3(DMF)0.4(H2O)1.6]·guest (1) and [Me2NH2]5[La3(μ-O)(tatat)2]·guest (2) (H3tatab = 4,4′,4″-((1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyl)tris(azanediyl))tribenzoic
acid, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide,
and H6tatat = 5,5′,5″-(1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyl)tris-(azanediyl)triisophthalic
acid), with triazine and amine functional groups. Both of them contain
anionic host frameworks and Me2NH2
+ as counter cations in the pores. By virtue of the strong host–guest
interactions between the triazine/imine functional groups on the framework
and I2, both 1 and 2 are able
to effectively remove iodine from the solution. Also, interestingly, 1 and 2 exhibit different luminescence properties,
and the prominent 2 possesses sensitive fluorescence
quenching behavior toward Cu2+ or Fe3+ ions,
which can be used to effectively detect these ions in water.