“…Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have received particular attention due to their diverse structures, tunable porosity, and potential applications in supercapacitors, gas storage and separation, catalysis, and luminescence. − In addition, the extraordinary functionality of open metal sites may endow MOFs materials potential sensing properties. − Although several typical MOFs of MIL-101, HKUST-1, MOF-74, ZIF-8, and their derivatives have been reported to effectively detect some volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and toxic gas, such as HCHO, CH 3 CH 2 OH, (CH 3 ) 2 CO, C 6 H 6 , NO 2 , and NH 3 , etc. − However, there is very little work on sensing and detecting chloromethanes (CH 2 Cl 2 , CHCl 3 , and CCl 4 ) by MOFs materials. − As we all know, chloromethanes generally are used in solvents, chemical raw materials, pharmaceuticals, and chemical industries, etc. − Due to containing more chlorine atoms, chloromethanes are toxic and have high volatility at room temperature, which can cause chronic toxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity of organisms. ,− Therefore, chloromethanes have been listed as a priority pollutant by many countries . In such a situation, designing and synthesizing a stable MOF material that can detect chloromethanes rapidly and high selectively is a huge challenge.…”