Volume 44, Issue 6 pp. 507-515
Article

Stilbene ligand-based metal–organic frameworks for efficient dye adsorption and nitrobenzene detection

Jiyun Kim

Jiyun Kim

Department of Chemistry, Green Nano Materials Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea

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Chanju Na

Chanju Na

Department of Chemistry, Green Nano Materials Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea

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Younghu Son

Younghu Son

Department of Chemistry, Green Nano Materials Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea

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Mani Prabu

Mani Prabu

Department of Chemistry, Green Nano Materials Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea

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Minyoung Yoon

Corresponding Author

Minyoung Yoon

Department of Chemistry, Green Nano Materials Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea

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Minyoung Yoon, Department of Chemistry, Green Nano Materials Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.

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First published: 17 April 2023
Citations: 2

Jiyun Kim and Chanju Na contributed equally to this study.

Abstract

The technological developments of metal–organic framework (MOF) for selective adsorption and sensing have been achieved in recent years. Herein, we report two stilbene-based MOFs, denoted as Zn3(SDC)3(bpy) (1) and Zn(SDC)(bpy)·2DMF (2). MOFs 1 and 2 were synthesized in pure form by controlling the organic linker ratio and were used for the adsorptive removal of dye molecules. Despite their low adsorption capacities, the MOFs were more selective toward cationic dye (methylene blue) than anionic dye (methyl orange). The unique fluorescent property of the MOFs was harnessed for the sensing of harmful organic molecules. Interestingly, the fluorescence of 1′ was quenched by aromatic analytes containing amine and nitro functional groups. However, 2′ only showed modest fluorescence quenching by nitrobenzene. The quenching efficiency of nitrobenzene had a low detection limit for 1′ and 2′ (14.28 and 25.42 μM, respectively). These MOFs can be used as adsorbents and highly sensitive chemical sensors.

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