Two New Luminescent Metal–Organic Frameworks as Fluorescent Sensors of Nitrobenzene, Fe3+, and Cr2O72−

ABSTRACT Two new luminescent metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), namely, [Zn 2 (H L ) 2 ] n (1) and {[Cd 2 (H L ) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ]⋅(H 2 O) 0.5 } n ( 2 ) [H 3 L = 5‐((4‐(1 H ‐1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐yl)benzyl)amino)isophthalic acid ligand], have been solvothermally synthesized and characterized. Single‐crystal x‐ray diffraction shows that 1 exhibits a 3D framework, whereas 2 features 2D network. Furthermore, the fluorescence studies demonstrated that 1 and 2 exhibited luminescent sensing activity for nitrobenzene (NB), Fe 3+ ions, and Cr 2 O 7 2− anions with high selectivity, high sensitivity, and low detection limit, the corresponding detection limits of 1 were 6.40 × 10 −7 , 1.26 × 10 −7 , and 1.44 × 10 −7 M, respectively, and that of 2 were 2.42 × 10 −6 , 3.41 × 10 −7 , and 2.90 × 10 −7 M, respectively. 1 and 2 exhibited excellent solvent, pH, and thermal stabilities. The results suggested that both 1 and 2 can be considered as potential fluorescent sensors of NB, Fe 3+ ions, and Cr 2 O 7 2− anions.