“Turn-on” Fluorescence Sensing and Discriminative Detection of Aliphatic Amines Using a 5-Fold-Interpenetrated Coordination Polymer

A 5-fold-interpenetrated zinc-based coordination polymer can discriminately detect aliphatic amines through a fluorescence "turn-on" method. This compound can sense aliphatic amines in the solid state, solution state, and vapor phase. Theoretical calculations revealed that the ground-state dipole moment of the corresponding amines guides the order of enhancement.