Lead Based Metal Organic Frameworks(Pb-MOFs): Anion Influence, Luminescence and Gas Adsorption Study

Two Lead based organic frameworks (1 & 2) have been synthesized using 4,6-dihydroxy-2-mercaptopyrimidine (H2DMP) as organic linker. Lead nitrate (1) and Lead acetate (2) salts were used to investigate their influence on morphology of resulting MOFs, adsorption capacities and luminescence behaviour. Structure and morphology of these MOFs was established on the basis of UV/Vis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), 1H NMR, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray diffraction technique. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) studies revealed better N2 adsorption capacity for 1 (surface area 814 m2/g) when compared with 2 (surface area 196 m2/g). Photoluminescence behaviour of (1 & 2) was investigated in solid state at room temperature and has been attributed to metal-centred s®p transition. Keywords: Bidentate ligands, Lead, Luminescence, Metal organic frameworks