A Luminescent Metal–Organic Framework with Lewis Basic Pyridyl Sites for the Sensing of Metal Ions

It all makes sense: A rationally developed europium metal–organic framework incorporating immobilized Lewis basic pyridyl sites oriented towards the center of one-dimensional channels is a rare example of a luminescent porous MOF. By comparison of the luminescence intensity quenching effects of various incorporated Lewis acidic metal cations, the MOF exhibits sensor capability. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.