Anion-Induced Structural Diversity of Zn and Cd Coordination Polymers Based on Bis-9,10-(pyridine-4-yl)-anthracene, Their Luminescent Properties, and Highly Efficient Sensing of Nitro Derivatives and Herbicides
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Authors: Vasylevskyi, Serhii I.; Bassani, Dario M.; Fromm, Katharina M.
Abstract
Luminescent coordination polymers (CPs) of Zn(2+)or Cd2+ and bis-9,10-(pyridine-4-yl)-anthracene (BA) show different 1D and 2D topologies depending on the anion used in the precursor. Compounds {[Zn(mu(2)-BA)(MeOH)(2)(p-Tos)(2)]}(n) (1) and {[Zn(mu(2)-BA)(MeOH)(2)(CF3CO2)(2)]}(n) (2) form linear structures and {BA@ [Zn(mu(2)-BA)-(MeOH)(2)(H2O)(2)](CF3SO3)(2)}(n) (3) featuring intercalation of uncoordinated BA molecules into linear ribbons. Cd-based CPs {[Cd(mu(2)-BA)(2)(ClO4)(2)]center dot n(DCM)}(n) (4) and {[Cd(mu(2)-BA)(MeOH)(2)(Dioxane)(eta(2)-SiF6)]center dot mDioxane}(n )(5) form porous structures with 2D lattices. All complexes exhibit strong blue emission in the solid state with average lifetimes between 8 and 13 ns. The emission of compound 4 is sensitive to the presence of nitro aromatics, simazine, and trichloroanisole (TCA) and demonstrates nonlinear Stern-Volmer quenching kinetics. Limits of detection (LOD) of 15 and 16 ppb for picric acid and TCA were achieved, respectively.
Clustering-triggered Emission of Cellulose and Its Derivatives
CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE
Authors: Du, Lin-Lin; Jiang, Bing-Li; Chen, Xiao-Hong; Wang, Yun-Zhong; Zou, Lin-Min; Liu, Yuan-Li; Gong, Yong-Yang; Wei, Chun; Yuan, Wang-Zhang
Abstract
In recent years, nonconventional luminogens free of aromatic groups have attracted extensive attention due to their academic importance and promising wide applications. Whilst previous studies generally focused on fluorescence from aliphatic amine or carbonyl-containing systems, less attention has been paid to room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) and the systems with predominant oxygen functionalities. In this work, photophysical properties of the polyhydroxy polymers, including microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), 2-hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), and cellulose acetate (CA), were studied and compared. While MCC, HEC, and HPC solids showed bright emission alongside distinct RTP, CA demonstrated relatively low intensity of solid emission without noticeable RTP. Their emissions were explained in terms of the clustering-triggered emission (CTE) mechanism and conformation rigidification. Additionally, on account of its intrinsic emission, concentrated HEC aqueous solution could be used as the probe for the detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP).