Highly selective detection of nitro explosives by a luminescent metal-organic framework

Sanjog S. Nagarkar, Biplab Joarder, Abhijeet K. Chaudhari, Soumya Mukherjee, Sujit K. Ghosh

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Abstract

TNP can't hide from MOF: A three-dimensional fluorescent metal-organic framework (MOF), [Cd(NDC)0.5(PCA)]×Gx, can be used for the detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP). The MOF exhibits high selectivity towards TNP, even in the presence of other nitro explosives in aqueous and organic solutions, owing to electron- and energy-transfer mechanisms and electrostatic interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2881-2885
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Mar 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • explosives
  • fluorescence
  • metal-organic frameworks
  • sensors

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