Nanosized Zirconium-Organic Frameworks with Redox Behaviors for the Switchable Detection of Hypochlorous Acid and Ascorbic Acid.

Luminescent metal-organic frameworks (LMOFs) exhibit promising applications as chemical sensors, especially for organic-linker-based LMOFs due to their unlimited structures and pre- and postfunctionality. However, it is still a challenge to introduce specific functional groups into LMOFs as reaction sites for sensing. Herein, a new luminescent zirconium-based metal-organic framework (Zr-MOF), HIAM-4009L, is reported with underlying net.

Full-Color Emissive Zirconium-Organic Frameworks Constructed via in Situ "One-Pot" Single-Site Modification for Tryptophan Detection and Energy Transfer.

Organic linker-based luminescent metal-organic frameworks (LMOFs) have received extensive studies due to the unlimited species of emissive organic linkers and tunable structure of MOFs. However, the multiple-step organic synthesis is always a great challenge for the development of LMOFs. As an alternative strategy, in situ "one-pot" strategy, in which the generation of emissive organic linkers and sequential construction of LMOFs happen in one reaction condition, can avoid time-consuming pre-synthesis of organic linkers.

Reticular Chemistry and In Situ "One-Pot" Strategy: A Dream Combination to Construct Metal-Organic Frameworks.

The establishment of reticular chemistry has significantly facilitated the development of porous materials, especially for metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). On the other hand, as an alternative approach, in situ "one-pot" strategy has been explored as a promising approach to constructing MOFs, in which the synthesis of organic linkers and the sequential construction of MOFs are integrated into one solvothermal condition. This strategy can efficiently avoid the limitations faced in the traditional construction method, such as time-consuming organic synthesis and multiple separation and purification.