A two-fold interpenetrated Zn(II) organic framework based on mixed ligands: Synthesis, crystal structure, and properties

A new zinc(II) metal organic framework has been obtained from the solvothermal assembly of 1,3,5-benzene tricarboxylate and 1,3-bis(imidazole)propane with zinc nitrate in DMAc-H2O (DMAc is N,N-dimethylacetamide), namely {[Zn2 (mu 2-OH)(1,3-BIP)(BTC)]center dot DMAc center dot 2H2O}n (SNUT-6). The product is characterized by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and elemental analysis. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that SNUT-6 exhibits a 3D -> 3D two-fold interpenetrating framework. Furthermore, SNUT-6 demonstrates a highly efficient turn-off fluorescent detection ability for aniline in methanol and shows high sensitivity with a Ksv value of 4.771 x 104 M-1. It also shows excellent photocatalytic degradation performance for a three-dye molecular model: rhodamine b, methyl orange, and methyl blue.