Pillared-layered indium phosphites templated by amino acids: isoreticular structures, water stability, and fluorescence

Dalton Trans. 2020 Nov 14;49(42):14766-14770. doi: 10.1039/d0dt03226c. Epub 2020 Oct 8.

Abstract

Two crystalline open-framework indium phosphites (denoted SCU-31 and SCU-32) were prepared using amino acids as structure-directing agents. They have isoreticular pillared-layered structures built up from 6 × 1 and 4 = 1 clusters. Notably, the two compounds show excellent water stability and exhibit blue fluorescence under UV light irradiation at room temperature. The proton-conducting behaviour of SCU-31 was also investigated.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Indium / chemistry*
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Phosphites / chemistry*
  • Protein Conformation
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Surface Properties
  • Water

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks
  • Phosphites
  • Indium
  • Water