Sensors and sensitivity: A highly luminescent microporous metal-organic framework, [Zn(2)(bpdc)(2)(bpee)] (bpdc = 4,4'-biphenyldicarboxylate; bpee = 1,2-bipyridylethene), is capable of very fast and reversible detection of the vapors of the nitroaromatic explosive 2,4-dinitrotoluene and the plastic explosive taggant 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane, through redox fluorescence quenching with unprecedented sensitivity (see spectra).

Ein hoch empfindlicher Sensor: Mit dem intensiv lumineszierenden mikroporösen Metall‐organischen Gerüst [Zn2(bpdc)2(bpee)] (bpdc=4,4′‐Biphenyldicarboxylat; bpee=1,2‐Bipyridylethen) lassen sich Dämpfe des Nitrosprengstoffs 2,4‐Dinitrotoluol und von 2,3‐Dimethyl‐2,3‐dinitrobutan, das Plastiksprengstoff als Markierung zugemischt wird, durch Redox‐Fluoreszenzlöschung sehr schnell, reversibel und mit unerreichter Empfindlichkeit nachweisen (siehe Spektren).

A microporous metal organic framework structure, Zn(2)(bpdc)(2)(bpee).2DMF (DMF: N,N-dimethylformamide), has been synthesized via solvothermal reactions. The compound is a new member of the RPM series (RPM = Rutgers Recyclable Porous Material) that possesses a flexible and recyclable three-dimensional framework containing one-dimensional channels. It exhibits interesting and multifold functionality, including porosity, commensurate adsorption for hydrocarbons, high hydrogen binding energy (determined by isosteric heats of hydrogen adsorption and confirmed by van der Waals density functional calculations) as a result of multifold binding to aromatic ligands (determined by IR spectroscopy), strong photoluminescence emission, and reversible fluorescence quenching properties.

A magnesium MOF, namely Mg5(OH)2(BTEC)2(H2O)4·11H2O (1) (H4BTEC = pyromellitic acid), has been synthesized and characterized, which reveals a highly selective fluorescence sensing of CS2 and nitroaromatic compounds.

Commensurate adsorption occurs when the number of molecules adsorbed per unit cell relates to the symmetry of the framework and its topology. While rare in zeolite materials, commensurate adsorption has been observed in several MOF materials. In some MOF materials, several molecules having dimensions within a limited size range show this effect. This paper describes the commensurate adsorption properties of three MOF materials and also two MOFs showing unusual combined structurecomposition adsorption features.

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The two new metal-organic coordination frameworks [Ni 2 -(pydc) 2 (4,4Ј-bpy)(H 2 O) 4 ] n ·0.5n(4,4Ј-bpy)2H 2 O (1) and [Ni 2 -(pydc) 2 (2,2Ј-bpy) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ] n ·2nH 2 O (2) (H 2 pydc = pyridine-3,4-dicarboxylic acid; bpy = bipyridine) have been synthesised under hydrothermal conditions and characterised by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The structure of 1 contains parallel rectangular channels that accommodate large 4,4Ј-bpy guests while that of 2 contains vertical chan-

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