Four new isostructural rare earth metal–organic
frameworks
(RE-MOFs) were synthesized and full characterized, namely, {[(CH)2NH2]3[RE2(BTDBA)2(HCOO)]·5H2O·2DMF}
n
(H4BTDBA = (4′,4′′′-(benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole-4,7-diyl)bis([1,1′-biphenyl]-3,5-dicarboxylic
acid); RE = Eu (JXUST-34), Gd (JXUST-35),
Tb (JXUST-36), and Dy (JXUST-37)). The single-crystal
structures analysis shows that JXUST-34–37 are chain-based three-dimensional structures. Importantly, JXUST-34 exhibits excellent water, organic solvents, and acid–base
stability, which can be used as a fluorescence sensor for folic acid
and Al3+ with detection limits of 0.02 mM and 0.05 μM,
respectively. The presence of free [(CH)2NH2]+ cations in the channels can engage the proton carrier
during proton conduction. JXUST-34–37 display good proton conductivity, and the conductivities vary with
relative humidity and temperatures, among which JXUST-37 has the highest conductivity of 9.66 × 10–3 S·cm–1 at 60 °C and 98% RH. The magnetic
studies show that the −ΔS
m of JXUST-35 reaches 16.13 J kg–1 K–1 at 2 K and ΔH = 7 T. JXUST-34–37 show multifunctional properties
of fluorescence sensing, high proton conductivity, and magnetic refrigeration,
which provides a new clue for the development of fluorescent-responsive,
magnetic-refrigerant, and proton-conductive RE-MOF materials.