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Inside Cover: Charge Matching on Designing Neutral Cadmium–Lanthanide–Organic Open Frameworks for Luminescence Sensing (Chem. Asian J. 5/2012)
Author(s) -
Yang Hui,
Wang Fei,
Tan YanXi,
Kang Yao,
Li TieHu,
Zhang Jian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201290017
Subject(s) - isostructural , lanthanide , luminescence , microporous material , metal organic framework , cover (algebra) , block (permutation group theory) , materials science , charge (physics) , ion , nanotechnology , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , optoelectronics , crystallography , physics , organic chemistry , crystal structure , geometry , adsorption , mechanical engineering , mathematics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Tuning charge distribution for a building block and creating an isostructural neutral framework from an anionic framework are rarely known to date. As described in their Full paper on page 1069 ff., Jian Zhang et al. present a simple replacement of metal from Cd 2+ to Ln 3+ in a building unit, which not only transforms an anionic microporous framework into a neutral one but also greatly enhances its functionality with respect to luminescence sensing of organic solvents and metal ions. The results reveal new insights into the importance of charges for the structural design of functional metal–organic frameworks.