A Three-Dimensional Tetraphenylíethene-Based Metal-Organic Framework for Selective Gas Separation and Luminescence Sensing of Metal Ions

A three‐dimensional porous metal–organic framework (MOF), UTSA‐86, made up of cadmium ions and a chromophoric tetraphenylethene‐based tetracarboxylate ligand, 4′,4′′′,4′′′′′,4′′′′′′′‐(ethene‐1,1,2,2‐tetrayl)tetrakis(1,1′‐biphenyl‐4‐carboxylic acid (H4ettc), has been synthesized and characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. This multifunctional MOF exhibits permanent porosity, selective gas uptake, and luminescence sensing of metal ions. A three‐dimensional multifunctional metal–organic framework (MOF), UTSA‐86, made up of cadmium ions and a tetraphenylethene‐based tetracarboxylate ligand has been synthesized and characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. This MOF exhibits permanent porosity, selective gas uptake, and luminescence sensing of metal ions.