Europium-Based Metal-Organic Framework as a Dual Luminescence Sensor for the Selective Detection of the Phosphate Anion and Fe3+ Ion in Aqueous Media.

A new three-dimensional europium-based metal-organic framework has been synthesized with the newly designed ligand L (6-[1-(4-carboxyphenyl)-1 H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl]nicotinic acid). This compound acts as a dual sensor for the phosphate anion and Fe3+ ion in aqueous media. The mechanistic aspect of this selectivity and sensitivity was explored through several spectroscopic methods and then correlated with the corresponding structure.