title: Influence of halide ions on the chirality and luminescent property of ionothermally synthesized lanthanide-based metal-organic frameworks.
abstract: Four lanthanide-based metal-organic frameworks, [Emim][Ln(1.5)(2,5-tdc)(2)]Cl(1.5-x)Br(x) (Ln = Nd 1, Eu 2) and [Emim][Ln(2,5-tdc)(2)] (Ln = Nd 3, Eu 4) (2,5-tdc = thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylate, Emim = 1-methyl-3-ethylimidazolium), were synthesized under ionothermal conditions. Compounds 1 and 2 crystallize in the polar space group P2(1)2(1)2, while 3 and 4 crystallize in the central symmetry space group P2(1)/c. Luminescence studies revealed a significantly higher quantum yield of 4 than that of 2, with similar lifetimes. It is clear that the coordination of the halide ions has profound effects on the structures and properties of these lanthanide-based metal-organic frameworks.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, P R China.
authors.forename: Meng-Xi
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: La-Sheng
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Rong-Bin
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Lan-Sun
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Zheng