Zn(ii)/Cd(ii)-based metal–organic frameworks: crystal structures, Ln(iii)-functionalized luminescence and chemical sensing of dichloroaniline as a pesticide biomarker

Four new MOFs containing transition metals and mixed ligands were synthesized. Then Ln(iii)@4 hybrids are successfully fabricated by cation-exchange. Significantly, Tb(iii)@4 can be first regarded as an efficient sensor for biomarker dichloroanilines.