A 2D Metal‐Organic Framework Based on 9‐(Pyridin‐4‐yl)‐9H‐carbazole‐3,6‐dicarboxylic Acid: Synthesis, Structure and Properties

A metal‐organic framework ( MOF ) formulated as [Cd 2 (μ 3 ‐L) 2 ( DMF ) 4 ]• H 2 O ( CdL ) [ H 2 L =9‐(pyridin‐4‐yl)‐ 9 H ‐carbazole‐3,6‐dicarboxylic acid, DMF = N , N ‐dimethylformamide] was synthesized under solvothermal condition. Crystal structural analysis reveals that CdL features the layered 2D framework with L 2 − ligands as 3‐connected nodes. The compound CdL emits blue‐violet light with the narrow emission peak and the emission maximum at 414 nm upon excitation at the maximum excitation wavelength of 340 nm. The compound CdL has a similar emission spectrum curve to the free H 2 L ligand that indicates the emission of compound CdL should be originated from the coordinated L 2 − ligands.