A Luminescent Zinc(II) Coordination Polymer for Selective Detection of Fe3+ and Cr2O72− in Water and Catalytic CO2 Fixation

Abstract

AbstractFluorescence‐based detection technique using coordination polymer has been considered an attractive alternative over conventional approaches. Herein, a new luminescent zinc(II) coordination polymer, [Zn(4‐ABPT)(NIPA)(H2O)], SSICG‐5, is synthesized by using a Lewis acidic Zn(II) ion, aromatic nitro group containing ligand 5‐nitroisophthalic acid (H2NIPA), and basic −NH2 rich ligand 3,5‐di(pyridine‐4‐yl)‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐4‐amine (4‐ABPT). SSICG‐5 can detect Fe3+ and Cr2O72− selectively with a LOD of 0.16 μM and 1.94 μM, respectively. Additionally, carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation via one‐pot CO2 cycloaddition reaction has significant importance for reduced waste formation, minimizing reaction time and lowering chemical usage. Zn metal centre of SSICG‐5 possesses a replaceable coordinated water molecule. The active metal sites combined with the Lewis acidic and basic sites of the ligands make SSICG‐5 an ideal bifunctional heterogeneous catalyst for efficient CO2 cycloaddition reaction under room temperature (RT), solvent‐free conditions. Notably, SSICG‐5 exhibits near quantitative conversion (turnover number (TON) of 198) of propylene oxide to its carbonate compound under mild reaction conditions.