A porous lanthanide metal-organic framework with luminescent property, nitrogen gas adsorption and high thermal stability

A novel lanthanide metal-organic framework, [Eu-2(BDC)(3)(DMF)(2)]center dot(DMF)(1.7)(BDC = 1,3-benzenediacarboxylate) 1 has been synthesized under solvothermal condition and characterized by single-crystal Xray structure determination, luminescent property, nitrogen gas adsorption, powder X-ray diffraction, IR, and TGA. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.