An Unprecedented 3D Eu(III)-Organic Framework Built of Imidazole Carboxylate by in situ Reaction

In recent decades, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have appealed to researchers in the fields of gas adsorption¹, catalysis², luminescence³, magnetism⁴, porosity⁵, proton conductivity^6,7, degradation of nerve agents to fuel cells⁸, and so on. Nevertheless, synthesizing MOFs with expectant structures and desired properties is still a difficult task for researchers. From a large number of previous reports, people found that, to design and prepare the multifunctional organic ligands is a useful way to obtain the desired MOFs.