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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces ; 14(18): 21098-21105, 2022 May 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35482947

ABSTRACT

Although tremendous progress has been achieved in the field of hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs), the low stability, small/none pores, and difficult functionality severely obstruct their development. Herein, a novel robust mesoporous HOF (HOF-FAFU-1) decorated with a high density of free hydroxy moieties has been designed and readily synthesized in the de novo synthesis. In HOF-FAFU-1, the planar building blocks are connected to each other by typical intermolecular carboxylate dimers to form two-dimensional (2D) layers with sql topology, which are further connected to their adjacent layers by face-to-face π-π interactions to obtain a three-dimensional (3D) open mesoporous framework. Owing to the high density of intermolecular hydrogen bonding and strong π-π interactions, HOF-FAFU-1 is very stable, allowing it to retain its structure in aqueous solutions with a pH range of 1-9. Benefiting from the decorated hydroxy moieties, HOF-FAFU-1 was exploited as a fluorescent sensor for hypochlorite detection in water media by a turn-off mode, which cannot be realized by its nonhydroxy groups anchoring counterpart (HOF-TCBP). The proposed sensing system is highly efficient, validated by a very broad linear range (0-0.45 mM), fast response (15 s), and small limit of detection (LOD) (1.32 µM). The fluorescent quenching of HOF-FAFU-1 toward hypochlorite was also investigated, mainly being ascribed to the transformation of building blocks from the fluorescent reduced state to the nonfluorescent oxidative state. This work not only demonstrates that HOFs integrated with high stability and large pores as well as high density of functional groups can be simultaneously realized by judicious design of building blocks but also conceptually elucidates that such HOFs can effectively extend the application fields of HOFs.

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Dalton Trans ; 49(28): 9680-9687, 2020 Jul 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32613985

ABSTRACT

Hypochlorite (ClO-) is widely used as a disinfectant, whose residue content in water should be strictly controlled due to the potential threat to human health in an inappropriate concentration. Herein, dual-emissive metal-organic frameworks with a UiO-66 prototype structure, PDA/Eu/PDA-UiO-66-NH2(x), were elegantly designed and prepared by a mixed ligand assembly and sequential post-synthesis strategy. Since blue emission is sensitive to ClO-, PDA/Eu/PDA-UiO-66-NH2(40) was selected as a model nanosensor for ratiometric and turn-on sensing of ClO- while red emission acts as a reference signal. Remarkably, PDA/Eu/PDA-UiO-66-NH2(40) shows high efficiency and specificity toward ClO- detection, as verified by a very short response time of 15 s, a wide linear range of 0.1-60 µM, a low detection limit of 0.10 µM, and excellent selectivity toward common competing ions. The recovery experiments show that the recoveries of spiking ClO- in tap water range from 96 to 103%. The rigidification of the coordinated H2N-BDC2- ligands should be responsible for the turn-on fluorescence of PDA/Eu/PDA-UiO-66-NH2(40). This work not only shows a highly efficient and specific fluorescent nanosensor for ClO- detection but also presents the first MOF-based fluorescent probe for turn-on and ratiometric sensing of ClO-.

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Inorg Chem ; 58(19): 13360-13369, 2019 Oct 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31503468

ABSTRACT

The detection of hypochlorite (ClO-) content in tap water is extremely important because excess amounts of hypochlorite can convert into highly toxic species and inadequate amounts of hypochlorite cannot fully kill bacteria and viruses. Although several metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been successfully employed as fluorescent sensors for hypochlorite detection, all these sensors are based on single emission that responds to the dose of hypochlorite. Ratiometric sensors are highly desirable, which can improve the sensitivity, accuracy, and reliability via self-calibration. Herein, a nanoscale dual-emission multivariate 5-5-Eu/BPyDC@MOF-253-NH2 was synthesized by sequential mixed-ligand self-assembly and postsynthesis method. Among the two emission bands of 5-5-Eu/BPyDC@MOF-253-NH2, the strong blue emitting derived from ligands is sensitive to hypochlorite, while the red emitting derived from Eu(III) almost keeps invariable. Therefore, 5-5-Eu/BPyDC@MOF-253-NH2 was exploited as a fluorescent ratiometric nanosensor for "on-off" sensing of hypochlorite. Notably, the proposed sensing system showed an excellent performance including fast response (within 15 s), relative high specificity, wide linear range (0.1-30 µM), and low detection limit (0.094 µM). Besides, the suppressed blue emitting was recovered after the addition of ascorbic acid (AA) that consumes ClO- via the redox reaction. Therefore, 5-5-Eu/BPyDC@MOF-253-NH2 was further employed as a fluorescent ratiometric nanosensor for the "on-off-on" sensing of AA. This work represents the first MOF-based fluorescent "switch" for the ratiometric sensing of hypochlorite and the second for ratiometric sensing of AA.

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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30601677

ABSTRACT

Noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) and their hybrids have demonstrated a strong potential to mimic the catalytic activity of natural enzymes and diminish oxidative stress. There is a large space to explore the intrinsic catalytic activity of Rh NPs with respect to reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging. We found that Rh NPs can quench H2O2, •OH, O2•-, 1O2 and inhibit lipid peroxidation under physiological conditions. In vitro cell experiments proved that Rh NPs have great biocompatibility and protect cells from oxidative damage caused by H2O2. This study can provide important insights that could inform future biological applications.


Subject(s)
Biocompatible Materials/analysis , Lipid Peroxidation , Metal Nanoparticles/analysis , Reactive Oxygen Species/chemistry , Rhodium/analysis , Catalysis , Cytotoxins/chemistry , Hydrogen Peroxide/chemistry , Hydroxides/chemistry , Singlet Oxygen/chemistry
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Nanoscale ; 10(23): 11176-11185, 2018 Jun 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29873378

ABSTRACT

Nitric oxide (NO) is an endogenous bioregulator with established roles in diverse fields. The difficulty in the modulation of NO release is still a significant obstacle to achieving successful clinical applications. We report herein our initial work using electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy to detect NO generated from S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) and S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) donors catalyzed by platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs, 3 nm) under physiological conditions. With ESR spectroscopy coupled with spin trapping and spin labeling techniques, we identified that Pt NPs can significantly promote the generation of NO from SNAP and GSNO under physiological conditions. A classic NO colorimetric detection kit was also employed to verify that Pt NPs truly triggered the release of NO from its donors. Pt NPs can act as promising delivery vehicles for on-demand NO delivery based on time and dosage. These results, along with the detection of the resulting disulfide product, were confirmed with mass spectrometry. In addition, cellular experiments provided a convincing demonstration that the triggered release of NO from its donors by Pt NPs is efficient in killing human cancer cells in vitro. The catalytic mechanism was elucidated by X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy (XPS) and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS), which suggested that Pt-S bond formation occurs in the solution of Pt NPs and NO donors. Identification of Pt NPs capable of generating NO from S-nitrosothiols (RSNOs) is an important step in harnessing NO for investigations into its clinical applications and therapies.

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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29667503

ABSTRACT

Noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) have been widely used in many consumer products. Their effects on the antioxidant activity of commercial dietary supplements have not been well evaluated. In this study, we examined the effects of gold (Au NPs), silver (Ag NPs), platinum (Pt NPs), and palladium (Pd NPs) on the hydroxyl radical (·OH) scavenging ability of three dietary supplements vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid, AA), (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), and gallic acid (GA). By electron spin resonance (ESR) spin-trapping measurement, the results show that these noble metal NPs can inhibit the hydroxyl radical scavenging ability of these dietary supplements.


Subject(s)
Antioxidants/metabolism , Dietary Supplements , Free Radical Scavengers/metabolism , Hydroxyl Radical/metabolism , Metal Nanoparticles/analysis , Ascorbic Acid/metabolism , Catechin/analogs & derivatives , Catechin/metabolism , Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy , Gallic Acid/metabolism , Gold/metabolism , Palladium/metabolism , Platinum/metabolism , Silver/metabolism
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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29115913

ABSTRACT

Research on noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) able to scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) has undergone a tremendous growth recently. However, the interactions between ruthenium nanoparticles (Ru NPs) and ROS have never been systematically explored thus far. This research focused on the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), scavenging of hydroxyl radicals (•OH), superoxide radical (O2•-), singlet oxygen (1O2), 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzenothiazoline- 6-sulfonic acid ion (ABTS•+), and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (•DPPH) in the presence of commercial Ru NPs using the electron spin resonance technique. In vitro cell studies demonstrated that Ru NPs have excellent biocompatibility and exert a cytoprotective effect against oxidative stress. These findings may spark fresh enthusiasm for the applications of Ru NPs under relevant physiologically conditions.


Subject(s)
Free Radical Scavengers/chemistry , Metal Nanoparticles/chemistry , Models, Chemical , Reactive Oxygen Species/chemistry , Ruthenium/chemistry , Hydrogen Peroxide/chemistry , Hydroxyl Radical/chemistry , Singlet Oxygen/chemistry , Superoxides/chemistry
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Biomacromolecules ; 18(12): 4084-4098, 2017 Dec 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29032671

ABSTRACT

Melanins are ubiquitous in nature but their biological activities and functions have been difficult to discern. Conventional approaches to determine material function start by resolving structure and then characterize relevant properties. These approaches have been less successful for melanins because of their complex structure and insolubility, and because their relevant properties are not readily characterized by conventional methods. Here, we report a novel spectroelectrochemical reverse engineering approach that focuses on redox and radical scavenging activities. In this method, the melanin is immobilized in a permeable hydrogel film adjacent to an electrode and this immobilized melanin is probed using diffusible mediators and complex electrical inputs. Response characteristics are measured using two modalities, electrochemical currents associated with the reaction of diffusible mediators, and optical absorbance associated with the presence of diffusible free radicals. Using this method, we observed that both Sepia and fungal melanins are redox active and can repeatedly exchange electrons to be switched between oxidized and reduced states. Further, we observed that these melanins can quench radicals either by donating or accepting electrons. Finally, we demonstrate that the melanins' radical scavenging activities are dependent on their redox state such that a melanin must be reduced to have donatable electrons to quench oxidative free radicals, or must be oxidized to accept electrons from reductive free radicals. While the observation that melanin is redox-active is consistent with their well-accepted beneficial (radical-scavenging) and detrimental (pro-oxidant) activities, these observations may also support less well-accepted proposed functions for melanin in energy harvesting and redox communication.


Subject(s)
Free Radicals/chemistry , Melanins/chemistry , Reactive Oxygen Species/chemistry , Spectrum Analysis/methods , Animals , Fungi/chemistry , Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate/chemistry , Oxidation-Reduction , Sepia
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Inorg Chem ; 55(11): 5671-83, 2016 Jun 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27216949

ABSTRACT

Under hydrothermal conditions, six series of novel lanthanide (Ln) organogermanates (LnGs) [Ln8Ge12(µ3-O)24E12(H2O)16]·14H2O (Ln(3+) = Pr(3+), 1; Nd(3+), 2; Sm(3+), 3; Eu(3+), 4; Gd(3+), 5; one-dimensional (1-D) LnG cluster organic chain (LnGCOC)), {[Nd8Ge12(µ3-O)24E12(H2O)10](µ2-H2O)2[Nd8Ge12(µ3-O)24E12(H2O)16]}·18H2O (6, two-dimensional (2-D) planar LnG cluster organic layer (LnGCOL)), {[Ln2GeE(HO)2O(H2O)(CH3COO)2(CO3)]2[Ln8Ge12E12(µ3-O)24(H2O)10]}·6H2O (Ln(3+) = Pr(3+), 7; Nd(3+), 8; 2-D wave-shaped LnGCOL), [TbGeE(HO)2O(H2O)(pca)]2[Tb8Ge12E12(µ3-O)24(H2O)8]·10H2O (9, three-dimensional (3-D) LnG cluster organic framework (LnGCOF)), {([Nd(pza)2(H2O)2]2[Nd8Ge12E12(µ3-O)24(H2O)12])([Nd(pza)2]2[Nd8Ge12E12(Hpza)2(µ3-O)24(H2O)10])}·4OH·14H2O (10, 3-D LnGCOF), {[Nd8Ge12E12(µ3-O)24(H2O)10][Nd(pca)(pda)(H2O)]2}·12H2O (11, 3-D LnGCOF) and {[Nd8Ge12E12(µ3-O)24(H2O)10][Nd(pza)(pda)(H2O)]2}·12H2O (12, 3-D LnGCOF) (Hpca = 2-picolinic acid, H2pda = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, Hpza = 2-pyrazinecarboxylic acid) were prepared by introducing the second auxiliary ligands into the organogermanate-lanthanide-oxide reaction system. The obtainment of these LnGs realized the utilization of the second auxiliary ligands inducing the assembly from 1-D LnGCOCs to 2-D LnGCOLs and 3-D LnGCOFs based on LnG cluster (LnGC) {Ln8Ge12E12(µ3-O)24(H2O)16}({Ln8Ge12}) units and Ln-organic complexes or organic ligand connectors. It should be noted that the well-organized structural constructions of 1-12 can be visualized as the gradual replacement of active water sites located at equatorial and polar positions on the hypothetical [Ln8Ge12(µ3-O)24E12(H2O)18] LnGC core with oxygen or nitrogen atoms from organic ligands. The solid-state luminescent properties of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8-12 have been investigated at room temperature.

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Chem Commun (Camb) ; 52(8): 1729-32, 2016 Jan 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26666828

ABSTRACT

A cancrinite type aluminoborate with gigantic 24-ring channels has been made under solvothermal conditions using Al(i-PrO)3 as the Al source and amines as the structure directing agents. Its framework is alternately constructed from B5O10 clusters and AlO4 units, no Al-O-Al linkages exist in the structure. Notably, the wall of the 24-ring channels has odd 11-ring windows, resulting in an unprecedented 3D intersecting channel system.

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Chem Commun (Camb) ; 51(11): 2048-51, 2015 Feb 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25534584

ABSTRACT

The use of 1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol (H2trzS) has led to a rare inorganic-organic hybrid supramolecular nanotube built from novel Ni5-substituted polyoxotungstates, which presents interesting structural characteristics, high chemical stability, and proton-conducting properties.


Subject(s)
Nanotubes/chemistry , Organometallic Compounds/chemistry , Protons , Tungsten Compounds/chemistry , Models, Molecular , Molecular Conformation
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Acta Crystallogr C Struct Chem ; 70(Pt 2): 182-4, 2014 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24508965

ABSTRACT

The title complex, {[Cd(C2O4)(C2H3N3S)(H2O)]·H2O}n, has a two-dimensional metal-organic framework, with the Cd(II) cation coordinated by three oxalate ligands, a 1H-1,2,4-triazole-5(4H)-thione (H2trzS) ligand and a water molecule. The CdO6S and oxalate units form an extended two-dimensional layered structure, with the terminal H2trzS ligands bonded to the Cd(II) sites through the thione S atoms. Hydrogen-bond interactions exist between adjacent layers.

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Acta Crystallogr C ; 69(Pt 7): 712-5, 2013 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23832027

ABSTRACT

A new 3d-4f heterometallic polymer, poly[[aqua-µ3-chlorido-[µ3-4-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoato]tris[µ2-4-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoato]dicopper(I)erbium(III)] dihydrate], {[Cu2Er(C12H8NO2)4Cl(H2O)]·2H2O}n, was synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of Er2O3, CuCl2·2H2O and 4-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoic acid in the presence of HClO4. The asymmetric unit contains one Er(3+) cation, two Cu(+) cations, one Cl(-) anion, four deprotonated 4-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoate ligands, one coordinated aqua ligand and two solvent water molecules. This tubular one-dimensional polymer is constructed from alternating clusters of europium(III)-water and copper(I) chloride bridged by 4-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoate ligands. Extensive hydrogen-bonding interactions involving both the coordinated and the solvent water molecules provide further stabilization to the structure.


Subject(s)
Benzoates/chemistry , Copper/chemistry , Europium/chemistry , Organometallic Compounds , Polymers/chemistry , Pyridines/chemistry , Crystallography, X-Ray , Hydrogen Bonding , Models, Molecular , Water/chemistry
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Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online ; 69(Pt 12): m645-6, 2013 Nov 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24454161

ABSTRACT

In the monomeric title complex, [Cd(C2O4)(CH3N5)2(H2O)2], the Cd(II) ion exhibits a distorted octa-hedral coordination geometry, with the equatorial plane defined by two O atoms from an oxalate ligand and two N atoms from two 5-amino-1H-tetra-zole ligands; the axial sites are occupied by two water mol-ecules, with longer Cd-O bond lengths. An intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bond occurs. In the crystal, N-H⋯O as well as O-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds (some of which are bifurcated) link the complex mol-ecules into a three-dimensional network.

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Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online ; 68(Pt 3): m289, 2012 Mar 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22412435

ABSTRACT

The title compound, {[Nd(2)(C(2)O(4))(3)(H(2)O)(4)]·2H(2)O}(n), was synthesized hydro-thermally in the presence of bis-(carb-oxy-ethyl-germanium) sesquioxide. It is isostructural with the corresponding Pr compound [Yang et al. (2009). Acta Cryst. E65, m1152-m1153]. The Nd(3+) cation is nine-coordinated and its coordination polyhedron can be described as a distorted tricapped trigonal prism. Two Nd(3+) ions are connected by two O atoms from two oxalate ions to give a dinuclear Nd(2) unit. The unit is further linked to four others via four oxalate ions yielding a layerparallel to (0-11). The linkages between the layers by neighbouring oxalate anions lead to a three-dimensional framework with channels along the c axis. The coordinating and free water mol-ecules are located in the channels and make contact with each other and the host framework by weak O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

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Dalton Trans ; 40(12): 2940-6, 2011 Mar 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21321736

ABSTRACT

A series of open-framework aluminoborates (ABOs), [CH(3)NH(3)][(CH(3)CH(2))(2)NH(2)][Al(B(5)O(10))] (1), [CH(3)CH(2)NH(3)][(CH(3)CH(2))(2)NH(2)][Al(B(5)O(10))] (2), [CH(3)CH(2)NH(3)][(CH(3))(2)NH(2)](H(2)O)(0.5)[Al(B(5)O(10))] (3) and [CH(3)NH(3)][CH(3)CH(2)NH(3)](H(2)O)(2)[Al(B(5)O(10))] (4) have been made co-templated by two types of primary amines under solvothermal conditions and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, TGA, UV-Vis, powder XRD, single crystal XRD and NLO determination, respectively. These four ABOs display two structural types: 1, 2 and 3 are isostructural and exhibit CrB(4) topology, showing three different layers along three different directions; while 4 contains 8-, 14-ring layers, which are packed along the [001] direction to form a noncentrosymmetric 3D framework with 8-, 14-ring channels, showing second harmonic generation (SHG) response that is about 0.5 times that of KDP (KH(2)PO(4)). The electronic structure calculations for 1 and 4 also have been performed.

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Inorg Chem ; 49(22): 10211-3, 2010 Nov 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21053975

ABSTRACT

A bifunctional metalloligand with metal-C (Ge-C) bonds, bis(carboxyethylgermanium) sesquioxide (H(2)E(2)Ge(2)O(3), where E = -CH(2)CH(2)COO(-)), has been used to make metal-organometallic frameworks (MOMFs) Cd(1.5)(E(3)Ge(3)O(5)) (1) and Pb(E(2)Ge(2)O(3)) (2). In the structures, the inorganic Ge(2)O(3) cores of the metalloligands polymerize to form two kinds of infinite Ge-O chains, and the organic carboxyls induce the Cd and Pb ions to produce Cd-O and Pb-O chains. Further, the Ge-O chains link the Cd-O/Pb-O chains via -CH(2)CH(2)- groups to result in two novel MOMFs, showing high thermostability and blue-violet emission.

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Dalton Trans ; 39(37): 8631-6, 2010 Oct 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20714622

ABSTRACT

Two additive-induced isomeric aluminoborates, (CH(3)NH(3))(2)(H(2)O)(2)[Al(B(5)O(10))] (1) and (CH(3)NH(3))(H(2)O)[Al(B(5)O(10))] (2), have been obtained by using small methylamine molecules as structure directing agents (SDA) under solvothermal conditions and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, TGA, powder X-ray diffraction, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, NLO determination, UV-vis spectral investigation, electronic structure calculation and ion exchange. Different arrangements of B(5)O(10) units and AlO(4) tetrahedra results in two different structures with two pairs of helical channels along [100] and [010] directions, respectively. Interestingly, the two frameworks with noncentrosymmetric and chiral space groups separately exhibit the same diamond topologies and display good second harmonic generation efficiencies of about 2.0 times the value of KDP.

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J Am Chem Soc ; 131(43): 15588-9, 2009 Nov 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19810735

ABSTRACT

Through the use of bis(carboxyethylgermanium) sesquioxide as the germanium source, lanthanide has been successfully introduced into germanate systems under hydrothermal conditions, resulting in a novel lanthanide germanate cluster organic framework with twofold-interpenetrating nets built from Nd(8)Ge(12) cluster units. To avoid the interpenetration, a second ligand, 2-picolinic acid, was introduced into the above system, resulting in the formation of a series of noninterpenetrating networks constructed from Ln(11)Ge(12) cluster units, as expected.

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