Abstract
A three-dimensional porous metal-organic framework (MOF), UTSA-86, made up of cadmium ions and a chromophoric tetraphenylethene-based tetracarboxylate ligand, 4',4''',4 ''',4 '''-(ethene-1,1,2,2-tetrayl)tetrakis(1,1'-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid (H(4)ettc), has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. This multifunctional MOF exhibits permanent porosity, selective gas uptake, and luminescence sensing of metal ions.