Self-assembly of Zn/Cd-coordination polymers based on 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid and N-donor ligands and luminescence sensing of Fe3+ ions

The combination of mixed carboxylate and N-donor ligands results in greater tunability to construct Zn/Cd-CPs, whereas Cd-CP shows highly selective and sensitive sensing for Fe3+ ions.340