Synthesis and characterization of a prominent NLO active MOF of lead with 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonic acid

A novel MOF of lead, [Pb(1,5-nds)(H2O)3]n (1,5-nds = 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonate) having prominent nonlinear optical property has been prepared by single gel diffusion technique at ambient condition using sodium metasilicate. The most prominent feature of the crystal structure is the presence of Pb2S2O4 rings which form a 1D channel. The compound is further characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, powder XRD, UV-Visible and thermogravimetric analysis. Photoluminescence study of the compound has also been carried out.670