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A luminescent metal-organic framework with an open cubic cage and eight-coordinate cadmium nodes

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Self-assembly of cadmium ions and the rigid bridging ligand 4,4′-methylenebis(3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid) (pamoic acid, H4PA) leads to a one-dimensional metal-organic framework with open cube-like M2(H2PA)2 cages within its backbone, and exhibiting interesting yellow fluorescence.

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Wang, C., Zhang, Z., Zhang, L. et al. A luminescent metal-organic framework with an open cubic cage and eight-coordinate cadmium nodes. Sci. China Chem. 53, 2079–2082 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-010-4098-5

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