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2'-amino-1,1':4,1''-terphenyl-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid

CAS Number 1312703-28-8

Chemistry Building Blocks, Materials, MOF Ligands, Porous Organic Frameworks

Product Code B3041-1g
Price $163 ex. VAT

Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Terphenyl Ligand

A linear ligand linker for MOFs in applications of detection of Al3+, Cr3+ and Fe3+ ions and trinitrophenol (TNP) in water systems


Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews


The organic linker 2'-amino-1,1':4,1''-terphenyl-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid (H2tpdc-NH2), CAS number 1312703-28-8, contains an electron-accepting carboxylic acid at both end of the linear structure and an electron-donating amino groups in the centre of the benzene ring.

2D porous MOF Tb-DBA, consisted of Tb3+ cluster nodes and H2tpdc-NH2 linear ligand linkers by a solvothermal method, could detect Al3+, Cr3+ and Fe3+ ions sensitively, selectively and reversibly. The detection limit is as low as the nM level. Tb-DBA displayed fluorescence enhancement in the presence of Al3+, Cr3+ and Fe3+ ions. Significantly, Al3+, Cr3+ and Fe3+ ions could be visually detected under UV light.

Chemically stable porous metal organic framework UiO-68@NH2 can detect the presence of trinitrophenol (TNP) in water system at a concentration as low as 0.4 ppm with a response time of a few seconds. Both excitation and emission wavelengths of the MOF are in the visible region with a quenching constant for TNP being found to be 5.8 × 104 M−1.

General Information


CAS Number 1312703-28-8
Chemical Formula C20H15NO4
Full Name 2'-amino-1,1':4,1''-terphenyl-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid
Molecular Weight 333.34 g/mol
Synonyms H2TPDC-NH2
Classification / Family Terphenyl, MOF ligands,

Chemical Structure


1312703-28-8 - 2'-amino-1,1':4,1''-terphenyl-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid chemical structure
2'-amino-1,1':4,1''-terphenyl-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid (H2TPDC-NH2) Chemical Structure, 1312703-28-8

Product Details


Purity >98%
Melting Point 349 °C (decomp.)
Appearance Yellow powder/crystal

MSDS Documentation


1312703-28-8 - 2'-amino-1,1':4,1''-terphenyl-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid2'-amino-1,1':4,1''-terphenyl-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews


  1. Modulated Synthesis of Zr-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks: From Nano to Single Crystals, A. Schaate et al., Chem. Eur. J. 17 (24), 6643-6651 (2011); DOI: 10.1002/chem.201003211.
  2. A novel 2D metal–organic framework probe: a highly sensitive and visual fluorescent sensor for Al3+, Cr3+ and Fe3+ ions, M. Shi et al., New J. Chem., 46, 18911-18916 (2014); DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ03911G.
  3. Aqueous phase selective detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol using a fluorescent metal–organic framework with a pendant recognition site, A. Nagarkar et al., Dalton Trans., 44, 15175-15180 (2015); DOI: 10.1039/C5DT00397K.

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