Co(Ⅱ) coordination polymers: Structural characterization and fluorescence sensing of Al3+ in aqueous
- Corresponding author: Jin TONG, jintong@bjut.edu.cn Shuyan YU, selfassembly@bjut.edu.cn
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Yang LIU, Jin TONG, Shuyan YU. Co(Ⅱ) coordination polymers: Structural characterization and fluorescence sensing of Al3+ in aqueous[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2025, 41(11): 2399-2408.
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10.11862/CJIC.20250114
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Hydrogen atoms are omitted for clarity; Symmetry codes: ⅰ 3-x, -y, 1-z; ⅱ-x, 1-y, 2-z.