Improving the moisture stability of a 3D zinc–organic framework by incorporating methyl groups into the auxiliary ligand: Synthesis, characterization, luminescence and catalytic properties

Solvothermal synthesis of a 2-fold interpenetrating 3D zinc–organic framework based on 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylate and 3,3′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridine ligands, leads to a material that is water vapor stable and emits intense blue luminescence, and exhibits high catalytic efficiency for degradation of methyl orange in a Fenton-like process.