Ultrafast Luminescence Detection with Selective Adsorption of Carbon Disulfide in a Gold(I) Metal−Organic Framework

Although a widely used and important industrial chemical, carbon disulfide (CS2) also poses a number of hazards due to its volatility and toxicity. As such, the development of multifunctional materials for the selective capture and easy recognition of CS2 is one of the crucial issues. Herein, we demonstrate completely selective CS2 adsorption among trials involving H2O, alcohols, volatile organic compounds (including thiol derivatives), N2, H2, O2, CH4, CO, NO, and CO2. We also showcase its fine detection using remarkable luminescent response in an Au(I)‐based metal−organic framework (MOF) of {ZnII(pz)[AuI(CN)2]2} (pz = pyrazine; 1) with a two‐fold interpenetration network. Ex situ single crystal X‐ray diffraction for 1 and CS2 accommodated 1 suggested that the Au···Au atoms are not only luminescent centers but also act as interaction sites for CS2 modulating the Au···Au contacts. These experiments revealed the specificity of CS2 and how changes in the CS2‐induced structure. Based on the obtained structural formation, 1 exhibited a sensitive detecting ability for CS2 with an ultrafast response time of less than 10 s. Ex situ time‐resolved photoluminescence analyses developed in this work implied that CS2 varied the energetic relaxation at the excited states related to the luminescent efficiency of the resultant MOF system.