A new metal-organic framework (MOF) showed excellent recognition ability towards five toxic oxo-anions viz. arsenate (HAsO42-), phosphate (PO43-), permanganate (MnO4-), chromate (CrO42-) and dichromate (Cr2O72-) in aqueous medium upon irradiation...
Incorporating supramolecular recognition units, crown ether rings, into metal–organic frameworks enables the docking of metal ions through complexation for enhanced performance.