The fluorescence of uranyl originated from electronic transitions (S-11-S-00 and S-10-S-0v, v = 0-4) of the ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) process is an intrinsic property of many uranyl coordination compounds. However, light-induced regulation on fluorescence features of uranyl hybrid materials through photoactive functional groups is less investigated. In this work, the photoactive vinyl group-containing ligands, (E)-methyl 3-(pyridin-4-yl)acrylate and (E)-methyl 3-(pyridin-3-yl)acrylate, have been used in the construction of uranyl coordination polymers in the presence of 1,10-phena...
