Guest-induced SC-SC transformation within the first K/Cd heterodimetallic triazole complex: a luminescent sensor for high-explosives and cyano molecules.

The first K/Cd heterodimetallic complex {[Cd1.5(TTPE)1.5Cl3K(H2O)3]·3H2O}n (1b) based on triazole has been generated from {[Cd(TTPE)(HCOO)](NO3)·3DMAC·H2O}n (1) during the ion- and solvent-exchange experiment in an irreversible SC-SC transformation. Based on its luminescence properties, we have, for the first time, demonstrated that 1b is a heterodimetallic sensor for detection of high-explosives and cyano molecules.