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Abstract Rutin (RT) also known as vitamin P, is an electroactive flavanoid mainly found in plants. It is generally applied as a clinical drug, Chinese traditional medicine and consumed as a supplement and act as a healthy collagen. Consumption of RT as supplement associated with some side effects and certain people has allergy towards RT. Therefore, it is meaningful to develop a fast, simple and reliable method to detect RT to avoid health risks. This paper describes the facile synthesis of Co-MOF using 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid (BDC) and biphenyl-4,4-dicarboxylic acid (BPDC) as ligands through solvothermal method. The XRD patterns and FT-IR spectra confirm the formation of Co-BDC and Co-BPDC MOFs. Moreover, the SEM images revealed that the Co-BDC MOF possesses a stacked layer of MOF while Co-BPDC MOF shows a flower-like MOF. The Co-BDC and Co-BPDC MOFs were fabricated on GC electrode for the sensitive determination of RT. The ligands with different chain length of MOFs have influenced the interaction with RT. The Co-BPDC-MOF/GCE exhibited an excellent electrocatalytic activity than the Co-BDC-MOF/GCE and the fabricated electrode was successfully utilized for the determination of RT in pharmaceutical samples. The fabricated sensor exhibited the limit of detection of 0.03 µM (S/N = 3) and the superior sensitivity of 781.43 µA/mM/cm2 in the linear range detection of 0.5 – 1000 µM RT with excellent repeatability, reproducibility, and good anti-interference ability.