The unprecedented role of a CuII cryptand in the luminescence properties of a EuIII cryptate complex

Hideki Ohtsu*, Tomoya Suzuki, Hajime Ohtsuka, Ayumi Ishii, Miki Hasegawa

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Abstract

A EuIII cryptate complex constructed from a CuII cryptand with an L tBu ligand, [EuIIICu 2 II (L tBu)2(NO3)3(MeOH)], and the corresponding CaII and NaI cryptates, [Ca IICu 2 II (L tBu) 2(NO3)2(MeOH)2] and [Na ICu 2 II (L tBu)2(Me 2CO)](BPh4), have been synthesized and characterized in order to shed light on the essential role of CuII in the luminescence of a EuIII cryptate. The unprecedented role of a CuII cryptand makes it possible to produce lanthanide luminescence in a Eu III cryptate complex and is successfully elucidated by comparison with the corresponding CaII and NaI cryptates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)783-787
Number of pages5
JournalMonatshefte fur Chemie
Volume140
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009/07

Keywords

  • Fluorescence spectroscopy
  • Lanthanoids
  • Metal complexes
  • UV/vis spectroscopy
  • X-ray structure determination

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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