Jérémy Salaam, Lilia Tabti, Sylvana Bahamyirou, Alexandre Lecointre, Oscar Hernandez Alba, Olivier Jeannin, Franck Camerel, Sarah Cianférani, Embarek Bentouhami, Aline M Nonat, Loïc J Charbonnière
A series of polynuclear assemblies based on ligand L (1,4,7-tris[hydrogen (6-methylpyridin-2-yl)phosphonate]-1,4,7-triazacyclononane) has been developed. The coordination properties of ligand L with LnIII (Ln = La, Eu, Tb, Yb, Lu) have been studied in water (pH = 7.0) and in D2 O (pD = 7.0) by UV-absorption spectrometry, spectrofluorimetry, 1 H and 31 P NMR, DOSY, ESI-mass spectrometry, and X-ray diffraction. This nonadentate ligand forms highly stable mononuclear complexes in water and provides a very efficient shielding of the Ln cations, as emphasized by the very good luminescence properties of the Yb complex in D2 O, especially regarding its lifetime (τD2 O = 10...
May 21, 2018: Inorganic Chemistry