Octadentate cages of Tb(III) 2-hydroxyisophthalamides: a new standard for luminescent lanthanide labels

The synthesis, structure, and photophysical properties of several Tb(III) complexes with octadentate, macrotricyclic ligands that feature a bicapped topology and 2-hydroxyisophthalamide (IAM) chelating units are reported. These Tb(III) complexes exhibit highly efficient emission (Φ(total) ≥ 50%), large extinction coefficients (ε(max) ≥ 20,000 M(-1) cm(-1)), and long luminescence lifetimes (τ(H(2)O) ≥ 2.45 ms) at dilute concentrations in standard biological buffers. The structure of the methyl-protected ligand was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and confirms the macrotricyclic structure of the parent ligand; the amide groups of the methyl-protected cage compound generate an anion binding cavity that complexes a chloride anion. Once the ligand is deprotected, a conformational change generates a similar cavity, formed by the phenolate and ortho amide oxygen groups that strongly bind lanthanide ions. The Tb(III) complexes thus formed display long-term stability, with little if any change in their spectral properties (including lifetime, quantum yield, and emission spectrum) over time or in different chemical environments. Procedures to prepare functionalized derivatives with terminal amine, carboxylate, and N-hydroxysuccinimide groups suitable for derivatization and protein bioconjugation have also been developed. These bifunctional ligands have been covalently attached to a number of different proteins, and the terbium complexes' exceptional photophysical properties are retained. These compounds establish a new aqueous stability and quantum yield standard for long-lifetime lanthanide reporters.     

Morphology control of cadmium selenide nanocrystals: insights into the roles of di-n-octylphosphine oxide (DOPO) and ucid (DOPA)

Di-n-octylphosphine oxide (DOPO) and di-n-octylphosphinic acid (DOPA), as two of impurities found in commercial tri-n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO), generate significant differences in the outcomes of CdSe-nanocrystal (NC) syntheses. Using n-tetradecylphosphonic acid (TDPA) as the primary acid additive, quantum dots (QDs) are grown with DOPO added, whereas quantum rods (QRs) are grown in the presence of DOPA. While using oleic acid (OA) as the primary acid additive, QDs are generated and the QDs produced with DOPA exhibit larger sizes and size distributions than those produced with DOPO. (31)P NMR analyses of the reaction mixtures reveal that the majority of the DOPO has been converted into DOPA and di-n-octylphosphine (DOP) with DOP being removed via evacuation over the course of Cd-precursor preparation. The origin of the puzzling differences in the shape control of CdSe NCs in the presence of DOPO and DOPA is elucidated to be the small quantity of DOPO present, which liberates DOP during NC synthesis. In the presence of DOP, regardless of DOPA, the precursor-conversion kinetics and thus the nucleation kinetics are dramatically accelerated, generating a large number of nuclei by consuming a significant amount of CdSe nutrients, favoring QD growth. Similarly, QD growth is favored by the fast nucleation kinetics in the presence of OA, and the broader size distributions of QDs with DOPA are due to a second nucleation event initiated by the more stable Cd-di-n-octylphosphinate component. In contrast, a slow nucleation event results in the growth of QRs in the case of using DOPA and TDPA, where no DOPO or DOP is present. The results, thus, demonstrate the important role of precursor-conversion kinetics in the control of NC morphologies.     

Synthesis of four novel pendant armed macrocyclic ligands and their interaction with lanthanide(III) cations

The ability of La³⁺ ions to form stable complexes with four novel pendant-armed N_xO_y-macrocycles derived from 2,6-bis(2-formylphenoxymethyl)pyridine, L¹, L², L³, and L⁴, has been studied. The corresponding (unsubstituted) parent ligands were prepared by the reaction between 2,6-bis(2-formylphenoxymethyl)pyridine and three different amines: 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)propane (L¹), diethylenetriamine (L²), and 3,6-dioxa-1,8-octanediamine (L³ and L⁴). This was followed for the parent ligands of L¹, L³, and L⁴ by in situ reduction with sodium borohydride. The pendant-armed ligands were then synthesized by the alkylation of the free-NH groups with p-(L¹ and L³) and o-nitrobenzyl bromide (L⁴), and 2-chloromethylpyridine chlorohydrate (L²). A series of Ln(III) complexes were prepared for the four ligands by the direct synthesis between the corresponding macrocycle and Ln(III) hydrated nitrates and perchlorates. The number of complexes obtained from the pendant-armed macrocycles is lower than that of the (unsubstituted) parent ones, suggesting that the introduction of pendant arms in the macrocyclic skeletons increases the selectivity of the ligands. More complexes were synthesized when using nitrate as the counterion, showing the important role of the counterion in the complexation reaction. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Sparkle model for the calculation of lanthanide complexes: AM1 parameters for Eu(III), Gd(III), and Tb(III)

Our previously defined Sparkle model (Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 2346) has been reparameterized for Eu(III) as well as newly parameterized for Gd(III) and Tb(III). The parameterizations have been carried out in a much more extensive manner, aimed at producing a new, more accurate model called Sparkle/AM1, mainly for the vast majority of all Eu(III), Gd(III), and Tb(III) complexes, which possess oxygen or nitrogen as coordinating atoms. All such complexes, which comprise 80% of all geometries present in the Cambridge Structural Database for each of the three ions, were classified into seven groups. These were regarded as a "basis" of chemical ambiance around a lanthanide, which could span the various types of ligand environments the lanthanide ion could be subjected to in any arbitrary complex where the lanthanide ion is coordinated to nitrogen or oxygen atoms. From these seven groups, 15 complexes were selected, which were defined as the parameterization set and then were used with a numerical multidimensional nonlinear optimization to find the best parameter set for reproducing chemical properties. The new parameterizations yielded an unsigned mean error for all interatomic distances between the Eu(III) ion and the ligand atoms of the first sphere of coordination (for the 96 complexes considered in the present paper) of 0.09 A, an improvement over the value of 0.28 A for the previous model and the value of 0.68 A for the first model (Chem. Phys. Lett. 1994, 227, 349). Similar accuracies have been achieved for Gd(III) (0.07 A, 70 complexes) and Tb(III) (0.07 A, 42 complexes). Qualitative improvements have been obtained as well; nitrates now coordinate correctly as bidentate ligands. The results, therefore, indicate that Eu(III), Gd(III), and Tb(III) Sparkle/AM1 calculations possess geometry prediction accuracies for lanthanide complexes with oxygen or nitrogen atoms in the coordination polyhedron that are competitive with present day ab initio/effective core potential calculations, while being hundreds of times faster.     

Versatile strategy for oligonucleotide derivatization. Introduction of lanthanide(III) chelates to oligonucleotides

[reaction: see text] Novel nucleosidic phosphoramidite blocks were synthesized by a Mitsunobu reaction between 2'-deoxy-5'-O-(4,4'-dimethoxytrityl)uridine and a primary alcohol containing a conjugate group in its structure (a protected functional group, an organic dye, or a precursor of a lanthanide(III) chelate) followed by phosphitylation. They were used in machine-assisted DNA synthesis in the standard manner. A slightly modified deprotection procedure was used for the preparation of oligonucleotide conjugates tethered to lanthanide(III) chelates. For the latter application one non-nucleosidic block was also synthesized.     

Reaction of lanthanide(II) and lanthanide(III) phenylethynyl cuprates with acetyl chloride

Praseodymium and ytterbium phenylethynyl cuprates [(PhC≡C)₃Cu]₃Pr₂(THF)₆ and {[(PhC≡C)₃Cu]·Yb(THF)₂}₂ react with acetyl chloride in tetrahydrofuran with elimination of phenylethynylcopper and formation of alkoxides [PhC≡C-CCl(CH₃)O] _n Ln (n = 3, Ln = Pr; n = 2, Ln = Yb). Then praseodymium alkoxide forms ester [methyl (phenylethynyl)chloromethylethanoate] and praseodymium chloride, alkoxy derivative. Itterbium alkoxide is oxidized to unsymmetrical dialkoxyitterbium chloride PhC≡C-CH(CH₃)-O-Yb(Cl)-O-CCl(CH₃)C≡CPh·2THF.     

Photoluminescent layered Y(III) and Tb(III) silicates doped with Ce(III)

The synthesis and structural characterization of new layered rare-earth silicates K(3)[M(1-a)Ce(a)Si(3)O(8)(OH)(2)], M = Y(3+), Tb(3+), a < 1 (AV-22 materials), have been reported. These materials combine the properties of layered silicates, such as intercalation chemistry, and photoluminescence and may find applications in new types of sensor devices. For mixed Tb/Ce-AV-22, evidence has been found for the energy transfer from the large Ce(3+) 4f( 1) --> 5d(1) broad band to the sharp Tb(3+) 4f (8) lines. This energy transfer allows the fine-tuning of the color emission in the blue-green region of the chromaticity diagram. Upon Ce(3+) excitation (342 nm), the radiance of Tb/Ce-AV-22 is approximately 2 times higher than that measured under direct Tb(3+) excitation, which reinforces the existence of effective room-temperature Ce(3+)-to-Tb(3+) energy transfer.     

Yttrium(III) bonding to organic ligands: A comparison with the lanthanoid(III) cations

Summary The yttrium(III) bonding to organic substrates (oximes, -diketonates and (poly)amino-(poly)carboxylates) has been compared with that of the lanthanoid(III) cations. The complexation constants of Y³⁺ with the examined organic ligands are similar to those of some cations of the first half of the lanthanoid series, in contrast with the fact that the Y³⁺ ionic dimensions are similar to those of Ho³⁺. This has been explained by correlating the formation constants of the Y³⁺ and the lanthanoids(III) complexes by the equation logK ₁=C _AC_B+E _AE_B, where the parametersC andE indicate the tendency of each Lewis acidA and Lewis baseB to undergo covalent or ionic bonding, and where the ratioH=E/C indicates the charge control on the bond formation tendency of each speciesA orB. The results are commented in terms of the utility of Y³⁺ in assisting organic reactions.

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Bindung von Yttrium(III) an organische Liganden: Vergleich mit Lanthanoid(III)-Kationen

Zusammenfassung Es wurde die Bindung von Yttrium(III) an organische Substanzen [Oxime, -Diketonate und (Poly)Amino(poly)carboxylate] im Vergleich mit Lanthanoid(III)-Kationen behandelt. Die Komplexierungskonstanten von Y³⁺ sind ähnlich denen einiger Kationen der ersten Hälfte der Lanthanoidenserie; dies steht im Gegensatz zur Tatsache, daß die Dimensionen des Y³⁺-Ions denen des Ho³⁺ entsprechen. Die Erklärung wurde mittels der für die Bildungskonstanten der Y³⁺- und Lanthanoid(III)-Komplexe gültigen Gleichung logK ₁=C _AC_B+E _AE_B gefunden, wobeiC undE Parameter sind, die die Tendenz der Lewis-SäurenA und der Lewis-BasenB zum Eingehen von kovalenten oder ionischen Bindungen charakterisieren und wo das VerhältnisH=E/C den Steuerungseffekt der Ladung auf die Bindungstendenz der SpeziesA oderB beschreibt. Die Ergebnisse werden im Hinblick auf den Nutzen von Y³⁺ zur Unterstützung organischer Reaktionen diskutiert.

     

A strategy to protect and sensitize near-infrared luminescent Nd3+ and Yb3+: organic tropolonate ligands for the sensitization of Ln(3+)-doped NaYF4 nanocrystals

A strategy to sensitize and protect near-infrared (NIR) emitting Nd3+ and Yb3+ is presented. Combining protection provided by the inorganic matrix of NaYF4 nanocrystals and sensitization from tropolonate ligands capped on their surface, the lanthanide cation centered luminescence was observed through the ligand excitation. The extended lanthanide luminescence lifetimes indicate the success of this strategy.     

Extraction behavior of Tm(III), Dy(III) and Sm(III) lanthanide with N-benzoyl-N-phenylhydroxalamine

The extraction of Sm(III), Dy(III) and Tm(III) with N-benzoyl-N-phenylhydroxalamine (BPHA) in benzene at pH range (1–10) has been studied. Quantitative separation was found in borate media at pH 8. The slope analysis showed that the extracted complex was M(BPHA)₃, where M=Sm(III), Dy(III) and Tm(III). The effect of various masking agents indicated that EDTA, oxalate, fluoride, phosphate and citrate, interfered in this study. Decontamination study showed that Cu(II), Zn(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Cr(III), Sc(III) and Fe(III) had very poor separation factors, whereas Sn(II), Cd(II), In(III), Ru(II), Hg(II), Ag(I), Ta(V) and Hf(IV) had very large separation factor. The effect of different diluents showed that carbontetrachloride, chloroform, benzene, toluene, nitrobenzene dichloromethane, MIBK and cyclohexanone were equally good for extraction except TBP due to ion association.     

New lanthanide(III) disiloxanediolates: Syntheses and structures

Three new chloro-functionalized lanthanide(III) bis(disiloxanediolate) complexes, [{(Ph₂SiO)₂O}₂{Li(DME)}₂]Nd(DME)Cl (3), [{(Ph₂SiO)₂O}₂{Li(THF)₂}₂]HoCl·2THF (4), and [{(Ph₂SiO)₂O}₂{Li(THF)₂}₂]ErCl·2THF (5) have been prepared by the treatment of anhydrous lanthanide trichlorides, LnCl₃ (Ln = Nd, Ho, Er), with two equivalents of in situ prepared (Ph₂SiOLi)₂O (2). In a similar manner, the treatment of PrCl₃ with 2 equivalents of (Ph₂SiOLi)₂O (2) in the presence of LiN(SiMe₃)₂ afforded the silylamide-functionalized derivative [{(Ph₂SiO)₂O}₂{Li(THF)₂}₂]Pr[N(SiMe₃)₂] (6). All new compounds have been structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analyses. Compounds 4 and 5 represent a new intermediate structural type of lanthanide bis(disiloxanediolates) between the “inorganic metallocenes” (Pr, Nd, Sm) and the “metallacrowns” (Sc, Y).     

Complexation of lanthanide(III) with a tripodal polyaza polycatecholate ligand

The interaction of La(III), Gd(III), and Yb(III) with Tris((2,3-dihydroxybenzylamino)ethyl)amine) (TRENCAT) was investigated by means of potentiometric measurements in 0.1 mol dm⁻³ aqueous solution of sodium perchlorate at 25 °C. The formation of complexes between the partially protonated ligand and lanthanides has been observed and the values of their formation constants are reported.     

Solvent extraction of trivalent lanthanide Pr(III), Ho(III) and Er(III) with N-benzoyl-N-phenylhydroxylamine

Extraction of Pr(III), Ho(III) and Er(III) has been studied in the pH range of 1–10 with N-benzoyl-N-phenylhydroxylamine (BPHA) in benzene. The separation was found to be quantitative in borate media from pH 7 to 10, at an ionic strength of 0.1M (H⁺, BO₃ ^3–). The stoichiometric composition of the complexes under the optimal conditions of shaking time, pH and reagent concentration was formulated using slope analysis and found to be M(BPHA)₃, where M=Pr(III), Ho(III) and Er(III). The effect of various masking agents shows that citrate, ascorbate, EDTA, oxalate, fluoride and phosphate form stable complexes with these rare earths as compared to BPHA. The decontamination factors for different cations with respect to these rare earths under the optimum conditions have been evaluated.     

Extraction of Nd(III), Tb(III) and Lu(III) with picrolonic acid in methylisobutylketone

The extraction of Nd(III), Tb(III) and Lu(III) as representatives of lanthanide(III) ions with picrolonic acid (HPA) in methylisobutylketone (MIBK) has been studied from pH 1-2 buffer solutions. The composition of the organic species formed in the organic phase after extraction has been determined by slope analysis to be M(PA)₃ [M = Nd(III), Tb(III) and Lu(III)]. The equilibrium constant values, log k _ex This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

New solid compounds of Tb(III), Ho(III), Er(III) and Yb(III) with chrysin

The time required for maximum hydration of MgO obtained from the calcination of magnesite was determined. The MgO samples were hydrated for different time intervals in both water and magnesium acetate. A thermogravimetric analysis (TG) method was used to determine the degree of hydration to Mg(OH)₂. Increasing the hydration time, the degree of hydration of MgO and surface area of the formed Mg(OH)₂ increased. A leveling effect was observed on the percentage Mg(OH)₂ obtained from hydration in magnesium acetate, and an optimum amount of 85% was obtained after 500 min. For the hydration in water, the leveling effect was only observed after 800 min giving a maximum of 65% Mg(OH)₂.     

Luminescent lanthanide-binding peptides: sensitising the excited states of Eu(III) and Tb(III) with a 1,8-naphthalimide-based antenna

The investigation into the luminescence properties of a lanthanide-binding peptide, derived from the Ca-binding loop of the parvalbumin, and modified by incorporating a 1,8-naphthalimide (Naph) chromophore at the N-terminus is described. Here, the Naph is used as a sensitising antenna, which can be excited at lower energy than classical aromatic amino acids, such as tryptophan (the dodecapeptide of which was also synthesised and studied herein). The syntheses of the Naph antenna, its solid phase incorporation into the dodecapeptide, and the NMR investigation into the formation of the corresponding lanthanide complexes in solution is presented. We also show that this Naph antenna can be successfully employed to sensitize the excited states of both europium and terbium ions, the results of which was used to determined the stability constants of their formation complexes, and we demonstrated that our peptide 'loop' can selectively bind these lanthanide ions over Ca(II).     

Redox induced pH-switch of Tb(III) centered luminescence of Tb(III) complex with p-sulfonatothiacalix[4]arene

The reversible redox switching of Tb(III) centered luminescence resulting from the protonation/deprotonation of the ligand has been realized. The redox couple quinone/hydroquinone serves as a proton pump, leading to the reversible protonation/deprotonation of the phenolate groups of p-sulfonatothiacalix[4]arene and following decomplexation/complexation with Tb(III) ion in aqueous solution.     

Halobismuth(III) salts with substituted aminopyridinium cations

The crystal structures of six halobismuth(III) salts of variously substituted aminopyridinium cations display discrete mononuclear [BiCl₆]^3? and dinuclear [Bi₂X₁₀]^4? anions (X = Cl or Br), and polymeric cis‐double‐halo‐bridged [Bi_nX_4n]^n? anionic chains (X = Br or I). Bis(2‐amino‐3‐ammoniopyridinium) hexachloridobismuth(III) chloride monohydrate, (C₅H₉N₃)₂[BiCl₆]Cl·H₂O, (1), contains discrete mononuclear [BiCl₆]^3? and chloride anions. Tetrakis(2‐amino‐3‐methylpyridinium) di‐μ‐chlorido‐bis[tetrachloridobismuth(III)], (C₆H₉N₂)₄[Bi₂Cl₁₀], (2), tetrakis(2‐amino‐3‐methylpyridinium) di‐μ‐bromido‐bis[tetrabromidobismuth(III)], (C₆H₉N₂)₄[Bi₂Br₁₀], (3), and bis(4‐amino‐3‐ammoniopyridinium) di‐μ‐chlorido‐bis[tetrachloridobismuth(III)] dihydrate, (C₅H₉N₃)₂[Bi₂Cl₁₀]·2H₂O, (4), incorporate discrete [Bi₂X₁₀]^4? anions (X = Cl or Br), while catena‐poly[2,6‐diaminopyridinium [[cis‐diiodidobismuth(III)]‐di‐μ‐iodido]], {(C₅H₈N₃)[BiI₄]}_n, (5), and catena‐poly[2,6‐diaminopyridinium [[cis‐dibromidobismuth(III)]‐di‐μ‐bromido]], {(C₅H₇N₂)[BiBr₄]}_n, (6), include [Bi_nX_4n]^n? anionic chains (X = Br or I). Structures (2) and (3) are isostructural, while that of (5) is a pseudomerohedral twin. There is no discernible correlation between the type of anionic species obtained and the cation or halide ligand used. The Bi^III centres always have a slightly distorted octahedral geometry and there is a correlation between the Bi—X bond lengths and the number of classic N—H…X hydrogen bonds that the X ligand accepts, with a greater number of interactions corresponding with slightly longer Bi—X distances. The supramolecular networks formed by classic N—H…X hydrogen bonds include ladders, bilayers and three‐dimensional frameworks.     

TG and DSC studies on Sm(III) and Tb(III) tartrates

The tartrate monohydrates of Sm(III) and Tb(III), Sm₂C₁₂H₁₂O₁₈·H₂O and Tb₂C₁₂H₁₂O₁₈·H₂O, were prepared and characterized on the basis of their elemental analysis and IR spectral studies. The thermal decompositions of these compounds, studied by TG and DSC methods, were found to follow an almost uniform pattern. Decomposition occurs in four steps. The first step involves dehydration, accompanied by partial decomposition to the oxalate, followed by conversion to the carbonate. The ultimate product in each case is the oxide M₂O₃, whereM=Sm or Tb. Reflectance spectra of the terbium compound were recorded at various stages of decomposition. The kinetics of the first decomposition step was studied by the non-isothermal method. TG and DSC data for this step were analysed for the evaluation of various kinetic parameters. Reasonable values ofE, Z, andΔS ⁺ were obtained.α vs. T curves were drawn on the basis of the TG and DSC data. The results suggest that the mechanism involves random nucleation.     

Photo and electroluminescence of lanthanide(III) complexes

Major classes of coordination compounds used as electroluminescent materials are surveyed, and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. The strategy of the directed synthesis of lanthanide(III) complexes promising for use as electroluminescent materials is formulated. The results of studies dealing with the design of electroluminescent devices based on europium(III), terbium(III), and thulium(III) complexes are considered.