Photosensitized luminescence of thermostable polynuclear Eu(III) complexes

Tetranuclear europium(III) complexes, [Eu₄(μ-O)(L₁)₁₀] (L₁=2-hydroxy-4-octyloxybenzophenone,1) and [Eu₄(μ-O)(L₂)₁₀] (L₂=2-hydroxy-4-dodecyloxybenzophenone,2) were synthesized by the reaction of lanthanide nitrates with L₁ or L₂ in the presence of triethylamine in methanol. The photosensitized emission bands of the both Eu(III) complexes in THF-d₈ were observed around 579, 590, 615, 653, and 699 nm by the excitation of the ligands at 380 nm, whereas the emission from the mononuclear complex 3 containing ethanol molecules was almost quenched. The emission efficiencies were determined to be 3.1±0.1% for 1 and 3.9±0.1% for 2, respectively. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements demonstrated that the decomposition points of 1 and 2 were 309 °C and 320 °C, respectively, indicating high thermostability of these complexes compared to the mononuclear Eu(III) complex 3 (250 °C). New strategy for designing stable rare earth compounds giving strong emission would be emphasized by introducing polynuclear complexes. Polynuclear complexes should open a wide range of molecular design for photosensitized luminescence and thermal stability.     

Luminescent Eu(III) and Tb(III) Complexes: Developing Lanthanide Luminescent-Based Devices

This mini review gives some highlights of the work recently carried out in our research group in Dublin on the developments of lanthanide luminescent devices, where the future goal is to produce devices that can operate as sensors. A few examples demonstrate our design principles for targeting both anion and cations that are of biological or pharmaceutical relevance, where the recognition occurs in aqueous competitive media. We also discuss the possibility of developing mixed f-d metal complexes and conjugates that can be employed as novel supramolecular architectures.     

Eu(III) complexation of phenyltrisalanine and phenylbisalanine in aqueous solution studied by photoluminescence and UV spectroscopy

The Eu(III)-coordination of phenyltrisalanine (Pta) 1, in aqueous solution was investigated. The photoluminescence data suggested that the chelating effect of Pta places the metal ion on the face of the aromatic ring as proposed in 4. Furthermore, Eu(III) is usually used as a substitute for Ca(II) in spectroscopic studies and the formation of a 1:1 complex between Pta and Eu(III) indicated the possibility that Pta may be used as a Ca(II) binder. For comparison, phenylbisalanine (Pba) 2, was subjected to similar studies and was found to behave more like phenylalanine.     

Static and Dynamic Quenching of Tryptophan Fluorescence in Various Proteins by a Chromium (III) Complex

The interaction of a chromium (III) complex, (R,R)-N,N′-Bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexane-diaminochromium (III), with human serum albumin, bovine serum albumin, lysozyme, and free tryptophan was studied using steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. Dynamic and static quenching constants were calculated using Stern-Volmer kinetics. The complex bound more tightly to the serum albumins than to lysozyme or free tryptophan, but only one binding site was determined in all systems. The interaction was also determined to be thermodynamically favorable, and the binding constants were on the order of 10³–10⁶. The fluorescence quenching was static in nature with Forster distances in the 1.8–2.0 nm range.     

Preparation and luminescence study of Eu(III) titanate nanotubes and nanowires using carbon nanotubes as removable templates

Eu(III) titanate nanotubes and nanowires have been successfully synthesized by solvothermal method using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as removable templates. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis. It is demonstrated that CNTs are fully coated with an amorphous Eu₂(TiO₃)₃ layer, which is about 10 nm thick and almost continuous and uniform. After the Eu₂(TiO₃)₃/CNTs composites have been calcined at various temperatures, Eu₂(TiO₃)₃ nanotubes and nanowires are obtained by removing the CNTs templates. The diameter of the Eu₂(TiO₃)₃ nanotubes is 40–60 nm, which is consistent with that of CNTs. Both nanotubes and nanowires have a narrow distribution of diameters. The fluorescence properties of the Eu₂(TiO₃)₃ nanotubes and nanowires calcined at various temperatures have been investigated. The results indicate that when the Eu₂(TiO₃)₃/CNTs composites were calcined at 700 °C for 5 h, the Eu₂(TiO₃)₃ nanotubes obtained can be effectively excited by 395 nm light, and exhibit strong red emission around 616 nm. It is very interesting to discover that a few residual carbons doped in Eu₂(TiO₃)₃ nanotubes and many oxygen vacancies could promote the intensity of red emission peak of Eu³⁺ ions. In addition, Eu₂(TiO₃)₃ nanowires calcined at 900 °C for 5 h also have a strong red emission peak due to many oxygen vacancies and defects formed on the surface of the nanowires and inside them.     

Studies on Synthesis,Characterization, and Luminescence Properties of A Novel Light Conversion Agent of Eu (III) and Compatibility with PE

A novel light conversion agent (NLCA) has been synthesized that is applicable to polyethylene (PE) film. The composition and structure of the NLCA was characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR) spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometry. The morphology, particulate dimensions, dispersion property and compatibility of the NLCA were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicate that the average particulate dimension was about 60–100 nm and they were dispersed well in the PE film. The luminescence property of the NLCA was studied via fluorescent spectrometry. The fluorescence spectra of the NLCA show that the NLCA has a highly efficient luminescence.     

三价铕离子配合物的激光光谱研究

利用高灵敏度的时间辨激光光谱技术研究了在配位场作用下Ｅｕ＾３＾＋的直接激发与发特性。Ｅｕ＾３＾＋的直接激发光谱（特别是７Ｆ０－５Ｄ０的超灵敏跃迁）及其发射光谱随不同的配合物的变化，同时观测到与配位对称性及配位强度有联系的７Ｆ１－５Ｄ０磁偶极跃 迁的分裂。在对７Ｆ０－５Ｄ０跃迁共振与非共振的１０ｐｓ激光脉冲的激励下，都可以立即观察到５Ｄ０－７ＦＪ（Ｊ＝２，３，４）的发射，说明Ｅｕ＾３＾＋的５Ｄ０能态     

Spectroscopic Characterization of Eu(III) Complexes with New Monophosphorus Acid Derivatives of H<Subscript>4</Subscript>dota

The luminescence lifetimes of europium(III) complexes with new monophosphorus acid derivatives of H₄dota were measured by means of time-resolved laser-induced luminescence spectroscopy in H₂O and D₂O. The hydration numbers of these complexes were estimated using different empirical equations [Horrocks and Sudnick (1979) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 101 (1979) 334; Choppin and Barthelemy(1989) Inorg. Chem. 28, 3354–3357; Choppin and Bünzli Lanthanide probes in life, chemical and earth sciences. Theory and practice (1989); Kimura and Kato J. Alloys Comp. 275–277 (1998) 806; Parker (1999) J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 493–503; Supkowski and Horroks (2002) Inorg. Chim. Acta. 340, 44–48]. It was shown that all the relationships gave similar results with a satisfactory precision. The hydration numbers of complexes of H₃do3a and H₄dota agreed with the literature values. One water molecule is coordinated in complexes of the new ligands. The results showed that the Choppin formula based on measurements only in H₂O can be satisfactorily used for estimation of the hydration numbers.     

Lanthanide Shift Reagents: Acetylacetone Complex of Yb(III) Ion

It has recently been shown that the 2,2,6,6-tetra-methylheptane-3,5-dione (tmhd) complexes of a number of lanthanide ions possess the useful property of inducing large chemical shifts in the proton NMR spectra of certain compounds containing OH or other nucleophilic groups^1–8. The resulting spectra are frequently more readily assignable and analysable. Although europium and praseodymium appear to be the most suitable ions for such studies, the shifting effect is also observed with other lanthanide ions.^5,6     

A Spectroscopic Study of Polynuclear Complex of Iron(III) with Inuline Oligomers

The infrared spectra of the hydrates of inuline oligomers and the complex of iron(III) with inuline oligomers and their partial deuterated analogs were studied. From the appearance and frequencies of the bands in the range of OH and OD vibrations it was concluded that these crystalohydrates have one type of H₂O molecule, and relatively weak hydrogen bond (estimated O_w…O distances are 280 and 283 pm for inuline and its complex, respectively). From the FTIR spectra of the complex the β₂-form for iron(III) oxihydroxide (FeOOH) was determined. On the basis of the electron spin resonance spectra it was concluded that Fe⁺³ ions of octahedral configuration (g-value 2.03 ± 0.01) were present in the complex. From the measured ESR line width (ΔH = 100 ± 5 mT) the approximate Fe inter atomic distance of 0.21 nm was calculated, indicating a dense packing of Fe atoms in the cluster.     

均一球形PDP用荧光粉(Y,Gd)BO3:Eu的合成

利用共沉淀法通过控制稀土离子浓度、沉淀温度等得到稀土氧化物前驱体沉淀,再将其和H3BO3按化学计量比混合煅烧制备出了平均粒径在0．5～1．0μm的球形、粒径分布较小和无团聚的(Y,Gd)BO3：Eu荧光粉,其性能在一些方面优于商用荧光粉。利用X射线衍射、SEN、粒度分析仪和PL光谱进行表征。研究了不同的煅烧温度对荧光粉性能的影响,结果发现用本实验方法在800℃煅烧即可得到纯相的(Y,Gd)BO3：Eu。而传统固相合成纯相的(Y,Gd)BO3：Eu反应温度高达1200℃。因本方法工艺较易控制,适于在工业生产上推广。     

Sensitive Determination of Norfloxacin by the Fluorescence Probe of Terbium (III)- Sodium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate and Its Luminescence Mechanism

The fluorescence system of the norfloxacin-Tb³⁺- sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) was investigated in this paper. The experiments indicated that the fluorescence intensity of the Tb³⁺-SDBS was greatly enhanced by the norfloxacin. On the basis of the above findings, a sensitive fluorimetric method for determining the norfloxacin was established. The fluorescence intensity was measured by a 1-cm quartz cell with the excitation wavelength of 290 nm and the emission wavelength of 545 nm. The enhanced fluorescence intensity of the system (Δ F) showed a good linear relationship with the concentration of norfloxacin in the range of 5.0×10⁻⁹ mol L⁻¹–2.0×10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹, its correlation coefficient was 0.9991 and the detection limit (S/N=3) was 1.2×10⁻⁹ mol L⁻¹. The presented method was used to determine the norfloxacin in real pharmaceutical samples. The luminescence mechanism was also discussed in detail. In the fluorescence system of the norfloxacin-Tb³⁺-SDBS, the SDBS not only acted as the surfactant, but also acted as the energy donor.     

Correlations in 11B NMR spectra of dihalo derivatives of bis(1,2-dicarbollyl)cobalt(III)

In the ¹¹B NMR spectra of dihalo derivatives of bis(dicarbollyl)cobalt(III), we have identified a correlation between the ¹¹B NMR chemical shifts of substituted boron atoms and boron atoms found in other positions on the carborane skeleton. We have observed an increased shielding effect for fluorine atoms (compared with other halogens), manifested in an upfield shift of the ¹¹B NMR signals for antipodal and trans boron atoms. For the fluorine-containing compound Bu₄N⁺ [8,8′-F₂-3,3′-Co(1,2-C₂B₉H₁₀)₂]⁻, we propose the following sequence of electron density transfer: B(8) → {B(6) and B(10)} → B(4, 7). __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 73, No. 4, pp. 547–549 (cont.), July–August, 2006.     

Y(PV)O4:Eu3+荧光粉表面包覆Y(OH)3的性能

采用化学共沉淀法对Y(PV)O4∶Eu3+荧光粉进行表面包膜处理,获得了表面均匀包覆Y(OH)3膜层的Y(PV)O4∶Eu3+荧光粉。用SEM、XRD等手段对其表面形貌、晶格结构性能进行了表征。结果表明:在Y(PV)O4∶Eu3+粉体表面均匀包覆Y(OH)3膜层后,Y(PV)O4∶Eu3+的晶格结构、发光性能没有改变,亮度较未包覆的荧光粉有较大提高,且没有发生色坐标偏移现象。     

Solvent Effects on the Electronic Absorption Spectra of Cr(III) Complexes

An influence of the protic solvents on the electronic absorption spectra of chromium (III) complexes was investigated. The high correlation between dielectric constant of solvents and the crystal field parameter Dq as well as between refractive index and oscillator strength of d-d bands were observed. The significance of the ligand - second sphere interactions for studying of solvent effect on complex spectra was stated.     

Infrared Spectra of Dicesium trans-Thetraaquadichlorochromium (III) Chloride

The infrared spectra of trans-Cs2[CrCl2 (H2O)4Cl3 and its deuterated isotopomers were investigated at room and liquid nitrogen temperature and at intermediate temperatures as well. The spectra of the partly deuterated analogues are not in agreement with the crystallographic data [1], perhaps because of the incorrect choice of the space group in which the structure was solved and refined or the presence of disorder in the structure.     

Kinetics and mechanism of uncatalysed and ruthenium(III) catalysed oxidation of allyl alcohol by diperiodatoargentate(III) in aqueous alkaline medium

The oxidation of allyl alcohol by diperiodatoargentate(III) (DPA) is carried out both in the absence and presence of ruthenium(III) catalyst in alkaline medium at 298 K and a constant ionic strength of 1.1 mol dm^?3 was studied spectrophotometrically. The oxidation products in both the cases were acrolein and Ag(I), identified by spectral studies. The stoichiometry is same in both the cases, that is, [AA]/[DPA] = 1:1. The reaction shows first order in [DPA] and has less than unit order dependence each in both [AA] and [Alkali] and retarding effect of [IO] in both the catalysed and uncatalysed cases. The order in [Ru(III)] is unity. The active species of DPA is understood to be as monoperiodatoargentate(III) (MPA) in both the cases. The uncatalysed reaction in alkaline medium has been shown to proceed via a MPA–allyl alcohol complex, which decomposes in a rate determining step to give the products. In catalysed reaction, it has been shown to proceed via a Ru(III)‐allyl alcohol complex, which further reacts with one molecule of MPA in a rate determining step to give the products. The reaction constants involved in the different steps of the mechanisms were calculated for both reactions. The catalytic constant (K_c) was also calculated for catalysed reaction at different temperatures. The activation parameters with respect to slow step of the mechanisms were computed and discussed for both the cases. The thermodynamic quantities were also determined for both reactions. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Theoretical Calculations of Transition Probabilities and Oscillator Strengths for Sc(III) and Y(III)

利用最弱受约束电子势模型理论计算了二价钪离子和二价钇离子的能级间跃迁几率和振子强度的数值. 二价钪离子的计算结果与美国国家标准技术研究院(NIST)所给出的可接受值吻合良好. 二价钇离子的计算结果也与现有的其他理论方法的计算结果十分接近.