Lanthanide luminescence sensing of copper and mercury ions using an iminodiacetate-based Tb(III)-cyclen chemosensor

The design, synthesis and photophysical evaluation of 1.Tb.Na, a Tb(III)-cyclen-based sensor, possessing a phenyl iminodiacetate-based receptor, for the selective detection of Cu(II) and Hg(II) ions in water is demonstrated. Sensitisation of the Tb(III) ⁵D₄ excited state was achieved by excitation of the phenyl receptor, which in water gave rise to a characteristic time-delayed and line-like Tb(III) emission. The Tb(III) emission was shown to be pH independent over the physiological pH window. The changes in the Tb(III) emission were monitored by carrying out metal titrations using various groups I, II and transition metal ions. Of these, only the titrations of Cu(II) and Hg(II) gave rise to modulations in the Tb(III) emission; resulting in quenching in the Tb(III) emission by ca. 65% and 40%, respectively.     

Chemiluminescence during thermal degradation of sodium persulfate in the presence of terbium sulfate: 1. The catalytic effect of terbium(III) ions

Chemiluminecscence (CL) generated during the thermal degradation of sodium persulfate in the presence of terbium(III) sulfate was studied. The CL spectrum corresponds to emission from excited terbium ions. It was found that Tb(III) acts not only as a photon emitter but also a catalyst for the thermal degradation of sodium persulfate. A scheme of reactions resulting in the formation of excited-state Tb(III) was proposed.     

Aromatic polyaminocarboxylate ligands for energy transfer luminescence measurements of lanthanide ions in aqueous solutions

The promising ligand candidates for the energy transfer luminescence measurements of lanthanide (Ln) chelates on aqueous matrices are first proposed. The ligands are; 2[(2-amino-5-methyl-phenoxy)methyl]-6-methoxy-8-aminoquinoline-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate (Quin 2), 1,2-bis(2-amino-phenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate (BAPTA), and 1,2-bis(2-amino-5-fluoro-phenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate (F-BAPTA). The Ln-chelates of these aromatic polyaminocarboxylates show the sensitized emission which results from efficient ligand-centered light absorption, and the interesting selectivity is seen; BAPTA and F-BAPTA form the luminescent chelates only with Tb(III) and Dy(III) ions, whereas the emission from Sm(III) and Eu(III) ions is greatly sensitized with Quin 2. The sufficient emission intensity can be obtained even in slightly alkaline aqueous solutions without any addition of surfactants or organic solvents. These octadentate ligands are fairly capable of shielding central Ln ions from quenching by surrounding water molecules. The luminescence enhancement factors are 1600 for Tb(III) ion with BAPTA (em.544 nm) and 1380 for Eu(III) ion with Quin 2 (em. 615 nm), respectively, being relative to their aqueous chloride solutions.     

Changes in hydration of lanthanide ions on binding to DNA in aqueous solution

The interaction of the trivalent lanthanides Ce(III), Eu(III), and Tb(III) with sodium deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in aqueous solution has been studied using their luminescence spectra and decays. Complexation with DNA is indicated by changes in luminescence intensity. In the system terbium(III)-DNA, changes in luminescence with pH are suggested to be due to the protonation of phosphate groups. The degree of hydration of Tb(III) on binding to DNA is followed by luminescence lifetime measurements in water and deuterium oxide solutions, and it is found that the lanthanide ion loses at least one hydration water on binding to long double stranded DNA at pH 4.7 and pH 7. Rather different behavior is observed on binding to long or short single stranded DNA, where six water molecules are lost, independent of pH. It is suggested that in this case the lanthanide probably binds to the bases of the DNA backbone. The DNA conformation seems to be an important factor in the binding. In addition, the isotopic effect on terbium luminescence lifetime may provide a useful method to distinguish between single and double stranded DNA. DSC results are consistent with cleavage of the double helix of DNA at pH 9 in the presence of terbium.     

Aqueous solution and solid state interactions of lanthanide ions with a methacrylic ester polymer bearing pendant 15‐crown‐5 moieties

The interaction between trivalent lanthanide ions and poly(1,4,7,10,13‐pentaoxacyclopentadecan‐2‐yl‐methyl methacrylate), PCR5, in aqueous solution and in the solid state have been studied. In aqueous solution, evidence of a weak interaction between the lanthanides and PCR5 comes from the small red shift of the Ce(III) emission spectra and the slight broadening of the Gd(III) EPR spectra. From the Tb(III) lifetimes in the presence of H₂O and D₂O the loss of one or two water coordinated molecules is confirmed when Tb(III) is bound to PCR5. An association constant of the order of 200 M^?1 was obtained for a 1:1 (lanthanide:15‐crown‐5) complex from the shift of the polymer NMR signals induced by Tb(III). A similar association constant is obtained from the differences of the molar conductivity of Ce(III) solution at various concentrations in presence and absence of PCR5. When Tb(III) is adsorbed on PCR5 membranes, lifetime experiments in H₂O and D₂O confirm the loss of 5 or 6 water coordinated molecules indicating that in solid state the lanthanide(III)‐PCR5 interaction is stronger than in solution. The adsorption of Ce(III) in PCR5 membranes shows a Langmuir type isotherm, from which an equilibrium constant of 39 M^?1 has been calculated. SEM shows that the membrane morphology is not much affected by lanthanide adsorption. Support for lanthanide ion–crown interactions comes from ab initio calculations on 15‐crown‐5/La(III) complex. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 1788–1799, 2007     

Tb(III) Speciation in Human Blood Plasma by Computer Simulation

With the wide application of rare earth fertilizer and medicines1, more and more rare earths enter into environment, and also into human body via food chain. Now it is very urgent to study the biological effect of rare earths on human health and environment. After entering into human body by whatever route, lanthanide ions are transported to secondary deposition sites mainly via the plasma in the blood stream. So it is very important to study lanthanides speciation in human blood plasma. Becau…     

温度对铽（III）-转铁蛋白溶液构象的影响

在pH 7.4,0.01 mol/L N-2-羟乙基哌嗪-N’-2-乙磺酸（Hepes）条件下,铽 （III）与N,N’-二（2-羟苄基）乙二胺-N,N’-二乙酸（HBED）结合并发生交换 相互作用使铽（III）荧光增强10~4倍,通过监测铽（III）545 nm荧光强度的变化 测定了Tb-HBED配合物的条件稳定常数是lgK = 14.30 ± 0.49;Tb-HBED配合物中 配体、铽（III）荧光强度均随着温度的升高而降低。在pH 7.4,0.01 mol/L Hepes条件下,Tb_N-apoTf-Tb_C配合物中蛋白质的荧光强度随着温度的升高而降 低,而能量受体铽（III）的荧光强度随着温度的升高而增强,主要源于铽（III） 与螺旋5色氨酸残基间的无辐射能量转移;当温度由0 ℃上升到55 ℃时,平均能量 转移效率AE值增加了29%,给体、受体间距离R有约4.2%的减小,温度变化引起 Tb_N-apoTf-Tb_C配合物大的构象变化;铽（III）与人血清脱铁转铁蛋白的结合使 蛋白质的变性温度降低。同样条件下,Tb_N-apoOTf-Tb_C配合物与Tb_N-apoTf- Tb_C配合物有所不同,虽然能量给体的荧光强度随着温度的增加而减小,但铽（ III）荧光强度没有明显的增强;铽（III）对蛋白质的变性温度几乎没有影响。     

Mixed chelates of some trivalent lanthanide ions containing (trans-1,2-cyclhexylenedinitrilo)tetraacetate and norleucinate

Summary Formation constants of mixed chelates with (trans-1,2-cyclohexylenedinitrilo)tetra-acetate (DCTA) as primary ligand and norleucinate (nle) as secondary ligand with metal ions La(III), Ce(III), Pr(III), Sm(III), Gd(III), Tb(III), Dy(III), Er(III), and Yb(III) have been determined by the modified potentiometricpH titration method of Irving-Rossotti in aqueous medium at (295±1) K and fixed ionic strength of =0.1M (NaClO₄). Formation constants of binary complexes of the metal ions with the secondary ligand have also been determined under identical conditions. The mixed chelates were found to be more stable than the binary ones. The order of stabilities in terms of metal ions is La(III)Gd(III)

Gemischte Chelate einiger dreiwertiger Lanthanidenionen mit (trans-1,2-Cyclohexylendinitril)tetraacetat und Norleucinat

Zusammenfassung Es wurden die Komplexbildungskonstanten gemischter Chelate mit (trans-1,2-Cyclohexylendinitril)tetraacetat als Primärkomponente und Norleucinat als Sekundärkomponente mit den Metallionen La(III), Ce(III), Pr(III), Sm(III), Gd(III), Tb(III), Dy(III), Er(III) und Yb(III) mittels einer modifizierten potentiometrischen Titrationsmethode nach Irving-Rossotti in wäßrigem Medium bei (295±1) K und einer konstanten Ionenstärke von =0.1M (NaClO₄) bestimmt. Die Bildungskonstanten der binären Komplexe der Metallionen mit dem Sekundärliganden wurden ebenfalls unter identen Bedingungen bestimmt. Es wurde festgestellt, daß die gemischten Chelate stabiler sind als die binären. Die Stabilitätsreihenfolge bezüglich der Metallionen ist La(III)Gd(III)     

Tb(III)‐modified properties of thermosensitive core–shell microspheres

A novel functional complex with the thermosensitive, magnetic, and fluorescent properties of poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)‐grafted poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide‐co‐styrene) (PNNS) microspheres and Tb(III), PNNS–Tb(III), has been synthesized and characterized with different techniques. When PNNS with a core–shell structure interacts with Tb(III), Tb(III) mainly bonds to oxygen of the carbonyl groups of PNNS, forming the novel PNNS–Tb(III) complex. PNNS shows antiferromagnetic behavior, whereas the PNNS–Tb(III) complex exhibits paramagnetic behavior. The saturation magnetization is approximately 50 times higher than that of PNNS. The fluorescence intensity of the PNNS–Tb(III)complex at 545 nm is enhanced as much as 223 times in comparison with that of pure Tb(III). The novel magnetic and fluorescent properties of the PNNS–Tb(III) complex may be useful in biomedicine and fluorescence systems. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 44: 3121–3127, 2006     

Study on interaction between Tb(III) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)

A new kind of the thermo-sensitive and fluorescent complex of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and Tb(III) was synthesized by free radical polymerization, in which PNIPAM was used as a polymer ligand. The complex was characterized by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ultraviolet-visual (UV), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and fluorescence spectroscopy. The results from the experiments indicated that there is a strong interaction between PNIPAM and Tb(III), leading to a decrease in the electron density of nitrogen and oxygen atoms and an increase in the electron density of Tb(III) in the PNIPAM containing Tb(III) by contrast with PNIPAM and Tb(III), respectively, meanwhile, exhibiting that the Tb(III) is mainly bonded to oxygen atoms in the polymer chain of PNIPAM and formed the complex of PNIPAM-Tb(III). After forming the PNIPAM-Tb(III) complex, the emission fluorescence intensity of Tb(III) in the PNIPAM-Tb(III) complex is significantly enhanced because the effective intramolecular energy transfer from PNIPAM to Tb(III). Especially, the emission intensity of the fluorescence peak at 547 nm can be increased as high as 145 times comparing with that of the pure Tb(III). The intramolecular energy transfer efficiency for fluorescence peak at 547 nm can reach as high as 68%. The fluorescence intensity is related the weight ratio of Tb(III) and PNIPAM in the PNIPAM-Tb(III) complex. When the weight ratio is 1.4%, the maximum fluorescence enhancement can be obtained. Nevertheless, the lower critical solution temperature of PNIPAM containing a low content of Tb(III) has not obviously changed after the formation of the complex of PNIPAM-Tb(III) by the interaction between PNIPAM and Tb(III). This novel thermosensitive and fluorescence characterization of the PNIPAM-Tb(III) complex may be useful in the fluorescence systems and the biomedical field.     

On the flocculation and re-dissolution of trivalent lanthanide metal ions by sodium dodecyl sulfate in aqueous solutions

The interaction between aqueous solutions of trivalent lanthanide ions (M(3+): La(III) and Gd(III) and Tb (III)) at fixed (1mM) concentrations and various concentrations of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), ranging from pre- to post-micellar, has been investigated by ICP-AES (La(III) and Gd(III)), luminescence spectra (Gd(III)) and lifetimes (Tb(III)) and (139)La NMR spectroscopy. It has been found that at concentration ratios, r=[SDS]/[M(3+)], around the charge neutralization value (ca. 3), dodecyl sulfate (DS(-)) anion interacts with the metal ions to form insoluble aggregates. The metal ion-DS(-) complexes remain flocculated for r values below 5-6 (Gd(III) and La(III), respectively), while at higher r values, re-dissolution takes place. The flocculated aggregates have been characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, and show a lamellar structure. Job plot method indicates that a complex with a 1:3 (M(3+):DS(-)) stoichiometry is formed. From ICP-AES analysis, a model based on a three-step mechanism has been developed and association constants calculated. For all systems the interaction between DS(-) and metal ions follows an associative process with K values ranging between K(1)=10 and K(3)=10(4). These data are discussed on the basis of the physical-chemical characteristics of the metal ions. Re-dissolution with increasing surfactant concentration is attributed to formation of mixed lanthanide/sodium dodecyl sulfate aggregates, with the relative lanthanide fraction in these species decreasing with increasing SDS concentration.     

Study on interaction between Tb(III) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-g-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-styrene) core-shell nanoparticles

Based on the synthesis of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-styrene) P(NIPAM-co-St) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) grafted P(NIPAM-co-St) core-shell nanoparticle, a new kind of thermoresponsive and fluorescent complex of Tb(III) and PNIPAM-g-P(NIPAM-co-St) (PNNS) was successfully prepared. The PNNS-Tb(III) complex was characterized with the different techniques. It was found that when PNNS with the core-shell structure interact with Tb(III), Tb(III) mainly bonded to O of the carbonyl groups of PNNS, forming the novel PNNS-Tb(III) complex. After forming the complex, the emission fluorescence intensity of Tb(III) in the complex is significantly enhanced. Especially, the maximum emission intensity of the PNNS-Tb(III) complex at 545 nm is enhanced about 223 times comparing to that of the pure Tb(III) because the effective intramolecular energy transfer from PNNS to Tb(III). The intramolecular energy transfer efficiency from PNNS to Tb(III) reaches 50%. The fluorescence intensity is related the weight ratio of Tb(III) and PNNS in the PNNS-Tb(III) complex. When the weight ratio of Tb(III) and the PNNS is 12 wt%, the enhancement of the emission fluorescence intensity at 545 nm is highest. This novel fluorescence characterization of the PNNS-Tb(III) complex may be useful in the fluorescence systems and the biomedical field.     

Tb(III)与PNIPAM接枝核壳纳米微球相互作用的研究

利用透射电镜、X射线光电子能谱、动态激光光散射和荧光光谱技术对Tb(III)与聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(PNIPAM)接枝核壳纳米微球PNIPAM-g-P(NIPAM-co-St) (PNNS)的相互作用进行了研究. 结果表明: Tb(III)和热敏性的核壳纳米微球PNNS有显著的相互作用. 其一, Tb(III)可与PNNS中酰胺基团上的氧原子配位形成微球配合物Tb(III)-PNNS; 其二, Tb(III)-PNNS微球配合物兼具热敏性; 其三, 该配合物在545 nm处的荧光强度较Tb(III)增大了233倍, Tb(III)与PNNS分子间能量传递达到50%, 当Tb(III) 质量分数为12%时荧光强度最大.     

Application of long-lived luminescence for detection in liquid chromatography

Summary Quenched and sensitized lanthanide luminescence as detection in liquid chromatography has been investigated. An important advantage in comparison with phosphorescence is that the long-lived luminescence as applied does not require deoxygenation of the samples. In order to obtain a high luminescence intensity Tb(III) complexes with acetylacetonate have been formed, after which indirect excitation of Tb(III) can be realized via the ligands. The potential of Tb(III) luminescence as a detection method in ion chromatography has been shown for chromate, which is an efficient quencher. Sensitizing of the Tb(III) luminescence has been applied for thiol-containing analytes. These compounds are derivatized with maleimidyl salicylic acid to complexes that sensitize the Tb(III) luminescence. From a comparison of the results obtained with normal fluorescence detection and time-resolved sensitized Tb(III) luminescence detection it has become clear that the last method has a higher sensitivity, but in particular a higher selectivity.     

Columinescence effect in macromolecular complexes of Eu(III) and Tb(III)

The effect of Y(III) and Gd(III) coactivator ions on the intensity of Eu(III) and Tb(III) luminescence in monomer and polymer mixed-metal complexes was studied. Isomorphic replacement of Eu(III) and Tb(III) ions by Y(III) and Gd(III) ions in macromolecular complexes led to sensitization of Eu(III) and Tb(III) ion luminescence. A mechanism of columinescence was suggested. It involves a charge transfer and the ligand orbitals and the vacant orbitals of Eu(III) and Tb(III) ions and coactivators.     

一种吡啶酰胺类配体与Tb(Ⅲ)配位模式的探讨

研究了Tb(Ⅲ)对配体N,N-二(2-羧基苯基)-2,6-吡啶二甲酰胺(BCPD)的乙醇溶液的荧光滴定光谱,结果发现滴定过程中两者之间可能存在两种结合模式[(BCPD)_2Tb和(BCPD) Tb]。通过进一步研究配体BCPD的荧光发射光谱和时间扫描荧光分析Tb(Ⅲ)的特征光谱,从不同角度证明了两种不同配位模式的存在并分析了原因。研究结果进一步丰富和完善了稀土有机配合物的配位理论,对荧光材料的制备具有一定指导意义。     

Investigation of Ion-Binding Properties of Synthetic Polyelectrolytes with The Tb[III] Luminescence Probe

The binding properties of trivalent metal ions to polyelectrolytes were investigated through the use of Tb(III) luminescence studies. The condensation of Tb(III) with the homopolymers poly(acrylic acid) and poly(methacrylic acid) was studied in detail. In addition, the 1 : 1 copolymers of maleic acid with ethylene, isobutene, and 2,4,4-trimethyl-1-pentene were also examined. The emission intensity of the 305 nm Tb(III) hypersensitive excitation band was found to correlate with the size of the alkyl group on the polymer chains. Tb(III) luminescence lifetime studies indicated that the metal ion binding site was equivalent over a wide range of Tb(III)/polymer ratios. The number of solvent molecules coordinated by Tb(III) in the various polymer complexes was determined and found to range between 3.5 and 4 molecules of water of hydration.     

The conjugate base of malonaldehyde as antenna-ligand towards trivalent europium and terbium ions

Coordination compounds having formulae [M(MA)₃] _n and M(MA)(^Me2Tp)₂ (M = Y, Eu, Tb; MA = conjugate base of malonaldehyde; ^Me2Tp = tris(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-yl)borate) were synthesized and characterized. The photoluminescence features of the europium and terbium derivatives were investigated. By comparing the herein reported photoluminescence data with those relative to analogous nitro- and bromomalonaldehyde derivatives, it appears that the conjugate base of malonaldehyde is a more efficient antenna-ligand for the sensitization of Tb(III) luminescence. The experimental data were rationalized on the basis of DFT calculations. Tb(MA)(^Me2Tp)₂ was used as dopant for the preparation of luminescent plastic materials based on poly(methyl methacrylate).     

Visible-light sensitisation of Tb(III) luminescence using a blue-emitting Ir(III) complex as energy-donor

In Ir(III)/Tb(III) dyads in which the excited state energy of the Ir(III) unit lies above 22,000 cm(-1), visible-light excitation of the Ir(III) chromophore results in sensitised emission from Tb(III) following Ir → Tb energy-transfer.     

Probing metal binding in the 8-17 DNAzyme by TbIII luminescence spectroscopy

Metal-dependent cleavage activities of the 8-17 DNAzyme were found to be inhibited by Tb(III) ions, and the apparent inhibition constant in the presence of 100 microM of Zn(II) was measured to be 3.3+/-0.3 microM. The apparent inhibition constants increased linearly with increasing Zn(II) concentration, and the inhibition effect could be fully rescued with addition of active metal ions, indicating that Tb(III) is a competitive inhibitor and that the effect is completely reversible. The sensitized Tb(III) luminescence at 543 nm was dramatically enhanced when Tb(III) was added to the DNAzyme-substrate complex. With an inactive DNAzyme in which the GT wobble pair was replaced with a GC Watson-Crick base pair, the luminescence enhancement was slightly decreased. In addition, when the DNAzyme strand was replaced with a complete complementary strand to the substrate, no significant luminescence enhancement was observed. These observations suggest that Tb(III) may bind to an unpaired region of the DNAzyme, with the GT wobble pair playing a role. Luminescence lifetime measurements in D(2)O and H(2)O suggested that Tb(III) bound to DNAzyme is coordinated by 6.7+/-0.2 water molecules and two or three functional groups from the DNAzyme. Divalent metal ions competed for the Tb(III) binding site(s) in the order Co(II)>Zn(II)>Mn(II)>Pb(II)>Ca(II) approximately Mg(II). This order closely follows the order of DNAzyme activity, with the exception of Pb(II). These results indicate that Pb(II), the most active metal ion, competes for Tb(III) binding differently from other metal ions such as Zn(II), suggesting that Pb(II) may bind to a different site from that for the other metal ions including Zn(II) and Tb(III).