Spectrofluorimetric Study of the Complexes Between Calcein and Lanthanide(III) Ions

ABSTRACT

The equilibrium of calcein, an H6L type fluorescent ligand, with lanthanide(III) ions, Ln(III), was studied spectrofluorimetrically in aqueous solution at constant ionic strength =0.1 (KC1), pH 8.0 and 25.0±0.1°C. Application of the mole ratio and continuous variation methods reveals the formation of 1:1 complexes. The conditional stability constants (β') were calculated from the analysis of the observed fluorescence vs. [Ln(III)]/[calcein] mole ratio data by using an iterative non-linear least-squares computer program. The values obtained for β' are in the range 5.24×10⁶-5.77×10⁷ The thermodynamic stability constant (β) were estimated by calculating the sidereaction coefficients (α) fro lanthanides and calcein. The β values obtained were from 3.2×10¹² to 3.6×10¹³