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Self‐Assembly of a Trinuclear Luminescent Europium Complex |
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| Authors: | Soumaila Zebret Nathalie Dupont Gérald Bernardinelli Dr Josef Hamacek Dr |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Inorganic, Analytical and Applied Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai E. Ansermet, 1211 Geneva (Switzerland), Fax: (+41)?22‐379‐6830;2. Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai E. Ansermet, 1211 Geneva (Switzerland);3. Laboratory of X‐ray Crystallography, University of Geneva, 24 quai E. Ansermet, 1211 Geneva (Switzerland) |
| Abstract: | Triangular luminescent box : Self‐assembly of a new multidentate receptor with europium cations results in the formation of trinuclear discrete complexes. X‐ray crystallography shows that nine‐coordinate cations are linked by ligands to provide a triangular complex in the solid state and in solution. Despite the coordinated solvent molecules, this topologically unusual complex exhibits remarkable luminescent properties.  |
| Keywords: | europium luminescence self‐assembly supramolecular chemistry trinuclear complexes |