Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade da Coru?a, Campus da Zapateira s/n 15071 A Coru?a, Spain.
Abstract:
The complex Gd(L)(H2O)]3- (H(6)L =N,N'-bis(6-carboxy-2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine-N,N'-methylenephosphonic acid) displays the highest water exchange rate ever measured for a Gd(III) chelate (k(298)(ex)= 8.8 x 10(8) s(-1)), which is attributed to the flexibility of the metal coordination environment.