A Highly Triflated Rare‐Earth Ion in [Eu(O3SCF3)8]5− |
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| Authors: | Jörn Bruns Sascha Krüger Dr. Matthias Adlung Prof. Dr. Claudia Wickleder Oliver Niehaus Prof. Dr. Rainer Pöttgen Prof. Dr. Thorsten Klüner Jessica Kräuter Prof. Dr. Mathias S. Wickleder |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Carl von Ossietzky Universit?t Oldenburg, Institut für Chemie, Carl‐von‐Ossietzky Strasse 9‐11, 26129 Oldenburg (Germany), Fax: (+49)?441‐798‐3352;2. Universit?t Siegen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Adolf‐Reichwein‐Strasse 2, 57068 Siegen (Germany);3. Westf?lische Wilhelms Universit?t Münster, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Corrensstrasse 30, 48149 Münster (Germany) |
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| Abstract: | The reaction of Eu2O3 with fuming nitric acid, trifluormethanesulfonic acid, and its anhydride in torch‐sealed glass ampoules at 120 °C gave the europium compound (NO)5[Eu(O3SCF3)8] (orthorhombic, Fddd, Z=16, a=1932.69(4), b=2878.44(7), c=2955.12(7) pm, V=16439.7(7) Å3). The compound exhibits the [Eu(O3SCF3)8]5? anion showing for the first time a lanthanide ion that is exclusively coordinated by eight triflate anions. The anion has been further investigated by DFT calculations, which also allowed clear assignment of the vibrational spectra. Moreover, magnetochemical and luminescence measurements gave additional insight into the properties of this complex. The luminescence spectra revealed that the Eu3+ ions are in a pseudo D4d symmetric environment. |
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| Keywords: | europium luminescence rare earths thermal decomposition vibrational spectroscopy |
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