Design, synthesis, and luminescence properties of bridged dimetallic lanthanide coordination compounds | Posted on:2014-07-17 | Degree:Ph.D | Type:Dissertation | University:Wayne State University | Candidate:Moore, Jeremiah D | Full Text:PDF | GTID:1451390005987747 | Subject:Chemistry | Abstract/Summary: | | I synthesized and characterized new homo- and heterodimetallic Eu 3+- and Tb3+-containing complexes. Solution-phase luminescence measurements and density functional theory (DFT)-optimized structures indicated that all complexes were nearly isostructural and contained a dimetallic lanthanide core bridged by three oxygen atoms that are covalently bound to the ligand backbone. The homodimetallic Eu3+ complex behaved as a concentration-independent pH sensor that correlates the luminescence-decay rate of the complex to pH. The probable mechanism of pH sensing was attributed to the modulation of a hydroxyl oscillator in the Eu3+ coordination sphere, which was a previously unreported method to sense pH. The heterodimetallic Tb 3+/Eu3+ complex displayed energy transfer from Tb 3+ to Eu3+ that is unprecedentedly efficient. The observed energy transfer confirmed that the Tb3+-Eu3+ distance in the heterodimetallic complex is within 10 Å and demonstrated a unique interaction between lanthanide ions. | Keywords/Search Tags: | Lanthanide, Complex, Heterodimetallic | | Related items |
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