Synthesis and luminescence properties of rare earth ternary complexes consisting of Tb(Ⅲ), β-diketones and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen)

In order to study the luminescent properties of ternary rare earth complexes with fl-diketone ligand, three new β-diketone ligands, 1-phenyl-3-（p-phenylethynylphenyl）-1,3-propanedione（HPPP）, 1-（2-thienyl）-3-（p-phenylethynylphenyl）-1,3-propanedione （HTPP） and 1-（2-furyl）-3-（p-phenylethynylphenyl）-1,3-propanedione （HFPP）, were synthesized by Sonogashira coupling reaction and Claisen condensation. Three new ternary rare earth complexes, TbL3phen （L = PPP, TPP, or FPP）, were synthesized by the reaction of rare earth chloride TbCl3,1,10-phenanthroline （phen） with HPPP, HTPP, or HFPP respectively, in alcohol solution. The compositions were characterized by means of elemental analysis, chemical analysis, and IR spectra. Luminescent properties of the three new complexes have been studied. The results show that the ternary Yb（Ⅲ） complexes only emit the weak fluorescence of the Tb（Ⅲ） ion, which reveals the triplet state energy of the ligands does not match well with the excited state vibrating energy of Tb^3＋ ion.

Synthesis and fluorescent properties in complexes of Eu( Ⅲ), Tb( Ⅲ), and Sm( Ⅲ) with β-diketone and 2,2′-bipyridine

Three new rare earth ternary complexes, RE(PB)_3bpy (RE=Sm^(3+) , Eu^(3+) , and Tb^(3+) ), were synthesized by the reaction of 1-(p-phenylethynyl- phenyl)-1,3-butanedione (HPB) and 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) with rare earth chloride RECl_3 , respectively, in alcohol solution. The compositions were characterized by means of infrared (IR) spectra, chemical analysis, elemental analysis, and thermodynamic analysis. Luminescent properties of the three complexes were studied. At room temperature, under UV light excitation, the Sm^(3+) , Eu^(3+) , and Tb^(3+) complexes exhibit characteristic emission of the central ions. The fluorescence spectra show that the fluorescence emission intensity of Eu^(3+) complex is the strongest. The narrow strongest emission band of Eu^(3+) complex is considered to be a valuable material with bright red fluorescence.

Synthesis and luminescence properties of rare earth ternary complexes consisting of Eu(III), β-diketones and 1,10-phenanthroline

Three novel β-diketones （HPPP, HTPP, and HFPP） ligands were synthesized by Sonogashira coupling reaction and Claisen condensation. The structure of β-diketones was confirmed with elemental analysis, IR, NMR and MS spectra. Three new ternary complexes consisting of Eu（Ⅲ）, β-diketones, and 1,10-phenanthroline（phen） were synthesized and characterized as TbL3phen （L=PPP, TPP, FPP） with elemental analysis, chemical analysis, and IR spectra, and their luminescence properties were studied.

Aerobic Enantioselective Epoxidation of Styrene Analogues Induced by (β-Diketone)-iron( Ⅲ ) Complex

Tris（d,d-dicampholylmethanato） iron （Ⅲ） complex, Fe（dcm）3, was found to be an excellent catalyst for asymmetric oxygenation of styrene analogues into the corresponding epoxides. Good chemical yields and higher enantioselectivity were obtained with combined use of molecular oxygen and an aldehyde at 30℃, Some factors influencing enantioselectivity were discussed.

Catalytic Asymmetric Cyclopropanation using a New Chiral β-Diketone Cu (Ⅱ) Complex as a Catalyst

A new chiral β-diketone Cu (Ⅱ) catalyst was synthesized and used for the asymmetric cyclopropanation of styrene with diazoester. A high optical yield (~90%) was achieved. The effect of the structure of substrate on the enantioselectivity was studied. Both chendcal yield and optical yield being reduced when the steric bulky substrate was employed. The reaction mechanism and the chiral model of the transition state are under fufther investigation.

Two Near-infrared Emissive Lanthanide-based Metal-organic Complexes Constructed from Efficient Energy Transfer Ligand

Utilizing two polycarboxylic acids as primary ligands and 1,10-phenanthrolion as an auxiliary ligand in the existence of lanthanide nitrates, two lanthanide-based complexes formulated as [Nd4（2,6-pydc OH）6（Phen）4（H2O）2]（H2O）2（1） and [Yb2（mBDC）3（Phen）2]n（2）（2,6-H2 pydc OH = 4-hydroxypyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, m-H_2BDC = isophthalic acid, Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） have been solvothermally synthesized. They have been fully characterized by satisfactory elemental analysis, FT-IR spectra, TGA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction study reveals that 1 has a zero-dimensional structure and 2 exhibits a rare cds topological net structure. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibit strong characteristic emissions of Nd（Ⅲ） and Yb（Ⅲ） ions in the near-infrared（NIR） region.

Design, Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Photoluminescence Properties of Four New Europium (III) Complexes with Fluorinated β-Diketone Ligand

The strong photoluminescence properties of europium complexes with organic ligands attracted the attention of many researchers and found a wide range of uses in medical, industrial and biological fields. In this article, four new Tetrakis europium complexes 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d have been prepared using 1-phenyl-4,4,4-trifluoro-1,3-butenedionato ligand and pyridinium, bipyridinium, piperazinium and piperidinium counter cations. These complexes have been characterized by negative FAB-mass. The crystal structures of 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The complex 3a crystallized in monoclinic form, space group P21/n with four molecules in the unit cell. The complex 3b crystallized in monoclinic form, space group P2/n with two complex molecules in the unit cell. The complex 3c crystallized in monoclinic form, space group C2/c with sixteen molecules in the unit cell. The complex 3d crystallized in monoclinic form, space group P21/n with four complex molecules in the unit cell. The complex 3a has 1,2-alternative structure, 3b has 1,3-alternative structure, 3c has cone like structure and 3d has partial cone like structure. The photoluminescence properties of these complexes have been evaluated. Strong red emissions were observed in all four complexes due to 5D0 → 7F2 transition of Europium (III) ions under UV excitation. Four β-diketone ligands acted as strong antenna ligands and transferred the absorbed energy to europium (III) ion effectively;consequently strong red luminescence was observed.

UV-Vis Spectrum and the Third-order Nonlinear Optical Properties of the Chiral Camphorderived β-diketonate Platinum Complexes

UV-Vis spectrum and the third-order nonlinear optical properties of the chiral camphor-derived β-diketonate have been studied at the B3LYP/6-31G＊ level. The results showed that the introduction of electron-drawing group -CF3 and -C3F7 on β-diketonate made the strongest absorption peak red-shift and the lowest energy absorption blue-shied. Introduction of -OC2H5 on the benzene or pyridine ring made the lowest energy absorption blue-shift. When the -C2H3 was introduced on the benzene or pyridine ring, the lowest energy absorption was red-shifted. Introduction of electron-donating group on β-diketonate can enlarge their nonlinear optical properties. On the contrary, the introduction of electron-drawing group dropped it down.

3,6-Bis-β-Dicarbonylsubstituted Carbazoles Bearing N-Spacers and Their Eu(III) Complexes as Immunofluorescent Labelling Agents

New reagents for immunofluorescence analysis of carbazole series containing fluorinated β-dicarbonyl fragments and carboxylic substituent groups separated by spacers of different lengths from the light-gathering carbazole scaffold have been developed. The markers in complex with Eu3+ ions possess stability in the aqueous phase, intense and prolonged luminescence (τ 550 - 570 μs) with characteristic emission maxima in the region of 615 nm and excitation wavelengths in the region of 380 - 390 nm, which distinguishes them from most of the analogs used. In the study of marker conjugation with streptavidin, a reagent containing 4 - 5 europium labeling complexes based on spacer-containing carbazole tetraketone was obtained. The marker-doped silicate nanoparticles exhibit intense and long-lived luminescence in the characteristic region.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Luminescent Property of an Eu^(3+) Complex

A new Eu（Ⅲ） complex, {[Eu（tta）2（C2H5OH）（NO3）]2（bmp）}·bmp（tta = 2-thenoyltrifluoro- acetonate, bmp = 2,2＇-bipyrimidine）, has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, luminescence and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic P21/n space group, with a = 11.894（6）, b = 14.235（8）, c = 19.078（10） A, β = 103.423（9）°, V = 3142（3） A3, Z = 2, Mr = 1721.10, Dc = 1.819 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1696, the final R = 0.0452 and wR = 0.1398 for 5375 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. In the complex, each Eu（Ⅲ） ion is coordinated with four oxygen atoms from two tta ligands and two nitrogen atoms from a bmp ligand, three oxygen atoms from one NO3- anion and one ethanol molecule, forming a distorted tricapped trigonal prism geometry. Luminescence measurement indicates that the europium complex is a strong red emitter in the solid state at room temperature.

Syntheses, Crystal Structure and Photoluminescence Properties of Piperidinium Tetrakis (1,3-Diphenyl-1,3-Propanedionato) Europate(III) Complex and Its Two Different Crystals

Treatment of 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedione 1a with europium (III) chloride in the presence of piperidine results in the halide ligands exchange giving newly piperidinium tetrakis (1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedionato)europate(III) complex 2a. The complex was characterized by 1H-NMR, positive FAB-mass, and Elemental Analysis. The exact molecular structure of 2a was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction with the monoclinic space group Cc (centrosymmetric, No.13). The large cavity sizes of the complex 2a facilitated the inclusion of water and benzene solvate molecules. The other two different crystals 2b, 2c having two water molecules and one benzene moleculewere obtained by the crystallization in different solvents and the exact molecular structures were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis with space groups P21/n (centrosymmetric, No.14), and P21/n (centrosymmetric, No.14), respectively. The eight coordinate structures of the complexes in the three crystals were slightly different due to the crystal packing and the existence of the solvent molecule(s). The photoluminescence studies indicated that four β-diketone ligands acted as strong antenna ligands and transferred the absorbed energy to europium (III) ion, consequently red luminescence was observed. These strong emissions wereattributed to the 5D0 → 7F2 transition of Europium (III) ions under UV excitation. The photoluminescence spectrum of the three crystals was almost same in solid as well as in solution.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Characterization of a One-dimensional Supramolecular Rare Earth Complex of N-(6-(4-Methylpyridinyl))ketoacetamide

A one-dimensional （1D） supramolecular rare earth complex [Nd（NO3）2L2-（C3H6O）][NdL（NO3）4]} （L=N-（6-（4-methylpyridinyl））ketoacetamide） has been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and electronic spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1^- with a=0.9146（6）, b=1.2581（8）, c=2.2316（14） nm, α=99.352（10）,β=97.209（9）, γ=103.935（9）°, V=2.422（3） nm3, Dc=1.776 g/cm^3, C33H42N12Nd2O25, Mr=1295.27, Z=2, F（000）=1288, μ=2.217 mm-1, R=0.0508and wR=0.1046 for 5173 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. In the structure of the title complex,one-dimensional supramolecular double-chains are formed by intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions.

Lanthanide complexes with β-diketones and coumarin derivates:synthesis,thermal behaviour,optical and pharmacological properties and immobilisation

The paper presents the results of the synthesis of complexes of the ty pe Eu(DBM) 3 and Eu(DBM) 3·Q(DBM-dibenzoylmethane,Q-1,10-phenantroline or 4,7-d iphenyl-1,10-phenantroline) and of Tb-and Nd-complexes with the newly-synthesis ed coumarin derivates 3,3’-[(4-chlorphenyl) methylene) bis(4-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one) ,3,3’-[(3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxy) methylene) bis(4-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one) ,etc. Elemental and thermogravimetric analysis,IR,UV,NMR and fluorescence spe ctroscopy and X-ray analysis were applied for characterisation of the complexes. Some peculiarities of the synthetic procedures for both types of complexes were discussed and the influence of the synthetic approach,pH of the reaction mediu m,temperature of synthesis and drying of the complexes on the composition,stab ility and optical properties was reported. The immobilisation of the complexes i n thin films based on sol-gel produced SiO2 and on polymethylmethacrylate was st udied. The optimal conditions for preparation of the matrices(composition of th e starting system,temperature and time of sol aging,etc.) were recommended. Th e film morphology was evaluated by fluorescence,scanning electron and atomic fo rce microscopy. The interaction of the lanthanide ions with the matrices and the influence of their nature,the effect of the in-situ polymerisation and other f actors on photoluminescent excitation and emission spectra and excited state lif e-times of the complexes were followed. The effect of the second ligand on the p hotoluminescence properties of the immobilised diketonates was further elucidate d. Processes involved in the thermal decomposition of the complexes and microcom posites produced on their base were proposed. Preliminary results on the pharmac ological properties of the coumarin complexes reported showed unambiguously high er cytotoxicity of the Nd complex in comparison with that of the respective ligand.

Fluorescence enhancement of Tb(Ⅲ) complex with a new β-diketone ligand by 1,10-phenanthroline

A novel β-diketone, 1-（3,4,5-trisbenzyloxy）benzoyl-5-benzoyl acetylacetone （TBAA）, and its corresponding binary Tb（Ⅲ） complex Tb（TBAA）3·2H2O and ternary complex Tb（TBAA）3Phen with 1,10-phenanthroline （Phen） were prepared. The ligand was characterized based on elemental analysis, FT-IR, and 1H NMR. The complexes were characterized with elemental analysis, FT-IR and thermogravimetry and derivative thermogravimetry （TG-DTG）. Photoluminescence measurements indicated that the energy absorbed by the organic ligand was efficiently transferred to the central Tb3＋ ions, and the complex showed intense and characteristic emissions due to the 5D4→7FJ transitions of the central Tb3＋ ions. Both complexes showed longer fluorescence lifetimes. After the introduction of the second ligand Phen group, the relative emission intensities and fluorescence lifetimes of the ternary complex Tb（TBAA）3Phen enhanced more obviously than that of the binary complex Tb（TBAA）3·2H2O. This indicated that the presence of the ligand TBAA and the second ligand Phen could sensitize fluorescence intensities of Tb（Ⅲ） ions, and the introduction of Phen group resulted in the enhancement of the fluorescence properties of the Tb（Ⅲ） ternary rare earth complex.

Water-induced luminescence improvement in a lanthanide β-diketone complex for monitoring water purity

Water-caused luminescence quenching is a well-known and intractable issue for luminescence lanthanide complexes, greatly confining their broad application as sensing and displaying devices in water system.Herein, an anionic and coordination-saturated lanthanide complex with a nanosheet-like structure has been prepared. It exhibits excellent photophysical properties both in solid state and in aqueous suspension. Noteworthily, a 13% improvement for sensitization efficiency from organic ligand to central lanthanide ion has been realized, indicating an exceptional phenomenon of water-induced luminescence improvement which is rarely reported previously. Moreover, the aqueous suspension of as-prepared luminophore could act as a chemo-sensor responding to various organic solvents in water. Both of waterinduced luminescence improvement and extended sensing behavior in this work provide a new platform for developing highly performant and practical luminescent materials in the water system.

Blue electroluminescence of a novel Zn^(2+)–β-diketone complex with a carbazole moiety

In this letter, a novel zinc complex of Zn（ECTFBD）2 was synthesized by an environment-friendly grinding technique in high yield. Its structure was confirmed by 1H NMR, MS and EA. HECTFBD is 1-（9-ethyl-9H- carbazol-3-yl）-4,4,4-trifluorobutane-l,3-dione. Zn（ECTFBD）2-based light-emitting devices were fabricated. The architecture of the devices was ITO/PEDOT （40 nm）/100 wt% PVK： 40 wt% OXD-7： x wt% Zn（ECTFBD）2 （85 nm）/CsF （1.5 nm）/Al （100 rim）, where x = 1, 5, and 10 （relative to the mass of PVK and OXD-7）. The three devices displayed blue emissions with peaks at 450, 458, and 460 nm, respectively. A maximum luminous efficiency of 0.86 cd/A and a luminance of 228 cd/m2 were achieved by the 1 wt% doped device. So, we demonstrated further that Zn2＋-β-diketone complexes can be effectively severed as a class of new electroluminescent materials. In addition, the thermal stability of Zn（ECTFBD）2 was tested and the UV-vis and photoluminescent behaviors of Zn（ECTFBD）2 in CH2CI2 were investigated.

Studies on synthesis and magnetic resonance of lanthanide complexes with novel Schiff base derived from noncyclic polyether and P-diketone

Nine Ln( Ⅲ ) complexes with a novel Schiff base derived from diglycolamine and benzoylacetone (BZDA) have been synthesized and characterized. They can be formulated as [Ln2(BZDA)3(NO3)3](NO3)3· nH2O(Ln=La, Pr, Nd, Sm, n = 4; Ln=Gd, Tb, Er, Yb, Y, n = l). Enamic form mechanism in this β-diketone Schiff base and its complexes were suggested and proved by IR, UV and NMR methods. The 13C spin-lattice relaxation time T1 and the ratios of r(ci-Ln)/r(cj-Ln) were measured by a 500 MHz NMR instrument for elucidating the formation of the stable sk-membered chelate ring structure in these complexes. The EPR spectrum of the Gd( Ⅲ ) complex exhibits the 'U' spectral feature and 'zero field effect'. On the basis of them, the crystal field strength and the local symmetry around Gd3+ in the complex have been discussed.

Synthesis and fluorescence properties of Eu(Ⅲ),Tb(Ⅲ) and Sm(Ⅲ) with β-diketone and 2,2′-bipyridine

Three new rare earth ternary complexes, RE（PPP）3bpy （RE=Sm3＋, Eu3＋, Tb3＋）, were synthesized by the reaction of 1-phenyl-3- （p-phenylethynylphenyl）-1,3-propanedione （HPPP） and 2,2＇-bipyridine（bpy） with rare earth chloride RECl13, respectively, in alcohol solution. The compositions were characterized by means of infrared （IR） spectra, chemical analysis, elemental analysis, and thermodynanaic analysis. Luminescent properties of the three complexes were studied. At room temperature, under UV light excitation, the Sm3＋, Eu3＋ and Tb3＋ complexes exhibited characteristic emission of the central ions. The fluorescence spectra showed that the fluorescence emission intensity of Eu3＋ complex was the strongest. The narrow strongest emission band of Eu3＋ complex was considered to be a valuable material with bright red fluorescence.

Spectral Analysis and Crystal Structure of Tris（benzoyl－trifluoroacetonate）bis（triphenyl－phosphine oxide）Europium（Ⅲ）

C6H5COCHCOCF3)3[(C6H5)3PO]2Eu,Mr=1354.01,triclinic P1,a=11.244(3),b=12.252(3),c=23.784(1),α=79.66(2),β=76.38(3),γ=71.44(3)°,V=2999.33,Z=2,Dc=1.499g/cm3,μ(MoKα)=11.79 cm-1,final R=0.066(Rw=0.069) for 7899 observed reflections with I】3σ(Ⅰ),The europium ion(Ⅲ) is coordinated by eight oxygen atoms,of which six from C6H5COCHCOCF3 and the other two from (C6H5)3PO,to form a dodecahedral configuration with the average distance of Eu-O(C6H5COCHCOCF3) of 2.410 and that of Eu-O[(C6H5)3PO] of 2.385.The coordination of Eu(Ⅲ) with the ligands was characterized by IR and Raman spectroscopy.The molecular rigidity,which effects luminescence of the complexes,was discussed by fluorescence spectroscopy of the Eu(Ⅲ) complexes.

Photoluminescence properties of dinuclear lanthanide complexes in visible and near-infrared region

Several dinuclear lanthanide complexes of Ln2(HTH)6TPPHZ (Ln=Eu, Sm, Er, Nd, Yb, Ho; TPPHZ=Tetrapyrido (3,2-a:2’,3’-c:3’,2'-h:2'’,3’'-j) phenazine; HTH=4,5,5,6,6,6-heptafluroro-1-(2-thienyl)hexane-1,3-dione were synthesized and their photoluminescence properties were investigated. After ligand-mediated excitation, all the complexes showed the characteristic luminescence of the corresponding Ln(III) ions in the visible and NIR regions attributed to energy transfer from the ligands to the metal center. For Eu...