Dinuclear complexes of europium(III) and gadolinium(III) ions with a julolidine-quinoline-based tridentate ligand

Daniel J. Fanna, Yingjie Zhang, Anya Salih, Jason K. Reynolds, Feng Li

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Abstract

The reaction of europium(III) or gadolinium(III) acetates with a Schiff base ligand {HL (C22H21N3O) = ((E)-9-((quinolin-8-ylimino)methyl)-1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydropyrido[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-8-ol)} in methanol affords two dinuclear complexes which have been characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope-electron dispersive spectroscopy, absorption and emission spectroscopies as well as single-crystal X-ray diffraction. [Eu2L2(CH3COO)4(CH3OH)2] (1) and [Gd2L2(CH3COO)4(CH3OH)2] (2) are iso-structures, each consisting of two M"‰:"‰L"‰:"‰CH3COO"‰:"‰CH3OH (1"‰:"‰1"‰:"‰1"‰:"‰1) units bridged by two acetate anions with the metal center in a distorted capped square antiprismatic coordination geometry. Their vibration modes, electronic structures, and photoluminescent properties are reported.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1883-1892
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Coordination Chemistry
Volume69
Issue number11-13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jul 2016

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Keywords

  • DNA-ligand interactions
  • europium
  • gadolinium
  • ions
  • julolidine
  • quinoline

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