1. Syntheses, structures and photophysical properties of tetranuclear Cd–Ln coordination complexes.
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Yu-Xian Chi, Shu-Yun Niu, Jing Jin, Ru Wang, and Ye Li
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COMPLEX compounds synthesis , *MOLECULAR structure , *METAL complexes , *HETEROCYCLIC compounds , *ORGANOCADMIUM compounds , *RARE earth metals , *X-ray diffraction , *LIGANDS (Chemistry) - Abstract
Four novel hetero-tetranuclear d–f coordination complexes, [Ln2Cd2(p-toluylate)10(phen)2] (Nd, 1; Pr, 2; Sm, 3) and [Ho2Cd2(p-chloro-benzoate)10(phen)2](4) (phen = 1, 10-phenanthroline), are synthesized by the hydrothermal method, and their structures are studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Structures 1–3are isomorphous and structure 4has a similar molecular structure. In the near-infrared (NIR) region or in the visible region, complexes 1–4show the characteristic emission bands of Ln(iii) ions, which are attributed to the sensitization from the ligands and d-block (cadmium–ligand section) to f-block (lanthanide–ligand section). Moreover, in the Cd–Ln complexes, the CdLn separation is very close, so the d-orbital of the Cd(ii) ion and the f-orbital of the Ln(iii) ion may influence each other, which probably cause the intra-levels to be adjusted. This can have a significant effect on the emission bands in the NIR region, hence the corresponding emission bands of complexes 1, 2and 4exhibit shift or splitting compared with isolated Ln(iii) ions. At the same time in the UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectra of the complexes, the corresponding absorption bands also show shift or splitting. The shift or splitting of bands in the NIR emission spectra and in the absorption spectra can evidence each other. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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