Luminescent properties of heterotrinuclear 3d–4f complexes constructed from a naphthalenediol-based acyclic bis(salamo)-type ligand.

Heterotrinuclear 3d–4f complexes with a naphthalenediol-based acyclic bis(salamo)-type ligand have been synthesized and structurally characterized. Spectral titrations clearly show that the heterotrinuclear complexes [Zn 2 (L)La(OAc) 3 ] ( 1 ), [Zn 2 (L)Ce(OAc) 3 ] ( 2 ) and [Zn 2 (L)Dy(OAc) 3 (CH 3 OH)]·CH 2 Cl 2 ( 3 ) are acquired by the substitution reaction of the obtained homotrinuclear Zn(II) complex with 1 equiv. of Ln(NO 3 ) 3 (Ln 3 + = La 3 + , Ce 3 + and Dy 3 + ). Two Zn(II) ions are penta- and hexa-coordinated with geometries of distorted tetragonal pyramid and octahedron. La(III) ion is deca-coordinated, adopting a distorted bicapped square antiprism geometry. Ce(III) ion is nona-coordinated with geometry of distorted capped square antiprism as well as Dy(III) ion. The different coordination modes of acetate ions in complexes 1 , 2 and 3 lead to different coordination numbers of the lanthanide(III) ions. Furthermore, the structures and fluorescence properties have been discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]