名称:
Homo dinuclear lanthanide(III) complexes of a mesogenic Schiff-base, N,N′-di-(4-decyloxysalicylidene)-1′,6′-diaminohexane: Synthesis and characterization
摘要:
A mesogenic Schiff-base, N.N'-di-(4-decyloxysalicylidene)-1',6'-diaminohexane, H(2)ddsdh (abbreviated as H2L2) that exhibits smectic-B (SmB) mesophase, was synthesized and its structure studied by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, NMR & IR spectral techniques. The Schiff-base, H2L2, upon condensation with hydrated lanthanide(III) nitrates, yields Ln(III) complexes of the general composition (Ln(2)((LH2)-H-2)(3)(NO3)(4)](NO3)(2), where Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd,Tb, Dy and Ho. IR and NMR spectral data imply a bi-dentate bonding of the Schiff-base in its zwitterionic form (as (LH2)-H-2) to the Ln(III) ions through two phenolate oxygens. The POM and DSC studies reveal that none of the Ln(III) complexes exhibits mesomorphism. Fluorescence studies show that the Tb-III complex displays characteristic metal-centered fluorescence (solution state). (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.