摘要:
A series of mononuclear complexes based on lanthanide ions has been synthesized and X-ray characterized. The compounds [Ln(III)L(2)(NO(3))(3)(H(2)O)(2)] (Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd and Tm; L = 2,6-bis(2-formylphenoxymethyl)pyridine) are found to be isomorphous and isostructural. Ligand L systematically coordinates through one carbonyl functionality, and the resulting complexes are placed on a twofold axis in crystals belonging to C2/c space-group. Emission spectra for Ln = La, Pr, Nd revealed a correlation between the Ln-O coordination bond length and the photoluminescent properties of the complexes, in line with a Forster-Dexter mechanism for intramolecular energy transfer. Ligand L is therefore a suitable sensitizer for lanthanide ions. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.