Tuning the Triplet Energy Levels of Pyrazolone Ligands to Match the 5D0 Level of Europium(III)
摘要:
Three pyrazolone-based ligands, namely 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-(1- naphthoyl)-5-pyrazolone (HL1), 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-(4-dimethylaminobenzoyl)-5-pyrazolone (HL2), and 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-(4-cyanobenzoyl)-5-pyrazolone (W), were synthesized by introducing electron-poor or electron-rich aryl substituents at the 4-position of the pyrazolone ring. Their corresponding europium complexes Eu(LX)(3)(H2O)(2) and Eu(LX)(3)(TPPO)(H2O) (X = 1-3) were characterized by photophysical studies. The characteristic Eu(Ill) emission of these complexes with at most 9.2 x 10(-3) of fluorescent quantum yield was observed at room temperature. The results show that the modification of ligands tunes the triplet energy levels of three pyrazolone-based ligands to match the D-5(0) energy level of Eu3+ properly and improves the energy transfer efficiency from antenna to Eu3+, therefore enhancing the Eu(Ill) emission intensity. The highest energy transfer efficiency and probability of lanthanide emission of Eu(L1)(3)(H2O)(2) are 35.1% and 2.6%, respectively, which opens up broad prospects for improving luminescent properties of Eu(III) complexes by the modification of ligands. Furthermore, the electroluminescent properties of Eu(L1)(3)(TPPO)(H2O) were also investigated.