To explore the effect of terminal groups of tripodal ligands on the photoluminescence behaviors of the complexes, lanthanide (Eu(III), Tb(III)) nitrate complexes with two flexible amide-type tripodal ligands, 2,2′,2′′-nitrilotris-(N-phenylmethyl)-acetamide (LI) and 2,2′,2′′-nitrilotris-(N-naphthalenemethyl)-acetamide (LII) were synthesized and characterized. The general formulas of the complexes are [EuLI2(C3H6O)]·(NO3)3·(HCCl3)·(H2O)4 (1), TbLI2(NO3)3·2H2O (2), EuLII(NO3)3 (3), and TbLII(NO3)3 (4). Among them, 1, 3, and 4 were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 demonstrates a 1 : 2 (ML2) capsule type stoichiometry, and the complexes 3 and 4 confirm 1 : 1 (ML) type coordination structures. What is more, the triplet energy levels of LI and LII are 24 331 and 19 802 cm−1, which were determined from the phosphorescence spectra of the Gd(III) complexes. Ligand modification by changing the terminal groups alters their triplet energy, and results in a different sensitizing ability towards lanthanide ions. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations of energy levels including HOMO, LUMO, singlet, and triplet energies tuned by the different terminal groups are also discussed in detail, and the trends are almost consistent with the experimental conclusions.
为了探索三足
配体的末端基团对配合物光致发光行为的影响,研究了具有两种柔性
酰胺型三足
配体的
硝酸镧(Eu(III)、Tb(III))配合物、
2,2′,2′′-nitrilotris-(N-phenylmethyl)-acetamide (LI) 和
2,2′,2′′-nitrilotris-(N-naphthalenemethyl)-acetamide (LII) 复合物的合成和表征。这些配合物的通式分别为[EuLI2(
C3H6O)]-(
NO3)3-(HCCl3)-(
H2O)4 (1)、TbLI2( )3-2 (2)、EuLII( )3 (3)和 TbLII( )3 (4)。其中,1、3 和 4 通过单晶 X 射线衍射进行了表征。络合物 1 显示了 1 : 2 (M
L2) 胶囊型配位结构,络合物 3 和 4 则证实了 1 :1(ML)型配位结构。此外,根据
钆(III)配合物的
磷光光谱测定,LI 和 LII 的三重能级分别为 24 331 和 19 802 cm-1。通过改变末端基团对
配体进行修饰会改变它们的三重能级,从而对
镧系离子产生不同的敏化能力。此外,还详细讨论了密度泛函理论(DFT)计算的能级,包括由不同末端基团调整的 HO
MO、LU
MO、单线能和三重能,其趋势与实验结论基本一致。