Crystal Structure and Fluorescence Spectra of A Complex of Europium Picrate with N,N,N′,N′-tetraphenyl-3,6,9-trioxaundecanediamide

The title complex Eu(Pic)₃(TTD) crystallizes in space group Pcab with a = 23.714(4), b = 29.245(6), c = 32.035(8)Å, V = 22216(7)ų, Z = 16, D_c = 1.63 g cm^-1, w = 12.5 cm^-1, F(000) = 10976 and its structure was solved and refined to R = 0.083. Two crystallographically different Eu(Pic)₃(TTD) units, in which the coordination numbers of two central ions (Eu1 and Eu2) are nine and ten, respectively, are present in the asymmetric unit. In the ⁷F₀ → ⁵D₀ excitation spectrum of the complex, there are two sharp peaks at 578.5 and 579.0 nm indicating that the complex has two Eu(III) sites. Two different patterns in the ⁵D₀ → ⁷F_j (j = 1-4) luminescence spectrum have been observed (selectively excited ⁵D₀), which further reveals the existence of two Eu(III) sites compatible with the result of the structure determination.

Keywords:

• Europium Picrate
• Ttd
• Crystal Structure
• Luminescence Spectra