1,3-Dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,3-diazaphospholidine-2-oxide as ligand for the preparation of luminescent lanthanide complexes

Abstract

Europium(III) coordination compounds having general formula [Eu(β-dike)₃L₂] (β-dike = dibenzoylmethanate, tenoyltrifluoroacetonate; L = 1,3-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,3-diazaphospholidine-2-oxide) were isolated and characterized. The complexes exhibited bright red emission associated to the ⁵D₀→⁷F_J transitions of the metal center upon excitation with near-UV light, with intrinsic quantum yields around 51% and 65%, respectively, for the dibenzoylmethanate and tenoyltrifluoroacetonate derivatives. More information about the behavior of 1,3-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,3-diazaphospholidine-2-oxide as an antenna-ligand towards trivalent lanthanide ions was obtained by its coordination to [Ln(NO₃)₃] (Ln = Eu, Gd, Tb) metal fragments.

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Keywords:

• Europium(III)
• gadolinium(III)
• terbium(III)
• photoluminescence
• diazaphospholidine-2-oxide

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Funding

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice is gratefully acknowledged for financial support (Bando Progetti di Ateneo 2014, D.R. 553/2014 prot. 31352; Bando Spin 2018, D.R. 1065/2018 prot. 67416).