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Published on: April 16, 2017
Self-assembly of a trinuclear luminescent europium complex
Soumaila Zebret1, Nathalie Dupont, Gérald Bernardinelli
1Department of Inorganic, Analytical and Applied Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai E. Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Triangular luminescent box: Self-assembly of a new multidentate receptor with europium cations results in the formation of trinuclear discrete complexes. X-ray crystallography shows that nine-coordinate cations are linked by ligands to provide a triangular complex in the solid state and in solution. Despite the coordinated solvent molecules, this topologically unusual complex exhibits remarkable luminescent properties.
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