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Preparation, Purification, and Characterization of Lanthanide Complexes for Use as Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Published on: July 21, 2011
Lanthanide-Based Coordination Polymers With 1,4-Carboxyphenylboronic Ligand: Multiemissive Compounds for
Ahmad Abdallah1, Stéphane Freslon1, Xiao Fan1
1Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, UMR 6226 "Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes" , F-35000 Rennes , France.
Abstract:
Reactions in water of lanthanide chlorides with the sodium salt of 1,4-carboxyphenylboronic acid lead to two series of isostructural compounds with respective general chemical formulas [Ln(cpb)3(H2O)2]∞ for Ln = La or Ce and [Ln(cpbOH)(H2O)2·(cpb)]∞ for Ln = Pr-Lu (except Pm) plus Y. Heterolanthanide coordination polymers that are isostructural to the second series have been synthesized, and their photophysical properties have been studied. This study evidences that it is possible to design multiemissive lanthanide-based coordination polymers that could find their application as multigauge luminescent thermometric probes.
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