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Ru-Yan Li1, Ju-Fen Ai2, Jia-Yi Tao1
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P. R. China.
Abstract:
In this work, Dy(NO3)3·6H2O and o-vanillin reacted under "one-pot" conditions, achieving for the first time four efficient condensations of o-vanillin and obtaining a pair of chiral hexanuclear clusters R/S-Dy. The four Dy(III) ions in the structure of R/S-Dy are arranged in a planar quadrilateral with a Dy(III) ion derived from each of the upper and lower ends, forming a shape similar to a "chair". The complex chiral ligands H4LR1 and H4LS1 were obtained from simple o-vanillin through a multistep tandem reaction. Their formation process involved a series of reaction steps, including a free radical coupling reaction to form pinacol and an in situ tandem reaction of pinacol and o-vanillin. Magnetic studies show that the Dy(III) ions in R/S-Dy have magnetic anisotropy and/or low excited states. In addition, R/S-Dy has an outstanding ability to produce reactive oxygen species under low-power light irradiation and shows excellent photodynamic sterilization. The inhibition zones against Escherichia coli are about 2.09 and 2.99 cm, and the inhibition zones against Staphylococcus aureus are about 2.51 and 2.93 cm, respectively. This work not only provides a vivid example for the synthesis of complex chiral organic products but also promotes the progress of lanthanide clusters' crystal engineering.
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