Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Publication Title
Journal Physical Chemistry A
Volume
112
First Page
6789
Last Page
6793
DOI
10.1021/jp804463e
Keywords
Polarization, Measurement, Selection
Disciplines
Chemistry
Abstract
A judicious change in the selected transition used for circular polarization excitation will overcome the low oscillator strength limitation of the currently allowed magnetic-dipole 5D1 ← 7F2 (Eu(III)) transition chosen for circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) measurement. The proposed allowed magnetic-dipole 5D1 ← 7F0 (Eu(III)) transition will facilitate the detection of CPL from the Eu(III) systems of interest. CPL on the acetonitrile solution of the chiral tris complex of Eu(III) with (R,R)-N,N′-bis(1-phenylethyl)-2,6-pyridinedicarboxamide ([Eu((R,R)-1)3]3+), recently suggested as an effective and reliable CPL calibrating agent, confirms the feasibility of the proposed experimental procedure. A comparable CPL activity exhibited by the acetonitrile solution of [Eu((R,R)-1)3]3+ following direct excitation in the spectral range of the 5D1 ← 7F0 transition and upon indirect excitation through the ligand absorption bands (λexc = 308 nm) was observed. This confirms that the recommended magnetic-dipole allowed absorption transition, 5D1 ← 7F0, is the transition to be considered in the measurement of CPL. This work provides critical direction for the continued instrumental improvements that can be done for developing CPL into a biomolecular structural probe.
Recommended Citation
K. Do, F. C. Muller, and Gilles Muller. "A Promising Change in the Selection of the Circular Polarization Excitation Used in the Measurement of Eu(III) Circularly Polarized Luminescence" Journal Physical Chemistry A (2008): 6789-6793. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp804463e
Comments
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