Photophysical and Chiroptical Properties of the Enantiomers of N,N'-Bis(1-phenylpropyl)-2,6-pyridinecarboxamide and their Chiral 9-Coordinate Ln3+ Complexes
Publication Date
10-31-2020
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume
2020
Issue
40
DOI
10.1002/ejic.202000606
First Page
3815
Last Page
3828
Abstract
The R,R and S,S enantiomers of N,N'-bis(1-phenylpropyl)-2,6-pyridinedicarboxamide, L(Et), react with Ln3+ ions (Ln = La, Eu, Gd, and Tb) to give stable [Ln((R,R)- and (S,S)-L(Et))3]3+ in anhydrous acetonitrile solution, as evidenced by various spectroscopic measurements, including NMR and luminescence titrations. In addition to the characteristic Eu3+ and Tb3+ luminescence bands, the steady-state and time-resolved luminescence spectra of the aforementioned complexes show the residual ligand-centered emission of the 1ππ* to 3ππ* states, indicating an incomplete intersystem crossing (ISC) transfer from the 1ππ* to 3ππ* and ligand-to-Ln3+ energy transfer, respectively. The high circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) activity of [Eu(L(Et))3]3+ confirms that using a single enantiomer of L(Et) induces the preferential formation of one chiral [Eu(L(Et))3]3+ complex, consistent with the [EuL3]3+ complexes formed with other ligands derived from a 2,6-pyridine dicarboxamide moiety. Furthermore, the CPL sign patterns of complexes with (R,R) or (S,S) enantiomer of L(Et) are consistent with the CPL sign pattern of related [LnL3]3+ complexes with the (R,R) or (S,S) enantiomer of the respective ligands in this family.
Funding Number
1 SC3GM089589‐08
Funding Sponsor
National Institutes of Health
Keywords
2, 6-Dicarboxamidopyridine moiety, Circularly polarized luminescence, Lanthanides, Luminescence, Speciation
Department
Chemistry
Recommended Citation
Victoria Y. Chang, Karin U.D. Calvinho, Roberto C. Tovar, Victoria A. Johnson, Daniel A. Straus, and Gilles Muller. "Photophysical and Chiroptical Properties of the Enantiomers of N,N'-Bis(1-phenylpropyl)-2,6-pyridinecarboxamide and their Chiral 9-Coordinate Ln3+ Complexes" European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2020): 3815-3828. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202000606