Luminescent Ln3+ nitrobenzoato complexes: first examples of sensitization of green and red emissionElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: absorption and excitation spectra of 1 and 2 in ethanol. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b4/b402038c/

Abstract

The first examples of luminescent lanthanide complexes with an o-nitrobenzoic acid-based ligand, 2-nitro-4-thiophen-3-yl benzoic acid, have been isolated. The structural and preliminary photophysical characterization is presented.