Luminescence behaviour in acetonitrile and in the solid state of a series of lanthanide complexes with a single helical ligand

Abstract

Luminescence properties of Eu^III, Tb^III, Gd^III and Nd^III complexes with a hexadentate ligand (abbreviated to Eu<bold>L</bold>, Tb<bold>L</bold>, Gd<bold>L</bold>, and Nd<bold>L</bold>, respectively), which have two bipyridine moieties bridged by an ethylenediamine unit, have been examined in acetonitrile and in the solid state.