RESUMO
The luminescence of four europium thenoyltrifluoroacetonate complexes containing diamine ligands is studied in solutions. The compounds are resonantly excited in the ligand absorption band by means of high-power nanosecond UV laser pulses. Additionally, a continuous light source is also used for resonant, as well as pre-resonant excitation of the complexes. The luminescence response characterizes the synthesized europium coordination complexes as emissive compounds suitable for fluorometric applications. Related to the possible usefulness of the diamine-liganded Eu complexes as luminescent labels for sensing and imaging of biological molecules, the luminescence response of these compounds upon UV excitation was probed also in aqueous media.
Assuntos
Diaminas/química , Európio/química , Medições Luminescentes/métodos , LigantesRESUMO
Diamine derivatives of tris[4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(2-thienyl)-1,3-butanediono]europium were synthesized and characterized by NMR, IR and UV-vis spectroscopy. The emission efficiency and decay times of the produced Eu(III) coordination complexes in acetone solutions were measured upon ligand excitation. The effect of the amine ligands was studied and the relation between the emission and the structure of the synthesized compounds was discussed.
