Efficient near-UV photosensitization of the Tb(III) green luminescence by use of 2-hydroxyisophthalate ligands

Laurent Benisvy; Patrick Gamez; Wen Tian Fu; Huub Kooijman; Anthony L Spek; Andries Meijerink; Jan Reedijk

doi:10.1039/b805507f

Efficient near-UV photosensitization of the Tb(III) green luminescence by use of 2-hydroxyisophthalate ligands

Dalton Trans. 2008 Jun 28:(24):3147-9. doi: 10.1039/b805507f. Epub 2008 Apr 16.

Authors

Laurent Benisvy¹, Patrick Gamez, Wen Tian Fu, Huub Kooijman, Anthony L Spek, Andries Meijerink, Jan Reedijk

Affiliation

¹ Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.

PMID: 18688410
DOI: 10.1039/b805507f

Abstract

The first examples of lanthanide complexes with a 2-hydroxyisophthalate ligand are reported; the blue-emitting ligand acts as a very efficient sensitizer of the Tb(III) green emissions and does so in the near-UV region.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Hydrogen Bonding
Luminescence*
Models, Chemical
Phthalic Acids / chemistry*
Terbium / chemistry*
Terbium / radiation effects*
Ultraviolet Rays*

Substances

Phthalic Acids
Terbium
isophthalate