Intermolecular dynamics and paramagnetic properties of ethylenediaminetetraacetate complexes with the yttrium subgroup rare earth elements using nuclear magnetic resonance

Abstract

(1)H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements are reported for the D(2)O solutions of [Ln(3+)(EDTA(4-))](-) complexes, where EDTA(4-) is ethylenediaminetetraacetate anion, Ln(3+) = Tb(3+) (I), Ho(3+) (II), Tm(3+) (III), Yb(3+) (IV) and Lu(3+) (V). Temperature dependencies of the (1)H NMR spectra of paramagnetic I-IV have been analyzed using the dynamic NMR methods. It is found that the activation free energies (ΔG(‡)(298)) of the intermolecular EDTA ions exchange at [Ln(3+) (EDTA(4-))](-) complexes are 60±3 (I), 66±3 (II), 69±3 (III) and 74±3 (IV) kJ/mol (at pD = 7). A monotonic increase of the free energy of chemical exchange processes along the series of lanthanide [Ln(3+) (EDTA(4-))](-) complexes is probably related to the lanthanide contraction. The obtained results indicate that coordination compounds I-IV may be considered as thermometric NMR sensors and lanthanide paramagnetic probes for in situ temperature control in solution.