A redox active switch for lanthanide luminescence in phenolate complexes

J K Molloy; O Jarjayes; C Philouze; L Fedele; D Imbert; F Thomas

doi:10.1039/c6cc07942c

A redox active switch for lanthanide luminescence in phenolate complexes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Jan 3;53(3):605-608. doi: 10.1039/c6cc07942c.

Authors

J K Molloy¹, O Jarjayes², C Philouze², L Fedele³, D Imbert³, F Thomas²

Affiliations

¹ Département de Chimie Moléculaire, Chimie Inorganique Redox (CIRE), UMR CNRS 5250, Université Grenoble-Alpes, B. P. 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France. fabrice.thomas@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr and Laboratoire de Reconnaissance Ionique et Chimie de Coordination SCIB, UMR-E3 CEA-UJF, INAC, CEA-Grenoble, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 09, France.
² Département de Chimie Moléculaire, Chimie Inorganique Redox (CIRE), UMR CNRS 5250, Université Grenoble-Alpes, B. P. 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France. fabrice.thomas@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr.
³ Laboratoire de Reconnaissance Ionique et Chimie de Coordination SCIB, UMR-E3 CEA-UJF, INAC, CEA-Grenoble, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 09, France.

PMID: 27981325
DOI: 10.1039/c6cc07942c

Abstract

The reversible oxidation of coordinated phenolates into phenoxyl radicals results in a dramatic quenching (>95%) of the luminescence of the f metal ion.

MeSH terms

Lanthanoid Series Elements / chemistry*
Luminescence*
Oxidation-Reduction
Phenols / chemistry*

Substances

Lanthanoid Series Elements
Phenols
phenoxy radical