This paper presents the synthesis of a tripodal ligand (HL) via the Schiff base condensation of N,N-diethylsalicylaldehyde and tris(2-aminoethyl)amine. The neutral complexes of type [EuL], [GdL] and [DyL] were synthesized and characterized by FT-IR, SEM-EDS, PXRD, single crystal X-ray diffraction, CHN analysis and high resolution ESI-MS. X-ray crystallographic studies demonstrated that the heptadentate ligand incorporating a cavity pre-organized by hydrogen bonding binds the Ln(iii) ions to yield a face capped octahedral coordination geometry with three-fold symmetry. Photoluminescence studies show a typical Ln(iii) absorption character for the three complexes, with [EuL] demonstrating considerably stronger lanthanide-based luminescence peaks, and a Eu(iii) centered luminescence lifetime of 0.144 ± 0.01 ms. Temperature/field-dependent DC and temperature/frequency-dependent AC magnetic measurements carried out for the Dy(iii) complex indicated obvious magnetic anisotropy and suggested slow relaxation behaviour with considerable quantum tunnelling of the magnetization contribution.

Cyclometallated Pt(ii) complexes with tridentate N^C^N-coordinating ligands are shown to be effective sensitisers of near-infrared emission from lanthanide(iii) ions following visible light absorption.

The synthesis and crystal structures of a series of Ln(III) (Ln = Gd, Nd, Yb as well as Y) complexes of a bis--diketone ligand incorporating a 1,3-substituted phenyl ring between...

A visible light absorbing [RuII(tpy)2]2+-type chromophore appended with a dipicolinic acid LnIII chelator has been prepared and complexed with several differing lanthanide cations to form the corresponding heterobimetallic d-f assemblies....

In this study, a hydroxyl-rich Schiff base ligand, H4L, and its resulting complexes with ZnCl2, Zn(CH3COO)2 and Zn(ClO4)2 were explored.