Lanthanide pyrazolecarboxylates for OLEDs and bioimaging

Metal complexes as a promising source for new antibiotics

“…67,68 It has good luminescent properties which make it suitable for applications in cellular imaging, immunoassays and organic light-emitting diodes. [69][70][71] The zinc complex 26 is related to a class of macrocyclic metal complexes recently shown to have promising activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 72,73 and was synthesized as part of a broader project to develop functionalized macrocycles for biological applications. 74,75 The unusual structure of these compounds makes them interesting scaffolds for further studies into their biological behaviour.…”

Review on the Electroluminescence Study of Lanthanide Complexes

“…The carboxylic ligand based terbium(III) complexes, such as Tb‐39 , Tb‐40 , Tb‐41 , Tb‐42 , Tb‐43 , Tb‐44 , Tb‐45 , Tb‐46 , Tb‐47 , Tb‐48 , Tb‐49 , and Tb‐50 ( Scheme ) were also reported as emitter in OLEDs. Due to unsaturated coordination of Tb 3+ , these carboxylic complexes are easy to form a cross‐linked structure and all of them cannot be sublimated.…”

Lanthanide conjugates as versatile instruments for therapy and diagnostics

“…Their comprehensive properties make the rare earths the metals of choice for theranostic applications, sometimes inspired by systems used in materials sciences. [84][85][86][87][88][89] But despite their manifold advantages, there are still challenges that have to be overcome. Improvement of physicochemical properties like quantum yield and efficiency has to be considered, while irradiation wavelengths and laser power need to be optimized.…”