Two Beta-Phosphorylamide Compounds As Ligands For Sm3+, Eu3+, And Tb3+: X-Ray Crystallography And Luminescence Properties

This paper describes the synthesis of two beta-phosphorylamide ligands and their coordination chemistry with the Ln ions Tb3+, Eu3+, and Sm3+. Both the ligands and Ln complexes were characterized by IR, NMR, MS, and X-ray crystallography. The luminescence properties of the Tb(3+)and Eu(3+)complexes were also characterized, including the acquisition of lifetime decay curves. In the solid state, the Tb(3+)and Sm(3+)ligand complexes were found to have a 2:2 stoichiometry when analyzed by X-ray diffraction. In these structures, the Ln ion was bound by both oxygen atoms of each beta-phosphorylamide moiety of the ligands. The Tb(3+)and Eu(3+)complexes were modestly emissive as solutions in acetonitrile, with lifetime values that fell within typical ranges.