Abstract
We designed a ternary europium (III) tris(2-thenoyltrifluoroacetonate) with 2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)imidazo[4,5-f]-1,10-phenanthroline (1) ligands for the luminescent detection of various anions, such as fluoride, acetate and dihydrogen phosphate. Characterization of the sensor’s photophysical properties and via NMR showed that the sensor exhibits striking emission changes to fluoride (purple), acetate (green) and dihydrogen phosphate (blue) anions, respectively. Its fluorescence lifetime was determined to be 1.10ms for europium ions and the complex showed an overall quantum yield of 10% in DMSO.Furthermore, transparent hybrid thick films composed of the europium complex and poly-methyl methacrylate matrix were successfully prepared via copolymerization. The resulting film overall displayed intense red emissions associated with europium ions. Fluorescence microscopic evaluation showed a homogenous distribution of aggregates with average diameters of 30–50μm throughout the film. The accordingly produced film could give rise to a luminescence change to purple in response to fluoride anions.
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