Crystal Structure of Complex Tris(4,4,4‐trifluoro‐1‐pheny1–1,3‐butanedione) (1, 10‐phenanthroline) Europium (III)

Abstract

AbstractThe complex Eu(btfa)3 (phen) (btfa=4,4,4‐trifluoro‐1‐phenyl‐1, 3‐butanedione, phen = 1,10‐phenanthroline) has been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and UV spectroscopies. The crystal and molecular structures of the complex have been determined by X‐ray diffraction analysis. It belongs to the monoclinic crystal system, space group P21/c with a = 0.9700(2) nm, b = 3.7450(5) nm, c = 1.0917(3) nm, β = 92.51(2)°, V = 3.962(1) nm5, Z = 4, Dc = 1.639 g/cm3, μ = 1.676 mm−1, F(000) = 1936, R1, = 0.0388, wR2 = 0.0775. Structure analysis shows that the europium(III) ion is coordinated to six oxygen atoms of β‐diketonate anions and two nitrogen atoms of phenanthroline molecule. The coordination polyhedron is an approximate square antiprism.