Synthesis, structure and luminescence properties of new rare earth metal complexes with 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-acylpyrazol-5-ones

Abstract

The isolation and characterization of new lanthanide complexes of formula [Ln(QL)3(EtOH)(H2O)], (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb; HQL = 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-phenylacetylpyrazol-5-one) [Ln(QL)3(H2O)2] (L = La or Lu), [Ln(QS)3(EtOH)(H2O)] (Ln = Tb or Eu; HQS = 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-thienoylpyrazol-5-one, [Tb(QO)3(EtOH)(H2O)] (HQO = 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-furanoylpyrazol-5-one) [Tb(QF)3(H2O)2] (HQF = 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-trifluoroacetylpyrazol-5-one) and [NBu4][Ln(Q)4] (Ln = Eu or Tb, Q = QF or QL) is reported. The crystal structure of the tris(β-diketonate) complexes [Nd(QL)3(EtOH)(H2O)], [Dy(QL)3(EtOH)(H2O)](EtOH), and [Eu(QS)3(H2O)(EtOH)] containing eight-coordinate lanthanide ions in a square antiprismatic environment has been determined. The coordination environment in the tetrakis complex [NBu4][Eu(QF)4] is also close to the square antiprismatic one. Photoluminescence (PL) and phosphorescence studies of selected derivatives are reported.