title: Luminescence of Novel Neodymium Sulfonylaminate Complexes in Organic Media.
abstract: Luminescence of Nd(III) in an organic solvent having C-H bonds was achieved for the first time by complexing Nd(III) with long-chain perfluoroalkylated ligands such as bis(perfluorooctylsulfonyl)aminate (pos). The complex [Nd(pos)(3)] gave an emission quantum yield of 3.0+/-0.5 % in undeuterated acetone. The bulky pos ligands suppress the excitation of C-H vibrations, energy migration at diffusional collision, and the coordination of acetone molecules (see picture) to the Nd(III) center, which otherwise quench the luminescence.
authors.affiliation: Wada Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 (Japan).
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authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohkubo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sogabe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawamura
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authors.lastname: Wada
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authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yanagida