Interaction between tetrathiafulvalene carboxylic acid and ytterbium DO3A: solution state self-assembly of a ternary complex which is luminescent in the near IR.
Tetrathiafulvalene carboxylate associates with the charge neutral complex, Yb.DO3A, in methanolic solution to give rise to a novel ternary species; the tetrathiafulvalene unit transfers energy to the lanthanide, causing luminescence from the Yb metal, indicating for the first time that an electron donor chromophore can act as an efficient sensitiser in a self-assembled system containing a lanthanide acceptor.
Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK M13 9PL. Stephen.Faulkner@man.ac.uk
Stephen
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Faulkner
Benjamin P
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Burton-Pye
Tahir
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Khan
Leigh R
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Martin
Steven D
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Wray
Peter J
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Skabara