title: Solution studies of trimetallic lanthanide luminescent anion sensors: towards ratiometric sensing using an internal reference channel.
abstract: Luminescent europium and terbium complexes and a mixed Eu(III)-Tb(III) complex were prepared, each with three macrocycles coordinating to a single lanthanide ion to form a trimetallic system, and can be used for the ratiometric sensing of anions in the case of the mixed complex.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
authors.forename: Sally E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Plush
authors.forename: Thorfinnur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gunnlaugsson