title: Lanthanide directed self-assembly synthesis and photophysical evaluation of chiral Eu(III) luminescent "half-helicates".
abstract: The reaction between the asymmetrical pyridyl ligands 3 (R) and 4 (S) and Eu(III) in CH(3)CN give rise to the formation of lanthanide luminescent 'half-helicates' in 1 : 3 (Ln:ligand) stoichiometry; the formation of which was observed by monitoring the changes in the ground and the excited state properties of the ligands, and in the time-resolved Eu-centred and the CPL emission.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2, Ireland.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lincheneau
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Destribats
authors.forename: Dawn E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kitchen
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Peacock
authors.forename: Thorfinnur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gunnlaugsson