Formation of luminescent terbium(III) self-assemblies from pyridyl bis-amidothioureas based ligands in MeOH and in water-DMSO solutions and their use in anion sensing application.
The self-assembly between the amidothiourea ligands 1 and 2 and Tb(III) gave rise to the formation of 1:1 and 3:1 (ligand-Tb) supramolecular architectures that were shown to be luminescent in both MeOH and in water-DMSO solutions; preliminary investigations in the latter system also showed that their emission was modulated upon interacting with anions such as acetate and phosphate due to host-guest formation.
School of Chemistry, Centre of Synthesis and Chemical Biology, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, D2, Ireland.
Christophe
C
Lincheneau
Rebecca M
RM
Duke
Thorfinnur
T
Gunnlaugsson