title: Preparation and study of an f,f,f',f'' covalently linked tetranuclear hetero-trimetallic complex - a europium, terbium, dysprosium triad.
abstract: A heterotrimetallic tetranuclear lanthanide complex containing two dysprosium ions, a terbium ion and a europium ion has been prepared by coupling three kinetically stable complexes together using the Ugi reaction. The covalently linked trimetallic system exhibits luminescence from all the different lanthanide centres.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Research Laboratory, Oxford University, England, UK.
authors.forename: Thomas Just
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Sørensen
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tropiano
authors.forename: Octavia A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Blackburn
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tilney
authors.forename: Alan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kenwright
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Faulkner
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D004419:Dysprosium / Q000737:chemistry*; D005063:Europium / Q000737:chemistry*; D049408:Luminescent Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013725:Terbium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D049408:Luminescent Agents; D013725:Terbium; D004419:Dysprosium; D005063:Europium