title: Self-assembly formation of a healable lanthanide luminescent supramolecular metallogel from 2,6-bis(1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)pyridine (btp) ligands.
abstract: The synthesis of five new 2,6-bis(1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)pyridine (btp) ligands is described: the self-assembly behaviour of the tri-methyl ester, 1, with Eu(III) showed the formation of a luminescent 1:3 Eu : btp complex, Eu13, which was studied in solution and in the solid state; while the tri-carboxylic acid, 2, formed a hydrogel and its corresponding complex Eu23, gave rise to a strongly red luminescent healable metallogel.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Science Institute, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland. gunnlaut@tcd.ie.
authors.forename: Eoin P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: McCarney
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Twamley
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez-Calvo
authors.forename: Gavin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Matthias E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Möbius
authors.forename: Thorfinnur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gunnlaugsson
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D005063:Europium / Q000737:chemistry; D020100:Hydrogels; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements / Q000737:chemistry*; D049408:Luminescent Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011725:Pyridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C000602362:2,6-bis(1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)pyridine; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D020100:Hydrogels; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements; D049408:Luminescent Agents; D011725:Pyridines; D014230:Triazoles; D005063:Europium