Modulating the electronic properties of divalent lanthanoid complexes with subtle ligand tuning
Moya A. Hay, Robert W. Gable, Colette Boskovic
Abstract
oxidation. There is a strong correlation between Ln-N bond lengths and both the photophysical transition energies and metal redox-potentials, revealing how subtle ligand changes and ligand field effects can be used to modulate the electronic properties of complexes of divalent lanthanoid ions. Utilization of these insights may ultimately afford design and property tuning strategies for future functional molecular complexes based on divalent lanthanoid metals.
Topics & Concepts
LanthanideChemistryLigand (biochemistry)DivalentPyridineCrystallographySteric effectsElectrochemistryIonPhotochemistryStereochemistryPhysical chemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodeReceptorBiochemistryLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMagnetism in coordination complexesMetal complexes synthesis and properties