Optimization of the Sensitization Process and Stability of Octadentate Eu(III) 1,2-HOPO Complexes.

ABSTRACT: The synthesis of a series of octadentate ligands containing the 1-hydroxypyridin-2-one (1,2-HOPO) group in complex with europium(III) is reported. Within this series, the central bridge connecting two diethylenetriamine units linked to two 1,2-HOPO chromophores at the extremities (5-LIN-1,2-HOPO) is varied from a short ethylene chain (H(2,2)-1,2-HOPO) to a long pentaethylene oxide chain (H(17O5,2)-1,2-HOPO). The thermodynamic stability of the europium complexes has been studied and reveals these complexes may be effective for biological measurements. Extension of the central bridge results in exclusion of the inner-sphere water molecule observed for [Eu(H(2,2)-1,2-HOPO)](-) going from a nonacoordinated to an octacoordinated Eu(III) ion. With the longer chain length ligands, the complexes d

SUBMITTER: D'Aleo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4556046 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature