A self-assembling luminescent lanthanide molecular nanoparticle with potential for live cell imaging.

ABSTRACT: Four luminescent 32-metal Cd-Tb nanoclusters, [Tb₈Cd₂₄(L¹)₁₂(OAc)₄₈] (1), [Tb₈Cd₂₄(L²)₁₂(OAc)₄₈] (2), [Tb₈Cd₂₄(L³)₁₂(OAc)₄₈] (3) and [Tb₈Cd₂₄(L²)₁₂(1,4-BDC)₄(OAc)₃₈(OH)₂] (4), were constructed from three specially designed chain-like Schiff base ligands H₂L^1-3 with flexible carbon-carbon backbones containing 5, 6 and 10 methylene units, respectively. The clusters exhibit drum-like structures and can be imaged using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In addition to the Schiff base ligands (the prima

SUBMITTER: Yang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5969494 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature