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Compound
No. of OH
CNa
Em in VISb
(nm, ns)
Em in NIRb
(nm, s)
UYb(%)c
l
1
2
3
4
1
2
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652 (7.32), 716
647 (8.20), 713
651(6.70), 716
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974 (2.40)
974 (1.56)
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0.078
0.86
980 (17.29), 1006
a
CN: coordination number.
b
The excitation wavelength is 375 nm from Xe lamp for steady state and from
pulsed diode laser for decay, respectively.
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(0.50 g, 0.80 mmol) and ytterbium(III) acetylacetonate hydrate (1.0 g,
2.1 mmol) in TCB (50 mL) was refluxed (ꢃ220 °C) under N2 atmosphere for
4 h. The solvent was then removed under vacuum. The residue was re-
dissolved in chloroform, loaded on column (silica gel) and eluted with
chloroform-methanol (v/v: 100:5). Collected the second band (the first band
was unreacted H2TPP) and third band. The second band was identified as 1 and
third band as [Yb(TPP)(acac)(H2O)]. Yield for 1: 82 mg, 12%. Calc. for
C94H70N8O6Yb2: C, 64.38; H, 4.02; N, 6.39. Found: C, 64.30; H, 3.95; N, 6.43.
Synthesis of 2: The solution of 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-bromophenyl)porphyrin
(H2TBrPP) (0.22 g, 0.35 mmol) and ytterbium(III) acetate hydrate (0.12 g,
0.34 mmol) in TCB (25 mL) was refluxed (ꢃ220 °C) under N2 atmosphere for
4 h. The solvent was then removed under vacuum. The residue was re-
dissolved in chloroform, loaded on column (silica gel) and eluted with
chloroform–methanol (v/v: 100:5). Collected the second band and third bands
(the first band was unreacted H2TBrPP). The second band was identified as
[Yb(TBrPP)(acac)(CH3OH)] and third band as 2. Yield for 2: 52 mg, 18%. Anal.
Calc. for C49H37Br4N4O4Yb [Yb(TBrPP)(OOCCH2CH3)(OHCH3)2]: C, 47.52; H,
3.01; N, 4.52; Found: C, 47.58; H, 3.09; N, 4.44. Synthesis of 3: To a TCB
solution (25 mL) of H2TPP (21.57 mg, 0.35 mmol) was added Yb(OAc)3 ꢂ 3H2O
(12.86 mg, 0.35 mmol). The resulting solution was then heated to 210 °C and
magnetically stirred for 48 h under N2. The solution was cooled to ꢃ70 °C and
methanol (10 mL) was added. The resulting solution was stirred for another
2 h at 70 °C. Then all solvent was removed under vacuum on rotary
evaporator. The purple solid was re-dissolved in chloroform and loaded on
column using silica gel. After removing free base with chloroform as elute, the
silica gel was washed with chloroform–methanol (v:v: 100:5) and major band
was collected. The final product was re-crystallized from dichloromethane-
methanol at room temperature and dried under vacuum at room temperature
overnight. Yield for 3: 12.5 mg, 65%. Anal. Calcd. for C48H39N4O4Yb
[Yb(TPP)(OOCCH3)(OHCH3)2]: C, 63.43; H, 4.33; N, 6.16; found: C, 63.49, H,
4.32, N, 6.52. Synthesis of 4: To a dichloromethane solution (20 mL) of 3
(28.7 mg, 31.5 mmol) was added excess of 4-methyl-1,10-phenanthroline
(67.9 mg, 35.0 mmol). The solution was magnetically stirred at room
temperature for 4 h. Then all solvent was removed. The residual was
dissolved in chloroform and loaded on column (silica gel). The column was
washed with chloroform first to remove tiny amount of H2TPP from
decomposition and then with chloroform–methanol (v:v: 250:3). The major
band gave the target complex 4. Yield for 4: 26 mg, 81%. Anal Calcd. for
C59H45N6O4Yb [Yb(TPP)(OOCCH3)(4-Me-1,10-Phen)(2H2O)]: C, 65.92; H, 4.22;
N, 7.82; found: C, 65.79; H, 4.20; N, 8.00. Single crystal X-ray diffraction data
Fig. 5. Near-infrared emission spectra of 1–4 in dichloromethane at room temper-
ature. The excitation wavelength is 375 nm. The concentration of the sample is
1.4 ꢄ 10ꢁ4 mol/L.
in 1–3. The appearance of shoulders can be explained by Stark
splitting of 2F7=2 level due to the variation of an asymmetric ligand
field in these complexes [29]. The NIR emission intensity and life-
time of 4 are 6- and 12-fold larger compared to those of 3 in CH2Cl2
at room temperature (see Fig. 5).
In conclusion, a more facile preparation method for monopor-
phyrinate lanthanide complexes with high coordination number
has been developed beginning from ytterbium (III) acetate trihy-
drate, a commonly available reagent. The resulting octa-coordinate
diimine complex exhibits intense near-infrared emisson and a long
lifetime. The application of this method for self-assembly of heter-
onuclear lanthanide complexes as up-conversion materials is
ongoing.
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation/
EPSCoR Grant No. 0554609, the State of South Dakota, and South
Dakota State University.
Appendix A. Supplementary material
Supplementary data associated with this article can be found, in
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