Abstract
New di- (2) and tetracarboxylate ligands (4) were prepared on a sulfonylcalix[4]arene platform by O-alkylation of thiacalix[4]arene with ethyl bromoacetate, followed by hydrolysis of the ester function and oxidation of the sulfide bridges. The sulfonyl-based ligands 2 and 4 formed luminescent 1:1 complexes with terbium(III) ion having higher luminescent quantum yield (Φ = 0.291 and 0.287, respectively) than 1:1 complexes of the corresponding thiacalix[4]arene-based di- (1) and tetracarboxylate ligands (3) (Φ = 0.038 and 0.003, respectively), implying higher efficiency of sulfonyl ligands (2 and 4) than those of thia ligands (1 and 3) in the energy transfer process.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 821-825 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Jan 29 |
Keywords
- Calixarenes
- Ligand
- Luminescence
- Terbium