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Chem. Commun., 2006, 4116 - 4118, DOI: 10.1039/b607949k


Synthesis of luminescent heterometallic bis-lanthanide complexes via selective, sequential metallation

Matthew S. Tremblay and Dalibor Sames


A modular synthetic method for the differential incorporation of two lanthanide ions into a single molecular scaffold is reported; the mixed bimetallic Tb/Eu complex displays an interesting solvent polarity-dependent ratiometric luminescence.

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