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CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
Volume 27, Issue 71, Pages 17921-17927Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103243
Keywords
europium; EPR; luminescence; gadolinium
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- EPSRC [EP/M508214/1, EP/L01212X/1]
- Cisbio Bioassays
- European Commission [HEL4CHIROLED 859752]
- Royal Society
- BBSRC [BB/T017740/1]
- National Institutes of Health [R01 EB027103]
- BBSRC [BB/T017740/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- EPSRC [EP/L01212X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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A series of cationic and neutral p-Br and p-NO2 pyridine substituted Eu(III) and Gd(III) coordination complexes serve as versatile synthetic intermediates. The introduction of various substituents is made possible through nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions, leading to the tuning of absorption and emission spectral properties in Eu(III) complexes. The p-substituent in Gd(III) complexes does not significantly affect EPR properties, making them suitable as EPR spin probes for biomolecules.
A series of cationic and neutral p-Br and p-NO2 pyridine substituted Eu(III) and Gd(III) coordination complexes serve as versatile synthetic intermediates. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution occurs readily at the para position under mild conditions, allowing C-N and C-C bond forming reactions to take place, permitting the introduction of azide, amino and alkynyl substituents. For Eu(III) complexes, this approach allows late stage tuning of absorption and emission spectral properties, exemplified by the lowering of the energy of an LMCT transition accompanied by a reduction in the Eu-N-py bond length. Additionally, these complexes provide direct access to the corresponding Eu(II) analogues. With the Gd(III) series, the nature of the p-substituent does not significantly change the EPR properties (linewidth, relaxation times), as required for their development as EPR spin probes that can be readily conjugated to biomolecules under mild conditions.
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