Enhanced photolabelling of luminescent Eu-III centres with a chelating antenna in a micellar nanodomain

Photoliberation of a caged, chelating naphthalene antenna greatly enhances the luminescence of a Eu-III-cyclen complex due to metal-bound water displacement and sensitization by the antenna, giving a lanthanide-labelling strategy in different media, being optimal in the presence of a TMADS surfactant.