Large Ln42 coordination nanorings: NIR luminescence sensing of metal ions and nitro explosives.

Dongliang ShiXiaoping YangHongfen ChenDongmei JiangJieni LiuYanan MaDesmond SchipperRichard A Jones

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2019)

Two 42-metal lanthanide coordination nanorings [Ln42L14(OH)28(OAc)84] (Ln = Nd (1), La (2)) were prepared using a vanillin type ligand. The Nd42 cluster exhibits interesting NIR luminescence sensing behavior to metal ions and nitro explosives.

Keyphrases

quantum dots
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photodynamic therapy
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