Síntese e caracterização espectroscópica de complexos tris -dicetonatos do íon európio com ligantes 2-(n-acil)-piridina

Abstract

In this work, we propose a new class of complexes of trivalent europium ion derived from tetrakis-diketonates, by replacing the keto group of a ligand by the 2- aminopyridyl. For the synthesis of these complexes, the amides N-acetyl-2- aminopyridine and N-trifluoroacetyl-2-aminopyridine were prepared via acylation of 2- aminopyridine and their respective anhydrides. N-benzoyl-2-aminopyridine was synthesized by basic hydrolysis of N, N-dibenzoyl-2-aminopyridine. The ligands were characterized by mass spectrometry, melting point measurement and absorption spectroscopy in the infrared region. New compounds have been obtained, having the formulas [Eu(BZAC)3(NAC2AP)] and [Eu(TTA)3(NTF2AP)2]. These complexes were characterized by complexometric titration, CHN elemental analysis and infrared absorption spectroscopy. Through the results obtained by photoluminescence spectroscopy, the analysis of the split of the transitions 5D0 → 7FJ in emission spectra, leads to the inference that the Eu3+ ion in the complex [Eu(TTA)3(NTF2AP)2] is in a chemical environment of higher symmetry as compared to its precursor complex. Both complexes [Eu(BZAC)3(NAC2AP)] and [Eu(TTA)3(NTF2AP)2] showed quantum efficiencies higher than the corresponding aqua complex and tetrakisdiketonates. This result indicates that replacing the fragment R(CO)CH- of a ligand in the tetrakis-diketonate complex by an 2-aminopyridyl group is a good strategy to generate highly luminescent complexes. This strategy can be used in the development of efficient light conversion molecular devices such as those desirable for biomarkers.