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Spectroscopic studies on the solvation of europium(III) chelate in ionic liquids

Okamura, Hiroyuki   ; Sakae, Hiroki*; Kidani, Keiji*; Hirayama, Naoki*; Shimojo, Kojiro   ; Naganawa, Hirochika  ; Imura, Hisanori*

Solvation of a central Eu(III) ion in the tris(2-thenoyltrifluoroacetonato)europium(III) (Eu(tta)$$_{3}$$) chelate in 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ([C$$_{n}$$mim][Tf$$_{2}$$N]; ${it n}$ = 2-10) was investigated by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy and infrared absorption spectroscopy. Both spectroscopic studies consistently indicated that Eu(tta)$$_{3}$$ extracted or synthesized was almost completely dehydrated in [C$$_{n}$$mim][Tf$$_{2}$$N] saturated with water. Furthermore, it was found that a small amount of [C$$_{4}$$mim][Tf$$_{2}$$N] caused the dehydration of the Eu(III) chelate in 1,2-dichloroethane. The release of the water molecules from the Eu(III) inner coordination sphere of Eu(tta)$$_{3}$$ can be ascribed to the specific solvation of [C$$_{n}$$mim][Tf$$_{2}$$N], i.e., coordination of Tf$$_{2}$$N$$^{-}$$ molecules.

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