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Synthesis, crystal structures, luminescence and thermal properties of lanthanide complexes containing 2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid and 2,2:6′,2″-terpyridine

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Three novel ternary lanthanide complexes [Ln(2,5-DClBA)3(terpy)(H2O)] (Ln = Eu (1), Tb (2), Ho (3), 2,5-DClBA = 2,5-dichlorobenzoate, terpy = 2,2:6′,2″-terpyridine) have been successfully synthesized and characterized by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. Complexes 1–3 are isostructural, and each metal center is nine-coordinated with distorted monocapped square antiprismatic coordination geometry. The mononuclear units are assembled into 1D, 2D, 3D supramolecular structures by the π–π stacking and halogen–halogen interactions. Thermal decomposition mechanisms of the title complexes were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis and further authenticated by TG/DSC-FTIR techniques. The solid-state fluorescent properties of complexes 1–2 were studied at room temperature, and characteristic emission was observed for all complexes. Complex 1 exhibits the strong red emission, while the complex 2 is green under UV light. Moreover, the antibacterial activities of the complexes against Candida albicans, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were also evaluated.

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The research work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21473049) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (No. B2016205207).

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    Qing-Qing Zhao, Xiao-Hui Wu & Jian-Jun Zhang

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Zhao, QQ., Wu, XH., Ren, N. et al. Synthesis, crystal structures, luminescence and thermal properties of lanthanide complexes containing 2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid and 2,2:6′,2″-terpyridine. J Therm Anal Calorim 131, 1237–1248 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-017-6591-y

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