Direct NMR and luminescence observation of water exchange at cationic ytterbium and europium centres

Abstract

Cationic chiral Yb and Eu tetra-amide complexes, have been studied by VT NMR, luminescence and crystallography: the rate of dissociation of water is about 500 times faster at Yb than at the square antiprismatic Eu centre.

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