Dinuclear Eu(III), Gd(III), and Tb(III) Complexes of meso-1,2-Bis(ethylsulfinyl)ethane with 2,2′:62,2′′-Terpyridine as Co-ligand

Abstract

Three dinuclear lanthanide complexes of flexible disulfoxide ligand meso-1,2-bis(ethylsulfinyl)ethane (L), [Ln2(L)2(μ-L)(tpy)4](ClO4)6(CHCl3)4 (Ln = Eu 1, Gd 2) and [Tb2(L)4(μ-L)(tpy)2](ClO4)6(CHCl3) 3 with 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine (tpy) as co-ligand were synthesized and structurally characterized. In 1 and 2, the metal centre is nine-coordinated to two tpy and one-and-a-half L ligands, whereas in 3 it coordinates with one tpy and two-and-a-half L, which may be attributed to the influence of the lanthanide contraction. In such complexes the disulfoxide ligands perform two kinds of coordination modes, bridging and chelating, indicating their flexibility in the formation of such complexes.