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Dependence of the relaxivity and luminescence of gadolinium and europium amino-acid complexes on hydrogencarbonate and pH

  • Silvio Aime*
  • , Alessandro Barge
  • , Mauro Botta
  • , Judith A.K. Howard
  • , Ritu Kataky
  • , Mark P. Lowe
  • , Janet M. Moloney
  • , David Parker
  • , Alvaro S. De Sousa
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Reversible binding of hydrogencarbonate to a chiral di-aqua lanthanide complex occurs in the pH range 6.5–8.5, limiting the measured relaxivity in the gadolinium complex and enhancing the metal-based emission in the europium analogue.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1047-1048
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jun 1999

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