Abstract
Complexes of Gd, Eu and Yb(iii) have been prepared with a series of heptadentate ligands related to the parent complex AAZTA, based on the 6-methyl-6-aminoperhydrodiazepine moiety. For (RR) and (RS)-diastereoisomers of a di-glutarate ligand, solution NMR studies revealed the presence of two major species that undergo water exchange rates at Gd differing by a factor of six. Comparison of solution hydration states for Eu(iii) complexes reveals that each complex possesses two bound water molecules. The absence of a good correlation of 1H NMR pseudo-contact shifts for Eu and Yb analogues is suggested to arise from a change in hydration state between Eu and Yb.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1120-1131 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 30 Jan 2009 |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 Mar 2009 |