Shedding Light on the Structural and Luminescent Properties of Lanthanoid β-Triketonate Complexes

Abstract

This thesis presents research centred around the structural and photophysical characterisation of ß-diketonate and ß-triketonate lanthanoid complexes. The overarching goal was to identify the effect of different co-ligands in lanthanoid complexes. 25 new complexes featuring six different ß-diketonate and ß-triketonate ligands, and four different co-ligands were isolated and characterised. The synthesis of a novel ß-triketonate molecule, bis-tribenzoylmethane, is presented, along with the first reported crystallographically characterised lanthanoid complex with bis-dibenzoylmethane coordinated.