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Sensing Uranyl(VI) Ions by Coordination and Energy Transfer to a Luminescent Europium(III) Complex
Author(s) -
Harvey Peter,
at Aline,
PlatasIglesias Carlos,
Natrajan Louise S.,
Charbonnière Loïc J.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201805316
Subject(s) - uranyl , europium , lanthanide , chemistry , ion , fluorescence , luminescence , energy transfer , uranium , inorganic chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , metallurgy , physics , optoelectronics , quantum mechanics , molecular physics
The release of uranyl(VI) is a hazardous environmental issue, with limited ways to monitor accumulation in situ. Here, we present a method for the detection of uranyl(VI) ions through the utilization of a unique fluorescence energy transfer process to europium(III). Our system displays the first example of a “turn‐on” europium(III) emission process with a small, water‐soluble lanthanide complex triggered by uranyl(VI) ions.