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Front Cover: Lanthanide DO3A‐Tropone Complexes: Efficient Dual MR/NIR Imaging Probes in Aqueous Medium (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 43/2017)
Author(s) -
Hashami Zohreh,
Martins Andre F.,
Funk Alexander M.,
Jordan Veronica Clavijo,
Petoud Stéphane,
Eliseeva Svetlana V.,
Kovacs Zoltan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201701239
Subject(s) - tropone , lanthanide , chemistry , front cover , ligand (biochemistry) , cover (algebra) , aqueous solution , aqueous medium , ion , molecule , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , biochemistry , receptor , mechanical engineering
The Front Cover shows, at the center, the structure of a DOTA‐based ligand with a tropone coordinating sidearm. The ligand forms monohydrated lanthanide chelates. The Gd III complex is a good T 1 ‐shortening MRI agent, as illustrated in the blue field by the MR images of the kidneys and the liver of a mouse. The tropone unit is an efficient sensitizer for Nd III and Yb III , and the characteristic NIR emissions of these lanthanide ions (Nd in the green and Yb in the red field) were easily detected in aqueous solution despite the presence of the inner‐sphere water molecules. More information can be found in the Communication by S. V. Eliseeva, Z. Kovacs et al. For more on the story behind the cover research, see the Cover Profile .