Me. Mesquita et al., SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND PHOTOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF THE EUROPIUM(III) COMPLEX WITH 3-AMINOPYRIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID, Journal of chemical research. Synopses, (2), 1996, pp. 120-121
The complex tris(3-aminopyridine-2-carboxylic acid)(H2O)(2)europium(II
I) has been synthesized and its spectroscopic properties investigated;
the complex exhibits a remarkable luminescence and a long decay lifet
ime (662 mu s upon ligand excitation).