[Eu(o-ABA)(3)bipyl]bipy (where o-ABA = o-aminobenzoate and bipy = 2,2'
-bipyridine) was synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction, I
R and Raman spectra. In the crystal the compound exists as a dimer, ea
ch europium atom is eight-coordinated and has one bipyridine molecule,
one bidentate carboxylate group and four oxygen atoms from bridging c
aboxylates. Luminescence data show that the complex contains one Eu-II
I ion in a site with low symmetry. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science
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