Vm. Mukkala et al., DEVELOPMENT OF LUMINESCENT EUROPIUM(III) AND TERBIUM(III) CHELATES OF2,2' 6',2''-TERPYRIDINE DERIVATIVES FOR PROTEIN LABELING/, Helvetica Chimica Acta, 76(3), 1993, pp. 1361-1378
The synthesis and luminescence properties arc reported for 20 differen
t chelates composed of 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine as the energy-absorbing
and donating group, Eu(III) and Tb(III) as the emitting ions, methyle
nenitrilo(acetic acids) as the stable chelate-forming moieties, and is
othiocyanato or (4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino groups as the a
ctivated moieties for coupling to biomolecules.