Complexes of the Rare Earths (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Complexes of the Rare Earths 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Preface 8
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 10
OXIDATION STATE 19
MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTICS 23
REFERENCES 24
CHAPTER 2. COMPLEXES OF THE RARE EARTHS 26
Factors Influencing The Formation Of Complexes 30
References 31
CHAPTER 3. COORDINATION THROUGH NITROGEN OF THE DONORS 33
Phenanthroline 38
Phthalocyanine 39
Pyridine 40
Quinoline 41
Urotropine 41
References 43
CHAPTER 4. COORDINATION THROUGH OXYGEN OF THE DONORS 45
Acids 45
Alcohols 55
Hydroxy Acids 56
Aldehydes And Ketones 68
Adducts 71
References 71
CHAPTER 5. COORDINATION THROUGH BOTH OXYGEN AND NITROGEN OF THE DONORS 75
References 88
CHAPTER 6. COORDINATION THROUGH ATOMS OTHER THAN NITROGEN AND OXYGEN 91
References 94
CHAPTER 7. SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RARE EARTHS AND THEIR COMPLEXES 95
Crystal Field Splitting 97
Nephelauxetic Effect 98
Electron Transfer Spectra And Optical Electronegativity 100
Intensification Or Hypersensitivity Of Absorption Bands 102
Absorption Spectra Of M3+ Ions In Crystals And Solutions 103
References 138
CHAPTER 8. LUMINESCENCE OF RARE EARTHS IN CHELATES AND IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS 143
Mechanism Of Intramolecular Energy Transfer (Imet) Process Chelates 144
Luminescence Decay Of The Rare-Earth Chelates 146
Factors Influencing The Fluorescence Intensity And Life-time 147
References 161
CHAPTER 9. LASER AND APPLICABILITY OF RARE EARTHS AS LASER MATERIALS 163
Ruby Laser 163
Method Of Excitation 170
Helium-Neon Gas Laser 171
Rare-Earth Ions As Possible Laser Materials 173
Chelates As Possible Laser Materials 175
Uses Of Lasers 177
References 178
CHAPTER 10. RARE EARTHS AND THE ACTINIDES 181
Spectral Characteristics 182
Complexes Of The Actinides 189
References 193
APPENDIX 195
REFERENCES 197
NAME INDEX 198
SUBJECT INDEX 208