Abstract:
New thiacalix[4]arenes tetrasubstituted by terpyridyl fragments at the lower rims in the 1,3-alternate stereoisomeric form were synthesized. The molecules interact with EuIII and TbIII in the DMF solution to form highly luminescent nanoscale (21-26 nm) metal-organic structures with the 2:1 metal-to-ligand stoichiometry and a narrow particle size distribution. © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.