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pubs.acs.org/IC Article Point Chirality Controlled Diastereoselective Self-Assembly and Circularly Polarized Luminescence in Quadruple-Stranded Europium(III) Helicates Yanyan Zhou, Yuan Yao, Zhenyu Cheng, Ting Gao, Hongfeng Li,* and Pengfei Yan* Cite This: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01911 Read Online ACCESS Metrics & More Article Recommendations *sı Supporting Information ABSTRACT: Aromatic β-diketones have been extensively employed as highly effective sensitizers in luminescent lanthanide complexes. However, the difficulties to make the chiral modified groups effectively participate in the frontier molecular orbital (FMO) distributions limit their applications on lanthanide circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) fields. Considering the inherent chirality of the helical structure, a pair of enantiopure dinuclear europium quadruple-stranded ΔΔ ΛΛ ΔΔ ΛΛ ′ helicates, / -(HNEt3)2(Eu2L4)( / )-1;L=R/S-1,2-bis(4,4 -bis(4,4,4- trifluoro-1,3-dioxobutyl)phenoxyl)propane are assembled via a point chirality induced strategy. The comprehensive spectral characteristics combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrate that the one point chirality at the spacer of the ligand successfully controls the Δ or Λ configuration around the Eu(III) ion center and the P or M helical patterns of the helicates. The mirror-image CPL and CD spectra further confirm the formation of the enantiomer pairs. As expected, the helicate presents a higher luminescence quantum | | ff β yield (QY) of 68% and a large glum value (0.146). This study e ectively combines the excellent sensitization capability of -diketone and the helical chirality of helicates. This strategy provides an effective path for the synthesis of lanthanide material with excellent CPL performance. ■ INTRODUCTION dinuclear and multinuclear helicates with excellent optical properties have been developed by Piguet,12 Bünzili,13 and Chiral circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) materials have 14 attracted tremendous attention recently due to their potential Gunnlaugsson. However, most of the helicates are formed as 1 2 racemic mixtures because of the absence of stereochemistry applications in chiral recognition, CPL probes, three- 3 4 controls in self-assembly processes. To obtain an enantiopure dimensional (3D) displays, and optical storage. The helical structure, the introduction of a chiral element into the luminescence dissymmetry factor (g ) and luminescence lum ligand is the general strategy.15 However, compared with the quantum yields (QYs) are the two most important parameters Downloaded via UNIV OF GEORGIA on August 17, 2020 at 18:35:00 (UTC). transition-metal helicates, the larger radii and the labile to evaluate the performances of the CPL materials. Because of coordination geometries of the lanthanide ions make the the existence of the magnetic dipole transitions for some control the diastereoselectivity in self-assembly process rather lanthanide ions, the glum values of the lanthanide luminescent See https://pubs.acs.org/sharingguidelines for options on how to legitimately share published articles. − challenging. For instance, Law et al. reported that the extension materials (g =10 2−0.5) are obviously higher than those of lum of the distance between the coordination unit in a bis- other luminescent systems, such as organic molecules,5 6 7 (tridentate) ditopic ligand and chiral center caused a polymers, supramolecules, and transition-metal complexes 16 −5 −3 8 diastereoselective breaking of the helicate. (g =10 −10 ). For instance, a high g value of 1.38 is 17 18 16 lum lum Recently, Gunnlaugsson, Sun, and Law have success- observed in a cesium tetrakis(3-heptafluoro-butylryl-(+)-cam- 9 fully developed some enantiopure dinuclear lanthanide triple- phorato) europium complex, Cs[Eu((+)-hfbc)4]. However, stranded helicates, where the chiral modified groups at the unfortunately, the luminescence quantum yield is very low, 10 terminal end of the ditopic tridentate chelation ligands only reaching up to 0.63% in chloroform, which is much ff β e ectively controlled the diastereoselectivity during the self- lower than those of most of the aromatic -diketonate assembly processes. However, in comparison with tridentate lanthanide complexes (generally, QYs > 30%).11 Although aromatic β-diketones are the highly effective sensitizers for lanthanide ions luminescence, the lack of effective chiral Received: June 28, 2020 modifications limit their applications on lanthanide CPL materials. The helical structure is one of the most attractive and widespread structures in nature, which has intrinsical chirality, possessing P or M helical patterns. Recently, some lanthanide © XXXX American Chemical Society https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01911 A Inorg. Chem. XXXX, XXX, XXX−XXX Inorganic Chemistry pubs.acs.org/IC Article chelation ligands, the bidentate chelation of β-diketone units (R/S)-propanediol. The optimizations of all structures were carried brings a relatively loose coordination sphere around the metal out with the PBE/6-31g(d) with SDD functional (the SDD basis set center, which implies a larger difficulty to control the for Eu atom and 6-31g(d) for H, C, O, and F atoms). stereochemistry of the helicate. Herein, we employ the cheap Thermodynamic data were calculated under 298 K for all geometries. Equilibrium selectivity was determined from the difference between and commercially available chiral (R/S)-1,2-propanediol as the × β R the statistically corrected energy of each isomer at 298 K. RT ln(K) spacer to synthesize a pair of chiral bis( -diketone) ligands L (K is the number of ways a single isomer can be formed) was S ′ fl and L (R/S-1,2-bis(4,4 -bis(4,4,4-tri uoro-1,3-dioxobutyl)- subtracted from the isomer energies to obtain the statistically phenoxyl)propane, L), which self-assemble with Ln(III) ions corrected isomer energies A. These were converted to isomer in a 2:1 ratio, forming anion quadruple-stranded helicates, proportions P, where P = exp(−A/RT). R/S 2− ′ (Ln2L 4) . In comparison with the triple-stranded helicate, Experimental Details. R/S-1,2-Bis(4,4 -bis(acetylphenoxy))- the quadruple-stranded structure is favorable to enhance the isopropane (R/S-BAPI). A mixture of (R)-propanediol (1.00 g, 13.0 ′ fl rigid of the helix and make the control of the diastereose- mmol), 4 - uoroacetophenone (5.40 g, 39.0 mmol), and anhydrous potassium carbonate (3.63 g, 26.0 mmol) were added to a three- lectivity more easily performed in the assembly process. The fl necked round-bottom ask containing 10 mL of DMF under a N2 CD, CPL, and NMR spectra analyses as well as DFT ° fi atmosphere. The mixture was heated to 155 C for 19 h. After it calculation con rm the successful construction of the cooled to room temperature, the solution was filtered to remove the homochiral helicates. The luminescence quantum yields salt, and then the filtrate was evaporated in vacuum to remove the (QYs) and CPL measurements display that the helicates solvent. The final product was recrystallized from methanol to obtain | | 1 present relatively higher QY up to 68% and a moderate glum creamy-white crystals in 70% yield (2.87 g). H NMR (CD3CN, 400 value of 0.146. These results indicate that just one point MHz, ppm): 7.95−7.93 (dd, J = 8.9, 8.8 Hz, 4H), 7.05−6.99 (dd, J = chirality in the spacer could control the stereochemistry in this 8.9, 8.8 Hz, 4H), 5.00−4.93 (m, 1H), 4.25−4.24 (d, J = 4.7 Hz, 2H), − 13 quadruple-stranded lanthanide helicate. 2.52 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 6H), 1.44 1.43 (d, J = 6.3 Hz, 3H). C NMR (CD3CN, 101 MHz, ppm): 197.41, 197.39, 163.46, 162.80, 131.51, 131.47, 116.22, 115.26, 73.50, 71.94, 26.70, 16.65. EI-MS m/z 312.14 ■ EXPERIMENTAL SECTION + [M] . The enantiomeric purity of R/S-BAPI (>99% ee) was General. Allchemicalsandsolventswereobtainedfrom determined by HPLC (CHIRALPAK IC column; hexane/i-propanol: commercial suppliers and were used without further purification. 75/75; flow rate: 1.5 mL/min) and compared with the retention Characterization. 1 19 The H, F, and DOSY NMR spectra were times of the racemic mixture (tR = 13.58 min and tS = 19.70 min). S- recorded with a Bruker Avance III 400 MHz spectrometer. Elemental BAPI was synthesized following the procedure for R-BAPI with the analyses were carried on an Elementar Vario EL cube analyzer. use of (S)-propanediol instead, in 72% yield (2.95 g). 1H NMR fl − Electrospray time-of- ight (ESI-TOF) mass spectra were measured (CD3CN, 400 MHz, ppm): 7.95 7.93 (dd, J = 8.9, 8.8 Hz, 4H), on a Bruker maXis mass spectrometer. EI mass spectra were recorded 7.05−6.99 (dd, J = 8.9, 8.8 Hz, 4H), 5.00−4.93 (m, 1H), 4.25−4.24 on an Agilent 5975N mass spectrometer. UV−vis spectra were (d, J = 4.7 Hz, 2H), 2.52 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 6H), 1.44−1.43 (d, J = 6.3 13 performed on a PerkinElmer Lambda 25 spectrometer. CD, PL, and Hz, 3H). C NMR (CD3CN, 101 MHz, ppm): 197.41, 197.39, CPL spectra were collected on an Olis DM245 spectrometer with a 163.46, 162.80, 131.51, 131.47, 116.22, 115.26, 73.50, 71.94, 26.70, 150 W xenon lamp as the light source. In CPL measurements, the 16.65. EI-MS m/z 313.14 [M + H]+. The enantiomeric purity was fi integration time of 2.0 s and xed slits of 2.0 and 0.6 mm were determined to be >99% ee. selected. HPLC analyses were performed on a SHIMADZU LC-20AT R/S-1,2-Bis(4,4′-bis(4,4,4-trifluoro-1,3-dioxobutyl)phenoxyl)- chromatographic instrument (column: CHIRALPAK IC).