Synthesis and Characterization of Rare Earth Complexes of Ferrocenylcarbonylhydrazine

Rare earth complexes of ferrocenylcarbonylhydrazine Ln(FH)x(ClO4)3*nH2O (where Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, x=3; Ln = Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, x=4; n=2～6, FH=ferrocenylcarbonylhydrazin) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, MS, IR and 1H NMR spectra. The ligand FH is bidentate, coordinating through the carbonyl oxygen and the amino nitrogen atom. The redox properties of the ligand and its complexes were investigated using cyclic voltammetric method. The solid state fluorescence spectra of Sm, Tb and Dy complexes were also studied.