Spectral-luminescent properties of Zn(II) curcuminates

Abstract

1,7-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione (curcumin, Cur) and mono- and mixed Zn(II) complexes based on it were synthesized using the improved method. It was established that curcumin forms metal chelates of the composition ZnCur22Н2О and Zn(Cur)2Phen with the zinc ion. Coordination of the curcumin ligand with the central atom is bidentate cyclic through the -diketone group, and the ortho-methoxyphenol fragment of Cur does not participate in chelation. The fluorescent properties of all synthesized compounds were studied. It was shown that the complex formation of zinc with curcumin causes an increase in the relative intensity of fluorescence and a shift of the emission band to the long-wave region. This indicates both the complexation process and the sensitizing effect of the zinc ion. When phenatroline is added to the zinc(II) complex, the fluorescence emission maximum undergoes a bathochromic shift compared to the ZnCur2 monoligand complex, and the relative fluorescence intensity decreases by 2.5 times. The shift of the radiation maximum to the region of low energies is due to the coordination of the phenathroline molecule to metal ions; and the decrease in emission is due to the shielding ability of the phenathroline donor molecule in relation to the weaker curcumin donor, which increases the number of non-radiative energy losses caused by its inefficient transfer due to the large energy gap between the triplet levels of the ligands.