Three lanthanide complexes [LnL3(H2O)]PMo12O40·CH3CN (Ln = Dy3+ for 1, Ln = Ho3+ for 2, Ln = Lu3+ for 3,
L = tetraethyl ethylenediphosphonate) have been synthesized, and characterized
by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR, PXRD,
thermogravimetric analysis and terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS).
Structural analysis results show that theyhave the same coordination
mode and similar steric structures. Complexes 1~3 all crystallize in the
monoclinic crystal system with space group P21/c. The centered Ln(Ⅲ) obtained a seven-coordinated mononuclear
structure by linking with three tetraethyl ethylenediphosphonates
and one water molecule, resulting in a three-dimensional supramolecular
structure through hydrogen bonding. The three complexes have good
adsorption properties for rhodamine B (RhB) in powder state. Moreover, terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) was applied to represent the structures of
complexes and ligands, which will provide useful information for establishing
bridge between THz and complex structure in coordination chemistry.