A new tetrakis praseodymium(
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Pr(TFNB)3Phen has been synthesized, in which TFNB is 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(2-naphthyl)-1,3-butanedione and Phen is 1,10-phenanthro
line. Its crystal structure and luminescent spectra were successfully determined and investigated. The typical antenna effect existing in the luminescence of
Pr(TFNB)3Phen was revealed by the study of the UV–Vis absorption spectra of
ligands and the excitation spectrum of
Pr(TFNB)3Phen.