Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Communications, 16(49), p. 1600
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc35247h
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The synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of a series of highly emissive europium complexes is reported. Certain complexes enter mammalian cells by macropinocytosis and stain the mitochondria selectively, allowing observation of the Eu emission in cellulo by time-gated spectral imaging.