Bligh, Annie Sim WanAnnie Sim WanBlighChoi, N.Evagorou, E. G.McPartlin, M.2022-01-242022-01-241992https://repository.sfu.edu.hk/handle/sfu/2154A gadolinium(III) complex of an 18-membered hexa-aza macrocycle, with relaxivities higher than [Gd(DTPA)(H<sub>2</sub>O)]<sub>2</sub>− and [Gd(DOTA)(H<sub>2</sub>O)]−, has been synthesized and its crystal structure indicates a nine-coordinate gadolinium ion bound to three water oxygen atoms and six nitrogen donors from the macrocyclic ligand.enSynthesis and crystal structure of a gadolinium(III) complex of a tetraimine schiff-base macrocycle: A potential contrast agent for magnetic resonance imagingjournal article10.1016/S0277-5387(00)83580-9