RARE-EARTH CRYPTATES, PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM, INTERMEDIATE SYNTHESIS PRODUCTS AND USE AS FLUORESCENT MARKERS

摘要

The invention concerns rare earth cryptates composed of at least one rare-earth salt complexed by a macropolycyclic compound having one of the formulae (I or II) in which the cycle (a) is the N2O4 macrocycle, the N2O3 macrocycle or the bis-bipyridine macrocycle, Y is a group or a spacing arm consisting of a bivalent organic radical chosen from the C1 to C20 linear or branched alkaline groups, possibly containing one or more double bonds and/or possibly being interrupted by one or more hetero atoms such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur or phosphorus or the C5 to C8 cycloalkaline groups or from the C6 to C14 arylene groups, said alkaline or arylene groups being possibly substituted by alkyl, aryl or sulfonate groups; Z is a functional group capable of forming a covalent bond with a biological substance; R is a methyl group or the -Y-Z- group; R' is hydrogen or a -COOR'' group in which R'' is a C1 to C10 alkyl group and preferably the methyl, ethyl or tertiobutyl group or R' is a CO-NH-Y-Z group.