Dedicated to Professor Jean-Claude Bünzli on the occasion of his 65th birthdayThe UV, excitation, and luminescence spectra of tris(pivaloyltrifluoroacetonato)europium(III) ([Eu(pta) 3 ]; Hpta ¼ 1,1,1-trifluoro-5,5-dimethylhexane-2,4-dione ¼ HA) were measured in the presence of bis(salicylidene)trimethylenediamine (H 2 saltn), bis [5-(tert-butyl)
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