Europium Chloride (EuCl3) was dissolved in the ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMIM PF6). Deionized water was added to the liquid, creating a biphasic system. The europium(III) was thus extracted quantitatively into the water phase. Addition of three equivalents of dipicolinate, DPA2 - (pH=6), resulted in aqueous phase Eu(DPA)3 2- . The DPA/Eu(III) ratio was increased to 10:1 and the pH decreased, moving the europium into the ionic liquid phase. Using luminescence spectroscopy the movement of europium was monitored.