Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5404310 | Journal of Luminescence | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Synthesis, purification and characterization of [4-ethoxycarbonyl-4â²-carboxy-2,2â²-bipyridine]bis(2,2â²-bipyridine) ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate is described. This complex is shown to be electrochemiluminescent in aqueous solution during cathodic pulse polarization of thin insulating film-coated electrodes. Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) lifetime of the complex was observed to be ca. 40 μs at oxide-coated n-silicon electrodes; thus time-resolved detection is also possible. The ECL emission maximum of this carboxylate derivative is somewhat red-shifted when compared with an unmodified Ru(bpy)32+. Because the present complex can be easily covalently coupled with antibodies and oligonucleotides it is usable as an electrochemiluminescent label in various bioaffinity assays. The present chelates also produce strong chemiluminescence during dissolution of metallic magnesium in aqueous solution.
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Authors
Qinghong Jiang, Shiguo Sun, Markus HÃ¥kansson, Kaarina Langel, Tiina Ylinen, Johanna Suomi, Sakari Kulmala,