Issue 27, 2011

Confirmation of the classic tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(ii) and oxalate electrochemiluminescence mechanism using EPR spectroscopy

Abstract

A chemically initiated adaptation of the classic [Ru(bipy)3]2+/oxalate electrochemiluminescence coreactant system has revealed the elusive radical intermediates of the light-producing pathway. Oxalyl (HC2O4˙) and hydroxyformyl (HCO2˙) radicals have been captured on a quartz surface and characterised using EPR spectroscopy.

Graphical abstract: Confirmation of the classic tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(ii) and oxalate electrochemiluminescence mechanism using EPR spectroscopy

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Mar 2011
Accepted
10 May 2011
First published
01 Jun 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 7806-7808

Confirmation of the classic tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) and oxalate electrochemiluminescence mechanism using EPR spectroscopy

C. M. Hindson, P. S. Francis, G. R. Hanson and N. W. Barnett, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 7806 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC11434D

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