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Chen L, Quayle K, Smith ZM, Connell TU, Doeven EH, Hayne DJ, Adcock JL, Wilson DJD, Agugiaro J, Pattuwage ML, Adamson NS, Francis PS. Chemiluminescence and electrochemiluminescence of water-soluble iridium(III) complexes containing a tetraethylene-glycol functionalised triazolylpyridine ligand. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1304:342470. [PMID: 38637058 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.342470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Iridium(III) complexes, exhibiting high luminescence quantum yields and a wide range of emission colours, are promising alternatives to tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) for chemiluminescence (CL) and electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection. This emerging class of reagent, however, is limited by the poor solubility of many iridium(III) complexes in aqueous solution, and lack of understanding of their remarkably variable selectivities towards different analytes. RESULTS Seven [Ir(C^N)2(pt-TEG)]+ complexes, exhibiting a wide range of reduction potentials and emission energies, were examined with six model analytes. For CL, cerium(IV) was used as the oxidant. The alkylamine analytes generally produced greater CL and ECL with the more readily oxidised Ir(III) complexes (C^N = piq, bt, ppy), predominantly through the 'direct' pathway requiring oxidation of both metal complex and analyte. Aniline derivatives that did not also contain secondary or tertiary alkylamines elicited CL from the less readily oxidised complexes (C^N = df-ppy-CF3, df-ppy) via energy transfer. The most difficult to oxidise complexes (C^N = df(CF3)-ppy-Me, df(CN)-ppy) gave poor responses due to the limited potential window of the solvent and inefficiency of energy transfer to their high energy excited states. Greater CL and/or ECL intensities were generally obtained for each analyte with at least one Ir(III) complex than with [Ru(bpy)3]2+; superior limits of detection for two analytes were demonstrated. SIGNIFICANCE This exploration of CL/ECL in which the properties of luminophore, analyte and oxidant are all varied provides a new understanding of the influence of the metal-complex potentials and excited state energy on the light-producing and quenching pathways, and consequently, their distinct selectivity towards different analytes. These findings will guide the development of water-soluble Ir(III) complexes as CL and ECL reagents.
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- Lifen Chen
- Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, China
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3086, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3086, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia.
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Doeven EH, Connell TU, Sinha N, Wenger OS, Francis PS. Electrochemiluminescence of a First-Row d 6 Transition Metal Complex. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319047. [PMID: 38519420 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
Abstract
We report the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of a 3d6 Cr(0) complex ([Cr(LMes)3]; λem=735 nm) with comparable photophysical properties to those of ECL-active complexes of 4d6 or 5d6 precious metal ions. The electrochemical potentials of [Cr(LMes)3] are more negative than those of [Ir(ppy)3] and render the [Cr(LMes)3]* excited state inaccessible through conventional co-reactant ECL with tri-n-propylamine or oxalate. ECL can be obtained, however, through the annihilation route in which potentials sufficient to oxidise and reduce the luminophore are alternately applied. When combined with [Ir(ppy)3] (λem=520 nm), the annihilation ECL of [Cr(LMes)3] was greatly enhanced whereas that of [Ir(ppy)3] was diminished. Under appropriate conditions, the relative intensities of the two spectrally distinct emissions can be controlled through the applied potentials. From this starting point for ECL with 3d6 metal complexes, we discuss some directions for future development.
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- Egan H Doeven
- Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University Waurn Ponds, Victoria, 3216, Australia
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- Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University Waurn Ponds, Victoria, 3216, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi Kamand, Mandi, 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University Waurn Ponds, Victoria, 3216, Australia
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Mishra S, Patra S. Aqueous emissive cyclometalated iridium photoreductants: synthesis, computational analysis and the photocatalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:8214-8222. [PMID: 38618673 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00766b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
Abstract
Herein, we present luminescent mononuclear iridium complexes [1]3+-[4]3+ using NEt3-appended C^N chelating benzimidazole (L1-L4) and semi-flexible phenanthroline-pyrazine-based (phpy) ligands exhibiting photocatalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) in the presence of NEt3 in an aqueous medium. The formation of [1]3+-[4]3+ was confirmed by HRMS, 1H-1H COSY, and 13C and 19F NMR spectroscopy. The complex [4]3+ is water soluble, whereas the others ([1]3+-[3]3+) are partially soluble. The complexes are luminescent in both CH3CN and H2O media. The DFT study reveals that the HOMO of [1]3+ resides on the C^N chelating benzimidazole and iridium center. However, it moves to the pyrazine-pyridine of the phpy unit in the case of [2]3+-[4]3+. The LUMOs are localized on the phenanthroline unit of phpy for all the complexes. This suggests an important role of the fluorine atom on electron density distribution. Spin density analysis demonstrates that the emission bands of the complexes arise from 3MLLCT states. The complex [4]3+ displays promising photocatalytic activity towards 4-NP photoreduction, whereas complexes [1]3+-[3]3+ exhibit lower reactivity. The mechanistic study suggests that the reaction proceeds through an oxidative quenching pathway, where 4-NP is reduced by accepting an electron from excited [Ir(III)] and gets oxidized to Ir(IV), which comes back to its original Ir(III) state by accepting an electron from the sacrificial electron donor NEt3.
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- Saumyaranjan Mishra
- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Argul, Jatni, Odisha-752050, India.
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Argul, Jatni, Odisha-752050, India.
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Knežević S, Kerr E, Goudeau B, Valenti G, Paolucci F, Francis PS, Kanoufi F, Sojic N. Bimodal Electrochemiluminescence Microscopy of Single Cells. Anal Chem 2023; 95:7372-7378. [PMID: 37098243 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
Abstract
Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) microscopy is an emerging technique with new applications such as imaging of single entities and cells. Herein, we have developed a bimodal and bicolor approach to record both positive ECL (PECL: light-emitting object on dark background) and shadow label-free ECL (SECL: nonemissive object shadowing the background luminescence) images of single cells. This bimodal approach is the result of the simultaneous emissions of [Ru(bpy)3]2+ used to label the cellular membrane (PECL) and [Ir(sppy)3]3- dissolved in solution (SECL). By spectrally resolving the ECL emission wavelengths, we recorded the images of the same cells in both PECL and SECL modes using the [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (λmax = 620 nm) and [Ir(sppy)3]3- (λmax = 515 nm) luminescence, respectively. PECL shows the distribution of the [Ru(bpy)3]2+ labels attached to the cellular membrane, whereas SECL reflects the local diffusional hindrance of the ECL reagents by each cell. The high sensitivity and surface-confined features of the reported approach are demonstrated by imaging cell-cell contacts during the mitosis process. Furthermore, the comparison of PECL and SECL images demonstrates the differential diffusion of tri-n-propylamine and [Ir(sppy)3]3- through the permeabilized cell membranes. Consequently, this dual approach enables the imaging of the morphology of the cell adhering on the surface and can significantly contribute to multimodal ECL imaging and bioassays with different luminescent systems.
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- Sara Knežević
- CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR 5255, ENSCBP, Univ. Bordeaux, 33607 Pessac, France
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
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- CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR 5255, ENSCBP, Univ. Bordeaux, 33607 Pessac, France
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
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- CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR 5255, ENSCBP, Univ. Bordeaux, 33607 Pessac, France
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Schreier MR, Pfund B, Steffen DM, Wenger OS. Photocatalytic Regeneration of a Nicotinamide Adenine Nucleotide Mimic with Water-Soluble Iridium(III) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:7636-7643. [PMID: 36731131 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Nicotinamide adenine nucleotide (NADH) is involved in many biologically relevant redox reactions, and the photochemical regeneration of its oxidized form (NAD+) under physiological conditions is of interest for combined photo- and biocatalysis. Here, we demonstrate that tri-anionic, water-soluble variants of typically very lipophilic iridium(III) complexes can photo-catalyze the reduction of an NAD+ mimic in a comparatively efficient manner. In combination with a well-known rhodium co-catalyst to facilitate regioselective reactions, these iridium(III) photo-reductants outcompete the commonly used [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) photosensitizer in water by up to 1 order of magnitude in turnover frequency. This improved reactivity is attributable to the strong excited-state electron donor properties and the good chemical robustness of the tri-anionic iridium(III) sensitizers, combined with their favorable Coulombic interaction with the di-cationic rhodium co-catalyst. Our findings seem relevant in the greater context of photobiocatalysis, for which access to strong, efficient, and robust photoreductants with good water solubility can be essential.
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- Mirjam R Schreier
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Street Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.,National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Street Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Street Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Street Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.,National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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Schreier MR, Guo X, Pfund B, Okamoto Y, Ward TR, Kerzig C, Wenger OS. Water-Soluble Tris(cyclometalated) Iridium(III) Complexes for Aqueous Electron and Energy Transfer Photochemistry. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:1290-1300. [PMID: 35414170 PMCID: PMC9069695 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
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Cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes are frequently employed in
organic light emitting diodes, and they are popular photocatalysts
for solar energy conversion and synthetic organic chemistry. They
luminesce from redox-active excited states that can have high triplet
energies and long lifetimes, making them well suited for energy transfer
and photoredox catalysis. Homoleptic tris(cyclometalated) iridium(III)
complexes are typically very hydrophobic and do not dissolve well
in polar solvents, somewhat limiting their application scope. We developed
a family of water-soluble sulfonate-decorated variants with tailored
redox potentials and excited-state energies to address several key
challenges in aqueous photochemistry. First, we aimed at combining
enzyme with photoredox catalysis to
synthesize enantioenriched products in a cyclic reaction network.
Since the employed biocatalyst operates best in aqueous solution,
a water-soluble photocatalyst was needed. A new tris(cyclometalated)
iridium(III) complex provided enough reducing power for the photochemical
reduction of imines to racemic mixtures of amines and furthermore
was compatible with monoamine oxidase (MAO-N-9), which deracemized
this mixture through a kinetic resolution of the racemic amine via
oxidation to the corresponding imine. This process led to the accumulation
of the unreactive amine enantiomer over time. In subsequent studies,
we discovered that the same iridium(III) complex photoionizes under
intense irradiation to give hydrated electrons as a result of consecutive
two-photon excitation. With visible light as energy input, hydrated
electrons become available in a catalytic fashion, thereby allowing
the comparatively mild reduction of substrates that would typically
only be reactive under harsher conditions. Finally, we became interested
in photochemical upconversion in aqueous solution, for which it was
desirable to obtain water-soluble iridium(III) compounds with very
high triplet excited-state energies. This goal was achieved through
improved ligand design and ultimately enabled sensitized triplet–triplet
annihilation upconversion unusually far into the ultraviolet spectral
range. Studies of photoredox catalysis, energy transfer catalysis,
and
photochemical upconversion typically rely on the use of organic solvents.
Water could potentially be an attractive alternative in many cases,
but photocatalyst development lags somewhat behind for aqueous solution
compared to organic solvent. The purpose of this Account is to provide
an overview of the breadth of new research perspectives that emerged
from the development of water-soluble fac-[Ir(ppy)]3 complexes (ppy = 2-phenylpyridine) with sulfonated ligands.
We hope to inspire the use of some of these or related coordination
compounds in aqueous photochemistry and to stimulate further conceptual
developments at the interfaces of coordination chemistry, photophysics,
biocatalysis, and sustainable chemistry.
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- Mirjam R. Schreier
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
- National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
- National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
- National Competence Center in Research, Molecular Systems Engineering, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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Kerr E, Hayne DJ, Soulsby LC, Bawden JC, Blom SJ, Doeven EH, Henderson LC, Hogan CF, Francis PS. A redox-mediator pathway for enhanced multi-colour electrochemiluminescence in aqueous solution. Chem Sci 2022; 13:469-477. [PMID: 35126979 PMCID: PMC8729815 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05609c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
The classic and most widely used co-reactant electrochemiluminescence (ECL) reaction of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(ii) ([Ru(bpy)3]2+) and tri-n-propylamine is enhanced by an order of magnitude by fac-[Ir(sppy)3]3- (where sppy = 5'-sulfo-2-phenylpyridinato-C 2,N), through a novel 'redox mediator' pathway. Moreover, the concomitant green emission of [Ir(sppy)3]3-* enables internal standardisation of the co-reactant ECL of [Ru(bpy)3]2+. This can be applied using a digital camera as the photodetector by exploiting the ratio of R and B values of the RGB colour data, providing superior sensitivity and precision for the development of low-cost, portable ECL-based analytical devices.
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- Emily Kerr
- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University Geelong Victoria 3220 Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University Geelong Victoria 3220 Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University Geelong Victoria 3220 Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University Geelong Victoria 3220 Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University Geelong Victoria 3220 Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University Geelong Victoria 3220 Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University Geelong Victoria 3220 Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria 3086 Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University Geelong Victoria 3220 Australia
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Newman B, Chen L, Henderson LC, Doeven EH, Francis PS, Hayne DJ. Water-Soluble Iridium(III) Complexes Containing Tetraethylene-Glycol-Derivatized Bipyridine Ligands for Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence Detection. Front Chem 2020; 8:583631. [PMID: 33195075 PMCID: PMC7593781 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.583631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Four cationic heteroleptic iridium(III) complexes containing a 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) ligand with one or two tetraethylene glycol (TEG) groups attached in the 4 or 4,4′ positions were synthesized to create new water-soluble electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) luminophores bearing a convenient point of attachment for the development of ECL-labels. The novel TEG-derivatized bipyridines were incorporated into [Ir(C∧N)2(R-bpy-R′)]Cl complexes, where C∧N = 2-phenylpyridine anion (ppy) or 2-phenylbenzo[d]thiazole anion (bt), through reaction with commercially available ([Ir(C∧N)2(μ-Cl)]2 dimers. The novel [Ir(C∧N)2(Me-bpy-TEG)]Cl and [Ir(C∧N)2(TEG-bpy-TEG)]Cl complexes in aqueous solution largely retained the redox potentials and emission spectra of the parent [Ir(C∧N)2(Me-bpy-Me)]PF6 (where Me-bpy-Me = 4,4′methyl-2,2′-bipyridine) luminophores in acetonitrile, and exhibited ECL intensities similar to those of [Ru(bpy)3]2+ and the analogous [Ir(C∧N)2(pt-TEG]Cl complexes (where pt-TEG = 1-(TEG)-4-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,3-triazole). These complexes can be readily adapted for bioconjugation and considering the spectral distributions of [Ir(ppy)2(Me-bpy-TEG)]+ and [Ir(ppy)2(pt-TEG)]+, show a viable strategy to create ECL-labels with different emission colors from the same commercial [Ir(ppy)2(μ-Cl)]2 precursor.
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- Ben Newman
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.,Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Center for Regional and Rural Futures, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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Amthor S, Braun H, Gröne J, Nauroozi D, Jacob T, Rau S. Tailored protective groups for surface immobilization of ruthenium dyes. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:3735-3742. [PMID: 31728474 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt03591e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
McKenna reaction conditions are applied to the [Ru(4,4'-(CH2PO3Et2)2(bpy)](PF6)2 model chromophore in order to obtain [Ru(4,4'-(CH2PO3TMS2)2(bpy)](Br2-x)(PF6)x (x = 0-2) (2) by replacing the alkyl moieties of the phosphonates with TMS groups (TMS = trimethylsilyl). The model complex is immobilized onto both NiO powder and NiO electrodes on FTO (fluorine doped tin oxide) using organic solvents. The stability of surface binding in aqueous media and the DSC performance of 2 are tested and compared to those of a conventional dye of structure [Ru(4,4'-(CH2PO3TBA2)2(bpy)](PF6)2 (1) (TBA = tetrabutyl ammonium). This is the first example of a ruthenium based chromophore with a phosphonic acid silyl-ester being directly immobilized onto a NiO surface. In addition, complex 2 exhibits superior stability towards desorption in aqueous media and at the same time showing improved DSC performance and stability in acetonitrile and a slightly higher dye loading on the electrode surface compared to 1.
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- Sebastian Amthor
- Ulm University, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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Mikysek T, Nikolaou P, Kafexholli M, Šimůnek P, Váňa J, Marková A, Vala M, Valenti G. Photophysical and Electrochemiluminescence of Coumarin‐Based Oxazaborines. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201902102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tomáš Mikysek
- Department of Analytical Chemistry Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice Studentská 573 CZ-53210 Pardubice Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician” University of Bologna Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice Studentská 573 CZ-53210 Pardubice Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice Studentská 573 CZ-53210 Pardubice Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice Studentská 573 CZ-53210 Pardubice Czech Republic
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- Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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- Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician” University of Bologna Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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Chen L, Hayne DJ, Doeven EH, Agugiaro J, Wilson DJD, Henderson LC, Connell TU, Nai YH, Alexander R, Carrara S, Hogan CF, Donnelly PS, Francis PS. A conceptual framework for the development of iridium(iii) complex-based electrogenerated chemiluminescence labels. Chem Sci 2019; 10:8654-8667. [PMID: 31803440 PMCID: PMC6849491 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc01391a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Translation of the highly promising electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) properties of Ir(iii) complexes (with tri-n-propylamine (TPrA) as a co-reactant) into a new generation of ECL labels for ligand binding assays necessitates the introduction of functionality suitable for bioconjugation. Modification of the ligands, however, can affect not only the photophysical and electrochemical properties of the complex, but also the reaction pathways available to generate light. Through a combined theoretical and experimental study, we reveal the limitations of conventional approaches to the design of electrochemiluminophores and introduce a new class of ECL label, [Ir(C^N)2(pt-TOxT-Sq)]+ (where C^N is a range of possible cyclometalating ligands, and pt-TOxT-Sq is a pyridyltriazole ligand with trioxatridecane chain and squarate amide ethyl ester), which outperformed commercial Ir(iii) complex labels in two commonly used assay formats. Predicted limits on the redox potentials and emission wavelengths of Ir(iii) complexes capable of generating ECL via the dominant pathway applicable in microbead supported ECL assays were experimentally verified by measuring the ECL intensities of the parent luminophores at different applied potentials, and comparing the ECL responses for the corresponding labels under assay conditions. This study provides a framework to tailor ECL labels for specific assay conditions and a fundamental understanding of the ECL pathways that will underpin exploration of new luminophores and co-reactants.
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- Lifen Chen
- Deakin University , School of Life and Environmental Sciences , Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF) , Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) , Geelong , Victoria 3220 , Australia . ;
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- Deakin University , School of Life and Environmental Sciences , Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF) , Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) , Geelong , Victoria 3220 , Australia . ;
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- Deakin University , School of Life and Environmental Sciences , Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF) , Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) , Geelong , Victoria 3220 , Australia . ;
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics , La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences (LIMS) , La Trobe University , Melbourne , Victoria 3086 , Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics , La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences (LIMS) , La Trobe University , Melbourne , Victoria 3086 , Australia
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- Deakin University , School of Life and Environmental Sciences , Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF) , Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) , Geelong , Victoria 3220 , Australia . ;
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
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- Deakin University , School of Life and Environmental Sciences , Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF) , Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) , Geelong , Victoria 3220 , Australia . ;
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- Deakin University , School of Life and Environmental Sciences , Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF) , Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) , Geelong , Victoria 3220 , Australia . ;
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics , La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences (LIMS) , La Trobe University , Melbourne , Victoria 3086 , Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics , La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences (LIMS) , La Trobe University , Melbourne , Victoria 3086 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry , Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute , The University of Melbourne , Victoria 3010 , Australia
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- Deakin University , School of Life and Environmental Sciences , Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF) , Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) , Geelong , Victoria 3220 , Australia . ;
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Sebata S, Takizawa SY, Ikuta N, Murata S. Photofunctions of iridium(iii) complexes in vesicles: long-lived excited states and visible-light sensitization for hydrogen evolution in aqueous solution. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:14914-14925. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt03144h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Utilization of DPPC vesicles allows water-insoluble photoactive Ir(iii) complexes to be dispersed in bulk aqueous solution.
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- Shinogu Sebata
- Department of Basic Science
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 153-8902
- Japan
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- Department of Basic Science
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 153-8902
- Japan
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- Department of Basic Science
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 153-8902
- Japan
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- Department of Basic Science
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 153-8902
- Japan
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Miron CE, Colden Leung MR, Kennedy EI, Fleischel O, Khorasani MA, Wu N, Mergny J, Petitjean A. Closing the Loop: Triazolylpyridine Coordination Drives the Self‐Assembly of Metallomacrocycles with Tunable Topologies for Small‐Molecule and Guanine‐Quadruplex Recognition. Chemistry 2018; 24:18718-18734. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Caitlin E. Miron
- Department of ChemistryQueen's University 90 Bader Lane Kingston ON K7L 3N6 Canada
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- Department of ChemistryQueen's University 90 Bader Lane Kingston ON K7L 3N6 Canada
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- Department of ChemistryQueen's University 90 Bader Lane Kingston ON K7L 3N6 Canada
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- ARNA laboratoryIECBUniversité de Bordeaux, CNRS UMR5320, Inserm U1212 Pessac France
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- Department of ChemistryQueen's University 90 Bader Lane Kingston ON K7L 3N6 Canada
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Huang C, Ran G, Zhao Y, Wang C, Song Q. Synthesis and application of a water-soluble phosphorescent iridium complex as turn-on sensing material for human serum albumin. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:2330-2336. [PMID: 29367989 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt04676f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A novel water-soluble cyclometallated iridium complex [Ir(pq-COOH)2FDS]- (pq-COOH = 2-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylic acid, FDS = 3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-bis(4-sulfophenyl)-1,2,4-triazine dianions) (abbreviated as Ir) was synthesized and its phosphorescent property was comprehensively studied. It was found that the complex exhibited strong phosphorescence, which peaked at 634 nm in neutral conditions (maximized at pH 8.0). Its phosphorescence decreased with an increase in acidity of the aqueous solution. At pH 2.0, the quenched phosphorescence could be resumed upon the addition of human serum albumin (HSA) because of the hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions between HSA and Ir. Based on this phenomenon, a "turn on" type phosphorescence probe was developed for the detection of HSA. Under optimal conditions, a wide calibration range of 1-280 nM was obtained with a limit of detection of 0.8 nM for HSA. The phosphorescence probe was successfully used for the determination of HSA in blood serum and urine samples.
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- Chao Huang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Soulsby LC, Hayne DJ, Doeven EH, Wilson DJD, Agugiaro J, Connell TU, Chen L, Hogan CF, Kerr E, Adcock JL, Donnelly PS, White JM, Francis PS. Mixed annihilation electrogenerated chemiluminescence of iridium(iii) complexes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:18995-19006. [PMID: 29971279 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp01737a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Previously reported annihilation ECL of mixtures of metal complexes have generally comprised Ir(ppy)3 or a close analogue as a higher energy donor/emitter (green/blue light) and [Ru(bpy)3]2+ or its derivative as a lower energy acceptor/emitter (red light). In contrast, here we examine Ir(ppy)3 as the lower energy acceptor/emitter, by combining it with a second Ir(iii) complex: [Ir(df-ppy)2(ptb)]+ (where ptb = 1-benzyl-1,2,3-triazol-4-ylpyridine). The application of potentials sufficient to attain the first single-electron oxidation and reduction products can be exploited to detect Ir(ppy)3 at orders of magnitude lower concentration, or enhance its maximum emission intensity at high concentration far beyond that achievable through conventional annihilation ECL of Ir(ppy)3 involving comproportionation. Moreover, under certain conditions, the colour of the emission can be selected through the applied electrochemical potentials. We have also prepared a novel Ir(iii) complex with a sufficiently low reduction potential that the reaction between its reduced form and Ir(ppy)3+ cannot populate the excited state of either luminophore. This enabled, for the first time, the exclusive formation of either excited state through the application of higher cathodic or anodic potentials, but in both cases, the ECL was greatly diminished by parasitic dark reactions.
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- Lachlan C Soulsby
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia.
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Valenti G, Rampazzo E, Kesarkar S, Genovese D, Fiorani A, Zanut A, Palomba F, Marcaccio M, Paolucci F, Prodi L. Electrogenerated chemiluminescence from metal complexes-based nanoparticles for highly sensitive sensors applications. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Scattergood PA, Sinopoli A, Elliott PI. Photophysics and photochemistry of 1,2,3-triazole-based complexes. Coord Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Guo W, Liu Y, Cao Z, Su B. Imaging Analysis Based on Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence. JOURNAL OF ANALYSIS AND TESTING 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s41664-017-0013-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chen L, Doeven EH, Wilson DJD, Kerr E, Hayne DJ, Hogan CF, Yang W, Pham TT, Francis PS. Co‐reactant Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Iridium(III) Complexes Containing an Acetylacetonate Ligand. ChemElectroChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201700222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Lifen Chen
- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Deakin University Waurn Ponds Victoria 3216 Australia
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- Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF), Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Deakin University Waurn Ponds Victoria 3216 Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science La Trobe University Melbourne, Victoria 3086 Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Deakin University Waurn Ponds Victoria 3216 Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Deakin University Waurn Ponds Victoria 3216 Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science La Trobe University Melbourne, Victoria 3086 Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Deakin University Waurn Ponds Victoria 3216 Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Deakin University Waurn Ponds Victoria 3216 Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Deakin University Waurn Ponds Victoria 3216 Australia
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Schweinfurth D, Hettmanczyk L, Suntrup L, Sarkar B. Metal Complexes of Click-Derived Triazoles and Mesoionic Carbenes: Electron Transfer, Photochemistry, Magnetic Bistability, and Catalysis. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201700030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- David Schweinfurth
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstraße 34-36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstraße 34-36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstraße 34-36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstraße 34-36 14195 Berlin Germany
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Kesarkar S, Rampazzo E, Valenti G, Marcaccio M, Bossi A, Prodi L, Paolucci F. Iridium(III)-Doped Core-Shell Silica Nanoparticles: Near-IR Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence in Water. ChemElectroChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201700071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Sagar Kesarkar
- Department of Chemistry “ G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari-CNR and SmartMatLab; Center; Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “ G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “ G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “ G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari-CNR and SmartMatLab; Center; Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “ G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “ G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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Brereton KR, Bellows SM, Fallah H, Lopez AA, Adams RM, Miller AJM, Jones WD, Cundari TR. Aqueous Hydricity from Calculations of Reduction Potential and Acidity in Water. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:12911-12919. [PMID: 28002955 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b09864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hydricity, or hydride donating ability, is a thermodynamic value that helps define the reactivity of transition metal hydrides. To avoid some of the challenges of experimental hydricity measurements in water, a computational method for the determination of aqueous hydricity values has been developed. With a thermochemical cycle involving deprotonation of the metal hydride (pKa), 2e- oxidation of the metal (E°), and 2e- reduction of the proton, hydricity values are provided along with other valuable thermodynamic information. The impact of empirical corrections (for example, calibrating reduction potentials with 2e- organic versus 1e- inorganic potentials) was assessed in the calculation of the reduction potentials, acidities, and hydricities of a series of iridium hydride complexes. Calculated hydricities are consistent with electronic trends and agree well with experimental values.
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- Kelsey R Brereton
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester , Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and CASCaM, University of North Texas , Denton, Texas 76203, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and CASCaM, University of North Texas , Denton, Texas 76203, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and CASCaM, University of North Texas , Denton, Texas 76203, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester , Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and CASCaM, University of North Texas , Denton, Texas 76203, United States
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Kapturkiewicz A. Cyclometalated iridium(III) chelates-a new exceptional class of the electrochemiluminescent luminophores. Anal Bioanal Chem 2016; 408:7013-33. [PMID: 27255104 PMCID: PMC5025512 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-9615-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Recent development of the phosphorescent cyclometalated iridium(III) chelates has enabled, due to their advantageous electrochemical and photo-physical properties, important breakthroughs in many photonic applications. This particular class of 5d(6) ion complexes has attracted increasing interest because of their potential application in electroluminescence devices with a nearly 100 % internal quantum efficiency for the conversion of electric energy to photons. Similar to electroluminescence, the cyclometalated iridium(III) chelates have been successfully applied in the electricity-to-light conversion by means of the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) processes. The already reported ECL systems utilizing the title compounds exhibit extremely large ECL efficiencies that allow one to envisage many potential application for them, especially in further development of ECL-based analytical techniques. This review, based on recently published papers, focuses on the ECL properties of this very exciting class of organometallic luminophores. The reported work, describing results from fundamental as well as application-oriented investigations, will be surveyed and briefly discussed. Graphical abstract Depending on the chemical nature of the cyclometalated irdium(III) chelate different colours of the emitted light can be produced during electrochemical excitation.
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- Andrzej Kapturkiewicz
- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, 3 Maja 54, 08-110, Siedlce, Poland.
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Kerr E, Doeven EH, Barbante GJ, Hogan CF, Hayne DJ, Donnelly PS, Francis PS. New perspectives on the annihilation electrogenerated chemiluminescence of mixed metal complexes in solution. Chem Sci 2016; 7:5271-5279. [PMID: 30155177 PMCID: PMC6020550 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc01570k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Preliminary explorations of the annihilation electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) of mixed metal complexes have revealed opportunities to enhance emission intensities and control the relative intensities from multiple luminophores through the applied potentials. However, the mechanisms of these systems are only poorly understood. Herein, we present a comprehensive characterisation of the annihilation ECL of mixtures of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(ii) hexafluorophosphate ([Ru(bpy)3](PF6)2) and fac-tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium(iii) ([Ir(ppy)3]). This includes a detailed investigation of the change in emission intensity from each luminophore as a function of both the applied electrochemical potentials and the relative concentrations of the two complexes, and a direct comparison with two mixed (Ru/Ir) ECL systems for which emission from only the ruthenium-complex was previously reported. Concomitant emission from both luminophores was observed in all three systems, but only when: (1) the applied potentials were sufficient to generate the intermediates required to form the electronically excited state of both complexes; and (2) the concentration of the iridium complex (relative to the ruthenium complex) was sufficient to overcome quenching processes. Both enhancement and quenching of the ECL of the ruthenium complex was observed, depending on the experimental conditions. The observations were rationalised through several complementary mechanisms, including resonance energy transfer and various energetically favourable electron-transfer pathways.
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- Emily Kerr
- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology , School of Life and Environmental Sciences , Faculty of Science , Engineering and Built Environment , Deakin University , Geelong , Victoria 3220 , Australia .
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- Centre for Regional and Rural Futures , School of Life and Environmental Sciences , Faculty of Science , Engineering and Built Environment , Deakin University , Geelong , Victoria 3220 , Australia .
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology , School of Life and Environmental Sciences , Faculty of Science , Engineering and Built Environment , Deakin University , Geelong , Victoria 3220 , Australia .
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics , La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science , La Trobe University , Melbourne , Victoria 3086 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute , University of Melbourne , Melbourne 3010 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute , University of Melbourne , Melbourne 3010 , Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology , School of Life and Environmental Sciences , Faculty of Science , Engineering and Built Environment , Deakin University , Geelong , Victoria 3220 , Australia .
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Smith ZM, Kerr E, Doeven EH, Connell TU, Barnett NW, Donnelly PS, Haswell SJ, Francis PS. Analytically useful blue chemiluminescence from a water-soluble iridium(III) complex containing a tetraethylene glycol functionalised triazolylpyridine ligand. Analyst 2016; 141:2140-4. [PMID: 26915962 DOI: 10.1039/c6an00141f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We examine [Ir(df-ppy)2(pt-TEG)](+) as the first highly water soluble, blue-luminescent iridium(III) complex for chemiluminescence detection. Marked differences in selectivity were observed between the new complex and the conventional [Ru(bpy)3](2+) reagent, which will enable this mode of detection to be extended to new areas of application.
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- Zoe M Smith
- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia.
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia.
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- Centre for Regional and Rural Futures. Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia. and School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Regional and Rural Futures. Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
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- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia.
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Li MSM, Chu K, Price JT, Jones ND, Ding Z. Analyzing Electrochemiluminescence Mechanisms of Thiophene-Triazole-Thiophene Luminophores with In Situ Spectroscopy. ChemElectroChem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201600237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Michelle S. M. Li
- Department of Chemistry; University of Western Ontario; 1151 Richmond Street London Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Western Ontario; 1151 Richmond Street London Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Western Ontario; 1151 Richmond Street London Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Western Ontario; 1151 Richmond Street London Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Western Ontario; 1151 Richmond Street London Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada
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Connell TU, White JM, Smith TA, Donnelly PS. Luminescent Iridium(III) Cyclometalated Complexes with 1,2,3-Triazole "Click" Ligands. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:2776-90. [PMID: 26938838 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A series of cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes with either 4-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,3-triazole or 1-(2-picolyl)-1,2,3-triazole ancillary ligands to give complexes with either 5- or 6-membered chelate rings were synthesized and characterized by a combination of X-ray crystallography, electron spin ionization-high-resolution mass spectroscopy (ESI-HRMS), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The electronic properties of the complexes were probed using absorption and emission spectroscopy, as well as cyclic voltammetry. The relative stability of the complexes formed from each ligand class was measured, and their excited-state properties were compared. The emissive properties are, with the exception of complexes that contain a nitroaromatic substituent, insensitive to functionalization of the ancillary pyridyl-1,2,3-triazole ligand but tuning of the emission maxima was possible by modification of the cyclometalating ligands. It is possible to prepare a wide range of optimally substituted pyridyl-1,2,3-triazoles using copper Cu(I)-catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition, which is a commonly used "click" reaction, and this family of ligands represent an useful alternative to bipyridine ligands for the preparation of luminescent iridium(III) complexes.
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- Timothy U Connell
- School of Chemistry and ‡Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne , Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and ‡Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne , Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and ‡Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne , Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and ‡Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne , Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Kerr E, Doeven EH, Wilson DJD, Hogan CF, Francis PS. Considering the chemical energy requirements of the tri-n-propylamine co-reactant pathways for the judicious design of new electrogenerated chemiluminescence detection systems. Analyst 2015; 141:62-9. [PMID: 26525583 DOI: 10.1039/c5an01462j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
The introduction of a 'co-reactant' was a critical step in the evolution of electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) from a laboratory curiosity to a widely utilised detection system. In conjunction with a suitable electrochemiluminophore, the co-reactant enables generation of both the oxidised and reduced precursors to the emitting species at a single electrode potential, under the aqueous conditions required for most analytical applications. The most commonly used co-reactant is tri-n-propylamine (TPrA), which was developed for the classic tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) ECL reagent. New electrochemiluminophores such as cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes are also evaluated with this co-reactant. However, attaining the excited states in these systems can require much greater energy than that of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(II), which has implications for the co-reactant reaction pathways. In this tutorial review, we describe a simple graphical approach to characterise the energetically feasible ECL pathways with TPrA, as a useful tool for the development of new ECL detection systems.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emily Kerr
- Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia.
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