Effects of Ionic Liquids on the Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Tris (2, 2'-Bipyridyl) Ruthenium (II) Chloride
Date of Graduation
Fall 2011
Degree
Master of Science in Chemistry
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Committee Chair
Mark Richter
Abstract
The electrochemistry, photoluminescence (PL) and coreactant electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) of Ru(bpy)32+ (where bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) using tri-n-propylamine (TPrA) as a coreactant was obtained in aqueous media containing the ionic liquids (IL's) 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride [HC], 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolim-trifluoro-methane sulfonate [ES], 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tosylate [ET], or 1-methyl-3octylimidazolium chloride [MC] as additives. Minor shifts in the RuII/RuIII oxidation potential and photoluminescence emission maxima were observed in the presence of 0.1% (v/v) IL. When the excited state was generated electrochemically, the ECL signal is either attenuated (for HC, ES and ET) or enhanced (MC). Experiments indicate that change in the ECL signal is due to the adsorption of ionic liquid on to the surface of the electrode that concentrates the ECL reactants at or near the electrode surface.
Keywords
electro chemiluminescence, ECL, electrogenerated chemiluminescence, ionic liquids, ECL in ionic liquids
Subject Categories
Chemistry
Copyright
© Manjeera Malempati
Recommended Citation
Malempati, Manjeera, "Effects of Ionic Liquids on the Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Tris (2, 2'-Bipyridyl) Ruthenium (II) Chloride" (2011). MSU Graduate Theses. 1978.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1978
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