title: Synthesis and preliminary analytical evaluation of the chemiluminescence from (4-[4-(dichloromethylsilanyl)-butyl]-4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridyl)bis(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) covalently bonded to silica particles.
abstract: This paper describes, for the first time, a simple and effective synthetic route for covalently bonding the chemiluminescence reagent, (4-[4-(dichloromethylsilanyl)-butyl]-4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridyl)bis(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) onto silica particles. The subsequent preparation of chemically regeneratable detection cells and their preliminary analytical evaluation with both sequential injection analysis and flow injection analysis are also reported. Unoptimised analytical figures of merit were established for standard solutions of codeine and sodium oxalate with detection limits calculated from three times the standard deviation of the blank signal, of 1 x 10(-8) M and 3 x 10(-7) M respectively. The chemically immobilised reagent exhibited some intriguing solvent and kinetic effects, which are also briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Chiral and Molecular Technologies, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Neil W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bos
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brand
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Kieran F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Stuart D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Purcell
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Russell