title: 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 (HC(2)O(4)˙) and hydroxyformyl (HCO(2)˙) radicals have been captured on a quartz surface and characterised using EPR spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Waurn Ponds 3217, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hindson
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: Graeme R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Neil W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Barnett