2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Electrochemiluminescence of organic molecules in water using the bipolar electrolytic micelle disruption method
| Project/Area Number |
22K14708
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 34020:Analytical chemistry-related
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
VILLANI Elena 東京工業大学, 物質理工学院, 特任助教 (40943618)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | Electrochemiluminescence / Bipolar electrochemistry / 9,10-diphenylanthracene / Organic molecules / Redox-active surfactants |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of the proposed research plan is to develop a bipolar electrochemical method for the generation of electrochemiluminescence (ECL) from organic molecules in aqueous solution. 9,10-diphenylanthracene (DPA) was emplyed as a model organic compound to establish the electrochemical methodology. DPA was incorporated in micelles generated from a redox-active surfactant and then solubilized in water where, after surfactant oxidation, could be released in the proximity of the electrode surface due to the cleavage of the surfactant micelles. Scanning at positive potentials and in presence of a suitable coreactant, such as oxalic acid, DPA oxidation leaded to the generation of a light emission, namely ECL, in water.
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| Free Research Field |
Electrochemistry
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The proposed research aims to develop a method for the generation of electrochemiluminescence, that is a light emission induced electrochemically, from organic molecules in water, avoiding the use of organic solvents that are toxic and harmful for the environment.
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