RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRUCTURAL ATTRIBUTES AND OBSERVED ELECTROGENERATED CHEMILUMINESCENCE (ECL) ACTIVITY OF TERTIARY-AMINES AS POTENTIAL ANALYTES FOR THE TRIS(2,2-BIPYRIDINE)RUTHENIUM(II) ECL REACTION - A REVIEW

The relationship between the structural attributes of various amine co mpounds and their observed electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) ac tivity with the tris(2,2-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) ECL reaction was exa mined, with a view to the determination of these compounds. This was c arried out by first examining the reaction mechanism and then predicti ng the ECL activity of certain classes of compounds by considering the stability of intermediates, and drawing general conclusions by compar ing the observations obtained by the authors and other workers. The mo lecular geometry and alternative anodic reactivity and their effect on ECL activity are discussed and results for the ECL activity of a rang e of local anaesthetics are presented.