A Sensitized Europium Complex Generated by Micromolar Concentrations of
Copper(I):  Toward the Detection of Copper(I) in Biology

F. H. Viguier, Romain; Hulme, Alison N.

doi:10.1021/ja064232v.s001

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A Sensitized Europium Complex Generated by Micromolar Concentrations of Copper(I): Toward the Detection of Copper(I) in Biology

journal contribution

posted on 2006-09-06, 00:00 authored by Romain F. H. Viguier, Alison N. Hulme

Formation of a luminescent device by the Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between a Eu(III) complex and dansyl azide is reported. This reaction is catalyzed by a common biological copper(I) complex [GS^-−Cu(I)], and the resultant copper(I) catalytic sensor shows a 10-fold enhancement of europium luminescence emission.