Chemiluminescence of a cyclometallated iridium(III) complex and its application in the detection of cysteine.

Chemiluminescence (CL) of a cyclometallated iridium (III) complex {tris[1-(2,6-dimethylphenoxy)-4-(4-chlorophenyl)phthalazine]iridium(III)} in the presence of potassium permanganate and oxalic acid is reported for the first time. Cysteine exhibits sufficient enhancing effect on the CL generated from the cyclometallated iridium(III) complex, which make it possible for the sensitive detection of cysteine using a flow-injection-chemiluminescence (FI-CL) method. The optimum conditions for the chemiluminescence emission were investigated. Under the optimal condition, the linear range for the determination of cysteine was 1.0 × 10(-9) -5.0 × 10(-6)  mol/L with a detection limit of 6.9 × 10(-10)  mol/L. A relative standard deviation of 1.6% was obtained for eight replicate determinations. The mechanisms of CL are proposed and the emitting species was identified as the metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) excited states of the iridium complex.

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