Hypohalites and related oxidants as chemiluminescence reagents: a review

Abstract

This review concerns the use of hypochlorite, hypobromite and related oxidants (such as N-bromosuccinimide and 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin) as chemiluminescence reagents and includes references to 249 papers that were published prior to mid-2003. Particular emphasis has been placed on proposed emitting species and the mechanisms of the light-producing pathways. The analytical applications of this chemistry have been summarized in three tables: (1) quantification of hypohalites and related compounds (including halides, which are initially oxidized); (2) enhancement or inhibition of luminol chemiluminescence; and (3) direct chemiluminescence reactions with hypohalite reagents.

Near-infrared chemiluminescence from the oxidation of ammonia in aqueous alkaline solution

“…The chemiluminescence from the reaction of hypochlorite with hydrogen peroxide has been used for quantitative analyses (17) and its detection at 1268 nm has been used to confirm the presence of the emitter or a reacting species in synthetic and biological systems (7,15). In a similar manner, the near-infrared emission from the oxidation of ammonia offers great potential for sensitive and selective detection.…”

A critical evaluation of a flow‐cell based on a liquid core waveguide for chemiluminescence measurements

“…Hypochlorite was one of the first reagents exploited to generate CL by the oxidation of luminol and the applications of this reaction were recently revised (22). The flow system in Fig.…”

Enhancement effect of CdTe quantum dots–IgG bioconjugates on chemiluminescence of luminol–H2O2 system

“…Aiming to further enhance the CdTe QDs induced CL intensity; we introduced CdTe QDs-IgG bioconjugates into luminol-H 2 O 2 CL system. Luminol is an extremely versatile and widely used CL reagent, which readily produces CL when reacting with strong oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide [33], hypochlorite [34] and potassium permanganate [35]. In this paper, chemiluminescence resonance energy transfer (CRET) was found to occur between CdTe QDs-IgG bioconjugates and luminol.…”