Tuning Dimensionality of Benzimidazole Aggregates by Using Tetraoctylammonium Bromide: Enhanced Electrochemiluminescence Studies

Abstract

Exploring the depolymerization strategy of liposoluble luminophores in the aqueous phase is vital for the development of electrochemiluminescence (ECL). In this work, tetraoctylammonium bromide (TOAB) with four long hydrophobic chains and short hydrophilic ends is used as a template to limit the aggregation of benzimidazole (BIM). By adjusting the loading of BIM on the hydrophobic chains of TOAB, a two-dimensional lamellar BIM/TOAB is formed, the ECL intensity of which is 6.4 times higher than that of the aggregated BIM (H 2 O 2 as the coreactant). In terms of ECL spectroscopies, cyclic voltammetry , ECL transients, and the adjustment of the scanning potential range, the ECL mechanism is thoroughly studied. This work provides a new way to depolymerize organic luminophores and reveals a possible pathway in the annihilation ECL mechanism.

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