US20090215189A1 - Sensor of species including toxins and chemical warfare agents - Google Patents

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US20090215189A1 US11/588,881 US58888106A US2009215189A1 US 20090215189 A1 US20090215189 A1 US 20090215189A1 US 58888106 A US58888106 A US 58888106A US 2009215189 A1 US2009215189 A1 US 2009215189A1
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  • the present invention relates to luminescent materials, including metal complexes, and related methods.
  • Phosphorescent, heavy metal complexes have been shown to form triplet state excitons upon electron-hole recombination.
  • the phosphors may harness the energy of such triplet excitons and convert them into useful light output, which can often be more efficient then fluorescence-based output.
  • many heavy metal complexes have been used in phosphorescence-based organic light emitting devices (OLEDs).
  • OLEDs organic light emitting devices
  • phosphorescence-based organic light emitting devices Among the most popular classes of heavy metal complexes used in phosphorescent OLEDs are those that are cyclometallated with bidentate ligands, such as 2-phenylpyridine.
  • these complexes are often highly emissive in solution due to the large ligand field induced by the metal-carbon bond, which raises the energy of the non-emissive d-d metal centered transitions above the triplet energy of the cyclometalated ligand.
  • the presence of the heavy metal can serve to increase the intersystem crossing rate through spin-orbit coupling and reduce the forbidden character of emission from the triplet state of the ligand.
  • these complexes display ligand-centered based phosphorescence ( 3 LC).
  • the structures of the ligands can be varied to enhance emission intensity and color purity.
  • the present invention provides methods for determination of an analyte comprising exposing a metal complex having a luminescence emission to a sample suspected of containing an analyte, wherein the analyte, if present, interacts with the metal complex via an oxidative addition reaction to produce a change in the luminescence emission of the metal complex; and determining the change in luminescence emission of the metal complex, thereby determining the analyte.
  • the present invention also provides methods for determination of an analyte comprising exposing a metal complex having a luminescence emission to a sample suspected of containing an analyte, wherein the analyte, if present, interacts with the metal complex to produce a change in the luminescence emission of the metal complex, wherein the metal complex has the structure,
  • M is a metal
  • L 1 and L 2 can be the same or different and, when bound to the metal, L 1 and L 2 are bidentate cyclometallated ligands; and determining the change in luminescence emission of the complex, thereby determining the analyte.
  • the present invention also relates to sensors comprising a metal complex having the structure
  • M is a metal
  • L 1 and L 2 can be the same or different and, when bound to the metal, L 1 and L 2 are bidentate cyclometallated ligands, a source of energy applicable to the metal complex to cause an emission of radiation, and an emission detector positioned to detect the emission.
  • the present invention also relates to compositions of matter comprising a compound having the following structure,
  • L 1 and L 2 can be the same or different and each is a bidentate ligand having the structure
  • Ar 1 and Ar 2 can be the same or different and are aryl or heteroaryl, optionally substituted, or Ar 1 and Ar 2 together form a fused polycyclic aromatic group, optionally substituted, provided that when L 1 and L 2 are the same, L 1 and L 2 are not phenylthiophene, thienylpyridine, benzoquinoline, 1-phenylpyrazole, or 2-thienylpyrazole.
  • the present invention also provides methods of synthesizing a bis-cyclometallated metal complex comprising halogenating at least one bidentate ligand having the follow structure,
  • halogenated bidentate ligand wherein Ar 1 and Ar 2 can be the same or different and are aryl or heteroaryl, optionally substituted, or Ar 1 and Ar 2 together form a fused polycyclic aromatic group, optionally substituted; and forming a metal complex between the halogenated bidentate ligand and a metal.
  • the present invention also provides methods for determination of an analyte comprising providing a luminescent material having a first emission at a wavelength; exposing the luminescent material to a sample suspected of containing an analyte, wherein the analyte, if present, interacts with the luminescent material to produce a second emission at said wavelength, wherein the luminescence intensity of the second emission is at least 10 times greater than the luminescence intensity of the first emission; and determining the second emission, thereby determining the analyte.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a blue-shifting transduction event giving a significant dark-field turn-on signal.
  • FIG. 2 shows examples of oxidative addition of bis-cyclometallated metal complexes to phenyl bromide and ethyl bromide.
  • FIGS. 3A-B shows the syntheses of thienylpyridine ligands, according to some embodiments of the invention.
  • FIGS. 4A-C show the syntheses of bis-cyclometalated Pt(II) complexes, according to some embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 5 shows the normalized UV/vis spectra of (a) complex 3a, (b) complex 3b, (c) complex 3c, and (d) complex 3d, in THF.
  • FIG. 6 shows the normalized UV/vis spectra of (a) complex 3e, (b) complex 3f, (c) complex 4a, and (d) complex 5, in THF.
  • FIG. 7 shows the emission spectra of (a) complex 3a, (b) complex 3b, (c) complex 3c, at room temperature in THF.
  • FIG. 8 shows the emission spectra of (a) complex 3a, (b) complex 3b, (c) complex 3c, at room temperature in THF.
  • FIG. 9A shows the X-ray crystal determination for complex 3b.
  • FIG. 9A shows the X-ray crystal determination for complex 3f.
  • FIG. 10 shows the UV/vis spectra of complex 3b during its reaction with 1.0 M MeI in benzene.
  • FIG. 11 shows a pseudo-first order rate plot for complex 3b in 1.0 MeI/benzene.
  • FIG. 12 shows the plot of conversion versus time as determined by UV/vis, for the reaction between complex 3a and (a) MeI or (b) BrCN, in benzene.
  • FIG. 13 shows the UV/vis spectra of complex 3b during its reaction with 0.00013 M BrCN in benzene.
  • FIG. 14 shows the first-order kinetic plot for the reaction of complex 3b with BrCN (2.4E-4 M) in benzene.
  • FIG. 15 shows the percentage conversion of complex 3a in (a) toluene or (b) benzene, in the presence of 0.00024 M BrCN.
  • FIG. 16 shows the conversion percentages of (a) complex 3a, (b) complex 3b, (c) complex 3e, (d) complex 3f, (e) complex 4a, and (f) complex 5, as a function of time in 0.00013 M BrCN/benzene.
  • FIG. 17 shows the normalized emission spectra of complex 3a in (a) degassed THF solution and (b) doped into PMMA films (10% w/w).
  • FIG. 18A shows a photograph of a PMMA film containing complex 3a.
  • FIG. 18B shows a photograph of a PMMA film containing complex 3a that has been exposed to saturated BrCN vapor for 15 seconds.
  • FIG. 18C shows a photograph of a PMMA film containing complex 4a.
  • FIG. 18D shows a photograph of a PMMA film containing complex 4a that has been exposed to saturated BrCN vapor for 15 seconds.
  • FIG. 19 shows the PMMA film emission spectra of complex 3a (a) before and (b) after exposure to BrCN vapor for 15 seconds.
  • FIG. 20 shows the PMMA film emission spectra of complex 4a (a) before and (b) after exposure to BrCN vapor for 15 seconds.
  • the present invention generally relates to emissive materials, devices, and related methods, such as synthetic methods and methods for determination of analytes.
  • the present invention provides sensors and methods for the determination of analytes, wherein the analytes may be determined by monitoring, for example, a change in an optical signal of an emissive material upon-exposure to an analyte.
  • the analyte and the emissive material may interact via a chemical reaction, or other chemical, biochemical or biological interaction (e.g., recognition), to form a new emissive species.
  • the present invention may be useful in the detection of a wide variety of analytes, such as toxins, chemical warfare agents, and explosives.
  • the present invention also provides emissive compounds including metal complexes that are capable of interacting with an analyte to produce a change in the emission of the compound.
  • Materials, devices, and methods of the invention may be particularly advantageous in that, in the presence of an analyte, a new signal (e.g., emission) may be generated and/or identified with little or substantially no background noise.
  • a new signal e.g., emission
  • an emissive material may generate a new luminescence emission signal at a wavelength having substantially no signal in the absence of the analyte.
  • a material may have an emission signal A in the absence of analyte.
  • emission signal B may be generated by the material, wherein at least a portion of emission signal B does not overlap with emission signal A (e.g., area C).
  • emission signal A may be more readily distinguished from emission signal B via determination of the signal at area C.
  • the ability to determine a signal with essentially no background noise may allow for more reliable determination of the analyte and may be advantageous in the determination of small quantities of analyte (e.g., parts-per-million or “trace” amounts).
  • the present invention may advantageously comprise a blue-shifted change in the wavelength of a luminescence emission.
  • a blue-shifted change” or “blue-shift” occurs when the wavelength of an emission shifts to a relatively shorter wavelength of emission
  • a “red-shifted change” or “red-shift” occurs when the wavelength of an emission shifts to a relatively longer wavelength of emission.
  • a luminescence emission may undergo a blue-shift, e.g., may shift to a shorter wavelength.
  • a blue-shifted signal transduction event illustrated schematically in FIG. 1 ; wherein emission signal A shifts to emission signal B, can allow for monitoring of a large portion (e.g., area C) of the desired signal with substantially no background emission.
  • methods of the invention may comprise exposure of a metal complex having a luminescence emission (e.g., a phosphorescence emission) to a sample suspected of containing an analyte, and, if present, the analyte interacts with the metal complex to cause a change in the emission of the metal complex. Determination of the change in the emission may then determine the analyte.
  • the change comprises a decrease or increase in luminescence intensity, and/or a change in the wavelength of the luminescence emission. such as a blue-shifted change.
  • the term “determining” generally refers to the analysis of a species or signal, for example, quantitatively or qualitatively, and/or the detection of the presence or absence of the species or signals. “Determining” may also refer to the analysis of an interaction between two or more species or signals, for example, quantitatively or qualitatively, and/or by detecting the presence or absence of the interaction.
  • the interaction between the metal complex and the analyte may comprise a chemical reaction, which may produce a species having an emission (e.g., luminescence emission) that is different from the metal complex.
  • the metal complex in the absence of analyte, may have a first emission, and, upon exposure to the analyte, the analyte interacts with the metal complex to produce a second emission.
  • the wavelength of the first emission is separated from the wavelength of the second emission by at least 30 nm, or, in some embodiments, at least 50 nm, at least 100 nm, at least 150 nm, or greater.
  • the term “metal complex” refers to a species formed by the association between a metal atom and at least one chemical moiety coordinated to the metal atom.
  • the association may comprise formation of a covalent bond, and can also comprise the formation of other types of bonds, including ionic bonds, hydrogen bonds (e.g., between hydroxyl, amine, carboxyl, thiol and/or similar functional groups, for example), dative bonds (e.g. complexation or chelation between metal ions and monodentate or multidentate ligands), or the like, and/or other types of interactions between chemical moieties wherein electrons are shared.
  • the metal complex comprises a metal atom coordinated by at least two bidentate ligands.
  • the interaction between the metal complex and the analyte comprises an oxidative addition reaction.
  • oxidative addition is given its ordinary meaning in the art and refers to the addition of a species to a metal complex, wherein the metal center is oxidized by two electrons (e.g., the metal goes from an “x” oxidation state to an “x+2” oxidation state).
  • Scheme 1 shows the oxidative addition of a species A-B to metal complex M (x) L n to form a product, A-M (x+2) L n -B.
  • the metal complex and the analyte may interact via an oxidative addition reaction such that at least one bond is formed therebetween.
  • the metal complexes may undergo oxidative addition with electrophilic species, such as alkyl halides or cyanogen halides, via thermal activation, photochemical activation, or the like.
  • electrophilic species such as alkyl halides or cyanogen halides
  • an “electrophilic species” refers to a chemical moiety which can accept a pair of electrons from a nucleophile or other species capable of donating a pair of electrons.
  • the metal complexes may undergo oxidative addition with a species under ambient conditions.
  • the oxidative addition reaction may proceed via a radical mechanism.
  • the oxidative addition reaction may proceed via an S N 2-type mechanism.
  • a Pt(II) complex comprising two bis-cyclometallated thienylpyridine ligands undergoes oxidative addition with a species, such as benzyl bromide or ethyl bromide.
  • a species such as benzyl bromide or ethyl bromide.
  • the oxidative addition of A-B to a metal, M may depend on the relative strengths of the A-B, M-A and M-B bonds. For example, oxidative addition of an alkyl halide may occur more readily than oxidative addition of an alkyl halide.
  • the oxidative addition reaction may produce a change in certain properties of the metal complex, such as geometric configuration, optical properties, and the like.
  • the oxidative addition of an analyte to a metal complex may produce a change in the optical properties (e.g., phosphorescence) of the metal complex.
  • the optical properties of the material exposed to the analyte may be distinct from those of the material in the absence of the analyte.
  • metal(II) complexes having two bis-cyclometallated ligands can be highly reactive via oxidative addition to give the corresponding metal(IV) complexes.
  • the metal(II) complex may have a luminescence emission, wherein, upon oxidative addition of an analyte to produce a metal(IV) complex, the metal(IV) metal complex may have a luminescence emission that is blue-shifted relative to the metal(II) complex.
  • a Pt(II) complex may undergo oxidative addition with an electrophilic species to form a Pt(IV) complexes, wherein the Pt(IV) complex has an emission that is blue-shifted relative to the emission of the Pt(II) complex.
  • the shift in emission may be attributed to the fact the contribution from a metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) state in the Pt(II) complexes may be larger than with the Pt(IV) complexes, which may have largely ligand-centered emission.
  • MLCT metal-to-ligand charge transfer
  • the oxidative addition reaction may also produce a change in the geometric configuration of the metal complex.
  • the metal complex in the absence of analyte, may have a substantially square planar geometry.
  • the analyte may interact with the metal complex to produce a change in the substantially square planar geometry of the metal complex.
  • a metal complex having an octahedral geometry may be formed. The conversion of a square planar complex to an octahedral complex is described herein by way of example only, and it should be understood that, in some cases, other geometrical changes occurring upon oxidative addition of a species to a metal complex may be encompassed within the scope of the invention.
  • the present invention also provides methods for determination of an analyte, wherein, in the presence of analyte, a new emission signal is generated at a wavelength having substantially no emission signal in the absence of the analyte.
  • the method may comprise providing a luminescent material having a first emission at a wavelength, wherein the first emission may have little or substantially no luminescence intensity at said wavelength.
  • the analyte Upon exposure of the luminescent material to a sample suspected of containing an analyte, the analyte, if present, may interact with the luminescent material to produce a second emission at said wavelength, wherein the luminescence intensity of the second emission is larger than the luminescence intensity of the first emission. Determination of the second emission may thereby determine the analyte.
  • the first emission may have substantially no luminescence intensity at said wavelength.
  • the luminescence intensity of the second emission is at least 10 times greater than the luminescence intensity of the first emission. In some embodiments, the luminescence intensity of the second emission is at least 10 2 , 10 3 , 10 4 , 10 5 , 10 6 , 10 7 , 10 8 , 10 9 , or 10 10 times greater than the luminescence intensity of the first emission.
  • methods of the invention comprise determining a change in the wavelength of an emission signal.
  • the interaction between the analyte and the metal complex may cause a shift in the wavelength of the luminescence intensity of the metal complex, as described herein.
  • the change comprises a blue-shifted change in the wavelength of the luminescence emission.
  • the wavelength of the emission of the luminescent material in the presence of analyte may be separated from the wavelength of the emission of the luminescent material in the absence of analyte by at least 30 nm, at least 50 nm, at least 100 nm, at least 150 nm, or greater.
  • the wavelength of an emission signal refers to the wavelength at which the peak maximum of the emission signal occurs in an emission spectrum.
  • the emission signal may be a particular peak having the largest intensity in an emission spectrum (e.g. a fluorescence spectrum), or, alternatively, the emission signal may be a peak in an emission spectrum that has at least a defined maximum, but has a smaller intensity relative to other peaks in the emission spectrum.
  • the second emission signal upon exposure to the analyte, may be generated at a wavelength having substantially no emission signal in the absence of analyte (e.g., “dark-field”).
  • the second emission signal may be red-shifted, i.e., may occur at a longer wavelength, relative to the first emission.
  • the second emission signal may be blue-shifted, i.e., may occur at a shorter wavelength, relative to the first emission.
  • methods of the invention may also comprise determining a change in the luminescence intensity of an emission signal.
  • the change in luminescence intensity may occur for an emission signal with substantially no shift in the wavelength of the luminescence (e.g., emission), wherein the intensity of the emission signal changes but the wavelength remains essentially unchanged.
  • the change in luminescence intensity may occur for an emission signal in combination with a shift in the wavelength of the luminescence (e.g., emission).
  • an emission signal may simultaneously undergo a shift in wavelength in addition to an increase or decrease in luminescence intensity.
  • the change may comprise two emission signals occurring at two different wavelengths, wherein each of the two emission signals undergoes a change in luminescence intensity.
  • the two emission signals may undergo changes in luminescence intensity independent of one another. In some cases, the two emission signals may undergo changes in luminescence intensity, wherein the two emission signals are associated with one another, for example, via an energy transfer mechanism, as described more fully below.
  • Methods of the present invention may also comprise determining a change in luminescence intensity in combination with a change in the luminescence wavelength, upon exposure of the metal complex to an analyte.
  • the relative luminescence intensities of a first emission signal and a second emission signal associated with the first emission signal may be modulated using the methods described herein.
  • the first emission signal and the second emission signal may be associated with (e.g., interact with) one another via an energy transfer mechanism, such as fluorescence resonance energy transfer, for example.
  • FRET fluorescence resonance energy transfer
  • a first luminescent species may act as FRET donor and a second luminescent species may act as a FRET acceptor, wherein the first portion and the second portion each have different emission wavelengths.
  • the first luminescent species may be associated with a quenching molecule and exist in a “quenched” state, wherein, upon exposure of the first portion to electromagnetic radiation, the quenching molecule absorbs the excitation energy and substantially no emission is observed.
  • the analyte may interact with the first luminescent species and/or quenching molecule to “unquench” the first luminescent species.
  • exposure of the first luminescent species to electromagnetic radiation produces an excited-state, wherein the first luminescent species may transfer excitation energy to the second luminescent species, and emission signal from the second luminescent species is observed.
  • the emission may also be visible by sight, e.g., the metal complex may emit visible light.
  • the metal complex in the absence of analyte, may have a first color, and, upon exposure to an analyte and irradiation by a source of energy, the metal complex may have a second color, wherein the change in color may determine the analyte.
  • compositions of matter comprising a metal complex having the following structure,
  • L 1 and L 2 can be the same or different and each is a bidentate ligand (e.g., bidentate cyclometallated ligand) having the structure,
  • Ar 1 and Ar 2 can be the same or different and are aryl or heteroaryl, optionally substituted, or Ar 1 and Ar 2 together form a fused polycyclic aromatic group, optionally substituted, provided that when L 1 and L 2 are the same, L 1 and L 2 are not phenylthiophene, thienylpyridine, benzoquinoline, 1-phenylpyrazole, or 2-thienylpyrazole.
  • L 1 and L 2 are independently phenylthiophene, thienylpyridine, thianapthylpyridine, or substituted derivatives thereof.
  • M is platinum, iridium, or palladium. In some embodiments, M is platinum.
  • M is a metal
  • L 1 and L 2 can be the same or different and, when bound to the metal, L 1 and L 2 are bidentate cyclometallated ligands.
  • Such metal complexes may be used in sensors and methods as described herein.
  • the compound has the structure,
  • the compound has the structure,
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  • the compound has the structure,
  • the present invention also provides methods for synthesizing a bis-cyclometallated metal complexes, comprising halogenating at least one bidentate ligand having the follow structure,
  • the method further comprises lithiating the halogenated bidentate ligand, prior to forming the metal complex.
  • the introduction of a halide to the bidentate ligand, optionally followed by lithiation of the halogenated bidentate ligand, may facilitate and/or direct coordination of the ligand to the metal center to product the desired product.
  • a lithium reagent may be more reactive towards a carbon-halogen bond relative to a carbon-hydrogen bond, and, thus, halogenation of a bidentate ligand at a particular desired position, followed by selective lithiation of the carbon-halogen bond, may allow for the metal to coordinate at the particular position.
  • halogenating is given its ordinary meaning in the art and refers to substituting an atom, such as hydrogen, of a molecule with a halogen atom.
  • a hydrogen of an aromatic group may be substituted with a halogen.
  • the halogenating step comprises exposure to bromine (Br 2 ), N-bromosuccinimide (NBS), or the like, either alone or in combination with other reagents including Pd(OAc) 2 and Hg(OAc) 2 .
  • the halogenating step may comprise exposure to NBS and Pd(OAc) 2 , or, Br 2 and Hg(OAc) 2 .
  • Those of ordinary skill in the art would be able to select the appropriate reagents to achieve a particular halogenated product.
  • the halogenated bidentate ligand may be combined with a metal or metal-containing compound to form the metal complex.
  • the metal may be, for example, platinum, iridium, or palladium. In one embodiment, the metal is platinum.
  • each bidentate ligand can be the same or different and can be phenylthiophene, thienylpyridine, thianapthylpyridine, benzoquinoline, or a substituted derivative thereof.
  • FIGS. 3A-B show the syntheses of thienylpyridine ligands, according to some embodiments of the invention.
  • Bi- or tri-cyclic ligands may be readily synthesized by, for example, palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling methods.
  • a Suzuki coupling between thiophene 2-boronic acid and 2-bromopyridine may produce thienylpyridine (ligand 1a), while Stille couplings with the appropriately substituted reactants, either commercially available or readily prepared, may produce ligands 1b-1f ( FIG. 3A ).
  • Benzothiophene-based ligands 2a and 2b may be prepared from commercially available thianapthene boronic acid and 2-bromopyridine by Suzuki coupling ( FIG. 3B ).
  • FIGS. 4A-C show the syntheses of bis-cyclometalated Pt(II) complexes.
  • homoleptic complexes may be synthesized by lithiation of the ligand with t-butyllithium in a THF/Et 2 O mixture, followed by metallation ( FIGS. 4A-B ).
  • the lithiated ligand may be metallated with Cl 2 Pt(SEt 2 ) 2 .
  • heteroleptic complexes may be prepared by cracking a halide-bridged ligand dimer. As shown in FIG.
  • a chloro-bridged ppy-ligated dimer intermediate was cracked with diethyl sulfide, followed by reaction with the lithiated thpy ligand.
  • the metal complexes may be purified via chromatography under ambient conditions on silica gel and isolated as single stereoisomers.
  • the present invention also relates to sensors for the determination of analytes, wherein the sensors comprise metal complexes, as described herein, which may be capable of undergoing an oxidative addition reaction with an analyte.
  • the metal complex may be in solution (e.g., benzene solution, toluene solution, tetrahydrofuran solution, or the like) or in solid form.
  • the sensor may further comprise a solid support material, wherein the metal complex is dispersed within the support material.
  • the support material may be a polymer, such as poly(methyl methacrylate).
  • the metal complex may be bonded to the support material via covalent bonds or non-covalent bonds.
  • the metal complex may be covalently bonded to the support material, such as a polymer. In some cases, the metal complex may be covalently bonded to a polymer backbone via a pendant side group. In some cases, the metal complex may be positioned within a polymer backbone. In some embodiments, the metal complex may be dispersed within the support material (e.g., non-covalently dispersed). In some cases, the solution or support material may comprise at least 1 wt % of metal complex, or, in some embodiments, at least 5 wt % of metal complex, at least 10 wt % of metal complex, at least 25 wt % of metal complex. In one embodiments, the solution or support material comprises 10 wt % of metal complex.
  • the sensor may further comprise at least one source of energy applicable to the metal complex.
  • the source of energy when applied to the metal complex, may cause an emission of radiation from the metal complex.
  • the source of energy may be an electric, magnetic, optical, acoustic, electromagnetic, or mechanical field.
  • the source of energy is electromagnetic radiation.
  • the sensor may further comprise an emission detector positioned to detect the emission.
  • the source of energy can be provided in combination with the metal complex and/or sensor in a variety of ways, such as being integrally and/or functionally connected to the metal complex/sensor (for example, by providing a compartment or other assembly supporting both the metal complex/sensor and the energy source), or in combination such that the metal complex/sensor and energy source can be used together (e.g., packaged together, or otherwise provided together and with the ability to arrange each, with respect to the other, for use as described herein).
  • the emission detector can be provided in combination with the metal complex and/or sensor, in a manner as described above with respect to the energy source.
  • the energy source and emission detector are both provided in combination with the metal complex/sensor, they can be provided in essentially identical or similar structural relation to the metal complex/sensor (e.g., both attached to a common housing or framework, to which the metal complex/sensor is also attached), or their relationship to the metal complex/sensor can differ.
  • sensors of the invention may comprise an inlet for intake of a sample (e.g., vapor sample, solution sample), a sample cell comprising the metal complex, the sample cell constructed and arranged to receive the sample, and a detection mechanism in optical communication with the sample cell.
  • a sample e.g., vapor sample, solution sample
  • a sample cell comprising the metal complex
  • the sample cell constructed and arranged to receive the sample
  • a detection mechanism in optical communication with the sample cell.
  • Systems such as this may be useful in the determination of, for example, electrophilic analytes such as a cyanogen halide.
  • a sample cell “constructed and arranged” refers to a sample cell provided in a manner to direct the passage of a sample, such as a sample comprising a cyanogen halide, from the inlet into the sample cell, such that the vapor sample contacts the metal complex.
  • Optical communication may refer to the ability of the detection mechanism to receive and detect an optical signal (e.g., light emission) from
  • Methods for synthesizing sensors as described herein may comprise forming a fluid mixture comprising the metal complex and a support material or support material precursor, and solidifying the fluid mixture to produce a solid composition that is emissive upon exposure to a source of energy, such as electromagnetic radiation.
  • forming the fluid mixture may comprise providing the support material or support material precursor as a fluid, and dissolving or suspending the metal complex in the fluid support material precursor.
  • forming the fluid mixture may comprise providing the support material as a solid, and suspending (i.e., immersing) the support material in the fluid mixture.
  • forming the fluid mixture may comprise dissolving or suspending the metal complex and support material or support material precursor in an auxiliary fluid.
  • the auxiliary fluid is a solvent, such that forming the fluid mixture comprises dissolving the metal complex and support material or support material precursor in the solvent.
  • a catalyst, acid, base, buffer, and/or other additives e.g., plasticizers, etc.
  • Solidification of the fluid mixture may comprise, in cases where a solvent is employed as an auxiliary fluid, removal of a solvent by, for example, evaporation or filtration.
  • Solidification of the fluid mixture may also comprise, in cases where the support material precursor is provided as a fluid, conversion of the support material precursor to a support material (e.g., a solid support material).
  • an emitted radiation or “emission” may be luminescence emission, in which “luminescence” is defined as an emission of ultraviolet or visible radiation. Specific types of luminescence include fluorescence, phosphorescence, chemiluminescence, electrochemiluminescence, other types of luminescence, and the like. In some cases, the emission may be phosphorescence emission.
  • metal complexes of the invention comprise a metal center.
  • Metals e.g., metal centers
  • Metals which are suitable for use in the invention include metals which are capable of coordinating ligands as described herein, as well as those which are capable of undergoing an oxidative addition reaction.
  • metal centers that are not in their highest oxidation state may undergo oxidative addition reactions.
  • the oxidative addition reaction may proceed more readily if the starting and final oxidation states of the metal center are relatively stable.
  • the metal center may also be selected such that it forms a metal complex capable of generating an emission, such as a phosphorescence emission, upon exposure to a source of energy.
  • the metal center is a transition metal, such as a heavy metal.
  • Transition metals may include transition metals (e.g., Groups 3-12), lathanides, and actinides.
  • the metal is a transition metal from Groups 8-12.
  • the metal is a transition metal from Groups 8-10.
  • the metal may be iron, ruthenium, osmium, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, or platinum.
  • the metal is palladium, platinum, or iridium.
  • the metal is platinum.
  • metal complexes of the invention may comprise a bidentate ligand which, when bound to a metal center, forms a metallacycle structure with the metal center.
  • bidentate ligands when bound to a metal center, may also be referred to as “bidentate cyclometallated ligands.”
  • Bidentate ligands suitable for use in the present invention include species which have at least two sites capable of binding to a metal center.
  • the bidentate ligand may comprise at least two heteroatoms that coordinate the metal center, or a heteroatom and an anionic carbon atom that coordinate the metal center.
  • the bidentate ligand may be chiral and may be provided as a racemic mixture or a purified stereoisomer.
  • bidentate ligands suitable for use in the invention include, but are not limited to, aryl and heteroaryl groups (e.g., bis-aryl, heteroaryl-substituted aryl), substituted derivatives there of, and the like.
  • the metal complex has two bidentate ligands coordinating the metal center to form a substantially square planar metal complex.
  • the support material may be any material capable of supporting (e.g., containing) the components (e.g., the metal complex) of the systems described herein.
  • the support material may be selected to have a particular surface area wherein the support material may absorb or otherwise contact a sufficient amount of analyte to allow interaction between the analyte and, for example, the metal complex.
  • the support material has a high surface area.
  • the support material has a surface area of at least 50 mm 2 , at least 100 mm 2 , at least 200 mm 2 , at least 300 mm 2 , at least 400 mm 2 , or, more preferably, at least 500 mm 2 .
  • the support material may preferably have a low background signal, substantially no background signal, or a background signal which does not substantially interfere with the signal generated by the metal complex, either in the presence or in the absence of analyte.
  • the support material may have a preferred pH to prevent undesirable reactions with, for example, an acid.
  • the support material may be soluble, swellable, or otherwise have sufficient permeability in systems of the invention to permit, for example, intercalation of the metal complex and other components of the system within the support material.
  • the support material may be hydrophobic, such that a hydrophobic solution containing the metal complex may diffuse or permeate the support material.
  • the support material may preferably permit efficient contact between the sample (e.g., analyte) to be determined and the metal complex.
  • a vapor comprising an analyte may permeate the support material to interact with the metal complex via an oxidative addition reaction.
  • the permeability of certain support materials described herein are known in the art, allowing for the selection of a particular support material having a desired diffusion. The choice of support material may also affect the intensity and duration of light emission from the system.
  • support materials include polymers, copolymers, gels, and other solid adsorbent materials.
  • the support material may be a finely divided powder, particles, molded shapes such as films, bottles, spheres, tubes, strips, tapes, and the like.
  • the system may have a shape or be formed into a shape (for example, by casting, molding, extruding, and the like).
  • the support material may be a polymer.
  • polymers suitable for use as a support material include, but are not limited to, poly(methyl methacrylate), polyethylene, polypropylene, poly(vinyl chloride), poly(vinyl benzoate), poly(vinyl acetate), cellulose, corn starch, poly(vinyl pyrrolidinone)s, polyacrylamides, epoxys, silicones, poly(vinyl butyral)s, polyurethanes, nylons, polacetals, polycarbonates, polyesters and polyethers, polybutadiene copolymers, crosslinked polymers, combinations thereof, and the like.
  • the polymer is poly(methylmethacrylate), poly(vinylpyrrolidinone), or poly(4-vinylpyridine).
  • the polymer is poly(methyl methacrylate).
  • the combination of support material and solvent may have a desired diffusion rate, controlling the intensity and duration of light emission.
  • the permeability of a particular polymer is known in the art.
  • Analytes that may be determined by devices and methods of the invention include those which are capable of undergoing oxidative addition reactions with metal complexes as described herein.
  • the analyte may be an electrophilic species, such as alkyl halides or cyanogen halides.
  • Some examples of analytes include reactive species such as methyl iodine or benzyl bromide, relatively less reactive molecules, such as chloroform, dichloromethane, or ethyl bromide, or the like.
  • the analyte is a cyanogen halide, such as cyanogen chloride, cyanogen bromide, cyanogen iodide, and the like.
  • cyanogen halides e.g., X—CN, wherein X is a halide
  • X is a halide
  • Cyanogen chloride a gas under ambient conditions, is a military chemical weapon.
  • aryl refers to an aromatic carbocyclic group having a single ring (e.g., phenyl), multiple rings (e.g., biphenyl), or multiple condensed rings in which at least one is aromatic (e.g., naphthalene, anthracene, or phenanthrene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthene, etc.).
  • Aryls groups may ring atoms which are carbon atoms.
  • heteroaryl refers to aryl groups which comprise at least one heteroatom as a ring atom, with the remainder of the ring atoms being carbon atoms. Suitable heteroatoms include oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus, and the like. Examples of heteroaryl groups include, but are not limited to, furan, thiophene, pyridine, pyrrole, pyrimidine, pyrazine, imidazole, indole, and the like, all optionally substituted.
  • fused polycyclic aromatic group refers to structures with two or more rings (e.g., cycloalkyls, cycloalkenyls, cycloalkynyls, aryls and/or heterocyclyls) in which two or more atoms are common to two adjoining rings, e.g., the rings are “fused rings.” In some cases, two rings share two common atoms which are adjacent to one another. Rings that are joined through non-adjacent atoms, e.g., three or more atoms are common to both rings, are “bridged” rings. Examples of fused polycyclic aromatic groups include naphthalene, phenanthrene, and the like.
  • substituted is contemplated to include all permissible substituents of organic compounds, “permissible” being in the context of the chemical rules of valence known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • substituted may generally refer to replacement of a hydrogen with a substituent as described herein.
  • substituted does not encompass replacement and/or alteration of a key functional group by which a molecule is identified, e.g., such that the “substituted” functional group becomes, through substitution, a different functional group.
  • a “substituted thiophene” must still comprise the thiophene moiety and can not be modified or replaced to become, e.g., a furan moiety.
  • the permissible substituents include acyclic and cyclic, branched and unbranched, carbocyclic and heterocyclic, aromatic and nonaromatic substituents of organic compounds.
  • Illustrative substituents include, for example, those described herein.
  • the permissible substituents can be one or more and the same or different for appropriate organic compounds.
  • the heteroatoms such as nitrogen may have hydrogen substituents and/or any permissible substituents of organic compounds described herein which satisfy the valencies of the heteroatoms. This invention is not intended to be limited in any manner by the permissible substituents of organic compounds.
  • substituents include, but are not limited to, lower alkyl, lower aryl, lower aralkyl, lower cyclic alkyl, lower heterocycloalkyl, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower aryloxy, perhaloalkoxy, aralkoxy, lower heteroaryl, lower heteroaryloxy, lower heteroarylalkyl, lower heteroaralkoxy, azido, amino, halogen, lower alkylthio, oxo, lower acylalkyl, lower carboxy esters, carboxyl, -carboxamido, nitro, lower acyloxy, lower aminoalkyl, lower alkylaminoaryl, lower alkylaryl, lower alkylaminoalkyl, lower alkoxyaryl, lower arylamino, lower aralkylamino, lower alkylsulfonyl, lower-carboxamidoalkylaryl, lower carboxamidoaryl, lower hydroxyalkyl, lower haloalky
  • UV/vis spectra were recorded on an Agilent 8453 diode-array spectrophotometer and corrected for background signal with either a solvent-filled cuvette (for solution measurements) or a clean glass cover slip (for thin film measurements).
  • Emission spectra were acquired on a SPEX Fluorolog- ⁇ 3 fluorimeter (model FL-321, 450 W Xenon lamp) using either right angle detection (solution measurements) or front face detection (thin film measurements). All room temperature solution samples for emission spectra were degassed by at least three freeze-pump-thaw cycles in an anaerobic cuvette and were repressurized with Ar following each cycle. 77K emission spectra were acquired in frozen 2-methyltetrahydrofuran glass. Quantum yields of phosphorescence were determined by comparison to Ru(bpy) 3 in deoxygenated water and are corrected for solvent refractive index and absorption differences at the excitation wavelength.
  • Phosphorescence lifetimes were determined by time-resolved phosphorescence spectroscopy.
  • the irradiation source was an Oriel nitrogen laser (Model 79111) with a 5 ns pulsewidth operating at approximately 25 Hz.
  • the emitted light was dispersed in an Oriel MS-260i spectrograph with a 300 lines/mm grating.
  • the detector was an Andor Technologies Intensified CCD camera (1024 ⁇ 128 pixels) with an onboard delay generator and a minimum gate width of 5 ns operating in full vertical binning mode and triggered by a TTL prepulse from the nitrogen laser.
  • Data taken of 77K glasses were subjected to no horizontal binning, while solution data was acquired with a horizontal binning of 2 or 3. 10-15 spectra at different delay times after the laser pulse were taken per lifetime measurement, the integrated intensities of which were fit to a single-exponential function.
  • the detector was calibrated with a Hg(Ar)pencil-style
  • Ligand 1b was synthesized according to the following procedure. 2-Bromopyridine (1.48 g, 0.89 mL, 9.4 mmol), 2-methyl-5-(tributylstannyl)thiophene (4.0 g, 10.3 mmol), Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.54 g, 0.47 mmol) and CsF (3.12 g, 20.6 mmol) were weighed into a Schlenk tube and 60 mL of dioxane was added. The reaction mixture was sparged for 15 minutes with argon. The reaction mixture was heated at 100° C. for 36 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled down and was passed through a silica gel plug to remove the solids.
  • Ligand 1c was synthesized according to the procedure described in Example 2. 2-Bromopyridine (1.63 g, 0.98 mL, 10. mmol), 2-methoxy-5-(tributylstannyl)thiophene (6.0 g, 15 mmol), Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.60 g, 0.51 mmol), CsF (3.4 g, 23 mmol). Yield was 1.82 g (93%) using dichloromethane/hexane (2:1 v/v) as the eluant.
  • Ligand 1d was synthesized according to the procedure described in Example 2. 2-Bromo-4-methylpyridine (1.5 g, 0.97 mL, 8.7 mmol), 2-(tributylstannyl)thiophene (3.9 g, 3.3 mL, 10. mmol), Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.50 g, 0.43 mmol), CsF (1.52 g, 10 mmol). Yield was 1.04 g (68%) using dichloromethane/hexane (3:1 v/v) as the eluant.
  • Ligand 1e was synthesized according to the procedure described in Example 2. 2-Bromo-5-methylpyridine (1.7 g, 10. mmol), 2-(tributylstannyl)thiophene (3.7 g, 10. mmol), Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.1 g, 0.2 mmol), CsF (2.9 g, 19 mmol). Yield was 500 mg (29%) using dichloromethane/hexane (2:1 v/v) and after 2 recrystallizations from hexanes at ⁇ 78° C.
  • Ligand 1f was synthesized according to the procedure described in Example 2. 2-Bromo-6-methylpyridine (1.15 g, 1.0 mL, 6.69 mmol), 2-(tributylstannyl)thiophene (2.5 g, 2.12 mL, 6.69 mmol), Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.386 g, 0.33 mmol), CsF (1.52 g, 10 mmol). Yield was 1.04 g (96%) using dichloromethane/hexane (2:1 v/v) as the eluant.
  • Ligand 2a was synthesized according to the following procedure. A 50 mL Schlenk tube was charged with 2.14 g (12 mmol) of thianapthene-2-boronic acid, 0.10 g Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.1 mmol). Dimethoxyethane (20 mL) and 5 mL 2M aqueous sodium carbonate were added, and the tube was purged with argon gas with 5 evacuate/refill cycles. 2-Bromo-pyridine (1.58 g, 10.0 mmol) of was added as a neat liquid. The tube was sealed and heated at 90° C. with very vigorous stirring for 2 days.
  • Ligand 2b was synthesized according to the following procedure. A 50 mL Schlenk tube was charged with 2.14 g (12 mmol) of thianapthene-2-boronic acid, 0.10 g Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 (0.1 mmol). 20 mL dimethoxyethane and 5 mL 2M aqueous sodium carbonate were added, and the tube was purged with argon gas with 5 evacuate/refill cycles. 2-Bromo-6-methylpyridine (1.72 g, 10.0 mmol) was added as a neat liquid. The tube was sealed and heated at 90° C. with very vigorous stirring for 2 days.
  • the reaction mixture was hydrolyzed (H 2 O) at 0° C.
  • the organic phase was washed with NaCl solution and the aqueous phase extracted with dichloromethane.
  • the combined extracts were dried (MgSO 4 ).
  • the organic layer was evaporated to yield a red oily residue.
  • the residue was chromatographed on silica gel with dichloromethane:hexane (3:2) as the eluant to give 0.30 g (52%) of 3a as a red solid.
  • FIG. 5 shows the normalized UV/vis spectra of (a) complex 3a, (b) complex 3b, (c) complex 3c, and (d) complex 3d, in THF
  • FIG. 6 shows the normalized U/vis spectra of (a) complex 3e, (b) complex 3f, (c) complex 4a, and (d) complex 5, in THF.
  • FIG. 7 shows the emission spectra of (a) complex 3a, (b) complex 3b, (c) complex 3c, at room temperature in THF
  • FIG. 8 shows the emission spectra of (a) complex 3a, (b) complex 3b, (c) complex 3c, at room temperature in THF.
  • Most of the Pt(II) complexes displayed moderate to strong phosphorescence intensity (with quantum yields of emission between 0.05 and 0.30) in room temperature, deoxygenated fluid solution.
  • the emissive complexes were observed to phosphoresce in the orange or red region of the visible spectrum with lifetimes on the timescale of 5-15 microseconds at ambient temperature.
  • the lower quantum yield and biexponential character of complex 5 may be due to the presence of a competing, non-emissive state involving the phenylpyridine ligand
  • the Pt(II) complexes showed only weak solvatochromism in their phosphorescence energy.
  • the rigidochromic effect on the emission of these complexes is a small value of 9 ⁇ 3 nm upon freezing the sample in a 2-methyltetrahydrofuran glass.
  • the rigid glass did not allow reorganization of solvent dipoles upon generation of an excited state, and gave a strongly blue-shifted spectrum of complexes that emit from a charge-transfer state.
  • such trends coupled with the vibronic structure observed in the room temperature phosphorescence spectra, suggest that the emissive state of the complexes may be an admixture of an MLCT state and an intraligand pi-pi* state. This behavior was similar to other Pt(II) cyclometalated complexes.
  • Complexes 3f and 4a exhibited phosphorescence quantum yields of less than 1 percent. As demonstrated with complex 3f, the addition of a methyl group on the pyridine ring almost completely eliminated phosphorescence.
  • the relatively small effect of including a more powerful donor (e.g., methoxy group) in complex 3c suggested that phosphorescence attenuation may be due to steric congestion of the square plane around the metal center.
  • the strong room temperature emission of complexes 3d and 3e also support the hypothesis that steric congestion may be the reason for the very weak emission of complexes 3f and 4a.
  • Complex 3f displayed similar behavior to complexes 3d and 3e, the only difference being that the methyl groups meta or para to the pyridine nitrogen were not expected to have repulsive interactions in the square plane. Complexes 3f and 4a also gave broadened MLCT absorbance bands, suggesting that there may be more conformational variation in these non-emissive complexes.
  • FIG. 9A shows the ORTEP diagram of the crystal structures of complex 3b
  • FIG. 9B shows the ORTEP diagram of the crystal structures of complex 3f.
  • Thermal ellipsoids are at 50% probability, and hydrogen atoms were omitted for clarity.
  • complex 3b is only slightly distorted out of a square planar geometry, while 3f, on the other hand, is severely distorted away from ideal square plane geometry because of the steric repulsion between the methyl groups ortho to the nitrogen on the pyridine ring ( FIG. 9B ).
  • FIG. 10 shows the shows the progress of a reaction with 3b with 1.0 M methyl iodide under pseudo-first order conditions in benzene as followed by absorbance spectroscopy. Times elapsed, in seconds, are 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, and 300.
  • FIG. 11 shows a pseudo-first order rate plot for 3b in 1.0 MeI/benzene, wherein the calculated bimolecular rate constant was 0.0081 M ⁇ 1 s ⁇ 1 .
  • the isosbestic points shown in FIG. 10 and the pseudo-first order kinetics shown in FIG. 11 illustrate the clean oxidative addition of complex 3b to methyl iodide.
  • the reaction rate displays strong solvent dependence, which may be indicative of a highly polar transition state and an S N 2-type mechanism.
  • FIG. 12 shows percent conversion as a function of reaction time for (a) methyl iodide (1.0 M) and (b) cyanogen bromide (0.00013 M) with complex 3a.
  • FIG. 13 shows the UV/vis spectra of 3b during the reaction with 0.00013 M BrCN in benzene, where the times elapsed are in 20 second intervals. The cyanogen bromide reaction proceeded to completion much faster than the reaction with MeI, even though the relative concentration of BrCN was almost 10 4 times smaller.
  • the non-polar solvent benzene was used to more effectively mimic a solid-state environment, which would be used for sensing purposes, than a more polar solvent.
  • the UV/vis profiles of these reactions also showed clean (e.g., “well-behaved”) isosbestic points, disappearance of the Pt(II) MLCT band, and growth of an absorbance at approximately 350 nm, characteristic of bis-cyclometalated Pt(IV) complexes.
  • the kinetic profiles of these reactions with CNBr were not seen to follow a simple kinetic model.
  • FIG. 14 shows the pseudo-first order rate plot for the reaction of complex 3b with 0.00024 M CNBr in benzene.
  • reaction was observed to accelerate very quickly following an initial induction period, indicating that a different mechanism may be taking place, rather than the S N 2 type invoked for the oxidative addition with methyl iodide.
  • a third difference observed between the reactions with CNBr and MeI was the lack of strong solvent polarity dependence on rate of reaction of the Pt(II) complexes and CNBr. Upon switching from toluene to acetone, the initial reaction rate only increased by approximately 50%.
  • the key differences in the CNBr reactions may be indicative of a radical, potentially chain, mechanism operating in this reaction. This may be further supported by the observation that the reaction proceeds to completion much faster in benzene than in toluene, as shown by the percentage conversion of complex 3a in (a) toluene or (b) benzene, in the presence of 0.00024 M BrCN. ( FIG. 15 ) This suggests that an intermediate, radicals may abstract a benzylic hydrogen atoms from toluene, thereby inhibiting the reaction.
  • FIG. 16 shows the conversion percentages of (a) complex 3a, (b) complex 3b, (c) complex 3e, (d) complex 3f, (e) complex 4a, and (f) complex 5, as a function of time in 0.00013 M BrCN/benzene.
  • the transition state for S N 2 type oxidative addition to these complexes exacerbated the preexisting steric congestion, possibly by forcing the complex into a square-pyramidal geometry, whereas the transition state for the reaction with BrCN relieved the unfavorable interactions.
  • This difference may be particularly useful for sensing, as it could impart additional selectivity for cyanogen halides over interferents that react by the S N 2-type mechanism.
  • the platinum complexes were doped into a polymer matrix in order to create a substance with desirable material properties that could be readily cast into films.
  • Each film was prepared by spin-casting a dichloromethane solution containing a mixture of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and the desired Pt(II) complex (10% w/w relative to PMMA).
  • PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate)
  • Pt(II) complex 10% w/w relative to PMMA.
  • Transparent, glassy, highly phosphorescent thin films were obtained, many of which were highly emissive even under ambient conditions.
  • the glassy PMMA excluded enough oxygen to allow radiative decay of the triplet excited states to be kinetically competitive with oxygen-induced quenching.
  • FIG. 17 shows the normalized emission spectra of complex 3a in (a) degassed THF solution and (b) doped into PMMA films (10% w/w).
  • the films exhibited emission spectra having similar shapes to the emission spectra of the complexes obtained in solution. This indicates that, at 10% loading, the amount of intermolecular communication between the metal complexes was negligible.
  • complexes 3f and 4a which were not emissive in room temperature solution but were emissive at 77 K, showed phosphorescence spectra in the PMMA films that were in the same spectral region as the emission spectra of the complexes at 77K in solution. This may be attributed to the rigid PMMA matrix, which may inhibit intramolecular conformational changes that lead to non-radiative deactivation of the excited states of these strained molecules.
  • FIG. 18A shows a picture of a PMMA film containing 3a
  • FIG. 18B shows a picture of a PMMA film containing 3a that has been exposed to saturated BrCN vapor for 15 seconds.
  • FIG. 18C shows a picture of a PMMA film containing 4a
  • FIG. 18D shows a picture of a PMMA film containing 4a that has been exposed to saturated BrCN vapor for 15 seconds.
  • FIG. 19 shows the PMMA film emission spectra of 3a (a) before and (b) after exposure to BrCN vapor for 15 seconds.
  • FIG. 20 shows the PMMA film emission spectra of 4a (a) before and (b) after exposure to BrCN vapor for 15 seconds.
  • the spectra in FIG. 19-20 illustrate how using a strong spectral blue-shift as the sensing signal gives a turn-on signal with virtually no background (“dark-field”).
  • This feature may be desirable in any sensing system for maximum sensitivity to trace quantities of analyte.
  • Preliminary experiments demonstrating trace (part-per-million) sensitivity to the cyanogen halides have shown modest sensitivity to 10 ppm BrCN vapor.
  • a reference to “A and/or B”, when used in conjunction with open-ended language such as “comprising” can refer, in one embodiment, to A without B (optionally including elements other than B); in another embodiment, to B without A (optionally including elements other than A); in yet another embodiment, to both A and B (optionally including other elements); etc.
  • the phrase “at least one,” in reference to a list of one or more elements, should be understood to mean at least one element selected from any one or more of the elements in the list of elements, but not necessarily including at least one of each and every element specifically listed within the list of elements and not excluding any combinations of elements in the list of elements.
  • This definition also allows that elements may optionally be present other than the elements specifically identified within the list of elements to which the phrase “at least one” refers, whether related or unrelated to those elements specifically identified.
  • “at least one of A and B” can refer, in one embodiment, to at least one, optionally including more than one, A, with no B present (and optionally including elements other than B); in another embodiment, to at least one, optionally including more than one, B, with no A present (and optionally including elements other than A); in yet another embodiment, to at least one, optionally including more than one, A, and at least one, optionally including more than one, B (and optionally including other elements); etc.

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