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Electrochemically Stimulated pH Changes: A Route To Control Chemical Reactivity

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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 132, Issue 6, Pages 2029-2036

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja9094796

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  1. EU

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A bis-aniline-cross-linked Au nanoparticle (NP) composite is electrochemically prepared on a rough Pt film supported on a Au electrode The electrochemical oxidation of the bis-aniline units to the quinoid state releases protons to the electrolyte solution, while the reduction of the quinoid bridges results in the uptake of protons from the electrolyte. By the cyclic oxidation of the bridging units (E = 0.25 V vs SCE), and their reduction (E = -0 05 V vs SCE), the pH of the solution could be reversibly switched between the values 5 8 and 7 2, respectively The extent of the pH change is controlled by the number of electropolymerization cycles applied to synthesize the Au NP composite, demonstrating a ca 1 5 pH units change by a matrix synthesized using 100 electropolymerization cycles The pH changes are used to reversibly activate and deactivate a C-quadruplex (i-motif)-bridged Mg2+-dependent DNAzyme.

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