OBSERVATION OF INDIVIDUAL CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN SOLUTION

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作者
COLLINSON, MM [1 ]
WIGHTMAN, RM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV N CAROLINA, DEPT CHEM, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599 USA
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10.1126/science.268.5219.1883
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Discrete chemical reaction events occurring in solution have been observed by single photon detection of a bimolecular, chemiluminescent reaction. The reactants were generated from 9,10-diphenylanthracene in acetonitrile with potential pulses applied to an ultramicroelectrode. Electrogenerated radical ions of opposite sign react to yield the excited singlet state of the parent compound. The chemical reactions were restricted to a 20-femtoliter volume adjacent to the electrode by the use of rapid potential pulses. Individual chemical reaction events were stochastic and followed the Poisson distribution, and the interarrival time between successive reaction events was exponentially distributed.
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