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Electron Transfer Studies of Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Biologically Important Phenolic Acids and Tyrosine

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The ruthenium(II) complexes having 2,2′-bipyridine and phenanthroline derivatives are synthesized and characterized. The photophysical properties of these complexes at pH 12.5 are studied. The electron transfer reaction of biologically important phenolic acids and tyrosine are studied using absorption, emission and transient absorption spectral techniques. Semiclassical theory is applied to calculate the rate of electron transfer between ruthenium(II) complexes and biologically important phenolic acids.

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Acknowledgments

Prof. S. Rajagopal thanks UGC, New Delhi for sanctioning UGC-BSR Faculty and UGC Emeritus Fellowships. A. Rajeswari thanks UGC, New Delhi and the Management of Fatima College, Madurai for sanctioning permission to avail the benefits of Faculty Development Programme (FDP). A. Ramdass is the recipient of UGC Meritorious fellowship under the Basic Scientific Resear;ch (BSR) Scheme.

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    Angusamy Rajeswari, Arumugam Ramdass, Paulpandian Muthu Mareeswaran & Seenivasan Rajagopal

  2. Department of Chemistry, Fatima College, Madurai, 625 018, India

    Angusamy Rajeswari

  3. Research Department of Chemistry, Aditanar College of Arts and Science, Tiruchendur, 628 216, India

    Arumugam Ramdass

  4. Department of Industrial Chemistry, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630 003, India

    Paulpandian Muthu Mareeswaran

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Rajeswari, A., Ramdass, A., Muthu Mareeswaran, P. et al. Electron Transfer Studies of Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Biologically Important Phenolic Acids and Tyrosine. J Fluoresc 26, 531–543 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-015-1738-3

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