Synthesis of a cationic ruthenium(ii) complex and its non-enzymatic glucose-sensing properties


Dayan S., Özdemir N., Erdener D., Dayan O., Çetinkaya B.

New Journal of Chemistry, vol.47, no.21, pp.10187-10194, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 21
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1039/d2nj05470a
  • Journal Name: New Journal of Chemistry
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, EMBASE, DIALNET
  • Page Numbers: pp.10187-10194
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The new cationic ruthenium(ii) complex (2) was synthesized via the reaction of N,N′-[1,1′-(pyridine-2,6-diyl)bis(ethan-1-yl-1-ylidene)]bis(2-ethyl-6-methylaniline) and [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2, and it was fully characterized using NMR, FT-IR, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, ESI-MS, UV-vis, CV and thermal analysis methods; theoretical computational characterizations and geometric parameters for 2 were also carried out via quantum chemical calculations using the density functional theory (DFT) method. In addition, the synthesized Ru(ii) complex (2) was immobilized on fabricated RGO-TiO2@FTO to evaluate its non-enzymatic biosensing properties, and the sensing properties of the resulting Ru(ii)-RGO-TiO2@FTO electrode were recorded. As a glucose-sensing model, at an applied potential of +0.34 V, the Ru(ii)-RGO-TiO2@FTO electrode presented a moderately good sensitivity of 62.69 μA mM−1 cm−1. Various modifications of Ru(ii)-RGO-TiO2@FTO-type electrodes, such as the metal complex, and material types and ratios, will enable the design of future biosensor devices with improved performance.