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Terpyridine derivatives

US5202423A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 1991
Grant dateApr 13, 1993
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2458/40
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention pertains to terpyridine compounds having structure (I). These compounds form fluorescent lanthanide chelates with the appropriate metal ions. The fluorescent metal chelates are useful as probes in time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy.

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