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Fluorescent poly(arylpyridine) rare earth chelates

US5252740A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 2, 1991
Grant dateOct 12, 1993
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/80
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A class of fluorescent rare earth chelates and the ligands upon which they are based whose molecular structure incorporates a plurality of substituted arylpyridine diacid units attached to a central template structure is disclosed. These ligands function as efficient energy transfer groups in fluorescent tagging reagents and tracers.

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