Neocuproine hydrate was used in determination of copper ions in aqueous solution using electrochemiluminescence.
General Description
Neocuproine hydrate is chelating agent and forms complex with Cu+ formed by reduction of Cu+2 by hydroxylamine hydrochloride and produces electrochemiluminescence.It is an efficient ligand for alcohol oxidation with palladium in 1:1 water/DMSO mixtures.