Patent ID: 7109312
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: C07B,C07C,C07D,C07F,C07H,C09B,C12Q,C40B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A quencher of excited state energy having a structure comprising a first radical, a second radical and a third radical, wherein said first radical, said second radical and said third radical are each independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, and combinations thereof, wherein said first radical is covalently attached to said second radical through an azo bond and said second radical is covalently attached to said third radical through an azo bond, wherein at least one of said first radical, said second radical and said third radical is aryl substituted with an alkoxy moiety, wherein said quencher is bound to a solid support through a linking group wherein said solid support is a member selected from a resin, glass, and a functionalized membrane.