2-羟基-1,4-萘醌的电化学氧化还原机理研究

利用现场红外光谱电化学方法、 红外光谱循环伏吸法(CVA)和导数循环伏吸法(DCVA)研究了2-羟基-1,4-萘醌(2-HNQ)在乙腈溶剂中的电子转移机理. 在扫描范围为0.2~-1.8 V时, 2-HNQ的循环伏安(CV)图中有2对氧化还原峰. 在扫描范围为1.0~-2.0 V时, CV图在更正的电位下会出现1个氧化峰. 通过分析循环伏安扫描过程中1656, 1495, 1549和1325 cm^-1等峰的变化, 观察到整个电化学过程中存在2种中间状态, 去质子化醌(Q-O^-)还原生成的自由基二价阴离子会继续发生电化学反应, 即Q-O^-的还原遵循电化学-电化学反应机理(EE机理). 红外分析结果表明, 2-HNQ的电化学过程中存在较强的氢键作用.     

血红蛋白在裸银电极上的直接电化学及其分析应用

报道了血红蛋白(Hb)在裸银电极上的电化学氧化还原行为。在+0.4～-0.2V(vs.SCE)电位范围内于pH=4.5的0.1mol/LNaAc-HAc底液中,血红蛋白产生一对灵敏的氧化还原峰。峰电位之差△E为0.25V(扫描速度20mV/s).动力学研究表明:电极反应的电子转移数n为0.94,表现电子传递速率常数Ks为0.032.连续电位扫描30min,峰电流变化分别为0.2μA(还原峰)和0.15μA(氧化峰).两峰与血红蛋白浓度在2×10^-7～2×10^-6mol/L和2×10^-6～1.5×10^-5mol/L范围内均呈良好线性关系,已应用于血红蛋白的分析测定。     

抗癌药物柔红霉素的光谱电化学研究

采用现场光谱电化学技术,结合循环伏安和红外光谱等手段,研究了柔红霉素的电极过程,并提出了可能的还原机理.结果表明,柔红霉素的还原途径与其浓度存在一定的联系:稀溶液的还原经历一ECE过程--得到两个电子还原为柔红霉氢醌后,发生化学反应脱去7位上的糖基侧链,得到的7-去氧柔红霉醌继续被还原,生成的自由基中间体可发生歧化反应或通过分子间缔合而稳定;当溶液浓度较大时,柔红霉素分子在得到一电子生成半醌自由基中间体后,以其双分子缔合物的形式稳定存在.     

丹参酮ⅡA在碳糊电极上的伏安行为及其测定

研究了丹参酮ⅡA(TS)在碳糊电极(CPE)上的伏安行为,结果表明:在0.2 mol/L BR(pH 2.4)的乙醇/水(40∶60,V/V)中,TS的羰基发生单电子、单质子的氧化还原反应,该反应是一个有吸附特征的可逆过程;还原产物半醌自由基能稳定存在,这可能是由于CPE中疏水有机相阻止了该自由基的岐化反应。还原峰和氧化峰的峰电位分别为-0.31和-0.24 V(vs,SCE),二阶导数氧化峰峰电流与TS浓度在1.2×10-8~8.2×10-7mol/L范围内呈线性关系;检出限为4.1×10-9mol/L。本方法可用于复方丹参片中丹参酮总含量的测定。     

纤维蛋白原在Pt电极上的界面电化学研究

应用电化学方法和电化学原位红外反射光谱(electrochemical in-situ FTIR)等研究了纤维蛋白原在Pt电极上的界面电化学行为.结果表明:纤维蛋白原在Pt电极上的吸附使电极的析氢与氧脱附过程减弱,影响程度随扫速的增加而增强;同样纤维蛋白原的吸附会降低亚铁氰化钾-铁氰化钾电对的氧化还原反应可逆性和电流;在-0.1~0.6V(vs.SCE)扫描范围内没有出现纤维蛋白原的特征"氧化还原"峰.电化学原位红外反射光谱测试表明纤维蛋白原在0.3~0.5V(vs.SCE)间发生化学反应,有新的产物生成.     

醌类衍生物捕获CO2的红外光谱电化学研究

采用现场红外光谱电化学技术, 研究了2,6-二氯苯醌(DCBQ)和2,6-二甲氧基苯醌(DMOBQ)在乙腈溶液中对CO₂的电化学捕获过程. 结果表明, 2种醌类衍生物在乙腈溶液中的电化学循环伏安(CV)曲线呈现2对氧化还原峰, 遵循连续两步单电子过程. 加入CO₂后, 由于取代基亲电性的不同, 2种衍生物发生了不同的变化: DCBQ仍然呈现2对氧化还原峰, 但是第二对还原峰发生了正移动; 而DMOBQ的2对氧化还原峰变成1对峰. 根据现场红外光谱分析结果分别得到了DCBQ和DMOBQ电化学捕获CO₂过程的不同机理. DCBQ是二价阴离子发生化学变化的电化学-电化学-化学(EEC)机理, 而DMOBQ则是还原产物一价阴离子自由基参与化学变化的电化学-化学-电化学(ECE)机理. 进一步对CO₂捕获过程进行了定量分析, 得出2种反应的化学计量比均为1∶1.     

去甲肾上腺素电极过程的圆二色谱电化学研究

现场圆二色薄层光谱电化学研究去甲肾上腺素的电化学氧化还原过程 .研究表明去甲肾上腺素 ( pH =7.0磷酸缓冲溶液中 )在玻碳电极上经历了不可逆的电化学氧化 ,且遵从后行化学反应 (EC)机理 ,去甲肾上腺素醌和去甲肾上腺素红的再还原遵从简单电子转移 (E)机理 .由双对数法获得去甲肾上腺素电化学氧化的式电位为E10’=0 .2 0V ,电子转移系数和电子转移数之积为αn =0 .38,标准复相电极反应常数k10 =1 .2× 1 0 -4 cm·s-1.去甲肾上腺素醌和去甲肾上腺素红的电化学还原反应参数分别为E2 0’=0 .2 5V ,αn =0 .37,k2 0 =4.4× 1 0 -5 cm·s-1和E3 0’=- 0 .2 5V ,αn =0 .33,k3 0 =1 .1× 1 0 -4 cm·s-1.     

2-甲基萘醌在二甲基亚砜和乙腈中的电化学氧化还原机理研究

采用电化学技术和现场红外光谱技术研究了2-甲基萘醌(MQ)在二甲亚砜(DMSO)和乙腈溶剂中的电化学性质.当在0~-1.8 V电势范围进行循环伏安扫描时,MQ在不同溶剂中表现出不同的电化学行为.结合红外光谱循环伏吸收图(CVA)、导数循环伏吸图(DCVA)及变温电化学实验,推断MQ在DMSO中第一步被还原为阴离子自由基MQ~(·-),第二步被还原为二价阴离子MQ~(2-),该过程为连续的两步单电子转移过程;在乙腈溶剂中,MQ在发生电化学反应的同时发生二聚:第一步还原产物阴离子自由基与二价阴离子发生化学反应,且二聚体在后继的电化学过程中被还原.     

电化学活化玻碳电极吸附伏安法测定维生素K

维生素K类物质可在经电化学活化的玻碳电极上吸附富集并产生良好的伏安响应, 依此建立了吸附伏安法测定维生素K1和K3的方法. 在0.1 mol/L HCl的支持电解质中, 维生素K1在-0.025 V左右产生一对氧化还原峰, 其峰电流与浓度在1.1×10-6～2.2×10-5 mol/L范围内成良好的线性关系, 检出限为4.4×10-7 mol/L; 维生素K3则在+0.059 V左右产生一对氧化还原峰, 其线性范围为1.8×10-7～3.0×10-5 mol/L, 检出限为9.1×10-8 mol/L. 该方法可用于测定药品中的维生素K1和K3.     

左旋多巴在单层碳纳米管修饰电极上的电化学行为

单层碳纳米管修饰电极对左旋多巴的电化学氧化还原具有很高的催化活性.在pH 4.6的0.1 mol/L HAc-NaAc缓冲溶液中,可得到一对峰形很好的氧化还原峰.电极反应受扩散控制,反应过程中电子的得失伴随着等量的质子参与.氧化峰电流与左旋多巴浓度在2.1×10-4～5.0×10-6 mol/L范围内成线性关系,检测限为2.0×10-6 mol/L.     

Anticancer Drug Modified GCFE,for the Study of Its In‐Vivo Interaction Mechanism

An anticancer drug (Adriamycin) modified Glassy Carbon Fiber Electrode (GCFE) has been prepared to study its interaction with ds‐DNA. The redox reaction of Adriamycin molecules at the chemically modified GCFE helps in understanding the in‐vivo mechanism of action of this anti cancer drug. The modified electrode has been fabricated by the adsorption of Adriamycin on GCFE surface. The results of Differential Pulse Voltammetric (DPV) analysis in acetate buffer of pH 4.5 ± 0.1, showed that the interaction between DNA guanine and adenine bases and electrode surface, is easily detected. A suitable mechanism for the oxidation and reduction of Adriamycin in‐situ intercalated in ds‐DNA immobilized on to the GCFE surface has been explained. The drug‐DNA complex formation at GCFE surface has also been studied. The prepared modified electrode is of utmost relevance because the mechanism of interaction of DNA‐Adriamycin at charged interfaces is parallel to the in‐vivo DNA‐Adriamycin complex reaction, where the nucleic acid is in close contact with charged phospholipid membranes and proteins. The interaction studies of Adriamycin at modified GCFE using DPV method help in understanding the DNA‐Adriamycin reaction mechanism.     

Electrochemical reduction of pyrethroid insecticides based on esters of α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol at glassy carbon and mercury electrodes in acetonitrile

The electrochemical reduction of eight commercially important pyrethroid insecticides which are esters of either α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol (cycloprothrin, cyphenothrin, cyhalothrin, deltamethrin, esfenvalerate and cypermethrin) or 4-fluro-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol (cyfluthrin and flumethrin) has been studied under conditions of voltammetry and bulk electrolysis at both glassy carbon and mercury electrodes in acetonitrile. In general, the peak potential of the initial reduction process observed at very negative potentials at both electrode surfaces shifts to a more positive value under conditions of consecutive potential cycling. At the hanging mercury drop electrode the reduction occurs at even more negative potentials than at a glassy carbon electrode because a blocking mechanism appears to be operative. Despite this major difference in the primary reduction step, common voltammetric features are observed at less negative potentials on second and subsequent cycles of the electrode potential at either electrode surface. For example, the initial reduction process always results in the formation of a species which is reversibly reduced at less negative applied potentials. Furthermore, despite the definition of the voltammetric response being highly sensitive to the individual pyrethroid structure, long time-scale bulk electrolysis experiments at glassy carbon or mercury pool electrodes led to the formation of analogous final products. The fact that pyrethroids with a widely varying range of acid moieties exhibit similar voltammetric behaviour suggests that the acid moiety is not directly involved in the initial electron transfer process. Controlled potential electrolysis studies at both electrode surfaces coupled with HPLC and mass spectral identification of products obtained after ethylation with ethyl iodide showed that the reduction mechanism on the longer time-scale involves cleavage of the ester with liberation of free cyanide ion. The major reduction product identified was the anion of either 3-phenoxybenzoic acid or 4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzoic acid in yields ranging from 31 to 66%.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering at the silver electrode/ionic liquid (BMIPF6) interface

This is the first report of in situ SER spectra of chemical species adsorbed on a Ag/room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) interface. We have investigated the dependence of the SERS intensity of the RTIL derived from 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosfate (BMIPF6) adsorbed on a silver electrode. It has been shown that the BMI+ adsorbs on the silver electrode for potentials more negative than -0.4 V vs a Pt quasireference electrode (PQRE). In the -0.4 to -1.0 V potential range the SER spectra are similar to the Raman spectrum of the RTIL BMIPF6. At potentials more negative than -1.0 V some imidazolium ring vibrational modes and N-CH3 vibrations are enhanced, suggesting that the imidazolium ring is parallel to the surface and for potentials <-2.8 V the BMI+ is reduced to the BMI carbene. The potential dependence of the SERS intensities of Py adsorbed on a silver electrode in BMIPF6 has also been investigated. The results have shown that at potentials less negative than -0.8 V (vs PQRE) Py adsorbs at an end-on configuration forming an Ag-N bond. In the -0.9 to -1.4 V potential range Py molecules lie flat on the electrode surface and at potentials <-1.4 V Py is replaced by the BMI+. The electrochemical and SERS results have shown that Py has the effect of changing the oxidation of silver in that medium as well as the reduction of BMI+ to the BMI carbene. In the presence of Py the BMI+ reduction is observed at potentials near -2.4 V. The Ag electrode has presented SERS activity from 0.0 to -3.0 V.     

Iron-only hydrogenase mimics. Thermodynamic aspects of the use of electrochemistry to evaluate catalytic efficiency for hydrogen generation

Voltammetry is widely used for the evaluation of iron-only hydrogenase mimics and other potential catalysts for hydrogen generation using various dipolar aprotic solvents. Effective catalysts show enhanced current in the presence of a proton donor at the potential where the catalyst is reduced. To facilitate the comparison of catalytic efficiencies, this paper provides a simple means of calculating the standard potential for reduction of the acid, HA, according to the half reaction 2HA + 2e- <==> H2 + 2A-. This standard potential depends on the pKa of HA in the solvent being used. It is thermodynamically impossible for reduction of HA to occur at less negative potentials than the standard potential, and the most effective catalysts will operate at potentials as close as possible to the standard potential. In addition, direct reduction of HA at the electrode will compete with the catalyzed reduction, thus complicating evaluation of the rate of the catalyzed reaction. Glassy carbon electrodes, commonly used in such evaluations, show a quite large overpotential for direct reduction of HA so that the necessary corrections are small. However, catalysis at very negative potentials will be contaminated by significant direct reduction of HA at glassy carbon. It is demonstrated that direct reduction can be almost completely suppressed by using a mercury or amalgamated gold electrode, even at very negative potentials.     

Diode or tunnel-diode characteristics? Resolving the catalytic consequences of proton coupled electron transfer in a multi-centered oxidoreductase

Protein film voltammetry has been employed to define multiple catalytic consequences of proton coupled electron transfer (PCET) in a cytochrome c nitrite reductase. Current-potential profiles reflecting the steady-state rate of nitrite-limited reduction have been defined from pH 4 to 8. Lowering the electrode potential at pH 8 causes the catalytic current to increase and then decrease before it takes a value independent of any further lowering of electrode potential. By comparison, at pH 4, catalysis is initiated at more positive electrode potentials in an approximately sigmoidal fashion with no attenuation of the catalytic rate evident at more negative electrode potentials. The results show that activity is turned on by the coupled transfer of two electrons and one proton to the enzyme. The decreased rate of catalysis at lower electrode potentials under more alkaline conditions shows that this rate attenuation occurs only when reduction is not coupled to compensating protonation(s) of the enzyme. Sites within the enzyme whose reduction and/or protonation may contribute to the definition of these activities are discussed.     

The voltammetric behaviour of solid 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) microparticles

The electrochemical behaviour of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) microparticles, attached to a graphite electrode and adjacent to an aqueous electrolyte solution, has been studied by cyclic voltammetry. DPPH exhibits one reversible redox couple with a formal potential of 0.340 V versus Ag|AgCl (pH=7.0). At more positive potentials, a redox couple appears with a formal potential E_f=0.733 V versus Ag|AgCl. The oxidation at this potential is followed by an irreversible chemical reaction generating a product which gives a redox couple with a formal potential at 0.177 V versus Ag|AgCl. The reduction process of this couple is followed by a slow chemical reaction in the course of which DPPH is reformed.     

Double layer effects in the electrode kinetics of amalgam formation reactions: Part II. A comparison of the CE and IE mechanisms

The potential dependence of two possible mechanisms for the reduction of a divalent cation at a mercury electrode are compared. In one mechanism, the reactant undergoes a chemical step in the double layer, followed by electron transfer (CE mechanism). The other mechanism involves transfer of the ion to a site closer the electrode which is followed by electron transfer (IE mechanism). It is shown that these mechanisms are easily distinguished on the basis of double layer effects. The present analysis suggests that the IE mechanism is more probable when the cation is reduced at a negatively charged electrode. If a chemical step occurs in the diffuse layer, then a corrected Tafel plot with a negative slope is expected, a result which has not been observed to date.     

Para-phenylenediamine oxidation at a platinum electrode in acetonitrile solutions

p-Phenylenediamine oxidation at platinum electrodes in acetonitrile solutions has been studied under a very wide range of experimental conditions. Chronopotentiometry, rotating disc electrode and cyclic voltammetry were used as electrochemical techniques. Coulometry at constant potential and product analysis were also performed.The electrochemical reaction appears as a fast and reversible one electron exchange per molecule of PPD. The electrode reaction is further complicated by follow-up chemical reactions giving unknown products in the bulk of the solution.The whole polarization curve under steady state conditions shows two waves, while under non-steady state conditions a small wave at intermediate potentials is also apparent.The reaction pathway for the first wave was interpreted as a non-conventional e.c.e. mechanism where the parent molecule acts as a base in the chemical step.These assumptions were confirmed through experiments performed with pyridine or water addition.     

Electrochemical activation of molecular nitrogen at the Ir/YSZ interface

Nitrogen is often used as an inert background atmosphere in solid state studies of electrode and reaction kinetics, of solid state studies of transport phenomena, and in applications e.g. solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), sensors and membranes. Thus, chemical and electrochemical reactions of oxides related to or with dinitrogen are not supposed and in general not considered. We demonstrate by a steady state electrochemical polarisation experiments complemented with in situ photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) that at a temperature of 450 °C dinitrogen can be electrochemically activated at the three phase boundary between N(2), a metal microelectrode and one of the most widely used solid oxide electrolytes--yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ)--at potentials more negative than E = -1.25 V. The process is neither related to a reduction of the electrolyte nor to an adsorption process or a purely chemical reaction but is electrochemical in nature. Only at potentials more negative than E = -2 V did new components of Zr 3d and Y 3d signals with a lower formal charge appear, thus indicating electrochemical reduction of the electrolyte matrix. Theoretical model calculations suggest the presence of anionic intermediates with delocalized electrons at the electrode/electrolyte reaction interface. The ex situ SIMS analysis confirmed that nitrogen is incorporated and migrates into the electrolyte beneath the electrode.     

Comparison of fast scan voltammetry with microelectrode voltammetry of reduction of 1,4-benzoquinone

The reduction of 1,4-benzoquinone (BQ) in acetonitrile was blocked in steady-state microelectrode voltammetry although it has been believed to be a sluggish electron transfer reaction. Ferrocene was added to the BQ solution with equi-concentration in order to confirm the diffusion-control step and to evaluate accurately the kinetic effect from potential differences. Fast scan voltammograms showed the negative potential shifts both of the cathodic and the anodic peaks with an increase in the scan rate. In contrast, microelectrode voltammetry showed that the ratio of the steady-state limiting current for BQ to that for ferrocene decreased with a decrease in the electrode radii. The halfwave potential of the reduction of BQ did not vary with the radii within error. These features are largely deviated from the Butler–Volmer kinetic behavior. The electrode surface after the long term electro-reduction was coated with a precipitate. The proposed reaction mechanism is formation of films by follow-up chemical reactions of BQ associated with slight potential shift. The film blocks diffusion of BQ. This model was theoretically formulated and elucidated the experimental results.