An electrochemical investigation of intermediates and processes involved in the catalytic reduction of dinitrogen by [HIPTN3N]Mo (HIPTN3N = (3,5-(2,4,6-i-Pr3C6H2)2C6H3NCH2CH2)3N)

The redox properties of [HIPTN(3)N]Mo complexes (where HIPTN(3)N = (3,5-(2,4,6-i-Pr(3)C(6)H(2))(2)C(6)H(3)NCH(2)CH(2))(3)N) involved in the catalytic dinitrogen reduction cycle were studied using cyclic voltammetry in fluorobenzene with Bu(4)NPF(6) as the electrolyte. MoN(2) (Mo = [HIPTN(3)N]Mo, E(1/2) = -1.96 V vs. Fc(+)/Fc at a Pt electrode), Mo≡N (E(1/2) = -2.68 V vs. Fc(+)/Fc (Pt)), and [Mo(NH(3))]BAr'(4) (Ar' = 3,5-(CF(3))(2)C(6)H(3), E(1/2) = -1.53 V vs. Fc(+)/Fc (Pt)) each undergo a chemically reversible one-electron reduction, while [Mo=NNH(2)]BAr'(4) (E(1/2) = -1.50 V vs. Fc(+)/Fc (Pt)) and [Mo=NH]BAr'(4) (E(1/2) = -1.26 V vs. Fc(+)/Fc (Pt)) each undergo a one-electron reduction with partial chemical reversibility. The acid employed in the catalytic reduction, [2,4,6-collidinium]BAr'(4), reduces irreversibly at -1.11 V vs. Fc(+)/Fc at Pt and at -2.10 V vs. Fc(+)/Fc at a glassy carbon electrode. The reduction peak potentials of the Mo complexes shift in the presence of acids. For example, the reduction peak for MoN(2) in the presence of [2,4,6-collidinium]BAr'(4) at a glassy carbon electrode shifts positively by 130 mV. The shift in reduction potential is explained in terms of reversible hydrogen bonding and/or protonation at a nitrogen site in Mo complexes. The significance of productive and unproductive proton-coupled electron transfer reactions in the catalytic dinitrogen reduction cycle is discussed.     

Investigation of Electrochemical Behavior of Some Dithiophosphonates in Acetonitrile on the Platinum and Gold Electrodes

Some dithiophosphonate derivatives were synthesized and the electrochemical reduction mechanism was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), square wave voltammetry (SWV) and chronoamperometry (CA) in 0.1 M tetrabutylammoniumtetrafluoroborate (TBATFB) in acetonitrile at platinum (Pt) and gold (Au) electrodes. Dithiophosphonates showed a cyclic voltammetric reduction peak at about ?1.1 V at Pt and ?1.3 V at Au electrode (vs. Ag/Ag⁺) in this media. It was also shown that dithiophosphonates can be determined quantitatively in acetonitrile using a calibration graph. The number of electrons transferred were calculated as 2 using ferrocene as a reference compound at the UME electrode. Mechanism of dithiophosphonates was also examined on Pt and Au electrodes and electrochemical reduction of dithiophosphonates seems to follow an EC mechanism with an irreversible electron transfer step. The reaction product in the bulk electrolysis experiment was isolated and identified using proton‐coupled P‐31 NMR, ¹³C‐NMR and IR spectroscopy. The adsorption tests for dithiophosphonates were revealed that no strong or weak adsorption phenomena exist on both Pt and Au electrodes. Simulation curves were acquired by DigiSim 3.03 version to investigate the reduction mechanism and to estimate the kinetic parameters for electrochemical and chemical steps.     

Sb在Au电极上不可逆吸附的电化学过程

用电化学循环伏安法和电化学石英晶体微天平(EQCM)技术研究了Sb在Au电极上不可逆吸附的电化学过程. 研究结果表明, 在-0.25 V到0.18 V(vs SCE)范围内, Sb可在Au电极上稳定吸附, 并且在0.15 V附近出现特征氧化还原峰. 根据EQCM实验数据, 在电位0.18 V时, Sb在Au电极上的氧化产物是Sb2O3; 同时Sb的吸附阻止了电解液中阴离子和水在Au电极上的吸附. 当电极电位超过0.20 V时, Sb2O3会被进一步氧化成Sb5+化合物, 同时逐渐从Au电极表面脱附.     

Electrochemistry of triphenyltin acetate at a mercury-film glassy carbon electrode

The electrochemical behaviour of triphenyltin acetate was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, differential-pulse voltammetry and controlled potential electrolysis at a mercury-film glassy carbon electrode. Effects on the electrochemical response of the composition of supporting electrolytes, pH, electrode rotation speed and triphenyltin acetate concentration were determined. The electrochemical reduction of this compound was found to involve a preliminary adsorption process (E_peak ≈ ?0.7 V vs. SCE), the reduction of triphenyltin acetate to the triphenyltin radical (E_peak ≈ ?1.0 V) and reduction of the radical to the triphenyltin anion (E_peak ≈ ?1.4 V). A procedure for the determination of trace amounts of this compound by differential-pulse anodic stripping voltammetry in 50% (v/v) ethanol with 0.1 M acetic acid + 0.1 M ammonia solution was developed and applied to the analysis of a commercial powder formulation and water and fish samples. The limit of detection was 2.5 × 10^?9 M triphenyltin acetate.     

FeCl2-K2MoS4体系电催化还原乙炔为乙烯

采用控电位电解、循环伏安法和交流阻抗法研究了FeCl₂-K₂MoS₄体系对乙炔在石墨电极上还原为乙烯的电催化活性及反应机理。实验结果表明,当石墨阴极的电位控制在-1.50V(vs.SCE)时,FeCl₂+K₂MoS₄的DMF溶液对C₂H₂还原为C₂H₄表现出明显的电催化活性和高的选择性。在-0.5～-1.0V时Mo(Ⅵ)还原为Mo(Ⅴ);在按连串的电子传递机理进行的Mo(Ⅴ)→Mo(Ⅲ)反应的电位区间(-1.0～-1.50V)溶液中所形成的络合品种传递电子的能力更强。Mo(Ⅲ)可能是络合物的电活性成分。     

电聚合制备维生素B12修饰电极及其特性研究

以玻碳电极为工作电极,电聚合法制备VB12修饰电极,该修饰电极对亚硝酸根离子,亚硫酸根离子和肼均具有催化活性.在pH=2.3的磷酸缓冲底液中,电极对NO2-的催化氧化电位为0.76V(vs.SCE),催化氧化电流与NO2-的浓度在1.6×10-6～4.3×10-4mol.L-1范围内呈线性关系,其线性方程为ip=-24.68+12.36C,相关系数0.9987.应用该电极测定水中的NO2-,稳定性好,灵敏度高.     

乙酰胆碱酯酶催化水解产物的电化学行为

报道了乙酰硫代胆碱水解产物硫代胆碱在玻碳电极上的电化学行为。以乙酰硫代胆碱作底物,在一定条件下乙酰胆碱酯酶催化底物水解,生成电活性物质硫代胆碱。利用循环伏安法和线性扫描伏安法研究了酶催化水解产物硫代胆碱在玻碳电极上的电化学行为。结果表明:在0.1mol/L的B-R缓冲溶液(pH7.0)中,硫代胆碱有一灵敏的氧化峰,峰电位EP=0.32V(vs.SCE);该体系属具有吸附性的不可逆过程。实验测得电子转移数为2,电极反应速率常数k=0.29s-1。     

Study on stabilities and electrochemical behavior of V(V) electrolyte with acid additives for vanadium redox flow battery

Several acid compounds have been employed as additives of the V(V) electrolyte for vanadium redox flow battery (VRB) to improve its stability and electrochemical activity. Stability of the V(V) electrolyte with and without additives was investigated with ex-situ heating/cooling treatment at a wide temperature range of −5 °C to 60 °C. It was observed that methanesulfonic acid, boric acid, hydrochloric acid, trifluoroacetic acid, polyacrylic acid, oxalic acid, methacrylic acid and phosphotungstic acid could improve the stability of the V(V) electrolyte at a certain range of temperature. Their electrochemical behaviors in the V(V) electrolyte were further studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV), steady state polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results showed that the electrochemical activity, including the reversibility of electrode reaction, the diffusivity of V(V) species, the polarization resistance and the flexibility of charge transfer for the V(V) electrolyte with these additives were all improved compared with the pristine solution.     

Electrochemical behavior of pyrroloquinoline quinone immobilized on silica gel modified with zirconium oxide

Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) was immobilized on the silica gel surface modified with zirconium oxide, designated as Si:Zr, by the carboxylic groups of the PQQ molecule and the zirconium oxide on the silica surface. The electrochemistry of PQQ immobilized on the Si:Zr matrix, incorporated in a carbon paste electrode, was evaluated using the cyclic voltammetry technique. The Si:Zr:PQQ-modified electrode showed a redox couple at E(m)=(E(pa1)+E(pc))/2=-0.150 V vs SCE at pH 7, close to that observed in aqueous solution, and another oxidation peak, E(pa2)=-0.100 V vs SCE. Studies in different pH solutions in the range of 3-7 showed that the first oxidation peak, E(pa1), is highly dependent on the solution pH shifting from to -0.175 to 0.100 V vs SCE, while E(pa2) remains practically constant at 0.100 V as the pH decreases from 7 to 3. The immobilized PQQ electrode presented the property to electrocatalyze the NADH at 150 mV vs SCE. The effect of addition of Ca(2+) ions on the electrode electroactivity for the NADH oxidation was also verified. Different from that observed for the PQQ immobilized on other electrode materials, the Ca(2+) ions did not influence the electrocatalytical response; however, the electrode stability was considerably improved in the presence of Ca(2+) ions, indicating that the matrix surface has a great influence on the electrochemical behavior of PQQ.     

1-氯-2-甲酰基乙烯基二茂铁与钌乙烯基吡啶配合物的电化学共聚

利用与钌乙烯基吡啶配合物[Ru(bpy)(vpy)_2](PF_6)_2 (1) (bpy = 2,2'- bipyridine, vpy=4-vinylpyridine)的电化学共聚,加速了1-氯-2甲酰基乙烯基二 茂铁（CFVF）（2）的电化学聚合速度,制备了具有Fc~+/Fc和Ru~(3+)/Ru~(2+)电 化学响应的1～2共聚膜。探讨了共聚膜对酚类电化学氧化的催化活性和邻二硝基苯 （ONB）在膜上的氧化还原反应。     

Electrochemically induced chemically reversible proton-coupled electron transfer reactions of riboflavin (vitamin B2)

The electrochemical behavior of the naturally occurring vitamin B(2), riboflavin (Fl(ox)), was examined in detail in dimethyl sulfoxide solutions using variable scan rate cyclic voltammetry (ν = 0.1 - 20 V s(-1)) and has been found to undergo a series of proton-coupled electron transfer reactions. At a scan rate of 0.1 V s(-1), riboflavin is initially reduced by one electron to form the radical anion (Fl(rad)(?-)) at E(0)(f) = -1.22 V versus Fc/Fc(+) (E(0)(f) = formal reduction potential and Fc = ferrocene). Fl(rad)(?-) undergoes a homogeneous proton transfer reaction with the starting material (Fl(ox)) to produce Fl(rad)H(?) and Fl(ox)(-), which are both able to undergo further reduction at the electrode surface to form Fl(red)H(-) (E(0)(f) = -1.05 V vs Fc/Fc(+)) and Fl(rad)(?2-) (E(0)(f) = -1.62 V vs Fc/Fc(+)), respectively. At faster voltammetric scan rates, the homogeneous reaction between Fl(rad)(?-) and Fl(ox) begins to be outrun, which leads to the detection of a voltammetric peak at more negative potentials associated with the one-electron reduction of Fl(rad)(?-) to form Fl(red)(2-) (E(0)(f) = -1.98 V vs Fc/Fc(+)). The variable scan rate voltammetric data were modeled quantitatively using digital simulation techniques based on an interconnecting "scheme of squares" mechanism, which enabled the four formal potentials as well as the equilibrium and rate constants associated with four homogeneous reactions to be determined. Extended time-scale controlled potential electrolysis (t > hours) and spectroscopic (EPR and in situ UV-vis) experiments confirmed that the chemical reactions were completely chemically reversible.     

OH functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube modified electrode as electrochemical sensor for the detection of Aceclofenac

ABSTRACT

The rapid electrochemical determination of Aceclofenac (ACF) has been employed by cyclic voltammetry (CV), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) using developed OH-functionalised multiwalled carbon nanotube carbon paste electrode (OH-MWCNT/CPE). Modified electrode was characterised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX), X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The ACF exhibits two oxidation peaks at +0.4 V, +0.66 V and one reduction peak at +0.3 V. The active surface area of the bare carbon paste electrode (BCPE) and modified electrode have been characterised by using K₃[Fe(CN)₆] solution containing 0.1 M KCl. In DPV mode, variation of ACF gave the limit of detection (LOD = 3s/m) 0.246 μM over the concentration range 1.0 to 190.0 μM (R² = 0.9994). The developed electrode has good stability, reproducibility and could be successfully validated for the detection of ACF in pharmaceutical samples and biological fluids.     

甲基对硫磷在聚噻吩/纳米二氧化钛修饰玻碳电极上的电化学行为及其测定

用循环伏安法(CV)、线性扫描溶出伏安法(LSSV)研究了甲基对硫磷(MPT)在聚噻吩/纳米二氧化钛修饰玻碳电极(PTh-NTiO2/GCE)上的电化学行为.实验表明,该修饰电极能显著提高MPT的氧化还原峰电流,在B-R缓冲溶液(pH 5.72)中,于-0.662V( vs.SCE)处产生灵敏的不可逆还原峰,其峰电流与...     

Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrobenzene in Ionic Liquid BMImAc

Ionic liquid,1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate（BMImAc）,was used in the electrochemical reduction of nitrobenzene.The electro-reduction of nitrobenzene on platinum electrode was studied by cyclic voltammetry（CV）,in situ Fourier transform infrared（FTIR） spectroscopy and constant-potential electrolysis.The experimental results show that electrochemical reduction process of nitrobenzene was controlled by diffusion,the main reduction product was azobenzen at-1.45 V,and the influences of scan rate and temperature on the electrochemical behaviors were obviously.A reduction mechanism of nitrobenzene in an ionic liquid was a probable ‘nitrobenzene→nitrosobenzene→azobenzene→aniline＇ main reductive reaction route.     

二茂铁-离子液体修饰碳糊电极的研制

以室温离子液体N-辛基吡啶六氟磷酸盐为粘合剂与二茂铁和石墨粉相混合制备了一种新型二茂铁-离子液体修饰碳糊电极。以该电极为工作电极,采用循环伏安法、计时安培法研究了多巴胺(DA)在该糊电极上的电化学行为。实验结果表明:该电极在pH 5.0的乙酸-乙酸钠缓冲溶液中,外加电压0.8 V条件下,灵敏度最高。电流增量与DA浓度在1.0×10-5～1.0×10-3 mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限为5.0×10-6 mol/L(S/N=3)。     

Antioxidative properties of probucol estimated by the reactivity with superoxide and by electrochemical oxidation

The reaction of probucol with superoxide (O2(*-)) was investigated in acetonitrile using both electron spin resonance (ESR) and electrochemical techniques. The formation of phenoxyl radical was observed during the reaction of probucol with O2(*-) by ESR spectroscopy. The reaction of probucol with O2(*-) in acetonitrile was followed by cyclic voltammetry. With the addition of probucol, the oxidation peak current of O2(*-) decreased concentration dependently. This suggests that probucol reacts with O2(*-), that is, probucol scavenges O2(*-) in acetonitrile. 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-p-benzoquinone was identified as the major product of the reaction of probucol with O2(*-) in acetonitrile. Electrochemical oxidation of probucol was also performed. Probucol gives an irreversible oxidation peak at ca. +1.4 V vs. the saturated calomel electrode in the cyclic voltammogram. Controlled-potential electrolysis was carried out at +1.2 V in a divided cell. 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-p-benzoquinone, 4,4'-dithiobis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenol), and 4,4'-trithiobis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenol) were identified as the products of anodic oxidation. These redox properties of probucol may correlate with the physiological activities.     

Voltammetry of basal plane platinum electrodes in acetonitrile electrolytes: effect of the presence of water

The first part of this report studies the electrochemical properties of single-crystal platinum electrodes in acetonitrile electrolytes by means of cyclic voltammetry. Potential difference infrared spectroscopy in conjunction with linear voltammetry was used to obtain a molecular-level picture of this interface. The second part of this report studies the hydrogen evolution and the hydrogen oxidation reactions on the three low-index faces of Pt electrodes in acetonitrile electrolytes. The data (CVs and IR spectra) strongly suggest that acetonitrile and CN(-) molecules are adsorbed on single-crystal platinum electrodes in the range of -1.5 to 0.3 V versus Ag/AgCl. Those species block part of the adsorption sites for hydrogen adatoms, and they decompose on the surface in the presence of water. The nature of the cation and the presence of water strongly affect the onset of acetonitrile electrolysis and the kinetics and stability of the adsorbed species on the electrode. Finally, the hydrogen evolution and the hydrogen oxidation reactions on platinum single-crystal surfaces in acetonitrile electrolytes are strongly affected by the surface-energy state of Pt electrodes.     

Redox active surface films produced by electrooxidation of substituted indolysines

The electrochemical oxidation of substituted mono-and 3,3′-biindolysines is studied by methods of cyclic voltammetry and electron spin resonance (ESR) combined with in situ electrolysis. In acetonitrile, there occurs easy irreversible electrochemical oxidation and proceed processes of association of generated radical cations via unsubstituted positions of five-membered cycles. Polymeric products of oxidation of 2-arylindolysines, 3-indolysine-2-yl-quinoxalines, and 2,2′-diaryl-3,3′-biindolysines are obtained when cycling potential in the interval ?0.3 V → +0.8 V → ?1.3 V → ?0.3 V (Fc/Fc⁺). The products deposit on the electrode with the formation of redox-active films that are capable of undergoing reversible oxidation with the formation of stable paramagnetic states registered by the ESR method.     

V(IV)在不同电极上氧化还原动力学研究

分别以导电塑料集流板、石墨棒、铂片作工作电极,应用循环伏安法和稳态极化法研究V(IV)的阳极氧化动力学过程,计算V(IV)在不同材料电极上的反应动力学参数.结果表明,以导电塑料板作电极,硫酸氧钒有较宽的水稳定区,且析氧电位较高;在石墨电极上,V(V)/V(IV)的交换电流密度较大,表现出较好的可逆性;而在铂电极上,硫酸氧钒更易析氢.     

Electrocatalytic reduction of dioxygen on a glassy carbon electrode modified with adsorbed cobaloxime complex.

The preparation and electrochemical properties of a glassy carbon (GC) electrode modified with cobaloxime complex were investigated. The complex of the type [CoIII(DO)(DOH)pn)Cl2] where (DO)(DOH)pn = N2,N2'-propanediylbis-2,3-butanedione-2-imine-3-oxime) was adsorbed irreversibly and strongly on the surface of preanodized glassy carbon electrode. Electrochemical behavior and stability of modified GC electrode were investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The electrocatalytic reduction of dioxygen has been studied using this modified glassy carbon electrode by cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry and rotating disk electrode voltammetry as diagnostic techniques. The modified electrode showed excellent eletrocatalytic ability for the reduction of dioxygen to hydrogen peroxide in acetate buffer (pH 4.0) with overpotential 1.0 V lower than the plain glassy carbon electrode. The formal potential for this modified electrode is not shifted to more negative potentials by repeated reduction-oxidation cycles in oxygen-saturated supporting electrolyte solution. The apparent electron transfer rate constant (kS), the transfer coefficent (alpha) and the catalytic rate constant of O2 reduction at a GC modified electrode were determined by cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk electrode voltammetry and were found to be around 2.6 s(-1), 0.33 and 2.25 x 10(4) M(-1) s(-1). Based on the results, a catalytic mechanism is proposed and discussed.