Successful preparation of metabolite of troglitazone by in-flow electrochemical reaction on coulometric electrode

A simple, rapid and efficient system utilizing a coulometric electrode was developed for the preparation of drug metabolites. Trace amounts of reactants are usually generated in electrochemical reactions, which are not suitable for the sufficient preparation of products to obtain NMR and other spectral data for chemical structure confirmation or to obtain data from pharmacological activity screening tests of products. In the developed system, called the "in-flow electrochemical reaction system," a drug, troglitazone, was dissolved in a volatile flow solvent, and pumped into a coulometric electrode under optimized conditions, and the effluent was evaporated. Without any further purification, milligram amounts of a pure oxidation product of troglitazone could be obtained within several hours. The amount obtained was enough for (1)H- and (13)C-NMR analysis by which the structure could be confirmed and was found to be identical to one of the metabolites of troglitazone detected in human plasma. This system will be useful to prepare standard compounds of the required amount for pharmacokinetic study and for toxicokinetic study.     

Electrochemical reduction of S-oxides of diphenyl disulfide: Part I. Investigation in aprotic solvents

In the electrochemical reduction of diphenyl disulfide and its four S-oxides in aprotic solvents the sulfur-sulfur bonds is cleaved by two electrons. Diphenyl disulfone and diphenyl disulfide are reduced in one, phenyl benzenethiolsulfonate and phenyl benzenethiolsulfinate in two and benzenesulfinyl phenyl sulfone in three steps. The difference between the polaro-graphic half-wave potential and the peak potential at glassy carbon ranges from 0.3 V for diphenyl disulfone to 0.8 V for diphenyl disulfide. The reduction potentials for the first steps decrease from the sulfinyl sulfone to the disulfide. Thiophenolate and/or benzenesulfinate ions are produced in the coulometric experiments from the electrode reactions coupled with secondary reactions. Phenyl benzenethiolsulfonate or diphenyl disulfide appear as products in the intermediate reduction steps.     

Electrochemical oxidation of sulphapyridine at a pyrolytic graphite electrode

The electrochemical oxidation of sulphapyridine at a pyrolytic graphite electrode was studied over a wide pH range. Sulphapyridine is oxidized in an irreversible reaction involving two electrons and two protons to give an electroactive product. On the basis of voltammetric, spectral and coulometric studies and product identification, a tentative mechanism is suggested.     

Coulometric titration by a controlled-potential pulsed-charge potentiometric technique-II Acid-base, precipitation and homogeneous redox systems

An unconventional coulometric method, based on electrolysis at controlled potential by means of discrete charge-pulses, with end-point detection obtained by mathematical linearization of potentiometric data, has been applied to various systems. The results appear very satisfactory: very weak acids can be determined with high accuracy; in the case of precipitation reactions the selectivity is high enough to allow titration of the components of halide mixtures; for homogeneous redox systems some problems caused by irreversibility at the indicator electrode are overcome.     

Determination of trace tin by stripping potentiostatic coulometry

On the basis of voltammetric and coulometric studies of the behavior of tin(II) in a 2 M HCl solution at a carbon-graphite bulky electrode made of fibrous porous felt (FPF), we have found the optimum conditions for the stripping potentiostatic coulometric determination of 10–1000 μg tin(II) by the reaction Sn(0)-ē ? Sn(I) after preconcentrating Sn(0) at the electrode surface. The relative standard deviation varied from 0.5 to 4%. The results of the coulometric determination of the number of electrons involved in the oxidation of Sn(0) suggest that the stripping Sn(0) from the surface of the FPF electrode proceeds in two stages. The first stage Sn(0) → Sn(I) was electrochemical, and the second stage Sn(I) → Sn(II) was chemical. The procedure was applied to the determination of ～1% tin in a jewelry alloy based on gold, silver, platinum, and copper.     

Controlled potential coulometry: the application of a secondary reaction to the determination of plutonium and uranium at a solid electrode

A method is described for the simultaneous determination of plutonium and uranium in mixed oxides by controlled potential coulometry at a gold working electrode in two stages: first a coulometric oxidation, at 0.73 V vs. a silver/silver chloride electrode, of Pu(III) and U(IV) to Pu(IV) and U(VI) by a combination of a direct electrode reaction and a secondary chemical reaction proceeding concurrently, and secondly, a coulometric reduction at 0.33 V of Pu(IV) to Pu(III), leaving uranium as U(VI). The determination is carried out in a mixture of sulphuric and nitric acids, and Ti(III) is used to reduce plutonium and uranium to Pu(III) and U(IV) before electrolysis. The precision (3sigma) of Pu:U ratio results obtained from mixtures containing about 30% and 2% plutonium was 0.5% and 1-5% respectively. The effect of experimental variables on the time taken to complete the coulometric determination is discussed.     

Fast procedure for no-reference inversion-voltammetric determination of lead in aqueous solutions

Possibility of no-reference inversion-voltammetric determination of lead in aqueous solutions with the use of a preliminarily determined coulometric constant of the electrochemical cell, which enables substantially faster analysis as compared with the known analogs, was studied. The coulometric constants of electrochemical cells with a mercury film electrode were found for different solution volumes.     

Electroanalytical Study of the Reduction of Sb(III) in Tartrate Medium

Abstract

A systematic study on the reduction of Sb(III) on a mercury electrode in aqueous solution of tartrate ion has been carried out. The nature of the electrode reactions has shown to be a function of the acidity of the solution. Results from polarographic, coulometric and voltammetric experiments allow us to outline a model of electrode reaction according to which different Sb-tartrate complex ions can be reduced. Sensitivity and detection limits for the polarographic determination of Sb(III) in tartrate medium are given using several polarographic waves obtained at different pH. In this way, the selection of the basic medium is vindicated.     

Classical, phenomenological analysis of the kinetics of reactions at the gas-exposed surface of mixed ionic electronic conductors

The kinetics of reactions occurring at the gas-exposed surfaces of charged mixed ionic electronic conductors (MIECs) are examined from theoretical first principles. Analysis based on the classical electrochemical potential-transition state theory model reveals that the nature of the reactions is electrochemical in general. However, the influence of the surface potential on the reaction rate is opposite for adsorption and incorporation reactions. Two-dimensional finite volume models of an MIEC as working electrode in a half-cell configuration are presented. The results for a simple, two-step reduction process show that the effect of the surface potential on the rate of reactions is minimal for incorporation-limited reactions but more influential for adsorption-limited reactions. An erratum to this article is available at .     

Heterogeneous electrocatalysis: a core field of interfacial science

Heterogeneous electrocatalysis involves chemical reactions occurring in an electrochemical cell at the surface of an electrode, that is, at the electrochemical interface. The reaction rates are set by electrode surface structure, electrode potential, and can be adjusted by other variables specific to the field of electrochemistry. In contrast to reactions occurring at the solid/gas interface, electron transfer usually takes place at the electrochemical interface, which may lead to new product formation (in catalytic electrosynthesis), or allows one to harvest electrons in fuel cells. In the Opinion, papers describing catalytic materials used in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell are highlighted, and those related to recently developed research methodology of heterogeneous electrocatalysis receive a particular emphasis. Conclusions are made as to the future development of the field.     

2,2’-二氨基苯氧基二硫化物的电极过程动力学研究

利用循环伏安法、线性伏安法及旋转圆盘电极技术，研究了2,2’-二氨基苯氧基二硫化物(DAPOD)在含有0.1 mol•L－1 LiClO4电解质的乙腈/四氢呋喃有机溶液中，铂、金、玻碳及石墨电极上的电化学行为.伏安结果表明DAPOD中的二硫键与硫巯基之间的氧化还原反应属动力学不可逆过程，这种在室温下表现出的电化学反应不可逆性是有机二硫化物普遍存在的不足，必须通过分子内或分子间的电催化来改善其可逆性能.旋转圆盘电极测试结果显示， DAPOD的阴极还原反应级数为0.5，阳极氧化反应级数为1.由此推知DAPOD电还原属两电子转移反应，分两步完成：第一步为平衡的化学反应步骤；第二步为电子转移步骤，属决速步.同时还测定了DAPOD的阴极与阳极传递系数、交换电流、平衡电势及标准速率常数等相关的动力学常数.通过比较铂、金、玻碳及石墨四种不同材料电极对DAPOD的电极过程的影响,发现石墨对DAPOD的还原过程具有电催化作用.     

How to avoid interfering electrochemical reactions in ESI‐MS analysis

The presence of electrochemical reactions occurring in an electrospray processes at the point where the current enters the liquid is discussed since the early 1990's. This current transfer to the liquid results in oxidation or reduction of either electrolyte species in the liquid sprayed or of the electrode material in contact with the liquid. As a result, new chemical species are generated. These products of the electrochemical reaction might be detected as altered species in mass spectra; they might be volatile and not recognized at all or accumulate on the electrode surface and cause cross contamination later on. In other cases, it might happen that the products of the electrochemical reactions are the only detectable species formed from an otherwise nondetectable analyte. An electrospray setup in which electrochemical reactions do not interfere with the analyte under investigation excludes the electrochemical reaction as source of sample contamination and sample altering and may serve as reference setup for experiments focused on the electrochemical reaction itself. We present a simple and inexpensive current coupling approach and specify operation conditions for which any impact of the electrochemical reaction on the sample under investigation is inherently excluded. On the basis of a practical example, we show the impact of the electrochemical reaction on sample composition and demonstrate the benefit of using the proposed current coupling method. Because of the obvious benefit of this method and its simple realization, it has the potential to be employed as standard feeding approach, especially for electrosprays operated at small flow rates.     

Scanning electrochemical mapping of spatially localized electrochemical reactions induced by surface potential gradients

The influence of a surface potential gradient on the location and extent of electrochemical reactions was examined using a scanning electrochemical microscope. A linear potential gradient was imposed on the surface of a platinum-coated indium tin oxide electrode by applying two different potential values at the edges of the electrode. The applied potentials were used to control the location and extent of several electrochemical reactions, including the oxidation of Ru(NH3)6(2+), the oxidation of H2, and the oxidation of H2 in the presence of adsorbed CO. Scanning electrochemical mapping of these reactions was achieved by probing the feedback current associated with the oxidation products. The oxidation of Ru(NH3)6(2+) occurred at locations where the applied potential was positive of the formal potential of the Ru(NH3)6(2+/3+) redox couple. The position of this reaction on the surface could be spatially translated by manipulating the terminal potentials. The rate of hydrogen oxidation on the platinum-coated electrode varied spatially in the presence of a potential gradient and correlated with the nature of the electrode surface. High oxidation rates occurred at low potentials, with decreasing rates observed as the potential increased to values where platinum oxides formed. The extent of oxide formation versus position was confirmed with in-situ ellipsometry mapping. In the presence of adsorbed carbon monoxide, a potential gradient created a localized region of high activity for hydrogen oxidation at potentials between where carbon monoxide was adsorbed and platinum oxides formed. The position of this localized region of activity could be readily translated along the surface by changing the terminal potential values. The ability to manipulate electrochemical reactions spatially on a surface has potential application in microscale analytical devices as well as in the discovery and analysis of electrocatalytic systems.     

Elektrochemische untersuchung von bis(diphenyldithiophosphin) disulfid

The electrochemical behaviour of bis(diphenyldithiophosphine)disulphide (RSSR) and mercuric diphenyldithiophosphinate [(RS)₂Hg] in ethanol-lithium perchlorate and ethanol-sulphuric acid media was studied by the methods of classical polarography, and electrolysis at controlled-potential and at a rotating disc platinum electrode. The data obtained show that RSSR is not reduced directly on the dropping mercury electrode but is adsorbed. It then undergoes a rapid chemical reaction causing the formation of (RS)₂Hg, which is electroactive. The electrolysis at controlled potential proves that (RS)₂Hg undergoes a two-electron reduction, giving diphenyldithiophosphinic acid (RSH) as a main product, whereas the oxidation of RSH leads to the production of (RS)₂Hg. Regardless of the fact that the chemical and adsorption equilibria during reduction of RSSR and (RS)₂Hg are complex, the coulometric generation of RSH is not difficult to achieve, and permits the use of RSSR as a coulometric reagent.     

Theoretical Aspects of a Surface Electrode Reaction Coupled with Preceding and Regenerative Chemical Steps: Square‐wave Voltammetry of a Surface CEC’ Mechanism

Large number of lipophilic substances, whose electrochemical transformation takes place from adsorbed state, belong to the class of so‐called “surface‐redox reactions”. Of these, especially important are the enzymatic redox reactions. With the technique named “protein‐film voltammetry” we can get insight into the chemical features of many lipophilic redox enzymes. Electrochemical processes of many redox adsorbates, occurring at a surface of working electrode, are very often coupled with chemical reactions. In this work, we focus on the application of square‐wave voltammetry (SWV) to study the theoretical features of a surface electrode reaction coupled with two chemical steps. The starting electroactive form Ox_(ads) in this mechanism gets initially generated via preceding chemical reaction. After undergoing redox transformation at the working electrode, Ox_(ads) species got additionally regenerated via chemical reaction of electrochemically generated product Red_(ads) with a given substrate Y. The theory of this so‐called surface CEC’ mechanism is presented for the first time under conditions of square‐wave voltammetry. While we present plenty of calculated voltammograms of this complex electrode mechanism, we focus on the effect of rate of regenerative (catalytic) step to simulated voltammograms. We consider both, electrochemical reactions featuring moderate and fast electron transfer. The obtained voltammetric patterns are very specific, having sometime hybrid‐like features of voltammograms as typical for CE, EC and EC’ mechanisms. We give diagnostic criteria to recognize this complex mechanism in SWV, but we also present hints to access the kinetic and thermodynamic parameters relevant to both chemical steps, and the electrochemical reaction, too. Indeed, the results presented in this work can help experimentalists to design proper experiments to study chemical features of important lipophilic systems.     

Sensing mechanism of non-equilibrium solid-electrolyte-based chemical sensors

Solid electrolytes can be used in several different types of chemical sensors. A common approach is to use the equilibrium potential generated across a solid electrolyte given by the Nernst equation as the sensing signal. However, in some cases, stable electrode materials are not available to establish equilibrium potentials, so non-equilibrium approaches are necessary. The sensing signal generated by such sensors is often described by the mixed potential theory, in which a pair of electrochemical reactions establishes a steady state at the electrode, such that the electrons produced by an oxidation reaction are consumed by a reduction reaction. The rates of both reactions depend on several factors, such as electron exchange, active area, and gas phase diffusion, so establishment of the steady-state potential is complex and alternative explanations have been proposed. This paper will review and discuss the mechanisms proposed to explain the sensor response of non-equilibrium-based electrochemical sensors.     

Électroactivité des halogénures

The intensity-potential curves pertaining to the oxidation of iodides, bromides and chlorides at a polished platinum electrode, undergo deformations when the following factors are varied: initial concentration of halogen, pH, addition of ions that complex or reduce the halogen formed. Analysis of these deformations has led us to assume that the electrochemical behaviour of the three halides can be represented by a reaction of the type: 2 x₃^--2e ? 3 x₂ and not of the type: 2 x^-- 2e ? x₂ As far as bromides and chlorides are concerned the coulometric study agrees with this hypothesis     

The In-cell iR Compensation Using a Four-electrode System

It is well known that the iR compensation is very important in electrochemistry, especially in fast, ultra-fast and transient voltammetry for kinetic and mechanistic studies. The modern design of potentiostat is usually of the three-electrode system, in w…     

二氧化碳和氧气的快速电化学方法联合测定

根据Ｏ２和ＣＯ２在二甲亚砜（ＤＭＳＯ）介质中Ｐｔ电极上的伏安特性，采用微电极并结构计算机控制的电位调制技术，建立了快速联合测定ＣＯ２和Ｏ２的调制电位脉冲库仑法和调制电位脉冲电流法，取得了满意的结果。一次测量时间快达４０ｍｓ。ＣＯ２检测范围０￣１０％（体积百分比）；Ｏ２检测范围不受限制。通过编程设计特定的调制电位－时间波形，可保持连续检测的长期稳定性。     

A cell for high-precision constant-current coulometry with external generation of titrant

A cell has been designed for the high-precision coulometric titration, with externally generated titrant, of materials which otherwise undergo undesirable reactions at the working electrodes. With this cell potassium dichromate has been titrated, via its hydrolysis reaction, with hydroxyl ion generated at the cathode, cathodic reduction of the chromium(VI) being circumvented. In this cell 99.9% of the titrant required is generated in one chamber and transferred to another for reaction; the titration is then completed with titrant generated at a second, drip-type electrode working at much lower current. By means of commercially available Leeds and Northrup coulometric titration electrical equipment, titration of NBS 136b Potassium Dichromate gave a purity of 99.976%, standard deviation 0.005%, and of NBS 84d Potassium Acid Phthalate (done as a check) 99.991%, standard deviation 0.005%, both values being in excellent agreement with other work.