Electrochemical behaviour of heterocyclic amine derivatives in media of controlled proton availability: Part I. Reduction mechanism and electron spin resonance study of 2-phenyl 4-substituted quinolines in DMF

The electroreduction of some 4-substituted 2-phenylquinolines in dimethylformamide solutions was studied by dc and ac phase selective polarography, cyclic voltammetry, controlled-potential coulometry, ESR and UV spectrometry, in the presence and absence of protonating agents.In a protic medium 2-phenylquinolines are reduced via a bielectronic polarographic step to the corresponding 1,4-dihydroquinolines. In an aprotic medium two well-defined reduction steps are observed. The first is a reversible one-electron transfer producing a stable anion radical characterized by ESR spectroscopy. The second is an irreversible one-electron transfer producing the di-anion. A multistep scheme for the reduction process consistent with the experimental results is proposed.     

Electrochemical reduction of tricarbonyl compounds: Reduction mechanism of alloxan on a mercury electrode

A study has been carried out on the reduction mechanism of alloxan over a DME corresponding to the first two-electron transfer over the pH range 0–12.Polarographic and voltammetric results show the reduction process to be kinetically controlled. Rate and equilibrium constant data for the prior chemical reaction have been evaluated and several reaction mechanisms for different pH zones have been proposed.     

Polymer films on electrodes: Part II. Film structure and mechanism of electron transfer with electrodeposited poly(vinylferrocene)

The structure and properties of electrodeposited poly(vinylferrocene) (PVF) films on platinum electrodes (PVF/Pt) were examined by electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, various electrochemical techniques and measurements of the film resistance. The data were consistent with a mechanism in which the polymer films are permeable to dis-solved reactants. A theoretical treatment of this situation for chronoamperometry is presented. The oxidation and reduction of a variety of dissolved reactants with redox potentials far removed from that of the PVF/PVF⁺ system at PVF/Pt occurred by diffusion of the electroactive species through the polymer film and subsequent reaction at the platinum surface.     

Reduction of dicarbonyl compounds on a DME: Part VI. A comparative study of the electrochemical behaviour of aromatic dicarbonyl compounds

Polarographic and voltammetric studies have been carried out on the reduction of benzyl and acetylbenzoyl in a basic medium.The effect of pH, reactant concentration, drop time and ethanol content on the polarographic and kinetic parameters is shown. The occurrence of adsorption phenomena is inferred from C - E curves. The degree of adsorption decreases as the ethanol content increases. Tafel slopes and reaction orders have been obtained at potentials corresponding to the foot of the wave. On the basis of these experimental data, reduction mechanisms are proposed in the zone where Tafel's law is obeyed.The results obtained here and those corresponding to the acidic medium, together with those concerning phenylglyoxal and phenylglyoxylic acid reported in the literature, are thoroughly discussed. A parallelism in the electrochemical behaviour of these compounds is made evident.     

Electrochemical behavior of ellipticine derivatives: Part I. Oxidation of 9-hydroxy-ellipticine

The electrochemical one-electron oxidation of 9-hydroxy-ellipticinium cations at a platinum electrode has been examined with particular attention to the thermodynamic redox potential and to the dimerization rate of the radical species produced. Both the reactant and the product of the electrochemical reaction are strongly adsorbed at the solution/electrode interface. The initial step of the anodic process is a reversible electron transfer accompanied by a fast deprotonation; E^0′=900?53 pH mV vs. NHE. The resulting neutral radical dimerizes, the rate constant of the surface dimerization being ca. 2.5×10⁹ mol^?1 cm² s^?1.     

Electrochemical phase formation (ECPF) and macrogrowth Part II. Two-rate models

A general theory is evolved for a class of macrogrowth models which possess two independent growth-rates. Relations connecting growth-rates to growth geometry are established and some new growth forms are shown to result for models with passivation or diffusion-controlled rates. The corresponding potentiostatic responses, their small and large time behaviours and peak characteristics are obtained. Numerical transients are also presented. An empirical equation is derived as a special case and an earlier equation is corrected. An interesting stochastic result pertaining to nucleation events in the successive layers is proved.     

Mechanism and kinetics of the reaction of F with trivalent phosphorus iodide using electron spin resonance detection

The reaction of iodobistrifluoromethylphosphine, P(CF₃)₂I, with atomic fluorine was studied by fast-flow ESR methods. The initial stage of the reaction is the abstraction of I by F, to form IF with a bimolecular rate constant of (1.0 ± 0.3) × 10¹⁴ cm³ mol^?1 s^?1 at 297 K. In the presence of excess F, stepwise addition to the phosphorous occurs. In the presence of excess P(CF₃)₂I, the reaction P(CF₃)₂ + IF → P (CF₃)₂F + I appears to take place. This reaction rate is slow relative to P(CF₃)₂ + F → P(CF₃)₂F.     

Electron spin resonance spectra of α-sulfonyl iminoxy radicals

Syn- andanti-α-sulfonyl iminoxy radicals have been generatedin situ by lead tetra-acetate oxidation of α-oximino sulfones. The ESR spectra of the geometrical isomers have been assigned and the¹⁴N and¹H hyperfine splitting constants are discussed in terms of the proposed structures.     

Electrochemical behaviour of iron in H2SO4 containing thiophene

The effect of thiophene on the corrosion of iron in H₂SO₄ has been studied by double-layer capacity and polarisation measurements. No change in mechanism was observed by the addition of thiophene, but a significant decrease in the rate of hydrogen evolution was observed. The inhibitor concentration was found to have a significant influence on the behaviour of the open-circuit capacitance, while the change in potential was small. The results show that thiophene is adsorbed on the iron surface according to the Temkin isotherm. The inhibitor efficiencies, as determined from current-voltage curves and the weight loss method, were consistent.     

Thermal and chromatographic behaviour of metal complexes. Part II. Complexes of platinum(II) with dipeptide ester

Experimental measurements of the rate of reduction of particles of Carol Lake and Kiruna ores have been made using pure hydrogen and pure carbon monoxide and mixtures of these two gases. The temperature range covered was 773–1143 K and throughout this range the reduction rate with hydrogen was greater than that with carbon monoxide. A retracting core model was found to best fit the experimental data even when granules of 9 × 10^?4 m diameter were used. Reduction with gas mixtures of hydrogen and carbon monoxide give rates intermediate between those of the pure gases.     

On the electrochemical reduction mechanism of indolinone nitroxide radicals in DMF

A study of the electroreduction of 1,2-dihydro-2-phenyl-2-alkyl (or phenyl)-3 H-indol-3-one-1-oxyls (nitroxide radicals) in dimethylformamide is presented. The techniques of ac and dc voltammetry, controlled potential coulometry, ESR and UV spectrometry were used. In DMF-H₂O nitroxide radicals are reduced in two steps: the first is the reversible monoelectronic formation of the corresponding N-hydroxides, while the second (which involves a chemical reaction) is the irreversible production of 2,3-dihydro-2-phenyl-2-alkyl (or phenyl)-3-hydroxy indoles. A multistep scheme is suggested, based upon the electrochemical and spectrometric data.     

Electrochemical reduction of some rhodanine derivatives at the DME

The electroreduction of two series of rhodanine derivatives has been investigated at the DME. The first wave was assigned to the saturation of the azomethine linkage and the reduction of the ethylenic double bond in series I and II, respectively. On the other hand, the second wave in both series was assigned to the reduction of the C-S group and partly to the catalytic hydrogen evolution catalyzed by these compounds.     

Electrochemical behaviour of 1-benzyl-3-carbamoylpyridinium chloride,a NAD+ model compound

In aqueous media, 1-benzyl-3-carbamoylpyridinium ion undergoes an initially reversible one-electron reduction to produce a free radical, which irreversibly dimerises to a 4,4′-linked diastereoisomeric pair. At more negative potential, the free radical undergoes a further one-electron reduction to a mixture of 1,6- and 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives. At sufficiently positive potential the dimers can be oxidised back to pyridinium cation. The dimeric products are strongly adsorbed on the electrode surface, also at potential values where 2e products are formed, and this is a preparative drawback for the dimers and the dihydropyridines. Such problems can be overcome by the addition of benzene and of surface-active substances respectively. A detailed mechanism of the electrochemical reduction of 1-benzyl-3-carbamoylpridinium ion is proposed.     

Thermal and chromatographic behaviour of metal complexes. Part III. Complexes of palladium(II) with iminodiacetic acid

A study of the thermal properties of the complexes formed between Pd(II) and iminodiacetic acid (IDA) and the chromatographic analysis of their thermal decomposition products have been carried out. The dehydration of the isolated compounds is detected above 100°C. The decarboxylation process of the COO^? groups takes place yielding CO₂ and CO simultaneously or consecutively if they are not coordinated, respectively. The formation of gases (methane, ethane, etc.) is also observed.     

Electrochemical behaviour of some neuroleptics: Haloperidol and its derivatives

The electrochemical characteristics of Haloperidol and related compounds, representative neuroleptics of the butyrophenone family, have been investigated as a function of pH and concentration by direct-current, alternating-current and differential-pulse polarography and cyclic voltammetry at a hanging mercury drop electrode. A single cathodic wave representing an irreversible two-electron reduction is obtained, and its half-wave potential differs from that characteristic of aromatic ketone reduction. Adsorption processes disturb the wave behaviour and an adsorption prewave is observed at high concentrations. Quantitative measurements were successful in the concentration range 1 x 10(-4)-1 x 10(-6)M (0.4 mg/l.), the lower concentration representing the detection limit by differential-pulse polarography.     

Synthesis of robustin and related 4-hydroxy-3-phenyl coumarins and isoflavones

Robustin (31a) occurring in the roots of Derris robusta has been synthesised from mono-O-methylphloroglucinol (20) as follows. Hoesch condensation with homopiperonitrile (21) gave 2,4-dihydroxy-6-methoxyphenyl 3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl ketone (22) which on reaction with 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-butene in the presence of borontrifluoride-etherate afforded 5-C-(24) and 3-C-(23) prenyl derivatives. These on cyclodehydrogenation with DDQ followed by coumarin condensation with ethyl chloroformate yielded robustin (31a) and isorobustin (32) respectively. Model experiments with nuclear prenylation of 2,4-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-phenyl benzyl ketone (1), followed by oxidative cyclisation and either courmarin or isoflavone condensation have yielded new isopentenylated 4-hydroxy-3-phenylcourarins or isoflavones.     

Electrochemical behaviour of organolead compounds: Part I. Triphenyl-lead acetate

The electrochemical behaviour of triphenyl-lead acetate in 50% (v/v) ethanol has been investigated using various electrochemical techniques including polarography, cyclic voltammetry and controlled potential coulometry. It has been found to give three/four polarographic waves. The first normal wave involves an one-electron irreversible reduction of triphenyl-lead ions giving triphenyl-lead free radicals which are strongly adsorbed at the DME giving rise to an adsorption prewave. The triphenyl-lead free radicals produced in the normal reduction step immediately react with mercury of the DME producing phenylmercury radicals and metallic lead. Wave II has been ascribed to the simultaneous reduction of triphenyl-lead free radicals and phenylmercury free radicals. The metallic lead produced in these processes undergoes oxidation at the electrode and “distorts” the “normal” adsorption prewave of step I. A mechanism of reduction is proposed and polarographic methods have been developed for determining triphenyl-lead compounds at ordinary level and down to submicromolar level.     

Analytical properties of the amidoxime group: Part VI. Electroanalytical behaviour of ethanediamidoxime

The electroanalytical behaviour of ethanediamidoxime (EDA) has been studied at 0.1 mol l^?1 ionic strength and several pH values (1.75–8.62), using several techniques (dc and DP polarography, chronocoulometry, dc and DP cyclic voltammetry). EDA undergoes an irreversible diffusion-controlled reduction in the entire pH range considered. The best conditions for identification and determination of EDA with the techniques mentioned are also studied.