Solvation effect of the cation of the supporting electrolyte in hexamethylphosphoramide

Polarographic reductions of sodium and potassium ions in hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA) have been examined in various supporting electrolytes. The supporting electrolytes, which have much the same solvated radii and much the same electrocapillary curves, sometimes have a significantly different influence on the polarographic reductions of metal ions. The Li⁺ and Hex₄N⁺ ions provide a typical example. Their effective radii are seen to have much the same characteristics. However, the polarographic reduction of the sodium ion shows a difference in shape between that occurring in Li⁺ solution and that in Hex₄N⁺ solution. Another example is found in the case of Et₄N⁺, Me₄N⁺ and 5N6⁺, whose r_eff and the electrocapillary curves are much the same. However, the polarographic reductions of the sodium and potassium ions are different in these solutions. The solvation number of the solvent molecule of the supporting electrolyte cation seems to exert a great influence on these reductions. The electrocapillary curves were also examined with the tetradodecylammonium ion, tetradecylammonium ion and tetraphenylphosphonium ion used as the supporting electrolytes. The inhibition of the reduction of metal ion for these cations is evidence for their lack of solvation. The effects of the solvated asymmetrical tetraalkylammonium ions on the polarographic behaviour were also examined. When some methyl groups cooperate with the tetraalkylammonium ion, the chemical character is between that of the Et₄N⁺ ion and that of the Me₄N⁺ ion.     

Electrochemical studies of sulfonates in non-aqueous solvents: Part I. Polarographic reductions of alkali metal ions with sulfonate supporting electrolyte in N,N-dimethylformamide and acetonitrile

The effect of the supporting electrolytes tetraethylammonium p-toluenesulfonate, methanesulfonate and trifluoromethanesulfonate on the polarographic reduction of alkali metal ions in N,N-dimethylformamide and acetonitrile has been investigated. In tetraethylammonium trifluoromethanesulfonate supporting electrolyte, the polarographic reductions of alkali metal ions are almost the same as those in perchlorate in both solvents. In tetraethylammonium p-toluenesulfonate and methanesulfonate, the half-wave potentials shift to more negative potentials, especially in acetonitrile. These shifts can be explained in terms of ion-pair formation between the alkali metal ion and the supporting electrolyte anion.     

A new micro-cell for continuous-flow pulsed voltammetric analysis

The effect of p-toluenesulfonate and trifluoromethanesulfonate supporting electrolytes on the polarographic reduction of some alkaline earth and transition metal ions in N,N-dimethylformamide and acetonitrile has been investigated. Trifluoromethanesulfonate behaved similarly to perchlorate in dimethylformamide, while the half-wave potentials in p-toluenesulfonate supporting electrolyte shift to more negative potentials than those in perchlorate. in acetonitrile, the half-wave potentials shift to more negative potentials in trifluoromethanesulfonate than in perchlorate. The effect of the supporting electrolyte on the shift of the half-wave potential can be explained as the ion-pair formation between the divalent cation to be reduced and the supporting electrolyte anion.     

Role of adsorption phenomena in the electrocatalytic reduction of nitric acid at a platinized platinum electrode

The electrocatalytic reduction of nitric acid was studied at a platinized platinum electrode in the presence of different supporting electrolytes. It has been found that at low HNO₃ concentrations the polarization behaviour, the shape of the polarization curves and the reduction rate depend significantly upon the supporting electrolyte. (For instance, one maximum in HClO₄, two maxima in H₂SO₄.)With increasing nitric acid concentrations the differences in the character of the polarization curves gradually disappear. The phenomena observed can be explained by the role of competitive adsorption between nitric acid and ions of the supporting electrolyte. Strongly adsorbing chloride ions exert a very pronounced influence on the reduction rate and induce periodical phenomena under certain experimental conditions. The adsorption of chloride ions was studied by a radiotracer method. Results of this study confirm the view on the importance of adsorption competition in the polarization behaviour. On the basis of simple adsorption models an attempt was made to explain the phenomena observed.     

Kinetics of the Zn(II)/Zn(Hg) electrode reactions in DMSO solutions of halide ions

The electrode reaction Zn(II)/Zn(Hg) in complex chloride, bromide, and iodide solutions with DMSO as solvent and ammonium perchlorate as supporting electrolyte has been studied at the equilibrium potential by the faradaic impedance method and a square-wave method. Furthermore, double-layer data have been determined by electrocapillary measurements. The results indicate that the zinc chloride and bromide complexes do not contribute noticeably to the exchange current density, while in the iodide system both the solvated zinc ion and the first complex take part in the charge transfer. From the dissimilar results valid for water and DMSO solutions the conclusion is made that probably ligand bridging at the amalgam by the halide ions is operative in water solutions, whereas in DMSO the larger solvent molecules adsorbed can form a steric hindrance to ligand bridging by chloride or bromide ions.     

Mass transport and effective diffusion coefficient in the reduction of hydrogen ions from aqueous sulfuric acid solutions: Numerical modeling

This work presents results of the numerical solution to a system of equations of material balance and the movement of particles in solution under the influence of the forces of diffusion, migration, and convection, which describe the process of mass transport during the reduction of hydrogen ions at a rotating disk electrode from aqueous sulfuric acid solutions with and without excess supporting electrolyte. Results of the calculations show that the diffusion kinetics of hydrogen ion reduction can be observed only with measurements in dilute (≤10^?3 M) sulfuric acid solutions with an excess of indifferent supporting electrolyte. For more acidic solutions it is necessary to take into account the simultaneous diffusion of hydrogen and bisulfate ions. In the study of the regularities of hydrogen ion reduction in sulfuric acid solutions with a sulfate supporting electrolyte, it is necessary to take into account that with excess supporting electrolyte, the limiting current of hydrogen reduction is caused solely by the diffusion of bisulfate ions, but for small concentration ratios of the supporting electrolyte to acid, the influence of migration effects is significant.     

Polarographic reduction of pyridinium ion in pyridine tetraethylammonium perchlorate as background electrolyte

Tetraethylammonium perchlorate, compared to lithium perchlorate as background electrolyte for the reduction of pyridinium ion in pyridine, is effective over a wider potential range, but is more difficult to obtain in a pure state; slight amounts of impurities do not, however, affect the pyridinium wave. The pyridinium wave produced in 0.1 M Et₄NClO₄ may occur at a more negative potential than the main pyridinium wave in 0.1 M LiClO₄, depending on the source of the pyridinium ion, but still appears to be due to a diffusion-controlled reduction, whose limiting current is linearly proportional to concentration; the prewave observed in LiCl0₄ background generally does not appear in Et₄NClO₄ background. Specific differences in the effect of Li(I), Na(I) and Et₄N(I) background cation appear to be due to electrocapillary phenomena and perhaps to the extent of solvation of the ions. The constancy of current for solutions containing acetic acid with added acetate, pyridinium nitrate with added nitrate, and benzoic acid with added benzoate indicate that the pyridinium reduction is independent of anion concentration.     

Interactions of DL-serine and L-serine with NaCl and KCl in aqueous solutions

The activity coefficients at 25‡C of DL-serine and L-serine in aqueous solutions of NaCl and KC1 were measured. This study examines the effect of the nature of the cation of the electrolyte on the activity coefficients of the optical-isomers of serine in aqueous solutions for molality of serine up to 0.4 and molality of electrolyte up to 1. An electrochemical cell with two ion-selective electrodes, a cation, and an anion ion selective electrode,vs. a double-junction reference electrode was used to measure the activity coefficients of the electrolyte and the results were converted to the activity coefficients of serine in the aqueous electrolyte solution. The comparison of the results obtained for DL- and L-serine indicates that the two optical isomers have identical interactions with electrolytes in aqueous solutions and that for this amino acid the effect of the cation of the electrolyte is not significant. Comparison of these results with previous measurements for DL-alanine in aqueous solutions of the same electrolytes show the notable effect of the backbone of the amino acid.     

Electrolyte effects on electrochemical properties of osmium complex polymer modified electrodes.

The electrolyte effects on the electrochemical behaviors of osmium complex polymer modified electrodes were investigated by a comparison between two osmium complexes, [Os(bpy)2(PVI)10Cl]Cl (Os-PVI10) and [Os(bpy)2(PVP)10Cl]Cl (Os-PVP10). The electrode process at Os-PVI10 modified electrodes is reaction-controlled, while a diffusion-controlled electrode process exists at Os-PVP10 modified electrodes. Both the cation and anion in supporting electrolytes strongly affect their electrochemical behaviors, such as the redox potential, wave shape and peak current. These phenomena are attributed to a change in the film structure and polymer swelling in various supporting electrolytes. The influence of electrolyte anions on the electrochemical behaviors is related to their hydrophobicity. The electrode process of Os-PVP10 depends on the pH value of solutions, exhibiting different electron transfer mechanisms.     

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 with high current density in a CO2 + methanol medium II. CO formation promoted by tetrabutylammonium cation

The cation of the supporting electrolyte was found to play an important role in the electrochemical reduction of highly concentrated CO₂ in a CO₂ + methanol medium. Electroreduction of CO₂ with tetrabutylammonium (TBA) salts yielded CO as the main product, while methyl formate was predominantly formed when lithium salts were used as supporting electrolytes. The latter supporting electrolytes showed a higher overvoltage than the former. When TBA salt was used, the reduction of CO₂ was catalysed by TBA ion to yield CO^−.₂. This intermediate may be stabilized by forming an ion pair, {TBA⁺---CO^−.₂}, or by being adsorbed on the electrode surface as CO^−._2ad. Then CO^−.₂ reacts with CO₂ to produce CO. The hydrophobic atmosphere at the electrode provided by TBA ion may be adequate for CO production. Lithium ion, on the other hand, suppressed the reduction of CO₂.     

Peculiarities of anodic behavior of gold electrode in thiosulfate electrolytes

Using the methods of quartz microgravimetry and voltammetry, the anodic behavior of gold electrode in thiosulfate electrolytes is studied in the pH range of 7 to 11. It is found that, in the potential range from 0.15 to 1.0 V (NHE), the anodic current is associated predominantly with the oxidation of thiosulfate ions, and the gold dissolution rate in this electrolyte is negligibly low (< 0.02 mA/cm²). It is shown that the study of anodic processes in the neutral thiosulfate electrolytes requires stabilization of solution acidity, because the near-anode layer can be acidified to the pH values, which are sufficient for the formation of elemental sulfur. It is found that the use of Britten-Robinson buffer solution with pH 7 as the supporting electrolyte changes significantly the polarization curve of thiosulfate ion oxidation, but does not raise the gold dissolution rate. An increase in the solution pH to 11 and an exposure of electrode at various potentials (−0.5 and 0.15 V) prior to the onset of potential scanning also do not accelerate considerably the gold dissolution in the thiosulfate electrolyte. A comparison between the regularities of gold anodic behavior in the thiosulfate solutions and earlier studied gold dissolution in the cyanide and thiocarbamide electrolytes showed that they are similar. It is supposed that the specific features of anodic processes in these cases are of a similar nature: the metal dissolution proceeds with the formation of two-ligand complexes with linear structure, which is typical for all aforementioned ligands.     

Prussian Blue-coated interdigitated array electrodes for possible analytical application

Thin films of iron(III) hexacyanoferrate(II) (Prussian Blue) were electrochemically deposited on interdigitated array (IDA) electrodes, yielding systems which can be considered as chemiresistors in sensing alkali metal ion concentrations in an adjacent electrolyte. This is due to the fact that the conductivity of the film being measured by a steady-state current on application of a voltage to the two-fingered electrodes of the IDA depends on both the redox stare of the film and the cation concentration in the electrolyte. From the dependence of the steady-state current on the electrode (bias) potential at variable cation concentrations for different alkali metal ions and for mixtures of alkali metal ions, the possibilities of analytical application were elucidated. In addition, by using the methods of staircase coulometry and scanning conductivity, the electron diffusion coefficient D_e was determined as a function of the redox state of Prussian Blue. It is concluded that Prussian Blue-coated IDA electrodes are, in principle, suitable as chemiresistors for the determination of alkali metal ion concentrations with increasing selectivity in the series Li < Na < K < Rb < Cs.     

Electroreduction Kinetics of Palladium(II) Complexes with α-Alanine: A Polarographic Study

The kinetics of the electroreduction of palladium(II) complexes with -alanine are studied on a dropping mercury electrode in solutions containing various supporting electrolytes (NaF, Na₂SO₄, NaClO₄). The study is carried out at variable concentrations of palladium(II) alaninate complexes, the ligand, and the supporting electrolyte, in the pH interval extending from 3 to 11. The obtained values of the half-wave potential for the electroreduction of palladium(II) complexes with -alanine and the diffusion coefficient for palladium(II) alaninate complexes suggest that, in the acidic and alkaline solutions studied, the slow electrochemical stage involves chelate dialaninate palladium complexes Pd(ala)₂. Palladium(II) complexes underwent reduction on the positively-charged surface of DME without any preceding chemical stages. This process was hindered by anions of the supporting electrolyte adsorbed on DME, and in alkaline solutions, by the alaninate ions as well.     

Electrochemistry in fluosol-43, a perfluorinated blood substitute: The influence of pluronic f-68 surfactant on some polarographic electrode processes

The inhibition of thaUium(I), lead(II) and cadmium(II) reductions at the dropping mercury electrode is studied in Fluosol-43 and explained as a result of surfactant adsorption. The adsorption of PIuronic F-68 on the DME, examined by electrocapillary, tensammetric and current—time curves, is diffusion-controlled. The similarity established between aqueous solutions of Pluronic F-68 at concentrations near the critical micelle concentration and Fluosol-43 confirms that the adsorption depends only on the monomer form of the surfactant. The magnitude of the inhibitory effect, evaluated from charge-transfer coefficients and rate constants, decreases in the order CD²⁺ > Pb²⁺ > Tl⁺; for the same cation, inhibition depends on the nature of the anion of the supporting electrolyte, the adsorbability of which decreases in the sequence ClO₄^- > NO₃^- > SO₄^2-.     

The effect of the alkyl chain length of the tetraalkylammonium cation on CO2 electroreduction in an aprotic medium

The effect of tetraalkylammonium cation (TAA⁺) chain length on CO₂ electroreduction is investigated on an Ag electrode in a DMF solution. Linear sweep voltammetric (LSV) studies show that the onset potentials of CO₂ reduction move to increasingly negative potentials upon increasing the alkyl chain length of the tetraalkylammonium cation of the supporting electrolyte. Density functional theory (DFT) computations indicate that the onset potential of CO₂ reduction is dependent on the strength of ion pairing between TAA⁺ cation and the electrogenerated CO₂^.−. CO₂ disturbance experiments reveal that the peak current of CO₂ reduction is determined by the quantity of TAA⁺ cation adsorbed on the Ag surface.     

电解液组成对中间相石墨微球电化学性能的影响

以2800℃热处理的煤焦油沥青基中间相石墨微球为锂离子二次电池负极材料,考察了中间相石墨微球在不同组成的电解质溶液中的电化学嵌脱锂性能.确定了试样在不同电解液中电极表面生成的SEI膜的化学组成和相对含量,剖析了共溶剂对SEI膜形成反应、膜组成和织构的影响.结果表明,在不同共溶剂的EC基电解液中,电极界面SEI膜形成的电位虽然不同,但SEI膜的化学组成基本相同,负极界面SEI膜的织构是决定电解液与电极材料相容性的关键.     

Effect of sodium cation on the electrochemical reduction of CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> at a copper electrode in methanol

The electrochemical reduction of CO₂ with a Cu electrode in methanol was investigated with sodium hydroxide supporting salt. A divided H-type cell was employed; the supporting electrolytes were 80 mmol dm⁻³ sodium hydroxide in methanol (catholyte) and 300 mmol dm⁻³ potassium hydroxide in methanol (anolyte). The main products from CO₂ were methane, ethylene, carbon monoxide, and formic acid. The maximum current efficiency for hydrocarbons (methane and ethylene) was 80.6%, at −4.0 V vs Ag/AgCl, saturated KCl. The ratio of current efficiency for methane/ethylene, r _f(CH₄)/r _f(C₂H₄), was similar to those obtained in LiOH/methanol-based electrolyte and larger relative to those in methanol using KOH, RbOH, and CsOH supporting salts. In NaOH/methanol-based electrolyte, the efficiency of hydrogen formation, a competing reaction of CO₂ reduction, was suppressed to below 4%. The electrochemical CO₂ reduction to methane may be able to proceed efficiently in a hydrophilic environment near the electrode surface provided by sodium cation.     

Probing TCNQ‐mediated Metal Reduction Reactions at Liquid‐liquid Interface with SECM

Metal reduction at the interface between two immiscible electrolyte solutions (ITIES) has been studied with scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM). Metal cations in the aqueous phase are reduced by 7,7,8,8‐tetracyanoquinodimethane anion (TCNQ^?) residing in the oil phase, methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK). TCNQ^? is formed at the SECM tip by reducing TCNQ, which results in a positive feedback loop between the tip and the ITIES when an electron is donated to a metal cation. The effect of the Galvani potential difference on the rate of the interfacial electron transfer was investigated, establishing the potential difference either by an additional substrate electrode in the aqueous phase or by an a common ion in both phases. It is shown that the Galvani potential difference as a driving force does enable TCNQ^? mediated Cu²⁺ reduction. Finite element method (FEM) simulations were run to provide information on the reaction kinetics and stoichiometry.     

Electrochemical behavior of the system ferricyanide-ferrocyanide at a graphite-epoxy composite electrode

Cyclic and direct voltammetry with linear potential sweep has been used for the investigation of the dependence of the reversibility and reduction current in the system Fe(CN)₆³⁻/Fe(CN)₆⁴⁻ on the concentrations of LiCl, NaCl, KCl, and CsCl solutions. The electrode was made of a graphite-epoxy composite and activated by mechanically cutting a surface layer directly in the solution and deactivated by the long-term storage in the air. The selected type of the graphite electrode and the method used to activate its surface provides the reversibility and diffusion control of the electrode process in the system Fe(CN)₆³⁻/Fe(CN)₆⁴⁻ regardless of the composition of the supporting solution. In the case of the deactivated electrode, the degree of irreversibility of this process depends on the form and concentration of metal chloride in the supporting electrolyte and the diffusion transfer is complicated by the adsorption of compounds formed between the ferricyanide and the cation of the supporting solution.     

Kinetics and Mechanism of Electroreduction of Palladium(II) Bisethylenediamine Complexes on a Dropping Mercury Electrode

Kinetics of electroreduction of complexes Pd(en)²⁺ ₂(2 × 10^–5M) on a dropping mercury electrode is studied in solutions with various concentrations of ethylenediamine and supporting electrolytes (NaF, NaClO₄) at pH 4.5–11 and different instantaneous current recording times. Diffusion coefficients for reducing complexes and kinetic parameters of the slow electrochemical stage are determined. The concentration of supporting electrolytes is found to affect the half-wave potential, which points to an inner-sphere mechanism of electrochemical stage at supporting electrolyte concentrations of 0.005 to 0.03 M and to a predominantly outer-sphere mechanism at higher concentrations.