Electrochemical hydrogenation of aromatic hydrocarbons: Discrimination between ECE and disproportionation mechanisms by double potential step chronoamperometry

The electrochemical hydrogenation of anthracene and naphthalene is investigated with the aim of determining if the second electron transfer following the protonation of the anion radical occurs predominantly at the electrode (ECE) or in the solution (DISP). It is shown that double potential step chronoamperometry is a particularly sensitive method for discriminating between the two mechanisms. Indeed, a characteristic hump appears on the anodic trace in the case of ECE and not of DISP. Application of the method to the reduction of the two hydrocarbons in DMF in the presence of phenol confirms that anthracene hydrogenation follows a DISP mechanism. This is also the case for naphthalene which was previously thought to undergo an ECE-type reduction. The rates of protonation of the anion radical are derived from the ratio of the anodic to cathodic current intensities. Thus is confirmed by the statement that, in organic reactions, ECE mechanisms do not occur under conditions where they could be directly characterized by electrochemical kinetic techniques, i.e. when the system can be made at least partially reversible. The grounds and conditions of validity of this rule are discussed. For very irreversible systems, irreversibility arising from the rapidity of the chemical step and/or slowness of mass transfer, ECE reaction pathways may be followed. Indirect approaches for their characterization in such conditions are discussed.     

ECE and disproportionation: Part VI. General resolution. Application to potential step chronoamperometry

The competition between homogeneous and heterogeneous electron transfers in ECE-DISP mechanisms: A+eB BC C+eD B+C→A+D is analyzed in the context of potential step chronoamperometry. Starting from the expressions of the apparent number of electrons for the limiting situation, ECE, DISP1, DISP2, the transition between two of these “pure” mechanisms is systematically investigated. The general system is then analyzed for large values of the kinetic parameters, i.e., in the particular case of a stationary state arising from mutual compensation of diffusion and chemical reaction (“pure kinetic” conditions). This provides an estimation of the range of parameters where numerical analysis of the general case is actually necessary together with tests of accuracy of the numerical computation procedures. In this framework the analysis of the most general case involving no particular assumption about the magnitude of the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters leads to a three-dimensional kinetic zone diagram which allows to predict the effects of the intrinsic (equilibrium and rate constants) and operational (time, concentration) parameters on the displacement of the system from one limiting situation to the other. On these bases, the practical effectiveness of single-step techniques in discriminating between the limiting mechanisms is discussed. It is shown that the discrimination between DISP2 and either ECE and DISP1 can be easily carried out in terms of either concentration or time dependence of the current response. The discrimination between ECE and DISP1 is much more difficult and requires a high experimental accuracy to be effective.     

In Vitro and Computational Studies of Perezone and Perezone Angelate as Potential Anti-Glioblastoma Multiforme Agents

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) represents the most malignant type of astrocytoma, with a life expectancy of two years. It has been shown that Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) protein is over-expressed in GBM cells, while its expression in healthy tissue is low. In addition, perezone, a phyto-compound, is a PARP-1 inhibitor with anti-neoplastic activity. As a consequence, in the present study, both in vitro and computational evaluations of perezone and its chemically related compound, perezone angelate, as anti-GBM agents were performed. Hence, the anti-proliferative assay showed that perezone angelate induces higher cytotoxicity in the GBM cell line (U373 IC₅₀ = 6.44 μM) than perezone (U373 IC₅₀ = 51.20 μM) by induction of apoptosis. In addition, perezone angelate showed low cytotoxic activity in rat glial cells (IC₅₀ = 173.66 μM). PARP-1 inhibitory activity (IC₅₀ = 5.25 μM) and oxidative stress induction by perezone angelate were corroborated employing in vitro studies. In the other hand, the performed docking studies allowed explaining the PARP-1 inhibitory activity of perezone angelate, and ADMET studies showed its probability to permeate cell membranes and the blood–brain barrier, which is an essential characteristic of drugs to treat neurological diseases. Finally, it is essential to highlight that the results confirm perezone angelate as a potential anti-GBM agent.     

524—NAD/NADH as a model redox system: Mechanism,mediation, modification by the environment

The biologically important redox couple, β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide/1,4,β-dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, provides a grossly reversible prototype system for an overall electrode reaction consisting of two successive one-electron (1 e^?) transfer steps coupled with (a) dimerization of an intermediate free radical product, (b) protonation—deprotonation of an intermediate product, (c) other chemical reactions, (d) adsorption of reactant, intermediate and product species, and (e) mediation by electrode surface species. Cathodic reduction of NAD⁺ proceeds through two 1 e^? steps well separated in potential; protonation of the free radical produced on the first step occurs prior to the second electron-transfer; a first-order chemical reaction coupled to the latter may involve rearrangement of an initial dihydro product to 1,4-NADH (and some 1,6-NADH). In the apparently single stage 2 e^? anodic oxidation of NADH, the initial step is an irreversible heterogeneous electron transfer, which proceeds to at least some extent through mediator redox systems located close to the electrode surface; the resulting cation radical, NADH^+?, loses a proton (first order reaction) to form a neutral radical, NAD^?, which may participate in a second heterogeneous electron transfer (ECE mechanism) or may react with NAD^+? (disproportionation mechanism DISP 1 or half-regeneration mechanism) to yield NAD⁺.     

电沉积二氧化锰成核机理及其充放电性能

采用计时电流法沉积纳米MnO₂电极材料,利用Scharifker-Hills成核理论模型分析时间-电流(i-t)曲线判断了MnO₂成核机理。 对3种不同的成核方式制得的MnO₂材料进行电化学超级电容性能测试、用SEM观察了其微观形貌。 比较了不同沉积方法对沉积材料结构、电容性能的影响。 计时电流测试发现,在0.1 mol/L Mn²⁺溶液中,电势阶跃至0.365 V,初始成核符合瞬时成核机理,在0.01 mol/L Mn²⁺溶液中,电势阶跃至0.418 V,初始成核存在瞬时成核和连续成核两种不同机理,在0.5 mmol/L Mn²⁺溶液中,电势阶跃至0.515 V,初始成核则符合连续成核机理。 超级电容性能测试发现,瞬时成核下制得的MnO₂电极材料相对于另外两种成核方式得到的电极材料具有更好的电容性能,这是因为瞬时成核更易于形成多孔、纳米片(棒)状等高比表面积的沉积物,表明制备方法影响MnO₂电极材料电容性能。     

Hydrodynamic voltammetry with channel microband electrodes: Resolution of ECE and DISP1 processes

Gold microband channel electrodes (30 μ m in length) are used to study the reduction of ortho- bromonitrobenzene in dimethylformamide solution. An ECE mechanism is shown to operate and a rate constant of 250 s⁻¹ for the chemical step is deduced. The ability to distinguish between ECE and DISP1 processes with the experimental protocol adopted is noted.     

A novel route to 1-benzyl-1,2,4-triazole derivatives through disproportionation of isothiosemicarbazones

Aromatic isothiosemicarbazones 1–4 underwent disproportionation at elevated temperature in the presence of a thiol or a thiol-releasing substance to give 1-arylmethylene-3-alkylthio-5-aryl-1H-1,2,4-triazole derivatives 6–9 in moderate yields. An isothiosemicarbazone of aliphatic aldehyde with no α-hydrogen did not give rise to the corresponding disproportionation under the similar conditions. Cross reaction occurred between two different isothiosemicarbazones but the cross compound could be isolated only in a poor yield. Any inert solvent markedly inhibited the disproportionation reaction even only with a slight dilution. A tentative reaction mechanism, in which it might involve a potential nitrene-sulfonium ion pair as a key step, is presented.     

铂电极上醋酸-醋酐溶液中Mn(III)/Mn(II)电对研究

平衡电极电势实验确定了25 ℃, 1.5 mol•L－1醋酸钾＋醋酸-醋酐(3:1体积比)溶液中Mn(III)/Mn(II)的条件电极电势为0.719 V（vs SCE）;采用电势扫描和旋转圆盘电极技术研究了醋酸-醋酐溶液中铂电极上Mn(III)/Mn(II)电对的阳极氧化动力学. 结果表明:Mn(II)阳极氧化成Mn(III)的电极反应控制步骤属电荷传递过程, 阳极传递系数β=0.347,交换电流密度i0=5.84×10－6 A•cm－2,阳极标准反应速率常数ka=1.35×10－8 m•s－1, Mn(II)和OAc－的反应级数均为一级.     

Electrochemical Behavior of Some Thiotriazoles in Aqueous‐Alcoholic Media at GCE

An electrochemical study related to the electrooxidation of 4‐amino‐3‐thio‐5‐methyl‐1,2,4‐triazole (I), 4‐amino‐3‐thio‐5‐phenyl‐1,2,4‐triazole (II) and 3‐thio‐5‐phenyl‐1,2,4‐triazole (III), in 10% v/v methanol‐acetate buffer pH 4.6 has been performed. A variety of electrochemical techniques such as differential pulse voltammetry, cyclic voltammetry, double‐potential step chronoamperometry, rotating‐disk electrode voltammetry and coulometry, were employed to clarify that the mechanism of the electrode process follows the oxidation of thiol compounds. All the compounds exhibit similar redox behavior under the given conditions. They display one irreversible oxidation peak, which is diffusion controlled. From the plot of current function in cyclic voltammetry and the ratio of i_c/i_a less than one in double‐potential step chronoamperometry, it was established that these compounds undergo an one electron oxidation followed by a dimerization process involving the formation of disulfide derivative (EC mechanism). The pK_a values were obtained by the dependence of limiting current and potential with in the wide pH interval. The transfer coefficients, the diffusion coefficients and rate constant of coupled chemical reaction were also reported. The substituent effects were also investigated.     

Electrochemical Investigation of Metal-Free and Nickel-Containing Porphyrazines Carrying Eight Tosylaminoethylthia Groups

 In this study, the electrochemical properties of metal-free and nickel-containing porphyrazines with eight tosylaminoethylthia groups were investigated using cyclic voltammetry, double potential step chronoamperometry, double potential step chronocoulometry, and controlled potential coulometry. Cyclic voltammetry measurements showed that both compounds exhibit two quasi-reversible and an irreversible reduction waves. The first electron transfer reaction was followed by an irreversible chemical reaction, the second one by a reversible chemical reaction for both species. The electrode processes of metal-free and nickel-containing porphyrazines are diffusion controlled, but the double potential step chronocoulometry measurements indicated that the nickel porphyrazine is adsorbed at the electrode. However, a small adsorption current has no significant effect on the mass transport mechanism of the system. Diffusion coefficients of both compounds were determined by both cyclic voltammetric and chronocoulometric measurements. The diffusion coefficients of the reduced forms of the porphyrazines were found to be smaller than those of the neutral forms.     

Electrochemical Investigation of Metal-Free and Nickel-Containing Porphyrazines Carrying Eight Tosylaminoethylthia Groups

Summary.  In this study, the electrochemical properties of metal-free and nickel-containing porphyrazines with eight tosylaminoethylthia groups were investigated using cyclic voltammetry, double potential step chronoamperometry, double potential step chronocoulometry, and controlled potential coulometry. Cyclic voltammetry measurements showed that both compounds exhibit two quasi-reversible and an irreversible reduction waves. The first electron transfer reaction was followed by an irreversible chemical reaction, the second one by a reversible chemical reaction for both species. The electrode processes of metal-free and nickel-containing porphyrazines are diffusion controlled, but the double potential step chronocoulometry measurements indicated that the nickel porphyrazine is adsorbed at the electrode. However, a small adsorption current has no significant effect on the mass transport mechanism of the system. Diffusion coefficients of both compounds were determined by both cyclic voltammetric and chronocoulometric measurements. The diffusion coefficients of the reduced forms of the porphyrazines were found to be smaller than those of the neutral forms. Received October 29, 2001. Accepted (revised) December 17, 2001     

Electrochemical studies of mercury(II)

The reduction of Hg²⁺ is studied by linear sweep voltammetry, rotated disk electrode voltammetry, and chronoamperometry in a non-complexing medium at a vitreous carbon electrode (VCE). At the VCE which is completely free of any mercury deposit, the reduction of Hg²⁺ is found to be of first order, involving two electrons and reversible at slow sweep rates. When the VCE is partially covered with mercury droplets, the reduction mechanism is different and occurs in two steps. At the most active sites on the VCE where mercury droplets are formed during a previous cathodic sweep, Hg²⁺ undergoes disproportionation to Hg₂²⁺ which is subsequently reduced to Hg. The second step involves the simple two-electron, diffusion-controlled reduction of Hg²⁺ to Hg at the bare electrode surface.     

硝基苯的电还原特性研究

采用准稳态极化、循环伏安、线性扫描和恒电位阶跃等测试方法,对Ｈ２ＳＯ４溶液中硝基苯的电还原特性进行研究,评价了硝基苯在Ｃｕ、Ｃｕ－Ｈｇ和Ｃｕ－Ｎｉ电极的电还原反应活性,研究了硝基苯电还原为ＰＡＰ的中间步骤,并对反应机理进行了探讨。结果表明,硝基苯在酸性介质中的电还原反应存在中间步骤,并伴有反应物吸附现象,硝基苯电还原反应受硝基苯及其还原产物在溶液中的液相传质步骤控制．     

Direct electrochemistry of uric acid at chemically assembled carboxylated single-walled carbon nanotubes netlike electrode

Carboxylated single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) chemically assembled on gold substrate was employed as netlike electrode to investigate the charge-transfer process and electrode process kinetics using uric acid as an example. The electrochemical behavior of uric acid in carboxylated SWCNT system was investigated using cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and single potential time-based techniques. The properties of raw SWCNT electrode were also studied for comparison purpose. Uric acid has better electrochemical behavior whereas ascorbic acid has no effective reaction on the carboxylated SWCNT electrode. Cyclic voltammograms indicate that the assembled carboxylated SWCNT increases more active sites on electrode surface and slows down the electron transfer between the gold electrode and uric acid in solution. The charge-transfer coefficient (alpha) for uric acid and the rate constant (k) for the catalytic reaction were calculated as 0.52 and 0.43 s(-1), respectively. The diffusion coefficient of 0.5 mM uric acid was 7.5 x 10(-6) cm2 x s(-1). The results indicate that electrode process in the carboxylated SWCNT electrode system is governed by the surface adsorption-controlled electrochemical process.     

CoSALEN/APO-5复合材料的制备及其电催化还原氧的性能

将金属钴离子引入磷酸铝分子筛APO-5制得CoAPO-5分子筛,再把N,N-双水杨醛缩乙二胺(SALEN)希夫碱通过扩散进入CoAPO-5分子筛孔道并与其中的钴离子配位,形成了CoSALEN配合物,构成CoSALEN/APO-5复合材料.应用物理吸附法,以聚苯乙烯(PS)作粘结剂,将CoSALEN/APO-5涂敷在玻碳电极表面制成修饰电极PS/CoSALEN/APO-5/GCE.循环伏安法(CV)、计时电流法(CA)研究了该修饰电极在不同pH电解质溶液中的电化学行为以及对分子氧的催化还原作用.结果表明,制备的修饰电极能有效地催化分子氧的四电子还原,即氧气被电催化还原为水,据此提出可能的氧还原机理.     

Charge-order driven proton arrangement in a hydrogen-bonded charge-transfer complex based on a pyridyl-substituted TTF derivative

A unique N(+)-HN hydrogen-bonded (H-bonded) dimer motif based on partially oxidized pyridyl-substituted TTF was constructed in the charge-transfer complex. The charge ordering in the TTF column by the charge disproportionation in the dimer regulates the arrangement of the H-bonded proton, evidencing the proton-electron coupled state.     

ECE reaction pathways in the electrochemical reduction of dicyanocobalamin: Kinetics of ligand substitution in vitamin B12r cyanocob(II)alamin

The reduction of dicyanocob(III)alamin leads in a first stage to monocyanocob(II)alamin which can be partially converted into the base-off and base-on Co(II) complexes (B12r). The latter species are easier to reduce than the starting Co(III) complex leading to a single two-electron wave at low cyanide concentrations and/or low diffusion rates. Upon raising one of these two parameters two successive one-electron waves tend to be obtained corresponding to the Co(III)/Co(II) and Co(II)/Co(I) conversion respectively. The kinetics of the reduction process is investigated using potential-dependent potentiostatic chronoamperometry which allows a simpler analysis than cyclic voltammetry for systems involving a slow initial charge-transfer step. It is seen that the second electron, at the level of the first wave, comes from the electrode and not from the cyano-Co(II) complex in the solution. The reduction thus follows an ECE rather than a DISP-type mechanism in conditions where they can be distinguished by the usual electrochemical kinetic techniques. This contrasts with that which occurs in organic electrochemistry where the electron transfers are generally fast, while in the present case they are slow. The analysis of the reduction kinetics as a function of cyanide concentration gives some insight into the mechanism of the ligand substitution reaction at the Co(II). The kinetic data are discussed in terms of SN1-, SN2- and SNAr-like mechanisms.     

LiF-BaF2-LiCl熔盐体系中Li+的电化学行为

运用三电极在电化学工作站AUTOLAB以循环伏安法、计时电流法和计时电位法研究了LiF-BaF₂-LiCl熔盐体系中1203 K温度下锂在钨（W）电极上的电化学还原过程及其控制步骤. 结果表明,Li⁺在W电极上的还原过程是一步得电子的准可逆反应,析出电位在-1.0 V附近. 阴极过程受离子的扩散步骤控制,计算得出扩散系数为4.5 × 10^-6 cm²•s^-1.     

Electrochemistry of the bis(1,4,7-triazacyclodecane) cobalt(III) complex and its role in the catalytic reduction of hydrogen

The electrochemistry of the bis(1,4,7-triazacyclodecane) cobalt(III) complex at a mercury electrode, HMDE, in aqueous Britton–Robinson buffer solutions was investigated using cyclic voltammetry, double-potential-step chronoamperometry and chronocoulometry. The cyclic voltammetric data were analyzed by digital simulation to confirm and to measure the heterogeneous and homogeneous parameters for the suggested electrode mechanism. Generally, the complex is electrochemically reduced giving rise to two cyclic voltammetric waves. The first wave is a diffusion-controlled reversible wave. It is assigned to the stable Co(III)/Co(II) redox couple. The second one is found to be irreversible and corresponding to a reduction of Co(II) to Co(I) species. The monovalent cobalt, highly unstable, is rapidly protonated, and then forms cobalt hydride. The hydride decomposes to hydrogen molecules and regenerates Co(II) species following a disproportionation pathway. The overall reduction mechanism is concluded to be an EECC kinetics.     

Optimization of the electrodeposition of copper on poly-1-naphthylamine for the amperometric detection of carbohydrates in HPLC

A modified electrode consisting of copper dispersed in a poly-1-naphthylamine (p-1-NAP/Cu) film on a glassy carbon electrode was used as an amperometric detector for the on-line analysis of various carbohydrates separated by high performance liquid chromatography. The results obtained with this new sensor were compared to those obtained with a modified electrode based on the same polymer but with copper ions incorporated at open circuit, as described in a previous paper. In this new modified electrode the copper microparticles were electrochemically deposited into the polymeric matrix by single potential step chronoamperometry. A nucleation and growth mechanism was proposed to explain the current transients of copper electrodeposition. The experimental results were fitted to the proposed mechanism by using a mathematical equation that considers three-dimensional growth and progressive nucleation, assuming a no overlap and no diffusion mechanism. Cyclic voltammetric experiments showed that the electrodeposited copper microparticles provided a catalytic surface suited for the oxidation of glucose and several carbohydrates. The sensitivity of the electrode was influenced by the amount of copper electrodeposited, which in turn depended on the applied overpotential used for the deposition of copper. Liquid chromatographic experiments were carried out to test the analytical performance of these electrodes for the determination of various carbohydrates.