Alternating current electrolysis for organic synthesis

Electrochemical organic synthesis has recently attracted much attention because of its unique reactivity and environmentally benign approach. Conventional electrosynthesis uses either constant current or constant potential, known as direct current electrolysis. However, recently, alternating current electrolysis has begun receiving more attention. The purpose of this study is to give a short overview of the history and recent advances in the field of alternating current electrolysis for organic synthesis.     

Phase Sensitive Alternating Current Polarography: A Chemometric Approach for the Selection of Phase Angles

A method based on the combined use of multivariate curve resolution by alternating least squares (MCR‐ALS) with phase sensitive alternating current polarography (ACP) is proposed to evaluate the phase angle where capacitive current is minimized in a much more accurate way than the visual inspection of ACP signals. The method allows, through the analysis of series of AC polarograms measured at different phase angles out the potential, to distinguish between faradaic and capacitive contributions. Then the angle at which the capacitive current is negligible can be shown and, in some cases, the influence of adsorption on measured currents minimized.     

Chemometrics assisted resolving of net faradaic current contribution from total current in potential step and staircase cyclic voltammetry

Total current in the electroanalytical data is assumed to be consisting of three main constituents: faradaic current, step charging current and induced charging current. Both charging currents can cause an interfering effect on precise determination of faradaic currents, and hence insert direct effects on sensitivity and detection limit of the electroanalytical techniques. Despite the widespread techniques introduced until now, the extraction of the net faradaic current from total current still remains a challenge. In this work, by using multivariate curve resolution-alternating least square (MCR-ALS) as a powerful curve resolution-based chemometrics method, a straightforward method has been introduced for resolving faradaic current from the two types of charging currents (step charging current and induced charging current) in single potential step and staircase cyclic voltammetric methods. By simultaneous analyses of the current data matrices for different electrochemical systems, the three sources of current were successfully identified and their contributions in the total signal were easily calculated. Also, in this manner, the cell time constant can be obtained easily. Contrary to the previously reported methods, the present method does not need any pre-determined mathematical method; particularly there is no need to know the cell time constant.     

Identifying Diffusion Limiting Current to Unravel the Intrinsic Kinetics of Electrode Reactions Affected by Mass Transfer at Rotating Disk Electrode

Rotating disk electrode systems are widely used to study the kinetics of electrocatalytic reactions that may suffer from insufficient mass transfer of the reactants. Kinetic current density at certain overpotential calculated by the Koutecky-Levich equation is commonly used as the metrics to evaluate the activity of electrocatalysts. However, it is frequently found that the diffusion limiting current density is not correctly identified in the literatures. Instead of kinetic current density, the measured current density normalized by diffusion limiting current density (j/j_L) has also been frequently under circumstance where its validity is not justified. By taking oxygen reduction reaction/hydrogen oxidation reaction/hydrogen evolution reaction as examples, we demonstrate that identifying the actual diffusion limiting current density for the same reaction under otherwise identical conditions from the experimental data is essential to accurately deduce kinetic current density. Our analysis reveals that j/j_L is a rough activity metric which can only be used to qualitatively compare the activity trend under conditions that the mass transfer conditions and the roughness factor of the electrode are exactly the same. In addition, if one wants to use j/j_L to compare the intrinsic activity, the concentration overpotential should be eliminated.     

An investigation of aromaticity in hydroxybenzenes based on the study of magnetically induced current density

Hydroxybenzenes are derivatives of benzene in which one or more H atoms are replaced by OH groups. This work considers the effect of such replacement on the aromaticity of the ring, by assessing the aromaticity through the values and patterns of the magnetically induced current density. The results show that aromaticity is quenched and the quenching depends on the number and positions of the substituting OH groups. The isosurfaces of the magnitude of the current density also highlight connections between the donor and acceptor atoms forming an intramolecular hydrogen bond.     

Corrosion resistance of zinc electrodeposited from acidic and alkaline electrolytes using pulse current

Corrosion resistance of zinc coatings was investigated in an accelerated corrosion test in a condensation chamber. Zinc was electrodeposited from alkaline and acidic electrolytes using direct current (DC) or pulse current (PC). The zinc coating was subsequently protected against corrosion with a chrome (III) layer. Morphology and structure of the coatings was investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) before and after the corrosion test. Corrosion resistance of alkaline zinc coatings electrodeposited with DC and PC under test conditions was found to be comparable. The corrosion resistance of zinc coatings deposited from acidic electrolytes by PC was lower in comparison with corrosion resistance of zinc coatings deposited using DC. Presented at the 8th Conference on Solid State Chemistry, Bratislava, Slovakia, 6–11 July 2008.     

Different mutual positions of double bonds in open carbon chains and corresponding information from magnetically induced current densities

Magnetically induced current densities have been extensively utilized to investigate aromaticity. However, an applied external magnetic field induces a current in all chemical bonds. The present work investigates the values and patterns of magnetically induced current densities in open hydrocarbon chains containing two or more CC double bonds, considering the three possibilities for the mutual positions of the double bonds (conjugated, isolated, and consecutive) and comparing the corresponding current patterns. The patterns for chains containing three conjugated double bonds are also compared with the patterns in the aromatic benzene ring. The study highlights different current patterns for the three categories of double-bonds arrangements. The differences can be interpreted in terms of presence or absence of electron delocalization (present only in the case of conjugated double bonds) and, for consecutive double bonds, also in terms of the mutual perpendicularity of the π orbitals of adjacent double bonds.     

Ce3+/Ce4+电对在混酸(硫酸和甲磺酸)中的电化学行为

采用循环伏安、线性扫描、交流阻抗等技术研究了Ce³⁺/Ce⁴⁺电对在混酸(硫酸与甲磺酸)中的电化学行为,并对该体系在间接有机电合成中的应用进行了探索.结果表明：当硫酸和甲磺酸(MSA)浓度分别为0.8和1.0 mol·L^-1时,Ce³⁺/Ce⁴⁺电对具有最佳的电化学活性;在上述配比的混酸介质中,铈盐的溶解度得到了大幅提高,同时电解氧化铈(III)离子的电流效率较高（92.1%）,与纯硫酸体系中的电流效率接近（92.8%）,明显高于纯甲磺酸体系（78.5%）;该混酸介质中Ce⁴⁺在氧化茴香醚生成茴香醛这一过程中也表现出很好的氧化能力.     

轮烯的合成及芳香性的研究

本文综述了近年来轮烯的合成及芳香性的研究进展,介绍了各种轮烯的一般合成方法。     

计时电流的因子分析-法拉第电流与充电电流的分离

基于电化学理论电流公式,用迭代目标变换因子分析法对计时电路曲线进行处理,得到分离的法拉第电流和充电电流成分,对于简单的电极过程,分离效果很好,信噪比得到提高,法拉第电流分量可用于定量分析。     

电化学方法研究ZnAl,ZnAlRE合金在NaCl溶液中的腐蚀行为

用电化学方法研究了锌中掺入不同量Al、RE的锌合金在NaCl溶液中的耐蚀性能、硬度以及电化学行为的变化,并试图从合金结构上给予解释。     

Multistage Electrochemical Reactions with the Transfer of Intermediates between the Near-Electrode Layer and the Bulk Solution: The Accumulation of the Intermediates and the Current Redistribution between the Stages during Electrolysis

Dependences of reactant concentrations and current densities of individual stages on the electrolysis time for a multistage electrode process complicated by the transfer of intermediates between the near-electrode layer and the bulk electrolyte are obtained by numerical computer-aided modeling. Effect of various factors on the dynamics of variations in the concentration of the initial reactant and intermediate in the bulk electrolyte is analyzed. The possibility of a substantial increase in the current efficiency of the second stage of discharge during electrolysis is shown.     

Electrochemical Resistive DNA Biosensor for the Detection of HPV Type 16

In this work, a low-cost and rapid electrochemical resistive DNA biosensor based on the current relaxation method is described. A DNA probe, complementary to the specific human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) sequence, was immobilized onto a screen-printed gold electrode. DNA hybridization was detected by applying a potential step of 30 mV to the system, composed of an external capacitor and the modified electrode DNA/gold, for 750 µs and then relaxed back to the OCP, at which point the voltage and current discharging curves are registered for 25 ms. From the discharging curves, the potential and current relaxation were evaluated, and by using Ohm’s law, the charge transfer resistance through the DNA-modified electrode was calculated. The presence of a complementary sequence was detected by the change in resistance when the ssDNA is transformed in dsDNA due to the hybridization event. The target DNA concentration was detected in the range of 5 to 20 nM. The results showed a good fit to the regression equation ΔRtotal(Ω)=2.99 × [DNA]+81.55, and a detection limit of 2.39 nM was obtained. As the sensing approach uses a direct current, the electronic architecture of the biosensor is simple and allows for the separation of faradic and nonfaradaic contributions. The simple electrochemical resistive biosensor reported here is a good candidate for the point-of-care diagnosis of HPV at a low cost and in a short detection time.     

A model of porphyrin ring current effect

A new simple model of porphyrin ring current effect was proposed based on a line current approximation. It can reproduce the porphyrin-induced shifts for some Sn(IV)(tpp) dicarboxylate complexes quite satisfactorily.     

全细胞膜片钳法研究铜对急性分离大鼠海马细胞钾电流的影响

Using the whole cell patch clamp technique, the effect of Cu^2＋on transient outward K^＋current （/to） and delayed rectifier K^＋ current （Idr） was studied in acutely isolated rat hippocampal neurons.Ito and Idr were increased when the concentration of Cu^2＋ was lower than 2 × 10^-5 and 10^-5 tool/L, respectively, and increased ratio was decreased with increasing Cu^2＋concentration in the bath solutions. When the concentration continued to increase to 5× 10^-5 and 2 × 10^- 5 mol/L, the currents were hardly changed, while the concentration was more than 10^-4 and 5 × 10^-5 mol/L, the currents were inhibited remarkably. Cu^2＋ （10^-5 mol/L） did not affect the activation and inactivation process of Ito. The activation curve of Idr was shifted toward positive potential, but 10^-5 mol/L Cu^2＋did not affect slope factor. According to these results, it was considered that Cu^2＋at low concentration in the bath solution could promote Ito and Idr while at high concentration could inhibit them, and change of amplitude was different with different membrane voltage. Conclusion was drawn： Cu^2＋may be involved in the pathophysiologic mechanism of diseases with neuropathological components.     

Evaluating Shielding‐Based Ring‐Current Models by Using the Gauge‐Including Magnetically Induced Current Method

Magnetically induced current densities and integrated ring‐current strength susceptibilities have been calculated at the density functional theory (DFT) level for a test set consisting of 17 ring‐shaped molecules using the gauge‐including magnetically induced current (GIMIC) method. Reliable values for the ring‐current strengths have been obtained by performing numerical integration of the current‐density susceptibility passing a cut plane perpendicularly to the molecular ring. The current densities and ring current strengths were calculated at the DFT level using the B3LYP functional and def2‐TZVP basis sets. Current densities and ring‐current strengths have also been calculated at the Hartree‐Fock self‐consistent field (HF‐SCF) level using Dunning’s aug‐cc‐pVTZ basis sets, which allow a direct comparison with ring‐current strengths that have previously been estimated using ring‐current models based on magnetic shielding calculations. Current density calculations at both levels of theory show that the magnetic shielding based ring‐current models are not a very accurate means to estimate the magnetically induced ring current strengths, whereas they provide qualitatively the correct aromaticity trends for the studied molecules.     

白皎煤及其充甲烷样品电极化特征的研究

研究了四川白皎无烟煤在交变和恒电场中的极化特征。结果表明,在恒电场中主要由于位移极化和空间极化的作用,使通过煤和充甲烷煤的电流随时间按下式：Ｉ＝Ｉｓ＋ａｅｂｔ逐渐衰减至一稳定值,且高压电下达到稳定的时间比低电压时要长,ａ随外加电压的升高而增大,衰减系数λ随电压的升高有减小的趋势,高电压时常数ｂ与甲烷平衡压力Ｐ的关系为：１００ｂ＝１０．１１５ｅｘｐ（０．３３８０Ｐ）;在交变电场中,由于极化作用的影响,使得通过煤和充甲烷煤的电流不随时间而变。     

Separation and purification of four compounds from Desmodium styracifolium using off‐line two‐dimensional high‐speed counter‐current chromatography

An off‐line 2D high‐speed counter‐current chromatography technique in preparative scale has been successfully applied to separate and purify the main compounds from the ethyl acetate extract of Desmodium styracifolium. A two‐phase solvent system composed of n‐hexane/ethyl acetate/methanol/water at an optimized volume ratio of 1:2:1:2 v/v/v/v was used. Conventional high‐speed counter‐current chromatography was used as the first dimension, and the upper phase of the solvent system was used as the stationary phase in the head‐to‐tail elution mode at a flow rate of 2.0 mL/min and a rotation speed of 900 rpm. Recycling high‐speed counter‐current chromatography served as the second dimension to separate an impure fraction of the first dimension. A total of four well‐separated substances including vanillic acid ( 1 ), β‐sitosterol ( 2 ), formononetin ( 3 ), and aromadendrin ( 4 ) were obtained, and their purities and structures were identified by HPLC–MS and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The results illustrated that off‐line 2D high‐speed counter‐current chromatography is an effective way to isolate compounds in complex samples.     

The ring current in cyclopropane

Mapping of induced current density using the coupled Hartree-Fock “ipsocentric” (CTOCD-DZ/ 6-31G**//RHF/6-31G**) method shows a ring current arising in the σ framework of cyclopropane that is intense, diatropic and annular, and hence is consistent with the numerous literature attributions of σ-aromaticity to this molecule. Localised orbital analysis shows that this current can be attributed to the set of three carbon–carbon bonds. In a similar analysis, the four carbon–carbon bonds of (planar constrained) cyclobutane are found to give rise to a central paratropic current. The maps are consistent with the view that cyclopropane is strongly σ-aromatic, cyclobutane is weakly σ-anti-aromatic, and the larger cycloalkane systems are essentially σ-non-aromatic. Contribution to the Fernando Bernardi Memorial Issue.