Studies on substituted phenols by differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry: 1. Pentachlorophenol

A study of chlorophenols using differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry (dpcsv) is reported. Of the wide range of chlorophenols investigated, only pentachlorophenol and 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol yield stripping peaks.For pentachlorophenol in water, two peaks are obtained at stripping potentials of –1.2 V and –1.58 V versus SCE. In methanol, pentachlorophenol shows one peak with a stripping potential at –1.6 V versus SCE.In the case of 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol in water, two peaks are observed at –1.06 V and –1.6 V versus SCE, while in methanol only one peak arises at a stripping potential of –1.6 V. A procedure was developed for the determination of pentachlorophenol in natural waters.