Adsorption voltammetry of the copper(II) 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol complex

The voltammetric determination of copper(II), based on adsorptive accumulation of the Cu(II)-2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (S-Br-PADAP) complex on a hanging mercury drop electrode, is reported. The complex can be accumulated at the electrode at constant potential in 0.1M ammonium nitrate/ammonia buffer solution, and its reduction wave observed by scanning the potential in the negative direction, in the differential pulse mode. The calibration graph for copper is linear over the range 0.05-0.5muM, with accumulation for 5 min at -0.20 V. The adsorption of the complex is discussed and compared with that of copper complexes with several other pyridylazo derivatives.