Spectroelectrochemical characterization and controlled potential chronocoulometric demetallation of tetra- and octa-substituted lead phthalocyanines

The solution redox properties and spectroelectrochemical investigation of the novel lead phthalocyanines carrying chloro alkylthio and alkylmalonyl at periphery were studied using various electrochemical techniques in DCM on a platinum electrode. Cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry studies show that all of the complexes give up to five ligand-based diffusion controlled one-electron reversible redox couples. Assignments of the redox couples were confirmed by spectroelectrochemical measurements. Spectroelectrochemical studies reveal that lead phthalocyanine complexes are demetallated during the controlled potential chronocoulometry measurement before the first reduction couple of the complexes.     

Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical characterization of the phthalocyanines with pentafluorobenzyloxy substituents

The solution redox properties and spectroelectrochemical investigation of the novel metal-free, zinc, nickel and cobalt phthalocyanines with tetra-pentafluorobenzyloxy substituents at the periphery were studied using various electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical measurements. Cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry studies show that while Ni(II), Zn(II) and free-phthalocyanines give up to two reduction and two oxidation processes having ligand-based diffusion controlled reversible one-electron electron transfer characters, Co(II) phthalocyanine represents one ligand-based oxidation, one metal-based reduction and one ligand-based reduction processes having diffusion controlled reversible one-electron transfer characters. Assignments of the redox couples are also confirmed by spectroelectrochemical measurements. Reduction potentials of all complexes shift to positive potentials due to the electron withdrawing tetra-pentafluorobenzyloxy substituents compared with those of the phthalocyanines bearing phenoxy derivatives. A linear variation of the first reduction and oxidation potentials versus ze/r has been obtained for zinc and nickel phthalocyanines.     

Synthesis and electrochemical characterisation of benzylmercapto and dodecylmercapto tetra substituted cobalt, iron, and zinc phthalocyanines complexes

The work reports on cyclic voltammetry (CV), square wave voltammetry and spectroelectrochemistry of the following complexes: tetrakis (benzylmercapto) phthalocyanine complexes of Zn(II) (ZnTBMPc, 4a), Co(II) (CoTBMPc, 5a), and Fe(II) (FeTBMPc 6a); tetrakis (dodecylmercapto) phthalocyanine complexes of Zn(II) (ZnTDMPc, 4b), Co(II) (CoTDMPc, 5b), and Fe(II) (FeTDMPc, 6b). More reversible CV couples were observed for complexes 4a, 5a, and 6a containing thiol phenyl ring substituents. Complexes 4b, 5b, and 6b containing long chain thiol substituents showed less reversible couples. Complexes 6a and 6b showed a relatively large number of redox processes (5 for 6a and 6 for 6b) within the potential window employed in this work. The processes for FePc derivatives (6a) are assigned to Fe^IIIPc⁻¹/Fe^IIIPc⁻², Fe^IIIPc⁻²/Fe^IIPc⁻², Fe^IIPc⁻²/Fe^IPc⁻², Fe^IPc⁻²/Fe^IPc⁻³, and Fe^IPc⁻³/Fe^IPc⁻⁴ and for the CoPc derivative (5a) to Co^IIIPc⁻¹/Co^IIIPc⁻², Co^IIIPc⁻²/Co^IIPc⁻², Co^IIPc⁻²/Co^IPc⁻², and Co^IPc⁻²/Co^IPc⁻³.     

Synthesis and electrochemical properties of benzyl-mercapto and dodecyl-mercapto tetrasubstituted manganese phthalocyanine complexes

Manganese tetrakis (benzyl-mercapto) phthalocyanine (MnTBMPc) and manganese tetrakis (dodecyl-mercapto) phthalocyanine (MnTDMPc) complexes were synthesized and their spectral and electrochemical properties are reported. Cyclic voltammetric data showed three reversible to quasi-reversible and two irreversible redox processes for both complexes. Ring substituents influenced the positions of both oxidation and reduction redox couples. Spectroelectrochemistry confirmed the first two reductions to be due to Mn^IIIPc²⁻/Mn^IIPc²⁻ and Mn^IIPc³⁻/Mn^IIPc²⁻ processes. The first example of a formation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) using thiol substituted MnPc complexes is presented, the SAMs were found to show blocking characteristics towards some faradaic reactions.     

Electrochemical behaviour of uranium (IV) in DMF at vitreous carbon

The electrochemical behaviour of UCl₄ (0.01 mol L⁻¹ up to 0.05 mol L⁻¹) in 0.1 mol L⁻¹ TBAPF₆/DMF solution at vitreous carbon was studied, at room temperature, by cyclic voltammetry and potentiostatic techniques. The electrolytic solutions were analyzed by UV spectroscopy (UV), and the electrodeposited films were characterized by Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy (RBS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The cyclic voltammetric results, at low UCl₄ concentrations (0.01 mol L⁻¹), point that the reduction of U(IV) to U(0) occurs in two steps involving mainly U(IV) and U(III) species. The first electron transfer reaction is quasi-reversible and the second irreversible. The diffusion coefficient of U(IV) in DMF and the charge rate constant were determined to be 4.78 × 10⁻⁷ cm² s⁻¹ and 1.93 × 10⁻³ cm s⁻¹ (at 0.02 V s⁻¹), respectively.RBS data obtained from samples prepared at constant potential (−3.10 V) during 3 h at room temperature, indicated the presence of uranium particles deposited all over the vitreous carbon surface with aggregates in some places, confirming that the second reduction step corresponds to uranium electrodeposition. No crystallographic ordering could be seen by XRD, pointing to an amorphous character of the uranium films.     

Synthesis and structural characterisation of some highly hindered N-functionalised organoamido complexes of titanium(IV) and zirconium(IV)

Treatment of the group 4 halides TiCl₄ and ZrCl₄ with various stoichiometries of [(6-Me-TMS-Apy)Li(Et₂O)] (6-Me-TMS-ApyH=2-(trimethylsilylamino)-6-methylpyridine) has been studied yielding [(6-Me-TMS-Apy)TiCl₃]₂ (1), [(6-Me-TMS-Apy)₃TiCl] (2) or [(6-Me-TMS-Apy)₃ZrCl] (3). The structures of compounds (1), (2) and (3) were characterised by spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic methods. The X-ray structure of (1) is a centrosymmetric dimer through bridging chlorides. Compounds (2) and (3) are isostructural mononuclear complexes with seven-coordinate metal centres.     

Electrochemical and electrocatalytic properties of α-substituted manganese and titanium phthalocyanines

This work reports on the synthesis of manganese and titanium phthalocyanine complexes that are tetra-substituted at four non-peripheral positions with amino ligands. The complexes are investigated for the first time for their electrochemical properties using cyclic voltammetry, rotating disc electrode voltammetry and spectroelectrochemistry. Electropolymerisation on a glassy carbon electrode was performed with ease and the modified electrodes were investigated for electrocatalysis of nitrite oxidation. Nitrite oxidation to nitrate is confirmed from the transfer of a total of two electrons.     

Voltammetric studies of gold surface modified by bis(octakis(octyloxy) phthalocyaninato) europium(III) adlayers in perchloric acid solution

Bis(octakis(octyloxy) phthalocyaninato) europium(III) (Eu[Pc(OC₈H₁₇)₈]₂) adlayers were self-assembled on the gold surface by means of an improved self-assembling technique. The cyclic voltammograms (CVs) of the Eu[Pc(OC₈H₁₇)₈]₂-modified single-crystalline and poly-crystalline gold electrodes in perchloric acid displayed two pairs of redox waves due to the successive removal or addition of electrons from or to the ligand-based orbitals. The effect of Eu[Pc(OC₈H₁₇)₈]₂ adlayers on the electron transfer rate at electrode/solution interface was investigated by using Fe(CN)₆^3−/4− couple as the redox probe. The redox behavior of Eu[Pc(OC₈H₁₇)₈]₂ adlayers and their accelerating effect on the electron transfer are closely associated with the electronic delocalization of rare earth sandwich complexes. However, in most cases, the Eu[Pc(OC₈H₁₇)₈]₂ adlayers were found to have inhibition role to complicated electrochemical reactions taking place on the gold surface, such as the gold substrate oxidation, the electrochemical reduction of oxygen, the electrochemical oxidation of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) and the underpotential deposition (UPD) of silver.     

Electrochemical study of catechol-boric acid complexes

The electrochemical behavior of catechol-boric acid complexes in aqueous solutions has been studied using cyclic voltammetry and steady-state voltammetry with a rotating disk electrode. Different patterns of reactivity and various kinetic pathways have been examined. Based on a CE mechanism, the dissociation constant and homogeneous rate constants of complex formation and dissociation were estimated for each pathway by comparing the experimental cyclic voltammograms with the digitally simulated results. Also, the effects of pH and substituted groups on dissociation constants and reaction kinetics were studied.     

Special titanium dioxide layers and their electrochemical behaviour

This text describes the production of polycrystalline titanium dioxide layers by anodic spark deposition (ASD). These deposits show an interesting electrochemical and electrocatalytic behaviour. A reversible electrochemical transformation of the crystalline phases could be proved. Furthermore, the TiO₂-layers were used as electrode material for the cathodic reduction of molecular oxygen. In this process, cyclic voltammetry was employed, and the reduction of oxygen was successfully examined in dependence on surface-determining parameters such as layer thickness and pH value.     

Electrochemical characterisation of patterned carbon nanotube electrodes on silane modified silicon

Previously we have used atomic force anodisation lithography, with a self-assembled monolayer of hexadecyltrichlorosilane as a resist, to pattern silicon oxide nanostructures onto a p-type silicon (1 0 0) substrate. A condensation reaction was used to immobilise carbon nanotubes with high carboxylic acid functionality directly to the silicon oxide. A further condensation reaction using this surface attached the molecule ferrocenemethanol to the bound nanotubes. These new nanostructures were used as electrodes to observe the oxidation and reduction of ferrocene. However, because the small currents measured are near the detection limits of the electrochemical system used, important electrode kinetics could not to be obtained. A scribing approach made larger regions of oxidised silicon leading to the creation of larger scale patterned arrangements of carbon nanotubes allowing measurement of important electrochemical parameters such as electrode kinetics, electron transfer rates and surface concentration of redox molecules. Knowledge of these characteristics has provided insights into the behaviour of the microelectrodes created using atomic force microscopy.     

Voltammetric, in-situ spectroelectrochemical and in-situ electrocolorimetric characterization of phthalocyanines

In this work, electrochemical, and in-situ spectroelectrochemical characterization of the metallophthalocyanines bearing tetra-(1,1-(dicarbethoxy)-2-(2-methylbenzyl))-ethyl 3,10,17,24-tetra chloro groups were performed. Voltammetric and in-situ spectroelectrochemical measurements show that while cobalt phthalocyanine complex gives both metal-based and ring-based redox processes, zinc and copper phthalocyanines show only ring-based reduction and oxidation processes. The redox processes are generally diffusion-controlled, reversible and one-electron transfer processes. Differently lead phthalocyanine demetallized during second oxidation reaction while it was stable during reduction processes. An in-situ electrocolorimetric method, based on the 1931 CIE (Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage) system of colorimetry, has been applied to investigate the color of the electro-generated anionic and cationic forms of the complexes for the first time in this study.     

Cyclic voltammograms obtained from the optical signals: Study of the successive electro-oxidations of rutin

This paper describes a novel method of obtaining cyclic voltammograms (CVs) from optical signals. The obtained CVs correspond to the various specific species involved in the electrode process, which give more detailed information on the system under investigation than the common CV. For this purpose cyclic voltabsorptometry was used to investigate the successive oxidation processes of rutin on a graphite-wax electrode by using a long optical-path thin-layer electrochemical cell. The dynamic UV spectra of rutin showed the information on the structures of the oxidation products at different potentials. Cyclic voltabsorptiograms (CVAs) were measured in three potential ranges at the characteristic absorption wavelengths of rutin, 346, 254 and 296 nm, respectively. The CVs of three species in solution (rutin and its two products) were obtained from the derivative cyclic voltabsorptiograms (DCVAs). Based on this the redox mechanisms of rutin in different CV peaks were discussed.     

Synthesis, electrochemistry and in situ spectroelectrochemistry of soluble lead phthalocyanines

The synthesis, characterization and voltammetric and spectroelectrochemical properties of newly synthesized lead phthalocyanines bearing tetra-(1,1-(dicarbpenthoxy)-2-(4-biphenyl)-ethyl), tetra-(1,1-(dicarbpenthoxy)-2-(1-naphthyl)-ethyl and tetra-((1,1,2-(tricarbopentoxyethyl)) substituents have been presented in this work for the first time. The characterization of the complexes was made by elemental analysis, ¹H NMR, FT-IR, UV-vis and Maldi-TOF. The solution redox properties and spectroelectrochemical investigation of the complexes are studied using various electrochemical techniques in DCM on a platinum electrode. Cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry studies show that the complexes give three one-electron ligand-based reductions and two one-electron oxidation couples having diffusion-controlled mass transfer character. Assignments of the redox couples were confirmed by spectroelectrochemical measurements. Spectroelectrochemical studies reveal that all complexes are demetallized during the spectroelectrochemical measurement under the applied potentials at the first reduction and oxidation potentials of the complexes. Different ring substituents of the complexes affect the easy demetallization processes of the complexes.     

Electrochemical and corrosion studies of poly(nickel-tetraaminophthalocyanine) on carbon steel

Nickel-tetraaminophthalocyanine [TAPcNi] was electropolymerized from the complex monomeric solution, onto carbon steel substrates, yielding thin adherent films of poly[TAPcNi]. The investigation of such polymer-modified electrodes was carried out by means of cyclic voltammetry, UV-vis spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy and spectroelectrochemistry. The preparation of TAPcNi modified electrode was also carried out by electropolymerization of a preformed molecular film of TAPcNi, after applying a drop of TAPcNi dimethylsulphoxide solution onto carbon steel, and allowing it to dry. The comparison of the corrosion behavior of the two types of polymer-coated electrodes was carried out by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in acid medium. It was found that the structure and morphology of each polymer greatly influence their redox behavior and corrosion inhibition performance for steel in hydrochloric acid. The film prepared by the drop-dry method offered a better corrosion protective efficiency while the electropolymerized film presented a more conductive behavior.     

Spectroelectrochemical studies of nuclease-active zinc(II) coordination compounds from the ligands Hpyramol and Hpyrimol

The electrochemical oxidation of four zinc(II) coordination compounds from the ligands 4-methyl-2-(2-pyridylmethyl)aminophenol (Hpyramol) and 4-methyl-2-(2-pyridylmethylene)aminophenol (Hpyrimol) with chloride or acetate as counter-ions has been studied by in situ spectroelectrochemistry in dimethylformamide (DMF). Low-temperature EPR studies of electrolyte solutions of all zinc compounds indicate the presence of a phenoxyl radical with a g-value in the range 2.070-2.099, which is illustrative for an electron delocalization over the metal centre. The final product of this oxidative process is shown to be a benzoquinone methide derivative.     

Electrochemical study of the Eu(III)/Eu(II) system in molten fluoride media

The electrochemical behaviour of the Eu(III)/Eu(II) system was examined in the molten eutectic LiF–CaF₂ on a molybdenum electrode, using cyclic voltammetry, square wave voltammetry and chronopotentiometry. It was observed that EuF₃ is partly reduced into EuF₂ at the operating temperatures (1073–1143 K). The electrochemical study allowed to calculate both the equilibrium constant and the formal standard potential of the Eu(III)/Eu(II) system. The reaction is limited by the diffusion of the species in the solution; their diffusion coefficients were calculated at different temperatures and the values obey Arrhenius’ law. The second system Eu(II)/Eu takes place out of the electrochemical window on an inert molybdenum electrode, which inhibits the extraction of Eu species from the salt on such a substrate.     

聚丙烯胺二茂铁电化学特性的研究

在水溶性高分子聚丙烯胺(PAA)的骨架上引入电化学活性二茂铁(Fc)基团,合成了具有电化学活性的水溶性高分子聚丙烯胺二茂铁(PAA-Fc).采用紫外和红外吸收光谱对PAA-Fc进行了表征,并利用循环伏安法研究了其电化学特性.实验结果表明:PAA-Fc具有明显的电化学活性,可在L-脯氨酸脱氢酶与电极表面之间实现电子传递.     

Electrochemical study of cerium(IV) in the presence of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA) ligands

The electrochemical behaviour of the complexation of cerium(IV) with EDTA and DTPA was studied using both cyclic voltammetry (CV) and rotating disc electrode (RDE). The Ce(IV)–DTPA complex at various scan rates gave a linear correlation between the peak potential (E _p ) and square root of scan rate, showing that the kinetics of the overall process was controlled by mass transport. However, when the EDTA ligand was added to the Ce(IV) there was no specific change to the potential peak, i.e. the Ce(IV)–EDTA complex has the same redox potential as the Ce(IV)/(III) couple. Kinetic parameters such as potential, limiting current, diffusion coefficients, transfer coefficient and rate constants were studied. The results from RDE experiments confirmed that the parameters measured by CV are similar under hydrodynamic conditions and can be used to determine the kinetic parameters of the redox couples. The use of DTPA as a ligand for complexation of Ce(IV) gaves more favourable results compared to the Ce–(EDTA) complex reported previously. The results of kinetic studies of Ce(IV)–DTPA complex shows promise as an electrolyte for redox flow battery.     

Direct electrochemical reduction of titanium dioxide in Lewis basic AlCl3–1-butyl-3-methylimidizolium ionic liquid

The direct electrochemical reduction of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) to metallic titanium at room temperature is firstly studied in Lewis basic AlCl₃–1-butyl-3-methylimidizolium (AlCl₃–BMIC) ionic liquid. In this study, cyclic voltammetry, potentiodynamic polarization, sampled current voltammetry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques were utilized. Analysis of the cyclic voltammetry suggested that TiO₂ film can be reduced to metallic Ti. The sampled current voltammetry was applied to elaborate the reduction mechanism and the results showed that this reduction process may include two steps. When the output potential difference of 2.8 V was applied, a TiO₂ cylindrical pellet was partly reduced to metallic Ti. However, due to the very slow reaction rate, there was only about 12 wt% of TiO₂ was reduced during the electrolysis time of 48 h. It was predicted that the process for the direct reduction of solid TiO₂ would be explained as follows: given enough cathode potential, the reduction happened at the cathode/ionic liquids interface, where the oxygen was ionized, then dissolved in the ionic liquid and discharged at the anode, with the metallic Ti left at the cathode.