title: Electrochemical monitoring of the thermal decomposition of arenediazonium ions with time in acidic MeOH/H2O mixtures: dediazotization rate constant.
abstract: The rate of the spontaneous decomposition of 4-methylbenzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate, 4MBD, was determined. The effects of solvent composition (MeOH/H2O) on its electrochemical processes and on those of the derivatized 2-naphthol-6-sulfonate-4-toluene (6S2NPT) azo dye were investigated by Differential Pulse Polarography (DPP). This electrochemical technique shows an effective sensitivity for detecting arenediazonium ions and derivatized azo dyes.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Vigo, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química Física, Pontevedra, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pazo-Llorente
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bravo-Díaz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: González-Romero