Comparative electrooxidation of nitrite by electrodeposited Co(II), Fe(II) and Mn(III) tetrakis (benzylmercapto) and tetrakis (dodecylmercapto) phthalocyanines on gold electrodes.
This work reports on the electrooxidation of nitrite using Co(II), Fe(II) and Mn(III) tetrakis (benzylmercapto) and tetrakis (dodecylmercapto) phthalocyanines electrodeposited onto a gold electrode. Good catalytic activity (in terms of lowering overpotential) was obtained for these molecules when compared to previously reported MPc catalysts. The catalytic current was found to vary linearly with nitrite concentration in the range employed in this work (0.1-1 mM) and high sensitivities ranging from 6.9 to 9.9 microA mM(-1) were observed for all the modified electrodes.
Agboola
Bolade
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Chemistry Department, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa.
Nyokong
Tebello
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D002384:Catalysis; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D054833:Isoindoles; D008345:Manganese / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009573:Nitrites / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013053:Spectrophotometry
D007211:Indoles; D054833:Isoindoles; D009573:Nitrites; D011108:Polymers; D003035:Cobalt; D008345:Manganese; D006046:Gold; D007501:Iron; D010100:Oxygen; C013647:phthalocyanine