Voltammetric behavior of 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid in solution on GCE and encapsulated on multiwalled carbon nanotube modified electrode

The cyclic voltammetric behavior of 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid (3,5-DNB) in 0.1 M PBS of pH 7 was examined at a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). 3,5-DNB was found to produce two irreversible reduction peaks corresponds to the reduction of each nitro group in the 3,5-DNB molecule. Our results contradict p...

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Autores: Moscoso, R., Carbajo Timoteo, José Coronada, Mozo Llamazares, Juan Daniel, Squella Serrano, Juan Arturo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/11518
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/11518
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:MWCNT
3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid
Modified electrode
Voltammetry
SEM
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Sumario:The cyclic voltammetric behavior of 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid (3,5-DNB) in 0.1 M PBS of pH 7 was examined at a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). 3,5-DNB was found to produce two irreversible reduction peaks corresponds to the reduction of each nitro group in the 3,5-DNB molecule. Our results contradict previous studies (P.Gopal et al. Journal of Molecular Liquids 178 (2013) 168-174) wherein the same peaks are assigned as, the first, to the reduction of the nitro group to hydroxylamine and the second, to the subsequent reduction to amine derivative. Also we report that GCE modified with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) can be derivatized with 3,5-DNB. The derivatization procedure involves simple immersion of the MWCNT-modified electrode in a solution containing 3,5-DNB. SEM images reveals that the network of nanotubes form a homogeneous, twisted, densely packed, three-dimensional array that remains attached to the GCE surface. Both electrochemical and SEM measurements indicate that 3,5-DNB is encapsulated on the electrode, most probably by being trapped within the pockets of the mentioned three-dimensional array, without formation of covalent bonding.