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Influence of the HEPES Buffer on Electrochemical Reaction of the Copper(II)‐Salicylaldoxime Complex
Author(s) -
Cuculić Vlado,
Mlakar Marina,
Branica Marko
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
electroanalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1521-4109
pISSN - 1040-0397
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4109(199809)10:12<852::aid-elan852>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - chemistry , hepes , redox , electrochemistry , inorganic chemistry , copper , buffer solution , adsorption , nuclear chemistry , electrode , organic chemistry , biochemistry
The effect of the 4‐(2‐hydroxyethyl)‐1‐piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES) on the redox process of copper(II)‐salicylaldoxime complex [Cu(II)‐SA] was studied. The measurements were performed on a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) using various electrochemical techniques. The presence of the HEPES buffer (pH 8.0) doubled the reduction current of the Cu(II)‐SA complex, whereas the reduction potential shifted to more positive values (about 50 mV). The results obtained indicate that the presence of the HEPES buffer facilitates the electron transfer between the mercury electrode and the adsorbed Cu(II)‐SA complex during the reduction process. The experiments carried out using chronocoulometry with a double step potential revealed that the surface coverage of the Cu(II)‐SA complex remained unchanged (in the range between 9 and 10.5 × 10 −11 mol cm −2 ), regardless of the presence of the HEPES buffer. Square‐wave voltammetric measurements also indicate that the redox process of the Cu(II)‐SA complex is electrochemically reversible with the reactant adsorption, in spite of the presence of the HEPES buffer.