Tuning the redox properties of Co-N4 macrocyclic complexes for the catalytic electrooxidation of glucose

Villagra E.; Bedioui F.; Nyokong, T; Canales, JC; Sancy, M.; Páez, MA; Costamagna J; ZAGAL, JH

Abstract

Graphite electrodes modified with four different cobalt N4 macrocyclics, namely Co tetrapentapyridinophthalocyanine, (CoTPenPyrPc), Co tetrapyridinoporphyrazine (CoTPyPz), Co octa(hydroxyethylthio)phthalocyanine (CoOEHTPc) and Co tetranitrophthalocyanine (CoTNPc) exhibit catalytic activity for the oxidation of glucose in alkaline media. The purpose of this work is to establish correlations between the catalytic activity of these complexes and their redox potential. The activity of the different modified electrodes was tested by linear voltammetry under hydrodynamic conditions using the rotating disk technique. Tafel plots constructed from mass-transport corrected currents give slopes ranging from 0.080 to 0.160 V/decade for the different catalysts which suggests that a first one-electron step is rate controlling with the symmetry of the energy barrier depending on the nature of the ligand of the Co complex. A plot of log I versus the Co(II)/(I) formal potential gives a volcano curve that also includes catalysts studied previously. This illustrates the concept that the formal potential of the catalyst needs to be tuned to a certain value for achieving maximum activity. A theoretical interpretation of these results is given in terms of Langmuir isotherms for the adsorption of glucose on the Co sites of the surface-confined metal complexes. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Título según WOS: Tuning the redox properties of Co-N4 macrocyclic complexes for the catalytic electrooxidation of glucose
Título según SCOPUS: Tuning the redox properties of Co-N4 macrocyclic complexes for the catalytic electrooxidation of glucose
Título de la Revista: ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volumen: 53
Número: 14
Editorial: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Fecha de publicación: 2008
Página de inicio: 4883
Página final: 4888
Idioma: English
URL: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0013468608002156
DOI:

10.1016/j.electacta.2008.02.006

Notas: ISI, SCOPUS