Determination of reactive intermediates during anodic oxygen-transfer reactions at lead dioxide

Shi Yun Ai, Wen Zhang, Meng Nan Gao, Fen Lin Gu, Qing Jiang Wang, Li Tong Jin

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Abstract

The anodic discharge of water to produce adsorbed hydroxyl free radicals (· OH) is considered to be a prerequisite to anodic O-transfer reactions at a PbO2 electrode. In this work, a method was studied by means of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) combined with electrochemical detection (ED) so as to investigate the production of hydroxyl free radicals (· OH) in the process of the anodic discharge of H2O at a PbO2 electrode. The voltammetric data obtained at the PbO2 electrode for the oxidation of salicylic acid to salicylate hydroxylation products (DHBAs) and the detection of DHBAs by means of HPLC-ED confirm the proposed mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)289-293
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Research in Chinese Universities
Volume20
Issue number3
StatePublished - May 2004

Keywords

  • Electrocatalysis
  • HPLC
  • Hydroxyl free radical
  • PbO electrode
  • Salicylic acid

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