The Investigation of Pyrocatechol Electrochemical Mechanism in Presence of Nitrite Ion on Platinum Electrode

Abstract

In this study, the electrochemical mechanism of catechol in presence and absence of nitrite ion, is investigated in phosphate buffer medium (pH=7) using platinum electrode through cyclic voltammetry method in various scan rates. Electrochemical oxidation of catechol showed how quinone has changed to o-benzoquinone and also how o-benzoquinone has reacted with nitrite ion and potential scan rate has effected on.

Keywords

• pyrocatechol
• nitrite ion
• electrochemical mechanism