Investigation of the corrosion inhibition properties of new phenyl aldehyde organic layers functionalized with different amino alcohols electrodeposited on copper

Abstract

Phenyl aldehyde layers were formed on copper foils by electro-assisted diazonium reactions and subsequently functionalized with either amino-2-propanol or 2-amino-1-butanol. The anticorrosion properties of the two obtained organic films 2-[(phenylmethylidene)amino]butan-1-ol and (phenylmethylidene)amino-propan-2-ol were evaluated in aerated buffer acetate solution pH $=$ 3.5. The electrochemical corrosion inhibition properties were investigated after different immersion times using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization analysis (Tafel). Contact angle measurement confirms the hydrophobic nature of the new organic coatings and layer stability after immersion in buffer. The results showed that both developed layers provided good anticorrosion protection and the highest inhibition was achieved using 2-[(phenylmethylidene)amino]butan-1-ol coating on copper, which makes it a useful device for anticorrosion protection. Moreover, correlations between the molecular structures of the corrosion inhibitors and their protecting efficiencies have been established.

Keywords

• Copper corrosion
• Diazonium salts
• Organic inhibitor
• Phenyliminebutanol
• Phenylimine-2-propanol