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ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 246-249Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2009.12.005
Keywords
Ionic liquid; Primary amine; Electrochemical oxidation; Electrochemical grafting; Surface concentration
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- CNRS
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche [ANR-BLAN-REEL-06-296]
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Electrochemical oxidation of primary amine in ionic liquid media has been investigated. The ionic liquid chosen for this study was 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide. Two primary amine compounds are used for this study; 4-nitrobenzylamine and 2-aminoethylferrocenylmethylether. The oxidation of the amino compounds in ionic liquid conduces to the modification of the electrode surface. The modified electrodes were characterized by cyclic voltammetry and XPS analysis. Both techniques support the presence of an organic layer strongly attached onto the electrode surface. The surface concentration of the attached group obtained in this media was found to be around 1 to 3 x 10(-10) mol cm(-2). The use of ionic liquid as media for the grafting leads to decrease of the surface concentration of the grafted layer: and the formation of less dense layer compared with classical solvent such as acetonitrile. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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