A Synergistic Effect of Phthalimide-Substituted Sulfanyl Porphyrazines and Carbon Nanotubes to Improve the Electrocatalytic Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide

A sulfanyl porphyrazine derivative with peripheral phthalimide moieties was metallated with cobalt(II) and iron(II) metal ions. The purity of the macrocycles was confirmed by HPLC, and subsequently, compounds were characterized using various analytical methods (ES-TOF, MALDI-TOF, UV-VIS, and NMR spectroscopy). To obtain hybrid electroactive electrode materials, novel porphyrazines were combined with multiwalled carbon nanotubes. The electrocatalytic effect derived from cobalt(II) and iron(II) cations was evaluated. As a result, a significant decrease in the overpotential was observed compared with that obtained with bare glassy carbon (GC) or glassy carbon electrode/carbon nanotubes (GC/MWCNTs), which allowed for sensitive determination of hydrogen peroxide in neutral conditions (pH 7.4). The prepared sensor enables a linear response to H2O2 concentrations of 1-90 mu M. A low detection limit of 0.18 mu M and a high sensitivity of 640 mu A mM(-1) cm(-2) were obtained. These results indicate that the obtained sensors could potentially be applied in biomedical and environmental fields.

Automated summary

A sulfanyl porphyrazine derivative was metallated with cobalt(II) and iron(II) metal ions to obtain a novel electroactive electrode material. The electrocatalytic effect derived from these metal ions led to a significant decrease in overpotential and improved sensitivity for hydrogen peroxide determination.