February 10, 2017
Journal Article

Oxidation Potentials of Phenols and Anilines: Correlation Analysis of Electrochemical and Theoretical Values

Abstract

As described in the main text, we classified our voltammograms into four types. For phenols, most compounds were type I or type II, except four phenols that were type III (4-nitrophenol, 4-cyanophenol, DNOC, and 4-hydroxyacetphenone); and two phenols that were type IV (4-aminophenol and dopamine). Almost all of the compounds gave the same type by SCV and SWV, except for 2,4-dinitrophenol (whose current went up and down and therefore could be considered a type II or III), 4-cyanophenol (which fell into a type III for SCV, but whose current went up and down in SWV (type II or III)), and 4-hydroxyacetophenone (which was a type III in SCV, but a type II in SWV). The majority of the anilines were type I except for p-toluidine (type II) and 4-methyl-3-nitroaniline and 2-methoxy-5-nitroaniline (both were type I for SWV, but for SCV fell into type III and type II respectively).

Revised: October 19, 2017 | Published: February 10, 2017

Citation

Pavitt A.S., E.J. Bylaska, and P.G. Tratnyek. 2017. Oxidation Potentials of Phenols and Anilines: Correlation Analysis of Electrochemical and Theoretical Values. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 19, no. 3:339-349. PNNL-SA-123390. doi:10.1039/C6EM00694A