ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF U(V1) NITRATE IN CHLOROFORM AT A MERCURY ELECTRODE THE DEPENDENCE ON SUPPORTING ELECTROLYTE

The mechanistic aspects of the electrochemical reduction of U(V1) nitrate at a mercury electrode in chloroform, using three different supporting electrolytes, are described. In the presence of tetrabutylarnmonium perchlorate (TBAP) as a neutral electrolyte, UO (NO ) , reduced in two irreversible e...

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Language:English
Published: University of Tehran 1997-09-01
Series:Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran
Online Access:https://jsciences.ut.ac.ir/article_31250_4faf9da37077eb035bc9b26042482069.pdf
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Summary:The mechanistic aspects of the electrochemical reduction of U(V1) nitrate at a mercury electrode in chloroform, using three different supporting electrolytes, are described. In the presence of tetrabutylarnmonium perchlorate (TBAP) as a neutral electrolyte, UO (NO ) , reduced in two irreversible electrochemical steps to form a U(V1)-U(V) binuclear complex and U(IV), respectively. In the presence of 0.75 M piperidinium perchlorate (PP) + 0.25 M piperidine (P) as supporting electrolyte, the reduction of U0 ( NO ) occurred according to a one-electron irreversible process to U (V). The same behaviour was observed in the presence of 0.5 M tributylamrnonium perchlorate + 0.3 M tributylamine. The diffusion coefficients of U(VI) and U(VI)- U(V) binuclear complex determined by chronoamperometric measurement are 8.8 cm s and 5.37 10 cm s respectively
ISSN:1016-1104
2345-6914