Acetic Acid and Ethyl Acetate as Solvents for Electropolymerization Reactions, Considering 4-Methoxyphenol and Composition of Solvent Mixtures

Various organic compounds susceptible to anodic polymerization were selected to study the effects of two solvents: acetic acid and ethyl acetate. Phenol and most of its derivatives, as well as resorcinol and 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, exhibited typical electrode deactivation similar to other solvent...

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Main Authors: László Kiss, Péter Szabó
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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description Various organic compounds susceptible to anodic polymerization were selected to study the effects of two solvents: acetic acid and ethyl acetate. Phenol and most of its derivatives, as well as resorcinol and 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, exhibited typical electrode deactivation similar to other solvents; however, a continuous decrease in peak currents was not observed for 4-tert-butylphenols or salicylic aldehyde. Similar behavior was noted for monomers unrelated to phenols. In general, peaks were observed only for certain compounds and not in the initial voltammogram. Significant differences between the two solvents were observed in the subsequent voltammetric curves for some monomers. Microelectrode studies using 4-methoxyphenol as a model compound revealed notable differences between acetic acid and ethyl acetate in terms of curve shapes and the onset potentials of the plateaus. Plateau currents were used to estimate the solvent composition, demonstrating relatively high sensitivity to the acetic acid content.
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spelling doaj-art-7e85342037df4153b751c27671e631712025-08-20T02:43:49ZengMDPI AGOrganics2673-401X2024-12-015467068310.3390/org5040035Acetic Acid and Ethyl Acetate as Solvents for Electropolymerization Reactions, Considering 4-Methoxyphenol and Composition of Solvent MixturesLászló Kiss0Péter Szabó1Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Pécs, Honvéd Street 1, H-7624 Pécs, HungaryEnvironmental Analytical and Geoanalytical Research Group, Szentágothai Research Center, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624 Pécs, HungaryVarious organic compounds susceptible to anodic polymerization were selected to study the effects of two solvents: acetic acid and ethyl acetate. Phenol and most of its derivatives, as well as resorcinol and 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, exhibited typical electrode deactivation similar to other solvents; however, a continuous decrease in peak currents was not observed for 4-tert-butylphenols or salicylic aldehyde. Similar behavior was noted for monomers unrelated to phenols. In general, peaks were observed only for certain compounds and not in the initial voltammogram. Significant differences between the two solvents were observed in the subsequent voltammetric curves for some monomers. Microelectrode studies using 4-methoxyphenol as a model compound revealed notable differences between acetic acid and ethyl acetate in terms of curve shapes and the onset potentials of the plateaus. Plateau currents were used to estimate the solvent composition, demonstrating relatively high sensitivity to the acetic acid content.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-401X/5/4/35acetic acidethyl acetateelectropolymerizationmicroelectrode
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Acetic Acid and Ethyl Acetate as Solvents for Electropolymerization Reactions, Considering 4-Methoxyphenol and Composition of Solvent Mixtures
Organics
acetic acid
ethyl acetate
electropolymerization
microelectrode
title Acetic Acid and Ethyl Acetate as Solvents for Electropolymerization Reactions, Considering 4-Methoxyphenol and Composition of Solvent Mixtures
title_full Acetic Acid and Ethyl Acetate as Solvents for Electropolymerization Reactions, Considering 4-Methoxyphenol and Composition of Solvent Mixtures
title_fullStr Acetic Acid and Ethyl Acetate as Solvents for Electropolymerization Reactions, Considering 4-Methoxyphenol and Composition of Solvent Mixtures
title_full_unstemmed Acetic Acid and Ethyl Acetate as Solvents for Electropolymerization Reactions, Considering 4-Methoxyphenol and Composition of Solvent Mixtures
title_short Acetic Acid and Ethyl Acetate as Solvents for Electropolymerization Reactions, Considering 4-Methoxyphenol and Composition of Solvent Mixtures
title_sort acetic acid and ethyl acetate as solvents for electropolymerization reactions considering 4 methoxyphenol and composition of solvent mixtures
topic acetic acid
ethyl acetate
electropolymerization
microelectrode
url https://www.mdpi.com/2673-401X/5/4/35
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