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Voltammetric determination of dihydroxybenzene isomers using a disposable pencil graphite electrode modified with cobalt-phthalocyanine

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A novel voltammetric assay for the simultaneous determination of hydroquinone (HQ), catechol (CC) and resorcinol (RS) by using an electrochemically treated pencil graphite electrode modified with cobalt-phthalocyanine is described. Differential pulse voltammetric results showed three well-distinct oxidation peaks for HQ, CC and RS at 102 mV, 203 mV and 591 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl), respectively. Thus, the method can be applied to direct simultaneous determination without previous separation. The detection limits are 3.38 × 10−7 mol L−1 for HQ, 3.40 × 10−7 mol L−1 for CC and 7.23 × 10−7 mol L−1 for RS. The method was successfully applied to the direct determination of dihydroxybenzene isomers in tea samples, and the results were compared with chromatographic data.

A novel assay for electrochemical detection of hydroquinone (HQ), catechol (CC) and resorcinol (RS) based on an electrochemically treated pencil graphite electrode (PGE*) modified with cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPC) was investigated. The differential pulse voltammetric (DPV) method provide a new means for direct determination of a multi-component system.

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This work was supported by Romanian Executive Unit for Funding Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation (UEFISCDI), Grants numbers 251/2011, and 64/2011.

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  1. Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 90-92 Panduri Avenue, 050663, Bucharest, Romania

    Mihaela Buleandra, Andreea Alexandra Rabinca, Irinel Adriana Badea & Anton Alexandru Ciucu

  2. Faculty of Physics, 3nano-SAE Research Centre, University of Bucharest, MG38-Magurele, Bucharest, Romania

    Andreea Alexandra Rabinca, Adriana Balan & Ioan Stamatin

  3. Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina Elisabeta, 030018, Bucharest, Romania

    Constantin Mihailciuc

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Buleandra, M., Rabinca, A.A., Badea, I.A. et al. Voltammetric determination of dihydroxybenzene isomers using a disposable pencil graphite electrode modified with cobalt-phthalocyanine. Microchim Acta 184, 1481–1488 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-017-2153-z

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