Electrocatalysis

, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp 186–192 | Cite as

Electrochemical and In Situ FTIR Study of o-Cresol on Platinum Electrode in Acid Medium

  • Z. Taleb
  • F. Montilla
  • C. Quijada
  • E. Morallon
  • S. Taleb
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Abstract

The electrochemical behaviour of o-cresol in acidic medium on platinum electrode has been studied by cyclic voltammetry and in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The o-cresol suffers hydrolysis during oxidation giving rise to the formation of methyl-p-benzoquinone. In situ FTIR spectroscopic studies also reveal the presence of CO2, formed as a consequence of the rupture of the aromatic ring. Moreover, the oxidation of o-cresol in acidic medium produces a polymeric film on the platinum surface that precludes further oxidation of o-cresol. The reduction of o-cresol at potentials below 0 V produces in the first step the partial reduction of the aromatic ring and when the potential goes to values below 0 V, methyl-cyclohexanone.

Keywords

o-Cresol Platinum electrode Oxidation Reduction Cyclic voltammetry FTIR spectroscopy 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Z. Taleb
    • 1
  • F. Montilla
    • 2
  • C. Quijada
    • 3
  • E. Morallon
    • 2
  • S. Taleb
    • 1
  1. 1.Laboratoire de Matériaux et Catalyse, Faculté des SciencesUniversité Djillali LiabèsSidi-Bel-AbbèsAlgeria
  2. 2.Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Departamento de Química FísicaUniversidad de AlicanteAlicanteSpain
  3. 3.Departamento de Ingeniería Textil y PapeleraUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaAlcoySpain

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