Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 2004, 69, 2021-2035
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20042021

Polarographic and Voltammetric Determination of Submicromolar Concentrations of Genotoxic 1,5-Dinitronaphthalene

Kumaran Shanmugam, Jiří Barek* and Jiří Zima

UNESCO Laboratory of Environmental Electrochemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Charles University, 128 43 Prague 2, Czech Republic

Abstract

Polarographic and voltammetric behavior of 1,5-dinitronaphthalene was investigated using tast polarography and differential pulse polarography at a classic dropping mercury electrode and differential pulse voltammetry and adsorptive stripping voltammetry at a hanging mercury drop electrode. Optimum conditions have been found for the determination of tested substance in the concentration range 2-10 μmol l-1 in tast polarography, 0.2-1 μmol l-1 in differential pulse polarography at a classic dropping mercury electrode or differential pulse voltammetry at a hanging mercury drop electrode, and 0.02-0.1 μmol l-1 using adsorptive stripping voltammetry. A possible mechanism of the electrochemical reduction of 1,5-dinitronaphthalene at mercury electrodes is discussed.

Keywords: Tast polarography; Differential pulse polarography; Differential pulse voltammetry; Adsorptive stripping voltammetry; Nitro compounds; Electrochemistry.

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