Electrochemical Study of Diphenyl Ether Derivatives Used as Herbicides

Autor: Amira Zaouak, Fatma Matoussi, Mohamed Dachraoui
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: International Journal of Electrochemistry, Vol 2011 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-3537
DOI: 10.4061/2011/904570
Popis: The electrochemical behaviour of five nitro diphenyl ethers used as herbicides is investigated in acetonitrile. A detailed study by cyclic voltammetry and exhaustive electrolysis is carried out for the anodic oxidation of 2-Chloro-6-nitro-3-phenoxyaniline (aclonifen) and shows that the major oxidation product is a dimeric compound. A mechanistic scheme involving a coupling process is postulated for the electrochemical oxidation of this compound. Furthermore, the use of differential pulse voltammetry on a glassy carbon electrode permits the selective determination of aclonifen. The limit of detection is 0.6 μg/mL.
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