An electrochemical investigation of gold, tin and titanium compounds

Thesis/Dissertation · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7235396

Sawtelle, S M

The determination of the electron transfer properties of gold, tin, and titanium compounds using electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical techniques is the focus of this dissertation. The investigations of the gold compounds include the determination of the properties of Au[PR[sub 3]]Cl, where R = C[sub 2]H[sub 5], C[sub 6]H[sub 5], OC[sub 2]H[sub 5], OC[sub 6]H[sub 5], Au[PR[sub 3]][sub 2][sup +], where R = C[sub 6]H[sub 5] and OC[sub 2]H[sub 5], in non-aqueous environments and K[Au-Cl[sub 4]] in both non-aqueous environments. In addition, the in situ generation of Au(L)Cl, [AuL[sub 2]][sup +] or AuL, where L is PR[sub 3], cysteine or penicillamine, is reported. The investigations of the tin compounds include the determination of the electron transfer properties of SnCl[sub 2][center dot]2H[sub 2]O and SnCl[sub 4][center dot]5H[sub 2]O in aqueous and non-aqueous environments, Sn(ECD)Cl[sub 2] in non-aqueous environments, and the effects on the electron transfer mechanism of SnCl[sub 2][center dot]2H[sub 2]O upon complexation with N,N'-ethylenediylbis-L-cysteine diethyl ester (H[sub 2]ECD) and L-cysteine ethyl ester (HCEE). The electron transfer properties of (Cp)[sub 2]-TiL[sub 2], where L is CO, 2,6-dimethylphenyl isocyanide (CNAr) and Cl and the electron transfer properties of (CP)[sub 2]TiCl[sub 2] in the absence and presence of L, where L is CO and CNAr are the focus of the investigations of titanium compounds. In addition, the development of a thin layer electrochemical cell that yields a more accurate response at faster scan rates is presented.

• Research Organization: Boston Coll., Chestnut Hill, MA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7235396
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400400* -- Electrochemistry
CHEMISTRY
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
ELECTRON TRANSFER
GOLD COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
SPECTROSCOPY
TIN COMPOUNDS
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS