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Title: Multinitrogen heteroaromatics studied at Pt(111) surfaces by EELS, Auger spectroscopy, and electrochemistry: Pyrazine, pyrimidine, pyridazine, 1,3,5-triazine, and their carboxylic acid derivatives

Journal Article · · Langmuir; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/la00097a015· OSTI ID:6297848

Reported here are surface electrochemical studies of several multinitrogen heteroaromatics and their carboxylic acid derivatives adsorbed at well-defined Pt(111) electrode surfaces from aqueous solutions. The adsorbates studied include pyrazine (PZ), pyrimidine (PM), pyridazine (PD), 2-pyrazinecarboxylic acid (PZCA), 2,3-pyrazinedicarboxylic acid (23PZDCA), 4-pyridazinecarboxylic acid (4PDCA), and 1,3,5-triazine (TZ). Packing densities (moles adsorbed per unit area) of each compound adsorbed from solution at controlled pH and electrode potential are measured by means of Auger spectroscopy. All of the above compounds except TZ adsorb strongly to Pt(111). Surface vibrational spectra of these adsorbed layers are obtained by electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) and are compared with either vapor- or condensed-phase infrared (IR) spectra of the parent compounds. The similarity of EELS and IR spectra indicates that the adsorbates retain their molecular structure unchanged as a result of adsorption.

OSTI ID:
6297848
Journal Information:
Langmuir; (USA), Vol. 6:7; ISSN 0743-7463
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English