Spectroscopic Evidence of Nanodomains in THF/RTIL Mixtures: Spectroelectrochemical and Voltammetric Study of Nickel Porphyrins

Authors

Abderrahman Atifi, Marquette UniversityFollow
Michael D. Ryan, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

9 p.

Publication Date

11-10-2015

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Source Publication

Analytical Chemistry

Source ISSN

1520-6882

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b03411, PubMed Central: PMID: 26554502

Abstract

The presence and effect of RTIL nanodomains in molecular solvent/RTIL mixture were investigated by studying the spectroelectrochemistry and voltammetry of nickel octaethylporphyrin (Ni(OEP)) and nickel octaethylporphinone (Ni(OEPone)). Two oxidation and 2–3 reduction redox couples were observed, and the UV–visible spectra of all stable products in THF and RTIL mixtures were obtained. The E° values for the reduction couples that were studied were linearly correlated with the Gutmann acceptor number, as well as the difference in the E° values between the first two waves (ΔE₁₂° = |E₁° – E₂°|). The ΔE₁₂° for the reduction was much more sensitive to the %RTIL in the mixture than the oxidation, indicating a strong interaction between the RTIL and the anion or dianion. The shifts in the E° values were significantly different between Ni(OEP) and Ni(OEPone). For Ni(OEP), the E₁° values were less sensitive to the %RTIL than were observed for Ni(OEPone). Variations in the diffusion coefficients of Ni(OEP) and Ni(OEPone) as a function of %RTIL were also investigated, and the results were interpreted in terms of RTIL nanodomains. To observe the effect of solvation on the metalloporphyrin, Ni(OEPone) was chosen because it contains a carbonyl group that can be easily observed in infrared spectroelectrochemistry. It was found that the ν_CO band was very sensitive to the solvent environment, and two carbonyl bands were observed for Ni(OEPone)⁻ in mixed THF/RTIL solutions. The higher energy band was attributed to the reduced product in THF, and the lower energy band attributed to the reduced product in the RTIL nanophase. The second band could be observed with as little as 5% of the RTIL. No partitioning of Ni(OEPone)⁺ into the RTIL nanodomain was observed. DFT calculations were carried out to characterize the product of the first reduction. These results provide strong direct evidence of the presence of nanodomains in molecular solvent/RTIL mixtures.

Comments

Accepted version. Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 87, No. 24 (November 10, 2015): 12245-12253. DOI. © 2015 American Chemical Society. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Atifi, Abderrahman and Ryan, Michael D., "Spectroscopic Evidence of Nanodomains in THF/RTIL Mixtures: Spectroelectrochemical and Voltammetric Study of Nickel Porphyrins" (2015). Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications. 454.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/chem_fac/454