The UV−vis spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry of
2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMcT) were studied
in the absence and presence of pyridine (Py) or triethylamine (TEA) in
acetonitrile solutions in order to
examine the influence of acid−base processes on the redox behavior of
DMcT. In solutions containing Py,
DMcT can be singly deprotonated to give the anionic species,
DMcT-. In solutions containing TEA,
DMcT
can be either singly or doubly deprotonated to give the anionic
species, DMcT-, or the dianion,
DMcT2-,
depending on the stoichiometry. These acid−base processes were
monitored using UV−vis spectroscopy,
and those results are reported here. The cyclic voltammetry of
both systems was also examined in the absence
and presence of Py or TEA. These experiments clearly showed that
deprotonation of DMcT results in
facilitation of its electrochemical oxidation, leading either to a
disulfide-containing dimer or a disulfide-containing polymer, depending on conditions. The relevance of these
results to the use of DMcT as a cathode
material in lithium secondary batteries is discussed.
Electrochemical responses from the reduction of Ru m (edta) coordinated to films of high molecular weight poly (4-vinylpyridine) on pyrolytic graphite electrodes were studied as functions of film thickness, temperature, supporting electrolyte composition, and solvent. Responses at filmed electrodes from metal complexes that do not coordinate to the films were also examined. With films thicker than ca. 1000A, the current responses are limited by the rates of molecular motions within the films. Penetration of counterions, segmental motion of sections of the polymer chains, and juxtapositioning of pairs of attached metal complexes to facilitate intercomplex electron transfer within the film or combinations of the three are suggested as likely current limiting processes.
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