A Comparative Study of Electrochemical Behaviors of 1-nitroso-2-naphthol on Glassy Carbon and Platinum Electrode Surfaces by Cyclic Voltammetry

In the present work, electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical behaviors of 1- nitroso-2-naphthol has been studied by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques in non-aqueous media. Cyclic voltammetric studies of 1-nitroso-2-naphthol in acetonitrile containing 100 mM tetrabutylammonium tetrafluoroborate on glassy carbon and platinum electrodes were performed between 0.0 mV and +2600 mV potential range at 100 mV s-1 scan rate with 10 cycles. Anodic peaks were observed at 475.3 mV, 958.9 mV, 1395 mV and 2103 mV for 1-nitroso-2-naphthol on the glassy carbon electrode surface vs. Ag/Ag+ reference electrode. The surface characterizations were carried out by using cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques in both aqueous and non-aqueous media. Electrochemical behaviors of 1 nitroso- 2-naphthol on glassy carbon and platinum electrode surfaces were compared.