Enhancement of the Electrocatalytic Activity of Thienyl-Substituted Iron Porphyrin Electropolymers by a Hangman Effect

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Contributors

  • Bettina Neumann - , University of Potsdam (Author)
  • Robert Götz - , Chair of Electrochemistry (Author)
  • Pierre Wrzolek - , Humboldt University of Berlin (Author)
  • Frieder W. Scheller - , University of Potsdam (Author)
  • Inez M. Weidinger - , Chair of Electrochemistry (Author)
  • Matthias Schwalbe - , Humboldt University of Berlin (Author)
  • Ulla Wollenberger - , University of Potsdam (Author)

Abstract

The thiophene-modified iron porphyrin FeT3ThP and the respective iron Hangman porphyrin FeH3ThP, incorporating a carboxylic acid hanging group in the second coordination sphere of the iron center, were electropolymerized on glassy carbon electrodes using 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) as co-monomer. Scanning electron microscopy images and Resonance Raman spectra demonstrated incorporation of the porphyrin monomers into a fibrous polymer network. Porphyrin/polyEDOT films catalyzed the reduction of molecular oxygen in a four-electron reaction to water with onset potentials as high as +0.14 V vs. Ag/AgCl in an aqueous solution of pH 7. Further, FeT3ThP/polyEDOT films showed electrocatalytic activity towards reduction of hydrogen peroxide at highly positive potentials, which was significantly enhanced by introduction of the carboxylic acid hanging group in FeH3ThP. The second coordination sphere residue promotes formation of a highly oxidizing reaction intermediate, presumably via advantageous proton supply, as observed for peroxidases and catalases making FeH3ThP/polyEDOT films efficient mimics of heme enzymes.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4353-4361
Number of pages9
JournalChemCatChem
Volume10
Issue number19
Publication statusPublished - 9 Oct 2018
Peer-reviewedYes

Keywords

Keywords

  • activation of oxygen species, electro-polymerization, Hangman porphyrin, heterogeneous catalysis, immobilization