Abstract
Upon cyclic electrochemical polarization, traces of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphyrin (H2TPP), which have been mechanically transferred to the surface of a paraffin-impregnated graphite electrode, incorporate copper ions from aqueous solution into the porphyrin ring to form CuTPP . The mechanism of formation of copper porphyrin and the catalytic action of the latter on the electroreduction of oxygen were studied by cyclic voltammetry and square-wave voltammetry. In solid CuTPP the Cu II/ Cu I system is electrochemically active according to the following insertion electrochemical reaction: [Formula: see text]. When the CuTPP is dissolved in organic solvents, the central copper ion does not show any electrochemical activity in the accessible potential range.
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