Abstract
Cobalt phthalocyanines (CoPcs) bearing peripherally tetrasubstituted tetrahydropyran (thp) or furan (fur) moieties were formed and spectroscopically characterized. Structural elucidations of 4-(tetrahydropyran-2-methoxy)phthalonitrile (1) and 4-(furan-2-methylthio)phthalonitrile (2) were confirmed via single crystal X-ray analysis. The redox properties of CoPc-thp (3) and CoPc-fur (4) were investigated via cyclic and squarewave voltammetry as well as UV–Vis spectroelectrochemistry. Glassy carbon electrodes (GCEs) modified with 3, 4 and a previously reported coumarin (cou) substituted CoPc (CoPc-cou, 5), were tested for their electrocatalytic activities toward l-cysteine. While the bare GCE and 4-GCE showed no peaks for l-cysteine oxidation in the 0.0–0.70V potential window; 3-GCE and 5-GCE showed peaks at 0.42V and 0.52V, respectively. Kinetic parameters were determined by chronoamperometry studies. l-Cysteine oxidation using 3-GCE was found to proceed at a faster rate than 5-GCE.
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