Polarographic and Voltammetric Determination of 1-(2'-Nitrophenyl)-3,3-dimethyltriazene

Abstract

The polarographic behaviour of 1-(2'-nitrophenyl)-3,3-dimethyltriazene in mixed aqueous-methanolic solvent was investigated by tast polarography, differential pulse polarography, and fast scan differential pulse voltammetry at a hanging mercury drop electrode. A mechanism is suggested for the reduction of the compound investigated. The optimum conditions were found for the determination of this analyte by tast polarography over the concentration region of 100 to 2 μmol l-1 and by differential pulse polarography or fast scan differential pulse voltammetry at a hanging mercury drop electrode over the region of 100 to 0.2 μmol l-1. Additional sensitivity increase in the last-mentioned technique was achieved by adsorptive accumulation of analyte on the hanging mercury drop surface, owing to which the concentration region was depressed to 0.1 - 0.02 μmol l-1.