Characterization of Organic Ligands: Correlations Between Results by Electrochemistry and Other Methods
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2026 | Viewed by 3
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Interests: electrochemistry; organic compounds; physical chemistry; reaction mechanisms; modified electrodes; materials chemistry; carbon nanotubes; sensors; nanoparticles; heavy metals; electrocatalysis
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Dear Colleagues,
The connection between the results of electrochemical experiments and other investigations on the characterization of organic ligands is particularly important for validating a reaction mechanism, in order to estimate the products of an electrochemical reaction, establish the conditions for the preparation of modified electrodes and evaluate the potential of some compounds for specific applications.
When preparing a modified electrode, a ligand must be chosen that structurally corresponds to the purpose of which the modification is made. Such an evaluation can be performed by DFT calculations of the ligand properties or by testing the complexation capacity of the ligand by chemical, optical, and other methods in a solution or on the surface. The preparation of a modified electrode requires electrochemical studies of the ligand by cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry, rotating disk voltammetry, etc., coulometric studies on the potential and charge for modification, impedance studies on the evolution of the electrochemical parameters of the modified electrode depending on the preparation conditions, and studies by surface characterization methods (SEM, AFM, Raman, etc.). Testing the modified electrode in an analytical application also involves finding the analytical conditions for investigating the target and the conditions under which the response is optimal. Here is what we aim to highlight in this Special Issue!
Prof. Dr. Eleonora-Mihaela Ungureanu
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Keywords
- connections
- electrochemical experiments
- characterization of organic ligands
- DFT calculations of ligand properties
- optical methods
- electrochemical methods
- surface characterization methods (SEM, AFM, Raman, etc.)
- analytical methods
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