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Koall, Martin ; Matysik, Frank-Michael

Extension of electrochemical techniques coupled to non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis towards reduction at silver electrodes

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Koall, Martin and Matysik, Frank-Michael (2026) Extension of electrochemical techniques coupled to non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis towards reduction at silver electrodes. Electrochimica Acta 571, p. 148957.

DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.79513


Abstract

While amperometric detection (AD) has been a powerful technique in non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) for many years, it has been used only for several oxidative determinations. Since reductive electrochemistry offers many possibilities, this study aims to extend NACE-AD to reductive electrochemical approaches. After electrode material characterization in electrolytes based on ...

While amperometric detection (AD) has been a powerful technique in non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) for many years, it has been used only for several oxidative determinations. Since reductive electrochemistry offers many possibilities, this study aims to extend NACE-AD to reductive electrochemical approaches. After electrode material characterization in electrolytes based on acetonitrile (ACN), silver (Ag) emerged as the most suitable electrode material among gold (Au) and platinum (Pt) due to its higher overpotential for hydrogen evolution, and therefore, offers a broader potential range for reductive determinations in conjunction with electrolytes containing ammonium acetate and acetic acid. The applicability of reductive NACE-AD at Ag electrodes was subsequently evaluated using nitrophenolic compounds as model analytes, namely 4-nitrophenol (4NP), 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), and 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP). This method enabled the selective detection of each nitrophenol within the migration window for negatively charged species without oxygen removal. It was found that reductive detection in ACN-based NACE was straightforward in the presence of dissolved oxygen, reaching low limits of detection in the µM range (0.5 µM for TNP and 2.0 µM for DNP). Furthermore, mechanistic insight into the electrode reactions was obtained using a newly developed, user-friendly electrochemical injection module for capillary electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry (ECsingle bondCE-MS), to gain a holistic view of NACE-AD and the electrochemical processes involved. Here, 4-aminophenol, 4-amino-2-nitrophenol, and 4-amino-2,4-dinitrophenol could be identified as the electrode reaction products at a detection potential of - 1.3 V for NACE-AD in ACN-based media.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleElectrochimica Acta
PublisherElsevier
Open Access TypeDEAL (Elsevier)
Volume571
Page Rangep. 148957
Date30 April 2026
Date of publication28 May 2026 06:08
InstitutionsChemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Analytische Chemie, Chemo- und Biosensorik
Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Analytische Chemie, Chemo- und Biosensorik > Instrumentelle Analytik (Prof. Frank-Michael Matysik)
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Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (441791263)
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10.1016/j.electacta.2026.148957DOI
KeywordsCapillary electrophoresis, Electrochemical detection, Electrochemical reduction, Mass spectrometry, Non-aqueous media
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-795131
Item ID79513

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