Differential Pulse and Cathodic Stripping Voltammetric Methods for the Determination of Aromatic Sulfones

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Abstract

A cathodic stripping voltammetric method for the determination of aromatic sulfones was developed. The technique involved a conversion of the sulfone to a sulfinate by controlled potential electrolysis at a mercury pool electrode and a subsequent determination of the sulfinate by cathodic stripping at a silver electrode. The detection limit was 2 × 10 M sulfone in 4:1 DMSO-H2O.The differential pulse polarographic method utilized direct reduction of the sulfone in a 3:2 DMSO-benzene solvent. Although the detection limit (4.6 × 10 M) was higher than in the stripping method, the linear dynamic range was greater (500 vs. 25), the typical precision was better (0.5 v. 7% relative standard deviation) and the determinations were more rapid (20 vs. 90 min). In addition, fewer interferences are anticipated for the pulse polarography method.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalAnalytical Letters
Volume10
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 8 1977

Disciplines

  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry

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