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 language | American English |
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Journal | Analytical Letters |
Volume | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 8 1977 |
Disciplines
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry